Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-09-09

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Meeting OF Guyandotte Association.
This Association met at Bloomingdale
| Church in Cabell County, on Thursday
Sept, I'd.
After sermon by Rev. II. Smith, the
! following officers were elected.
Moderator, Rev. j. c. Rece. Clerk, Rev.
A. NJ. Simms; Treasurer, MIR. +. G. Rece.
Committees on Rel gious Exercises and
on order OF business were appointed.
Messrs. B. Cade, T. Hawkins and j. Har
mon, from Teays Valley, Association, A.
NJ. Simms from Kanawha Association (;
Jno. Howell from Ohio Association were
received as corresponding messengers.
d. I. c. Farrow, S. s. Missionary, rep
resenting the American Baptist Publica-
| tion Society, was present
Rev. b. Cade represented State Missions,
and the Centennial Committee.
Rev A. NJ. Simms, represented Goals
mouth High School,
Vacancies in standing Committees were
nlled by MOuerator.
Letters and statistics from the churches
were read.
Moderator, appointed Committee on
next anniversary.
w. ]. Smith was appointed to write a
report on Temperance, and r. A. Billups
on Pastoral Support.
A communication was read from g. A.
Creel in relation to the printing OF the
last minutes, which was referred to 4
Comm ittee. The Treasurer was ordered
to pay the bills when presented properly
authenticated, although he hadipaid the
money to the clerk of last Association
Letters from new churches being called
for, letter from Beulah Church was read
and referred 20 a Committee, which re-
ported favorably, and the report was adoP-
ted.
Rev. B. L. Perry, presented report in
relation to LYDIA Church which was re-
ceived and adopted. Rev. w. 7. Ball re-
ported the ordination of Leander Osburn
since the last meeting of the Association
adjourned. :,
Friday, 8. A. NJ. Association met, and
after devotional exercises the report of
Committee on order OF business was read
and adopted
Alto A. NJ. Report on Sunday Schools
was taken up, and after an interchange OF
views, at IL O'clock an address on Sun
day Schools was delivered by Rev. \. L.
Dickinson, Editor Of the Religious Her
aid, Richmond; adjourned.
At 100 p. NJ met and listened to dis
cussion on the secret OF success in Sunday
School work the discussion was opened
by Rev. J. G. Rece, and partciPa-
ted in by Messrs Dickinson, Cade and
Farrow. w. ). Downer, standing Com
m;ttee read the report on Sunday Schools.
Pending its adoption short addresses
were made BY Messrs Farrow, Cade, Ball
and Smith, and the report was then adop-
ted.
An hour was then spent in the discuss
ion Of practical questions on Sabbath
Schools, adjourned.
Saturday, 4th inst, met at 9 \. NJ.
Committee consisting OF W. 5. Downer,
W. Douglass, and W. \. Love was APP
pointed to revise the list Of Ministers and
Iicentiates of the Association, and Their
Post Offices.
On motion it was ordered that 600 cop
les of the minutes Of the Association be
printed and the Clerk be allowed SO, for
his services.
The report on Temperance was read,
and discus ed by Rev. \. +. Dickinson, }.
c. Rece, and ID. T. c. Farrow.
The report on Periodicals was read by
Rev. G. +. Roberts, and adopted.
The report on Education was read by
Rev. i. Cade, and short addresses on the
subject made by Messrs \. VI. SImms, \.
f. Dickinson. ". +. Ball, J c. Rec, ID.
&c Farrow and W. $. Downcr.
Association adjourned fer dinner, and
aiterward listened to an address by Judge
J. II. Ferguson.
AtSP.M. Rev 4. +. Dickinson preac' ed
After the sermon the rep Irt on IEduca-
ton WAS adopted.
Committee on next Anniversary report
ed that il would he held with Trace Fork
Church. on Thursday before the lst sun
day in September 1876. Rev. G.. L. Rob
erts to preach the Animal Sermon.
The Treasurer then read his report
which was adopted.
W. :. Dowuer, Rev. j. c. Rcce and {.
I. Roberts were appointed Committee
to cooperate with Rev. W. I. Walker
i'm the Centennial movement Tor the en-
dowment OF Cvalsmouth High School.
Adjourned to SUNDAY morning. After
devotional exercises the moderator APP
pointed Standing Committees and Corres-
ponding Messengers. The report on Pas
toral support was read by Rev. X. A.
Billups, and adopted.
The report on State Missions was also
read and adopted without debate.
4 vote of thanks TO the people of the
vicinity for the hospitality with which
they entertained the Association was pass
ed.
During the meeting collections were
taken up for State Missions and the Edu-
cation Society.
On motion of Rev Farrow, it was re-
solved that the officers OF this Associa-
tious be instructed'to prepare programme
for the Sunday School work, for the sec
ond day of the next Association, with
blank forms for statistics to be sent to all
the SuperintendentS, at least one month
before the meeting Of the Association.
The business meeting thea adjourned.
Sermons were preached by Rey. j. Har-
man, and b. Cade, and the meeting closed
about o'clock by singing when shall
we meet again"