The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-25

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| are Ia bc greatly improved by company
| recently formed. are located only two miles
on, and the Thompson House is regularly
supplied with their water.
Nine miles of, and connected with this point
| by branch railroad, are tho famous Salt
Works, which arc now in full blast, turning
| out, am informed, four thousand bushels
of salt per day. And two miles west from
here, Immediately on the railroad. is Emory
and Henry College, which was organized by
the Holston Methodist Conference in 1898,
and has had long career of prosperity.
learn that there are already in attendance
upon its recently opened session one hun
drcd and eighty studcnts-a much larger
number than is usual at this period of the
session.
But Of course "Viator" came here in
pursuit of Baptist Association, and accord
ingly yesterday morning took passage on
wagon, in company with merry party
of delegates and visitors, and went out six
miles to Friendship church, where the Leba-
non Association was convened in its twenty
eighth annual session.
The Introductory sermon was preached By
| Rev. Il. G. Manard, Of Bristol, from the
| text, Waterman. what of the night?" He
drew vivid picture of the "night" of the
present times; took q hopeful view Of "the
coming morning" and earnestly cXhorted
| his brethren to use every means IN their
| power by which the darkness may be dlsSl-
pated and the glorious light caused to shine.
The letters from the churches indicated a
| good degree Of prosperity in some OF the
churches and fearful dearth in others.
| The Association has in its fellowship thirty
churches and membership Of 1920. 1t
| has a destitute field within its bounds, and
| "much land to be possessed; but it has
working ministry and bright future be-
| fore it.
| The Association organized by the election
of Rev. }. Il. kircnnon moderator, and
| Rev. Il. e. Manard clerk, with Rev. s.
}. Norton as his assistant. Among the Wis
torS who We're invited to seats | noticed
RcvS. J. A. Mundy, W. J. Shipman, and j.
X. Harrison, of the Valley Association !;
RcvS. 4. Routh and w. n. Buckles, of the
| Hol>ton Association. and others.
Last night the spacious house was filed to
| hear Il sermon from one of your Richmond
preachers, and to-day there was large con.
| creation in attendance despite the pouring
ruin. After devotional exercises, led by
| Rev. W. }. Shipman, the whole morning SeS-
sion was consumed in the discussion of the
| report OF committee on the propricty of
| eceiving the delegates from the Brumcy'
Creek church. The committee reported
| against the reception Of the delegates on the
ground that one Of them was an excluded
| member OF the Goodson Baptist church, and
! that both OF them had joined Brumey'>
| Creek on letters from "thc so.calcd Second
Baptist church Of Bristol, which the As>oci;l-
| ton regards as diSorderly, and cannot in any
| way recognize
| The discussion was ably conducted by
| Rev. y. {. Baldwin, pastor of the " Second
church." and Rev. }. L. kincannon, who was
| pastor Of the Bristol (Goodson) church when
the difficulties occurred. Although the dis.
c,l>>ion was very animated. and involved
nice questions of church polity and delicate
dr,ni> Of individual conduct, it was con-
du.tcd in admirable spirit, and at its close
and after the decisive vote the chief disptl-
sant> cli>pcd hands in token Of their frater-
na feeling for each other.
The Association adopted the report OF
| the committee 10y vote Of thirty-seven to
three.
The afternoon was occupied by an earnest
| discussion of an admirable Suuday-School
report read by Rev. L. 4. Lenard.
An opportunity was given Rev. w. j.
| Shipman 10 take L collection for his new
| church in Salem.
The hospitality Of the people was cordial
and abundant, and your correspondent re
grctS that other duties compelled him TO tear
himself away from the meeting this after
noon. A horseback ride to the depot and
n good supper at the Thompson House pre-.
pared me to scratch oil this while waiting fol
General Mahonc's fast wagon
| E1AToR.