Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-20
LOCAL NEWS.
i 3 VfENINa. MAY 20. 5

LOCAL n Ia WIS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 60
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-'sI AIrxANDR1A CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Il
rbgreeaaaar monthly meeting Of this. organzl
.aIioaHas held at clock last night, IL their
S,aom On i King street, 1.-THE President in the
Chair After the usual religious exercises, tn
minutes ties Of meeting were read,
announced and approved: a7
Z fTba Executive mayer Meeting Committee
g ,,tgeaented the wing reportcgc II e2iNs
IS. bGa .aAEExAEDRIk..V Va: May q9 1863
5rTbe Executive Prayer M Getting Comm tttee. Of
.I1fslspsnd rid. CHristian Association herewith
lug usasnt their annt1sl report ..5 :
spgSaar tiy7ties of the Society, known rs the
ao.ndsyb Daily afid Queen Street Prayer Meet
:"na have amply repaid for all the labor en-
.lssSsa iii their, managefnen s+ during the past
pssf In the increased attendance in the inter
sssstfmsnifested on the part of the young people
nnbrtsrt than al. in q goodly number Of conTer-
iRona of the careless and unconcerned- to s say
~ kn0wiedge Of thu truth Us it is in Jesus e
,as,,ls so manifest and cerragiDg that It calls
Gr renewed effort on1he part OF the mem eeFs
af.the Association, aud forr the most ferYeHt
: uurrat,tudato Almighty God, for his mercy IN
,5bns nal ius his honorsdi nstrurnentsln fur
tsbo-;np the interests Of DIR iRedeemerisa King
3omoimt this com munity II A-AHGA Z Y At;.i
5'.Y6ur Gammittes would call the attention of
Tho members to Cone tact thatSt he la borlq these
ssot;uitias iscconS fred to 100 faW ct fh6setof US
Tho wish and Jray Cor Gods BLESSING apon oar
lshors. While Wa 4rustiws fully appreciate the
nrsvers of rIbraLhfen, yet we are satlshed
ttbsfyft3ie earnest mon of our number were to-
gve more of their actual presence and 9labori an
i1bese means of grace a1arger. amount OF good
: wouldsbe accom- plished, NOR interest would be-
fall or the; part ef3:these who attend, and the
! hands and hearts OF those who dsily work In
the vineyard, would be refreshed, ENCOURAGED
audystrbn gthene d and tn ssmost ben ehelal and
thDroug h retroactive efsct would be felt lnythe
hearts and lives of those making the sacrlhc We OF
the fHw hours in the week dedicated to tins SER
Your Committee would call the attention of
gbe brethren te the fact that this room is open
fer prayer every evening, commencing, next
Monday, alt Eve O'clock, during the week and
ON Sundays Alternately, the Methodist Protest
ant, the Second PFesby terrain. Baptist and NJ E.
south Churches; and on Tuesday nights at3Bro
Rotchford's, ION Queen street y i: ts,!.-2zIE,
{; With The most fervent prayer to our Fath er
and our God that he;may bless you individually
the Association collectively; and that he may
prosper our hsndy.work during the ensuing
year, we commend you to Ahe care and keepl a g
All EOOQ LnIngS Oh our
( On behalf of. the Committee!GG1@f aY&9ai
a-..,lIl9cs a. JAMES, ENTwlsLE, JR, Chairman
Mr. W. U. Herbert, Chairman OF the Beth
Ell Committee, reported progresss, ai4isaazoIh
On motion Of James Eotwisle, Jr., the fol.
lowing resolutions were adopted ~ l4:3t.J!l
:. Resolved, That the resolutions passed At the
last annual meeting, creating an Executive
7 Prayer Meeting Committee, oe and are hereby
srescinded, W. 92{2tE Dl- 81 & y =, -. .-.,.h
1Rssolvea, That in lieu thereof the Presi-
dent be empowered to appoint from the active
list Of the register, three special and dlstnet
committees fer the Sunday, daily and Queen
street prayer meetings. to be composed ofgslx
members, and chairman for each, whose duty
It shslI beto faithfully and jealousy discharge
the duties imposed by this branch OF. the socie-
tvs activities, and to make at each regular
meeting written detailed report Of any mat
ters, interesting or otherwise, connected with
their iaoors, 1881 til v1ftGS@-tsi 50 gr;5Ja.GC45
The President then read his annual report
Of the progress Of the Association in all its ac-
tivities during the past year, presenting there
in many facts not only gratifying, but tending
to produce among its members, a greater earn
estness and diligence for the ensuing year
Mr.. F. A. Reed from the Committee on
Nominations reported the following action Of
o,,;3l ,oo.o 5oo,;4teal. bnA co :. s& s%46;I0.22
Alta meeting Of your committee: they unani-
mouslyy agreed to present for your consideration
the following named brethren: =, 3la So!
Brother Koseiusko kemper, President !; Bro
Job Carson, 1st Vice President; Bro. Douglass
K Semmes, I'd Vice President; Brother Geo
H..tRobinson, 3rd Vice President; Bro Geo. K.
Wilmer, .4thI Yice PRESIDENT; Bro. G: H. Green,
9th Vice President; Brother. Coco Miseoaor-
Recording Secretary; Bro. Theodore S, eden,
TreasArekj d Wa. b! Bushby4 Librarian Stand
ingsCo Committee Brother A. j.! Fleming, Chair
man. Brother Jesse Sherwood, Brother Henry
L. Simpson, Brother Hezekiah Ward; Brother
s. AgDent, brother Edward Stabler, Brother
II, w. ,Beadle, Brother Thomas A. RHoders
Ut. 95afS Respectfully submitted, as a,l5l&za
-. "A. cREEp,1Ujt
apY j Secretary, n ominating Committee
Tie report vas adopted, and determinations