Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-22
POTOMAC BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION

ton for the afternoon session. yesterday, many
ladies' had assembled at the church, majority
of whom were very pretty, giving fair samlle
of Vrginia's fair daughters.
A number of delegates departed Tor their
homes dnring the day. 49,
The Association was opened by The singing
of the G9lst hymn, "Oh for a closer walk with
God" and prayer by Rev. j. Il. Nuno.
The report Of the Committee On Acting
Board was read by Rev. }. r. Num-, as fol-
lows:
In consequence of the continued s:cknefs of
the Secretary, the Board of your ASSOCIATION
can offer but partial report:
The territory embraced by your Association
includes eleven counties, with population OF
10000. A large portion Of this is the finest
part of Virginia, hence the great Importance of
its being thoroughly occupied by US. But there
is still great restitution in IT, not only Us regards
Baptist preach ng, but in some portion OF it, OF
preaching of any kind. -,
Your Board, at its first session, Impressed with
the magnitude of the work, but knowing the
resources of the State Board, ventured TO recon-
mend but four appointments, viz: Bro. b. T.
Dulin, to labor in Prince William and Fairfax
Bro a. L. H. gers, At Charestown and NJ
Zion: Bro. W. s. Pcnick, at Martnsburg and
vicinity, and Bro. e. j. Willis, at Winchester
and Hebron.
THESE DTCt0ren, III SCCpFudllCe WI Llc suS
gestion of our Board, were duly commissioned
by the State Mission Board, and have been Ia.
boring faithfully in their respective 13lds and
with encouraging success.
We Gull from their reports the following IN.
teresting items:
teen others are awaiting baptism. He has visited,
relig :ously, l29 families, and says our cause
is very prosperous in this field. We need more
missionaries The harvest truly is plentl IL but
tho laborcrs are lew.
Bro. A. g. Rogers reports twenty nine bap--
tiz ID. $50 contributed 10 State MISSIONS anu
tbr,e Sunday Schools in operation. His church,
in Chsrlust Jwn, will, in Il few we, KS be able to
wors in III tn 4 basement Of their house.
Bro. w. 5. Pcnick reports sixteen baptlsms,
800 families visited for religious conversation
and prayer So collected for State missions and
800 tracts distributed.
Bro. 4. }. Willis says: "During the four years
| have been blessed and encouraged in my field
of labor. Both st Winchester and Hebron
churct es we have Joy ed seasons Of refreshing;
twenty.slx have been baptized, a:.d several
backsliders revived and restored " He closes
his interesting report Us follows: Never WAS
there u more favorable time to 20 IN and occu-
by or begin to occupy, than is now presen ed to
US, in the great valley of Virgins, and We shall
prove ourselves blind to our best Interests IS q
denomination, if we do not emit that fold as
rapidly and extensively US possible.
IN c os;ng our report we offer the following
resolution, explanatory OF u matter which has
hi herto re aimed uns ettled:
Whereas it appears that the Firs: Bsptst
Church, in Washington CITY, paid 70 Bro. Is.
Taylor, Uit. u, 1871, TO- the missionary work
in the Association, $2O9.l7; and whereas, it ND,
pears that the whole al cunt has not been p"ld
INTO orr treasury, IL is hereby
Hssotsed, That the 1rca:lrcr shall give the
above named church credit, in our published
financial table 'or the full amount received and
that be shall charge TO Rev. h. j. Willis the
amount r, celvcd Nv him. nnd the balance to
the est .le of Bro. 5arney Taylor, deceased.
The Moderator called for vote on the re-
port as 10 whether it should be received or re-
iectcd Not Il single vote was cast either way
and the Moderator ruled that it was received
unanimously
Rev. j. A. Haynes said that this was the
hour for miscellaneous business, and as there
seemed to be no business before the AsSocla-
ton, he would call the attention OF the Assocla-
ton to the fact that at the meeting OF last year
it was resolved to allow the clerk $40 Il year tor
incidental expenses.
Rev. +. j. Willis, the present clerk, said
he did not want any compensation Tor his ser
vices, and would not receive any.
On motion it was resolved to pay the clerk
whom Rev. +. j. Willis has just superseded,
ten dollars.
Rev. j. i. Carol said he would like to
know how much was due to the missionary
pastors for back pay.
Rev. G. H. RyIand said that nearly all had
been paid, and there was ouly Il few hundred
dollars to raise.
Some discussion arose as to who would be
able to tell the amount that was subscribed at
the meeting of last year.
Rev. r. 3. Shepherd moved that the mat
ter be referred to Rev. G. Fl. Ryland to iu-
uuire into and ascertain the amount to be
raised, and hunt up the list OF last year.
Rev. G.. IL. Ryland said that as far as he
knew there was $IS3.5S to be raised, and mott.
fled the delegates that that amount was to be
raised.
On motion of Rev IT, B. Shepherd a vote
of thanks was rendered to this church and the
citizens of Alexandria for the hoSpltalltes they
had extended to them, and to the reporters OF
the city papers for the fair and efficient manner
in which they have reported the proceedings OF
the Association, and to the railroad and steam
boat companies for passing the delegates free
on their return home.
The Moderator announced the following COM
mittces for the ensuing year:
State and Domestic Missions-J. H. Carol
and Robt Frazier.
Foreign Missions FL. Wyer and Geo.
Moss.
Education b. Lake and w. S. Penick.
Sunday Schools and Bible Board-O. T..
Mason and \. +. Rogers.
Tempcrance-S. NJ. Athcy and }. H. jack
son.
A discussion arose as to the best means OF
liquidatug debt Of Sl90.5O, caused by the
failure of several parties to redeem their
pledges
Rev. J. r. Num- wanted to pay Rev. f; >.
Willis $40 for acting as clerk, and that nc Mr..
W. turn it over to Mr. Rylaud to help to
liuuidatc the debt. He succeeded in collect.
ing $50.
Somc reflections were cast on the late clerk
for not attending to his duty.
The Moderator defended the cerk
Rev. q. H. Ryland was opposed to paying
clerks. He was willing to work as clerk for
twenty years without compensation.
A motion was made to adjourn.
Rev. L. J.WilIis, before the motion Was put,
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