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4 \ / ' / / 'V \ 4 ‘ L, . :■/ p. If You Don’t Read THF CHRONICLE You l)on’t Get # The^News. : • THE CHRONI^ • Strives To Be‘a Aewa- r paper. Complete. Newsy, : and Reliable. \%,1jME XXXIII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, N0VE5IBER 2, 1933 NUMBER 44 SPEEDS PLAN TO BUY GOLD Death Claims Beloved Woman Geer Takes Up ' Church Leaders Funhan Reins v Meet Here Today ('-•ifed Slates Propoj^iil of Pur chasing ucld Ahf^oaid Fails To r React Favorably/Washington . Anxious For Word From 'London. Mrs. W. E. T. Wade, Mother of Gtfeenville R. Ay. Wade and Mrs. Roy Textile Crawford of This City. Passes! As New At Home Near Chester. Business Man, For- f'onferencff On Foreiirn >lissions Executive, Pr^idenl. Installed To Be Held At Presbyterian Church Betrinnin? At 2 P. M. Ticket For Repeal Election Next Tuesday, RETAIL, CODE NOW IN EFFECT i Friends in the city of R. W., Wade (and Mrs. .1. Roy Crawford deeply sympathize with them in the death of their mothifr, Mrs. W. E. T. Wade, which occurred at her home in Ches ter county last Saturday morning af ter an illness of several weeks. Tlie following account of Mrs. Wade’s death is taken from a Chester .paper: Washington. Oct. 31. — President Roosevelt an«l his advisors today watchcii the market run counter to the trend they exj>ecled to follow the an nouncement of his plans for buying gtdd abroad and quietly prepared to begin making purchases at the ear liest possible time. ...But before invading the foreign market they were anxious for wonl from Ixindon that the British govern ment did not consider the President’s apprt^aching operation as unfriendly or an invitation to retaliatory meas ures such as would be likely to start Ltmdon had been-aas^r^l 4^ gold bu\*ing both here and abroad was ‘‘hAirch with a poliev dictated by the international •iituation hen* and part of the I'resi- "liJfh in charge dent’s campaign to increase prices ami largely attended .steady exchange lates. Washington L'ushy hork wanted assurances, in return, that >rJ'a'’t*yar<|. London would not strike hack. Mrs. Wade was a 1 hairman .lesse^ H. .lones. of the 1 hon\as h Reconstruction corporation, said tod.iv Llizahelh the government purchases of gold in foreign markets would'l>e started as Givenville. Oct. 2''.— In the presence ^of more than ’0 roort'sentatives of Isouthern educ.ational institutions. Dr. Ben E. Geer today was installed as president of Furman university aind Gieenville Woman’s college—the first business man ever to hold the posi tion. « The (»(l-ycar-old textile executive. Furman alumnus, former Furman fac ulty n^ember and memlier of the na tional ’ industrial rt'lations hoard, as- Rhoda :^umOvl the office at the beginning of D.'irl v Fiil’ m. oxecu- I.ed by Dr. C. tivc secretary of fortdrn m^'^j^ions in the Southern Presbyterian church, a conference for leatlers v.ull bo held to- d."y at -the First I'-esbverian church Only 13 Municipnlitios In State With Over 2,500 Population I ncler New (’ode Si'^ned "By the! President. of this city beginning at 2 p. m.. an<l lasting until S p. m. Ihher ou'-of-the- stute s’H*akors include Dr. .*ames Q. Rcavis of Dallas. Texas, and the Rev. L. T. Xewland of Kor»*a. The conference here tmlav is one of South (’arolina qualified voters will, go to the polls next Tue.sday to vote on the Proposed Amendment to the; ('onstituLion of the United S^te.s to; i repeal the 18th Amendment relating j Th't national retailers’ code for re- to the ihanufacture and sale of intoxi-, tail rr.errhnndise establishments bl eating liquors. I came effective h r:* .Monday af. weil I The polls in Clinton and all pre- us over the entire nation. Local mer- icincLs in the county, will open at 8 a.'<^^ants who have been opcat'ug u.nder ' ‘ ' at 4 p. m. Qualification.s ‘empitrary cikIcs will n** come under be the prmhiction of a!<*oe of the three classifu-ations of the m. and clo.se uJ .. . . ^jjj to vote a series of three in the syn«>d of South The funeral services for .Mrs. Rhoda sume l the office at the beginning of Carolina, others bt‘ing held at Dar- Wrighi Wa<le, fiS. wife of W’illiam home-coming day progi am ht'fore j lington Tuesday, and in Chester yes- Earle Thompson W’ade. prom’inent humlretls of citizens and alumni of terday. The Rev. F. J. Hay of Dillon, woman of the Wilksburg section of i both institutions he* now heads. is chaifnian of the wterk in the synod Chester county, who died Saturday ! loctor (icer suce*e*t*«ls I>r. W. .1, Me- and in general charge of the folle^wing an illness of some time. Glothlin. who was fatally injurt*<l last ehccs. weix* conducled^Simila-y- afturJioaa at-^RHHer m ^m-a^tomohile aecide*jit. - The ehwo^hca u.-Sautii^-C o’cKick at the* Wijkshurg Baptist ^ ExertbLOi? .at ihe FlixU .‘‘”‘1 Biednumt pre'.shyteries will registration certificate and poll taxjr-tw cYwle signed last week by Pre.^i- re*ct*ipt. : dent Roosevelt, and mu.st .specify hour Those who wish to vote for the wage provisions under which one “dry” ticket will vote for the candi-*'^^ choose. dates li.stcd AGAINST Repeal of the! Twunty-thno towns and cities ia ISth .Amerndment. Those who wish to Twent y-thn“0 the Pieelmont section have* more than vote the “wet” ticket will vote for the' population and th<M fore w i;I be confer-' candidates listed FOR the Repeal of ■come* unflc*- the cod.e if >o a large* the* Rev. e . L. Norman rchiueh. scene of tlie formaF-instalTa- iTie re'presentL*d ift the T?T James Henry " Yarbor- tion. precede*d an alumni luriehe*on at with registrations pointing which Doctor Geer was honor guest attendance*, and the remaincler c'f the day was giv- The ju'ogUim is as folKsws: on over to the home-e‘oming day pro-' 2-3 p. m.—Deveitional. (IreH'tiiigs hy gram climaxed in the afternoon by the pastor. Dr. D. .1. W«>[>[ls. and aiL the Amendment. Tlie two tickets follow: RKI*EAL their merchants fly the Bine Fag'e. The* services were Burial was made in Baptist church pure markets would'l>e se'on as the machinery was set up and he believed this would he completed in a she>rl time. .A particular souivc of comment in official circles today was an unexpe*e*t- enl drt»p in the I.ondon price of gold. Seven”and brH*-half pence wei'u knock ed off the value (laughter Of the Wright and the late Knight Wright of f-.'* Hal.sellville section of ('hestor county, i^e was a devoted member of the Wilksburg Baptist church and was Widely interested in religious and edu cational activities. Mr.s. Wade is Survived by her hus- ba.ml. William Fai le Thompson AVai di ess by Dr. James D. Reavis. 3-.a p. m.— Pastor’s executive ses sion led by Dr. Fulton; laymen's con ference with addresses bv Dr. Roswell um; seven sons and two daughters. RV a'l^i),. \\ Kjkes, presulent of riemsoh^ W.- \Vade and M^r^. J, ,R(>y Urawford repre.senting the Baptist de- of an ounce of the of Clinton, George F. Wade and I.ee nomination in the state. at 'L. Wade of Great Falls, William- T.L . -^4^ Fill man’s gridiron clash with Mercci and 'A reception for iWlor and Mrs, Geer given hy alumni of the two in stitutions at night. ~ The principal s|>eakers at the morn- C. Long. Rev. L. T. Newland; ing exci’cises were Dr. \V. P.j Few, lorum and discussion, president of Duke university, rejire-' r)-r):30 p. m.—.Addivs-s by Dr. senting the Southern .Association (if I'ulton. Colleges and Secondary Schools of the I d-b:4.a p, m.-SupiH'r. at 3o cents Association of .American Colleges, and plate. l):Tr)-7:l.'> p. in.—Mbvihg pictures. 7:13-8 p. m.—.Address-by Rev. L. T.; o|H‘n i ^ 4 ('. 1). Newland. I pn- precious metal anc^ it was (. 44 cents less than iyesterday. It had Wade of-Fairfax, Grady L. Wade '‘f values” of the'.schiKd Ih* maintain(*d turned downward onci* Iw'fore — lak^t Ttoinionsville, 1 , I rancis—\N ade if,and added that “there i.s a Juerarclijt- Saturday. Cltm.son college. Jeter J. Wad,- <)f values and the South Carolina Bap Officials had expected that hv pro- L^Aester and .Miss Hhoda K. \\ ade viding a lucrative market for newly Barnwell. She is likewise survived mined gold here and keeping domestic three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Ste\en production off the world market the of i hestor, Mrs. Berths (loings world price would rise. With the Unit- ( hester county, and Mrs. Allei. ed States almost ready to step in and ade of Wilksburg, and two half- they retained separate plants. , huy gTTd abroad they figured that the brothers, John C. M(M>re of Chesu*r.-(-- |.'p^ named the development (hould have moved and W alter Moore of Rockingha:ii, ^ “wise and courageous leaders” as N. C. (the supreme opportunity for the FOR Frank P. Henderson. J. (’. Newsom. A. H. Dagnall Col. G. F. Bamberg. Jr.mos Julien Bush. David Mittle. Dr. W. K. Fiahburne. J. B. Taylor. John P, Michel. H. R. Swink. L L. Culp. P. A, Murray, Jr. Wm. H. Anderson, ('leveland Sanders, p. Carl Cook. Dr. J. H. Hamer. J. U Barry. J. W. R. DelAughter. "Tr^xr-M^Donald. The survey .shows that a Ii.»ge ma- 1 joTity of the communitic-- in this >2a*e re - A* xcmp f .v»*i>i t he-; p: Yiit; Ac * op y i-u* f v, 7 retail coire. Theri' a re a tot al oTT.T^~ i cities, tow•^.^ ’ ii'niets '.'.I oLna. and ac- . village-, ccimn'unit’es - in ’ h cording to the 1! in i-.*!!-. s. South Carolina cit.i ati.! town- a-* (iivided up in tlvee c.' i-s* - n ■ na ter retailers co le a :»n ro’ioci-i NRA.. The first liivi'-icn ■- 'ha cities of 2.'»,U00 or mtne jiitjivilation. Dm In Greenville, S) i :i.i!' i bia and Charleston th n itut* for 18-hour \\i*eks i> .-1 ' weeks ?11.3(l and I bo n The .second di\i<on :nc ' 1; on .v.i ''* ‘ lb * * wieks Ml. ' . t • ’'.V■» tist state convention places the : macy on the things of the spirit.” ' ■’*1 Furman is supported by the Baptist ‘'^(denomination. It and Grt'enville Wo- ^•imans college recently were merged half-' Three Spartans Facing Chair Are ('onvicted In the Slaying: of | Aged Man; Woman Is Given Life Sentence. lx»ndon quotation npwatd. Speculation ran through conversa- tii-r.s here as to whether private fi nancial interests in Great Britain wore hsniuiering at the London gold price. Thi.s was openly intimated Sat urday in dispatches from I..ondon. iKs-p.'.e the drop at London the do- n:» st:c price was advanced today to another new high $32.12. D» cents al»ove yesterday and $1.07 higher than the world price. This i|uotation is fix ed *ach day Ly officials here after examining reports from ahioad. It 1 .Spartanburg, Oct. '2S. Three men col- today WH*re under a .sentence of death 4- Orchardists Of County Organize sentence of Rov W. G. McDaniel 'Elected Presi dent of Group, (’ommittee To Formulate Bv-Laws. has moved upward with each daiiy an- ' n»*unceinent. Foreign exchange went in thi* op- |v>s:te direction from that which would please administration econo- mists. The pound opened at $1.75*11. a figure 3*x cents stronger than yes terday’s close. During the day it fluc tuated in a narrow range to close $4.7i» 7-8 or 2 1-H stronger than finish. Owings. Oct. 25.-—On SaUinhiy afternoon the peach growers of Iau- rens Uounty. at the call of the county agent, met at the county court house for the purpose of organizing a county ass(H‘iation. •After considerable d vussion con cerning the value of such an organi zation to hhe growH*rs of the coun ty the growers voted to organize with the following officers to be in the charge for the year: president. G. McDaniel; vice-president, L. lege that rests upon a strong and high'foITowing' thmr conviction of the mur- foundation and said “the supreme der of ( larence ( row. aged Spartan- need of this country today, which the hurg county farmer, while a w<»man, college may best supply, is for effi- Mis. Roy l.awson. fainsl a cient men-^*ffic.ent ih the trades, in- life imprisonment. (lustries and professions and for'- The thri*e men. Vb-k R«M»k, trustworthy men who can be relied' Lijwson and .1, H. Mclntyx*. wer«* sen- on in simimer and winter, in storm tenced to die in the electric chair on and sunshine.” -- Novenilx'r 21. Uounsel. howmer, an- Doctor Gi*er .serv(*d as a Furman nounced that an appeal would Im* made faculty meml>er before entering busi- after <l('fense motions f«»r a new trial were overruled. Emanuel, brother nt-ss and was chosen .some months ago to In ad ih(* two institutions. He mar- rieil .'Lss Renna Rice of Belton, in ' IDOO, and the couple haVe three sons .and one daughter. .1. .1. lAWton, jiresidwiit of the Fur man board of trust(‘(*s. presided at Ithi ceremony at the First church .Saturday morning. the s'ain man, and his w ife we*-e the stat.pruiei-' pal witnef(ses. Thej' said the four de fendants came t«» the Unwv home early on the morning of .August t* stn-king I to buy some win*-. The slain man. they at W' F U. A- The commodity markets, an up-^Re^er; secretary-treasurer, S ward trend in which is the first ob- Gambrell. jeclive of ly Roosevelt recovery pro- A committee consisting of .lack H. ^ of the I'resby- gram. .slumped, and induced light Rex .I-anfor(1. and S. ( . terian college faculty, accompanied trading in a narrow range on the J**"^** .'''by his son.s, left Friday for Hampden- stock market. Cotton was quiet. or t e association, an* ^ 'J' Sidney college where he attended the U heat lo.st 1 1-2 to 2 5-8' cents, 'estigate ot er matters t at mig annual home-coming celebration over Sir Frederick Leith-Ros.®, special interest to the grow.'ers, especiall.N representative of the ~ British Baptist' .said, protested against their appear-1 'ance at so early an hour and an argu-, , ! ment ensued. ^ • mI>ater, they said, the group return- f I'Oa# n^S^JTUll \r ISllS ostensibly to aindogize. but a fight^ - ■ m« ensued in which the aged bachelor Alls iVlSllCr farmer was fatally wounded. FOOTBALL wc^k^cnci tre.,.- cuncerninit the possibility of securing graduated fro... Ilanip- ury. U. whom the American a.ssu. - •W fot 'he production of f.uiv ^ ances were given yesterday, called at the po.ssibilily of forming a cie* - mater the White Hou.se, but discovered hi.s -t agency to assi.st groweis in man the first home-coming celebration engagement was for tomorrow and-C»ng.thCir pfojects. - _ . he has attended since he received his FRIlkAY F>skine vs Catawba at SaJi.sbury. SATURDAY Prc.sbyterian vs Citadel at Charles ton. , Clem.son ick can official tution, W'ljile away he attended the i exercises, a football game between Roanoke college and ^ Hpmpden-Sidney, and vksitetd his sis-, ter and other relatives in V’irginia. • 11 • A. i iica.-a cavi.%. iixax.\j ^laivv ■■a. ivvx.i»v^« me* > V/IC qukkly departed. He was ncconapan-^^^Tfeg^^Ugmiig mgr-_ wg»:g am ied by Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British signified their cooperation by placing- ambassador. their names on the membership *011:, ^ome-coming Tomorrow’.® meeting was arranged L- J. Blakely, Oia, L. F. Reeder, for the purpo.®e of di.scussing the f ross Hill; Rex Lanfoid, Waceiloo, British war debl;''Tmcbr5Tr Freder- 'V. Madden. Laurens. Ralph Cope- has been examining with Ameri- laud, Clinton. Jack H. Davis, Clinton; was appar- GamhreJjj, pwings, and \V. G. ent that the conferees might find it McDanijel, lAurens. Other gioweis. TO SI EAK SliNDAY difficult to exclude the subject of the interested, hut not present, are L. M. gold transactions Young, Clinton, and S. J. Craig,! Rev Dispatche.s from London told of an Ora. C. B. Canpon, county farm agent, speak a.kt the debt presided over the meeting. churc;h next Sunday, both at theJUlemson morning and afternoon services. 1 Frskine vs Wake Forest at Char- F. L. Willcox. _ ^ 44 B. Morris. Wilton H. Faric. .1. ,M. Marshell. R. O. Bo\^en. W. A. Stilley, Jr. Jasper Hodge. Henry Savage, Sr. Jno. C. Jenkins. -W.fT. Crewi^ W. J. Josey.* F. Hampton Hendrix. Milton R. l^eRoy. • - George W. Terrell. John L. .McLaurin. Henry Mayer Havird. F. H. Ninestein. .If.hn M. Sifly. Thoiriwell Gaine.s. D. ('. Heyward. D*. F. Shejiyierd. ,'k. .1. Nichols. C.corge D. Ia*vy. Lowndes .1. Browning. 1*. (). .Arrowsmith. W. B. Mack. AGAINST REPEAL J, R. Power. John C. Whatley. Ot's' Brabham. Dr. ,A. L. Smethers. Dr. L. A. Hartzog. R. F. W(M)dward. \VL G. Heyward. Mrs. Evelyn deM. Harvey. ,L A. MerritL John A, McCormack. _ Dr. R. Granberry. R. B. Caldwell. W.'T. McBridf Charlton DuRanL W. W. Smoak. J. J. I.jiwton. Hugh C. Stanton. - 1). A. Warner. (L W. Scott H. F. Surles. W. M. Waters. F. J. Tyson. (from 2,5(Ml to 25.ftPu. ’.vhic’i will in clude all South ('ar«4ilia : the fir.st division citu-s, w here r.'.cr-: (chant.s must increase v aftes 2(t pc** •cent over June 1. 1'.'33. figure,- prnvid- ■^*'d‘ Chat tTiis shall not ii*<juire an in crease to'more than $H>, or less thaw i$lL ; The third clas® includes the town® •of le.ss than 2,.5(Mt population in which j merchants employing five or fewer • |H*rsons are exempt from the code. The master code effective went into eff(‘ct Monday and all complaints of « * ■ retail violations in South Carolina mu.st be made to TTaroliT^. Tacksdru district manager-for lh(*~4epartment of commerce with offices in Charles- ton, and not to the cimnly compliance • boards. .Mr. Jack®<»n h.a® 1 <• *-n naiv i compliance director f(*i the whole .state on all matter® I'ci taining to per- .manent codes. j The code, a® ®ignc i_bv the |> - id(*nt, has D-i-n chiP'/-1 f't .ii l .* Original code which u .41 » \einp: ! ' - .erators of sutre- , e»’ : ' y ■ f <1 • ■ ■ - .®ons or less. 1* i® *■ ‘•■•1 4 e't ,\i those operators t* i t ■■•(* -ons or k*®® in t • -. . - -’'. I 2,5U0 population. John H. Hunter Heads Kiwanis INipuiar .Merrbi'r Elecled dent Lr.cal ('liih for Associate Ollieers tors .'\!.‘'0 .Named,. Fre.ai- and Year. Dirtc- V as eler'el Kiwanis »’!i:'> ‘he H ■:--i ev(*uir>g to s the iH-ginn! c- John Holland H inte- !|>resident of the ('lin''»n • at the regular meeting !Clinton last Thur®dav t Icecd K. L. Plaxico. .a of next year. Henderson Pitts .w.i< elected f;*'t vice-president; W. K. .Ander.son. -It., second Vice-|»resident. an.I F. C. P ■ - I .son, secrt*tary-trea.®urer. The foiiow- i ing board of director.-- was named to with the office^J^ : IL L. Plaxrzo., Furman vs Wofford at Greenville. ' GENERAI. STANDINt; -Team ^Furman ... I Carolina ' ■ .Newberry ' Pre.sbyterian F. F. Strong of Due West, will Wofford at the Thornwell Memoriall Citadel Upper Conference | Meets Nov. 8th' expected tum in events in discussions. These have been taking place once or twice a week for a month, and have been officially de-, scribed a.® devoted to an exploration of many nfethods of approaching the debt problem. It is no .®ecret, however, that they Local Methodists are making prepa- have thus far failed to produce any-rations for the annual meeting of the! concrete results and persistent re- Upper South Carolina conference t5. repeatedly denied, have had it which will convene w-ith the Washing-- W t 4 *> •* 1 2 1 1 1 I. 0 •> 1 3 a 3 3 T I 0 0 <> d 1 1 <1 I'ct. LOOP, .607 ..500 .500! .444 • ..333' .250 .250 ports that abandoned. Tomorrow’s that the discussions are soon to be ton Street Methodist church, Colum- White Huuse hia, on Wednesday, November 8th, fol-1 conference may decide their fate. New Alderman In Ward One Are You (^ing After Business Or Waiting For It To Come , To You? ^ 4 a difference between a merchant^and a~i.'5lore- i I There’s keeper. Andrew K. Taylor. F. M. Peeple.s. C. H. Snider. T. W. Malphrus. John G. .,Richard.s. Gi-orge M. Faile. Rev, J. As Martin. Mr.s. W. L Herbert. B. F. Williams. H. F. Freeland. W. .Stackhou.se. Mr.s. Fula Roper McColI. Dr. Geo. B. Cromer. W. A. Strickland. Dr. James A. ForL C. T. Martin. Dr. F, O. Watson. .Mrs. Jas. A. Satcher. - Dr. Henry N. Snyder. F. B. Boyle. John R. .Maihi.s. T. W: Boyle. Dr. J. H. S:iye. i I). C. Heustess. W. D. Copeland, R. F. , F'ergu.son, W. W. Har. i®. .1. H. Wi.' - 'erspiion and C. C. Gilis. Thi* new of ficers will take charge after the x nual celebration of “ladic® night” I', i latter part of I»ect-nil*er. , The club received and mn®: co.-iPa'- Iv welcomed into it® memiH-i®hi'> it .this meeting, the following fo’ny.r ;and new nienil>ei-s; .1. ^A. Baik y, i^. i.L Adair. H. R. Fuller. Geo. W. H.tlman. Dr. K. i/ Hick.®, K. AL Boland and J. H. WitherspcKin. Baptists To Hold Conference Today I lowing the annual meeting of the his torical society on Tuesday night. The Rev. William B. Garrett is pastor of the Columbia church. The Rev. H. O. Chamber.s, pastor of North Broad Street Methodist church, is closing the third year of hi.s pa.®- torate here. The Rev, C. 1). Goodwin, of Bailev Memorial and the Lydia church, i.s completing the first ' ' *- • The newspapers bring news of the New Deal. They tell of re-employment and increased buying. .p II* a election held Tuesday W. J. Htary, Jr., was elected without pastor opposition, a.® alderman from ward one. Mr. Henry i.- a well known young year of his a.s.signment here. business man of the city and w'ill fill the seat in city council made vacant Air. and Mrs. E. P. Little and the recent death of Wister A. daughter, .Margaret, of Greer, .spent by Hinsry. mho had neld this position for the past six year& Sunday with Mrs. Little’s Mr. and Mrs, Gus Davidson. parents. Your advertisement in the home paper tells of new. fresh merchandise — prompts people to buy right now. TODAY THE EYES OF THE WORLD .ARE ON , NEWSPAPERS^. I I * I Three-quarters of all advertising money. i*r spent in newsitapers. SMALL INCREASE p ji IN (ilS’NERS REI*ORT Washington The annual conference of the Lau rens as.sociation of Baptist churches is to be held today at 10:30 a. m., with the First Baptist church of I.aurens The' following prograrp.. ha® been an*' * nounced. • 10:30—Devotional—-Rev. J. H. THE CHRONICLE “The Honie Paper Everybody leads’ UturenS county ginni.*d.„lS,J^47 bales of cotton from the 1933 crop iM^ugh October 18t,h, according to a report fik*<f yp.stcrday by the couhty statis tician, .51 rs. .Mattie Belle Sanders. To the same dat-e last year the county Jiad ginned lfi,0ti2 l»ales. .showing a small increase of 145 bales over last year. The crop, according to those 10:'50—^^The Laymen’s Responsibil ity to the Church’*—W. .A. Moore. 11:40—“Faith and Work.®”—Dr. A. B. I.angston. 12:3(y—Rece.®s and luncheon. 1:30 P. .M.—General confeience. ‘ The Conference w4H be entertained at luncheon by the ladies of the First Baptist church. It is earnestly urged that every \ familiar with the situation, is aTmost church in the association will be we!I jj entirely gathered, and future reports ^ represented at this important confer- 7 ' are expected to show small increases, ence. \. ~*1Wi \ ililwii* .1 7.4