Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-11
LETTER FROM LEET0WN.
September goth, 1878.

A protracted meeting, under tne III,
rection of Rev. Mr.. Hammer, Il think
have the name correctly OF the United
Brethren Church, has been in progress
for two or three weeks, at Stokes School
House, or Mount Hope, as it is some
times called, and which is located about
three miles west of Leetown. Quite a
number of persons have prefessed con
version, six of whom were baptized Dy
emersion, in the Opequon, at Isaac v.
Burns Ford, few days ago. Their
mode of immersion is different from that
practiced by the Baptists, at least the
mode with which l am familiar The
United Brethren have this difference In
their practice. that the candidate for
baptism kneels in the water to receive
the rite, while in the administration OF
the ordinance by Baptist ministers, the
candidate stands erect when about to be
immersed.
The Mount Zion Baptist, and the
Leetown Union Sabbath Schools, each
gave their scholars Pic Me, OH the
2Oth instant. Owing to business en-
gagements, / did not have the pleasure
of attending either, but learn that both
were very pleasant affairs, the children
having been very literally supplied with
confectionery, and an nipple dinner was
furnished to all who were present.
An election was held in this District
on the 27th instant, for the purpose of
learning the wishes OF the people regar-
ding the number of months during
which the Public Schools of the District
should be kept open, and the result was
"a votes were cast, and all for school
term of ten months, and i'll obedience to
the mandate OF the people, the Board OF
Education met to-day, and laid an addi-
tional levy of 500 to continue the
school ten months This makes the
school tax of the District about l6 cents
Oh each hundred dollars of taxable prop
erty.
If the schools of this District are con
tinued for ten months, they will have 10
be kept open until some time in July
next, or about two weeks after harvest.
October 9th, 1878.
AS | did not get the foregoing ready
for the mail in time, thought that it
might be just as well to let it lie over
until to-day, and perhaps ! might sue
ceed in attaching something to what
was already written that would make it
all passably interesting, and perhaps
not.
The Patrons of Husbandry are max
ing something of a stir in this part of
the moral vineyard, and they claim that
they are doing consideral towards the
improvement of those who have united
in this northumberland sisterhood too,
of the rural classes; | was going to say
farmers, but they are not all farmers,
for Leetown Grange has two black
smiths, and Kerneysville Grange like
number of the sons of Vulcan among
their members. But suppose that this
fact ought not to initiate against them,
for according to their own account, the
affairs of these artisans in iron need I'M
proving as much rs those of any other
class in the community.
There is considerable complaint about
the ''hard times, yet we are pleased 10
see that the Pastoral charge of Rev. y.
+. Rodgers Of the Baptist Church, has
been divided, and will hereafter support
two pastors. suppose that Timothy
will post you as to the new pastor for
Charlestown. Mount Zion retains Mr..
Rodgers, at a salary of $500, and this
with a membership of only l29, which
certainly shows spirit Of determination
excelled by few rival churches, with
such small showing of rich members.
Capt. Lewis Lucas is closing out his
stock of goods at public auction, he hay
ing determined to retire from the mer-
camille business, in which he has been
engaged for a plumber of years, but old
age and the infirmities of life are creep
ing on him apace, and | suppose that he
wants to rest little, and let some
younger man take his place in the line
The farmers of-this propinquity are
not yet through with their work in con-
nection with seeding the fall crops, but
the first sowing of wheat is coming up
very prettily.
The work of securing fodder is max
ing commendable progress. Templar
has been exercising his talents in that
direction for about eight days, and he
has concluded that it is hard work if
well followed.
Templar is grateful to Mary Beau for
her kind wishes for his domestic happi-
ness, but he thinks that Dame Rumor is
mistaken about his speedy marriage, as
he knows of no such an event as being
likely to occur in the near future. We
agree with Mary's apostrophe: 80, wo-
man, thou art dangerous creature
and we have had to pay the expense OF
learning that same truth.
More the Lext time.
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