Book excerpt: Excerpt from Minutes of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the State Convention of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina: Held at Greenville, S. C., July 28, 29, 30, 31, 1870 On the call for new Associations, who desired to be admitted, Rev. John G. Williams, of Colleton Association, presented a copy of the minutes of that body, and requested admission. Rev. J. O. B. Dargan moved that Colleton Association be admitted as a constituent of this body, and its delegates welcomed to a part of of our deliberations. Carried. Rev. J. O. B. Dargan moved that this Convention elect an Assistant Secretary. Carried. Rev. John Culpepper nominated J. L. Coker, and moved that he be elected by acclamation; Carried. Rev. W. D. Thomas moved that the Introductory Sermon before this Convention be preached at half-past eight O'clock to-night. Carried. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.