The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-03

House, Saturday, Seplemoer ota, at o.
clock P. ". It is expected that there
will be joint discussion.
Ts.r's Valley ASSOCIATION. This
Association met at Harmony Church, Put.
nam county, on last Thursday. Tier:
we're about twenty churches Represented,
.ad number of ministers from other AS
sociations. including Rev. A. E. Dicken'
SIN, c2itcr oftkc Religious Herald, Rich
noad, Rev. A. NJ. Simms, of Charleston,
rev. A. l. Jordan. Of Ky, Rov. S. F.
Taylor, of Virginia, and others. The
usual reports from the churches were read,
showing a healthy state of aaairs, aud q
steady progress. there VASE nett Increase
Of uem6ership il the Association, during
the pas.Egear, of about Two htbiTed
There were three new churches recei7ed
INTO the Association, organized since its
l,,: meeting The BUSINESS of most gen,
eral interest transacted during the session,
Vas the provision made for the completion
ofthe building for the Baptist High School,
s.St. Albaus. Rev. B Cade, who has
been Agent for the High School, has been
a;:ive, energetic, and persere,iog. He
succeeded in gc'tiag pledges to a large
AMOUNT, but tie panic last fal! hindered
collections; and stopped aew contributions
By the failure Of some Of The contractors,
;se building was interrupted, although the
school sustained no peceeiary loss. A
ae~ contract has been made, conditional
On the raising Of certain funds. and an
ea:aes: effort vas made at this Meeting to
secure about IS 900, which would put the
Building ruder roof. Very effective ap-
peals were made BY Judge Ferguson, Rev.
A. + Dicseasou. lr. Oade, Prof. Reyn,
DDS. and others. A subscription to the
amount of over $1,000 was raised, and
some gentlemen agreed TO secure, by their
PERSONAL bond. the amoant necessary fer
use, before December next The confle-
lon of this school Is Of great Importance
% the denomination, ana VIII be grard
hing fo' tie people of this valley.
Judge Ferguson, by his clear, practical
camnos sense logic, did muck to help il
lais matter. The Judge is rot "a member
oiany church, bat he :eelsa great interest
IA the cause Of education, and is doing all
lie caa to help this school.
There wcre number Of interesting ad-
dresses made. Gee sermons preached, &c.
The weather after Friday evening was
rnioy, ba: it seemed as if it made little
difference in the crowd attending the meet
!ags. There we're, at all the meetings
nearly twice as many as could get into ;he
house. BY the, churlishacss of man
FAMED Duuu, they we're denied the Use oil
school house opposite the church, and al
80 Ct he Only available grove in the neigh
'bO:hocd.
Ga Saturday evening Judge Ferguson
delivered a lecture on Temperance, which
WAS listened to By o crowded house, and
which will &c iou5t do the cause Of Ten
Pe'aDce mach good IN that neishborhOod.
There were sermons preached on Sun
4'y BY Rcvs. P. B. Reynolds. A. +,
dickinson, Jonathan Smith aud a. L
IOrdoa.
The delegates to the Association were
Eea'ed with whole souled hospitality by
LIE people of the ueighborhOOd, which
made very pleasing impression. The
Meeting adjourned on Sunday afternoon
4I the Thursday before tie 4th Sunday il
august, 1875. 3. Leon Church, Mascu
Voraty.-Adccrtiscr.
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