American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-08

ns0 Inc ioiioWlhg interesting alb.
stract of the proceedings Of the body
having charge of the Missionary opera,
tons of the Baptists of N. w. Virginia,
is copied from the Parkcrsburg News:
NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA BAP-
list ASSOCIATION.
The Eight Annual Meeting of tho
North Western Virginia Baptist Asso-
clatlan was held with the Beulah church
at Pruntytown, Taylor county, Va,
on the 18th, 10Th, and Goth Of Sept.
1858. Elder S. SIEGFRIED, called
the Association to order, at 1O@ o'clock,
on Saturday, the 18th ult. Elder p.
u. Sturgis delivered the annual Ser.
mon, from I'd Kings, Goth chapter, LIST
verse: ''Set thine house in order, for
thou shall die and not live" After
the report Of tho "Committee on Del
egations," the regular officers were
chosen, as follows: S. SIEGFRIED, Pres.
ident; VIM. Msllonee, Nj. p. Amiss,
Aaron Barnett, G. +. G. Conn, and
John Barnet, Vice Presidents; d. ".
e. Farrow, Secretary; NJ. p. Amiss,
Treasurer, and D. Boughner, Auditor.
Committees were appointed to nomi-
nate new Board on Dcstitution, Sab
bath Schools, Colportage, Foreign
Missions, and Temperance, to present
Resolutions, for action, and choose
place for holding the next Anniversa-
~.
On Sunday, the 10Th inst, the pul>
pits of the Baptist, Methodist Episco,
pal and Methodist Protestant churches
IN Pruntytown, and Of various other
Churches in the neighborhood, were fill
LED 6y Ministers in attendance. There
We're also several Addresses to the Sab
bath School in the morning, besides
Prayer and Conference Meetings at
other hours. At three o'clock p. NJ,
Foreign Missionary Mass Meeting
was held, which was addressed by va:
rious persons, and u liberal collection
taken up. At this meeting, several in
cldents occurred which were interest
ing. Rev. j. M. Purinton exhibited
handsome quilt, the workmanship Of
little girl, living in Preston county,
but seven years age. She had manu-
featured this quilt, and presented it
as her own offering to the cause, de-
string it might be sold, and the pro-
cceds devoted to carrying the Word of
God to other little girls in Pagan For
eign lands. The quilt brought $1,000
the next day, at auction. a contri-
button was also handed in from a lady
OF 1928, which elected much interest
being derived from the sale Of the pro.
ceeds OF single grain of corn in two
years. Altogether the meeting was q
very interesting one, and its proceed
lngs made a deep impression on the
minds of all who were present. The
total amount received on this occasion
for Foreign Missions was $S1,75.
On Monday, the Goth inst, the re-
ports OF the various Committees were
read AMI adopted. Contributions were
also.received for home missions, amount
ing to S4l2, y, and pledges were made
to be paid during the coming year, of
over two hundred dollars more. The
project Of publishing UNCONVENTIONAL
paper III this section Of the State was
considered, and Committee appoint
ed on the subject, who are to prepare
| and circulate u prospectus for a relip-
ious paper, the subscription to be paid
on the issue Of the first number, which
is to be done when eight hundred sub
scrlbcrs are obtained; the terms of
subscription to be one dollar and fifty
cents year, in advance. The subscrip-
tons are to be returned to the commit.
tee, whose duty it shall be to procure
a suitable editor, location, &c. j. NJ.
Purlnton was appointed a Delegate to
the noXt meeting Of the General Asso-
citation of Virginia. 1t was resolved
to organize Sabbath School Conven-
tees within the bounds of each Asso-
citation, to meet at their regular Ami
vcrsaries, and that these Conventions
form General Convention, to be cal
led the North Western Virginia Sab
bath School Convention, to meet at
the annual assembling Of this Associa-
ton. The Report of the Board for
the past year conveys much valuable
information in reference to the condi-
ton of the Homo Mission work. 1t
contains extracts from the various re-.
ports of the Missionaries, giving fa.
vorabIe accounts Of tho progress du.
ring the year. The statistical table
OF Missionary labor shows that twenty
two different ministers have been en-.
ploycd on mission work in twenty two
counties, for a part or all Of their time,
amounting in all to the labor Of one
man for thirteen and half years.
During the year, these Missionaries
have preached 2,450 sermons, baptized
PIT persons, visited 1916 families for
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