Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-12

Elarge quantities of sheets, clean linen,
bandages, &C., from the Costa RIGA stores.
DR.: Royson was permitted to remain in
charge.
RWe copy the following account of
Olarksburg and the recent church dedi>
cation in this place, from the Nashville
Christian Advocate
ttCIarksburg yirginia--Church
Dedication, etc.o
Clarksburg is the county -seat of Har-
rison County, Va. It is one of the oldest
towns in the western portion Of the State
1t is situated about IS miles from Par>
kersburg, on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, or rather branch Of said road.
It intersects with the main Baltimore
road at Grafton. and connects with the
Cincinnati and Marietta road by a steam
er running from Parkersburg to Marietta.
l2 miles distant. This is nearer route
from Cincinnati to Baltimore than the
road leading by Wheeling. and when
once fully established. will likely be trav-
eled considerably. The country around
Clarksburg is billy. yet rich-growing
superior grain and grass. The hill-sides
produce bluegrass, timothy, and herd
grass in rich abundance, and corn grows
to fine perfection in the fertile valleys.
The country is admirably adapted TO
stock-raising, especially as it is finely wa
tered. Fruit also is abundant, especially
the apple; We saw many fourishing or.
chards, which were in full bloom on the
10th Of May, The season, however, was
unusually late. Coal is abundent, there
being very rich mines in the suburbs of
the town. The coal can be delivered at
the doors of the citizens at from three to
four cents per bushel. Clarksburg has
been the scene Of considerable strife. The
Methodists have long had a church in
the town, numbering amongst its commu-
nicants many of the most respectable fam.
lilies of the place. They also have good
academy building where hourishing
male and female school has been taught.
This was the theatre where many distin.
guished Methodist preachers labored in
years gone by. Asa Shinn was rails.
ed near Clarksburg, and there be-
gan his ministerial work. H. B. Bas-
com often preached here in his palmy
days. This was favorite place with
George Holms; and Rev. DR.. Sehon was
reared and converted and began the
work of the ministry here. Here stands
tho old homestead, where the Doctors
mother still fingers on the shores of time,
awaiting with patience her change. She
has passed her four score years, and is
Hooking with joyful expectation to the
hour when, freed from the body, she shall
be present with the Lord. Here, too,
have flourished many of the distinguish
ed statesmen OF Virginia, and gentlemen
of high legal attainments. Mrs. Jackson.
widow Of the late Judge Jackson, one of
the eminent citizens referred to, and
daughter of the late Gov. Return J.
Meigs. we found to be a whole. souled
Southern Methodist. who is doing much
for the cause of Christ. When the divi-
sion of the Church came, this part Of Vir.
GINA being within the bounds OF the
Pitsburg Conference, and being occupied
by the preachers of that Conference was
claimed by the Northern Church. But
all Virginia did not wish to remain in
connection with Church a majority of
whose ministers claim TO be abolition:
hence they sought to sever the con.
nection and unite with the Southern
organization. True Southernets. welded
to their Church, and willing to be rscop.
nlzed as citizens of Virginia, they purs1-
ed course prescribed by themselves.
and organized Church and are now
identified with the Western Virginia Con
ference ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church
South. They resolved to have a pastor.
and to erect house Of worship of their
own. The pastor came, tbe organization
hourished and the congregation grew,
their temporary house became too con-
sracted. aud they have completed beau
ltui and spacious church. which was ded-
ioated on the 10th ult.. The occasion
was one of interest. The exercise com.
menced at 8 O'Clock with a prayer NEE,
ting. AT halfpast ten o'clock A. M.
the house was filed by an intelligent
congregation The Editor Of this paper
occupied the pulpn for an hour. while be
delivered bis message 70 an attentive and
deeply affected audience. DIR. Sshon fol.
lowed by an appeal for contribution 70