Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-09-02
PoroMAo BAPTIST Assoo1Ar1os.-This

PoroMAc Baptist Assoo1Ar1oS.-This
religious body closed its interesting session at
Alexandra, Va, ) on the 2lst ultimo From
the last days proceedings, as pa,blished 'in'the
Gazette, We condense the following:
The report of the Committee on the Acting
Board was read by j. r. Num-, % follows:
The territory embraced by your Associa-
ton cludesl eleven counties, With . popula>
ton of Ia 900. A large portion of this is
the finest part of Virginia, hence the great inn.
portance of its being thoroughly occupied by
US 20. there is still geeat destination in i.
not:only ss regards Brptist preaching, but in
some portion of it. of preaching Of any kind.
sYonr Board at its first session. Impressed
with the magnitude of the work, but knowing
the resources of the State Board, zyentured to
recomRend but four appointments. VIZ: Bro
d. sDuliu, to labor in Prince William and
Fairfax, Bro. a. r. Rodgers, at CharlestoWn
and NJ. ZionJ Bro. w. 8. Penick. at Mars
tinsburg and vicinity, and Bro. E. j. Willis,
at Winchester and Hebron.
These brethren, in accordance with the sug-
gestion of our. Board }, were duly commissioned
by tie State Mission Board, and have been la
boring faithfully in their respective fields, and
with encouraging sstheScess.
N.
teresting items: H..
Bro. A G. Rogers reports twenty i line ban.
tized, $50 contributed to State missions, and
three Sunday Schools in operation. His
church, in Charlestowp, will, il few, weeks,
be able to worship in the basement df their
house.
Bro. W. s. Penick reports sixteen baptisms,
300 families visited for religious conversation
shd prayer, S25 collected for State missions
and 800 tracts distributed.
Bro. %. j. Willis says: s'During the four
years I have been blessed and encouraged in
my field of labor. Both at Winchester and
Hebron churches we have enjoyed seasons Of
refreshing; twenty-six have been baptized
and several backsliders revived and restored"
lie closes his. interesting report as follows:
''Never was there more favorable time to go
in and occupy or begin to osshpy, than is now
presented to US, in the great valley of Vir-
GINA, aud we shall prove ourselves blind to
our best interests as a denomination, If we do
not enter that field as rapidly and extensively
as possible"
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL-The re.
vival Of the original design of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal by the proposed completion of
the middle and western sections SO as to con-
meet the present terminus at Cumberland, Md,
with the headwatefs Of the Youghiogheny, and
by the valleys of that stream and the Monon-
gaholu, The Ohio at Pi.tsburg, says WASH
ington dispatch, has aroused great interest on
the part of the friends Of that Important in
lind water route in this city. They, however,
have project of their own, which is tie ex-
tension of the canal to Annapolis, Nd, cross
fho -
the. Anacosia, or eastern branch of the Po-
tomac, thence by that stream to sufficient
elevation, and thence across the country to
the Severn river, which empties into the
Chesapeake Bay at Annapolis, distance of
forty miles. This will save several hundred
miles of navigation BY schooner down the Po-
tomac and up to the Chesapeake 10 Baltimore,
or BY sea to Philadelphia and New York
With the completion of the Ohio and An
napolis extensions through canal route will
have been effected, connecting the Ohio, Ches.
apeake, Delaware and Hudson There is now
canal communication from the Chesapeake to
the Hudson; the Annapolis project is there
fore OF great inheritance in perfectng the con-
necton of the Ohio and the Chesapeake, and
frcights then can be sent through from Pitts
burg to Baltimore without breaking bond.
AGRICULTURAL FA1Rs.-The following is
list Of the Agricultural Fairs to be held in
this State and neighborhood:
Fairmont, September, stb, 9th, ] OH, 1th.
Martinsburg. September, 9th, 10th, 11th,
18th.
Clarksburg, September, 18th, 18th, 18th.
/ Gun, berland, Md, September 10Th, 18th,
18th, 10Th.
:, Barnesville, Ohio, September 23d, 9th,
25,h.
Parkersburg, September 2sd, 9Th, 25tb,
Goth.
Cameron, September 9th, 25th, Goth.
Grafton, September 9th, 25th, 26th.
Charleston, September 30th, October LIST,
I'd. Sd, 4th.
Winchester, October 7th, Sth and 9th.
Weston, October 9Th, 9th, 10th.
Frederick, Nd, October 14th, 18th, 10th.
The Fourth Annual Fair of this Society
will be held in Winchester on the 18th, sth
and 9th of October next. The premium list
has been published in pamphlet. The Times
says: The new scheme Of special premiums,
(amoantng to s., $780, for field crops, will be
tested for the first time at.ths coming Fair,
which will make it all the ihore interesting to
farmers.
1t earnestly calls upon the citizens of Fred
erick, from both city ana country, to put forth
their best efforts to make the Fair on that oc-
casion a memorable success, as we'll in tespect