National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-21
TIE KErocrAN.

Second Session Of tbs Baptist Assoeistion-
The Churches ular Letter
Of the Convention - How They View the
Times. s.-rt
The second daily session OF the Ketoctan
Baptist Association was held yesterday at the
Baptist church on N street, between Seventeenth
Robinson, presided.
The morning hours were devoted to the recep-
tion of letters from churches that had not preyi-
ousy reported, and to istening 70 discourses from
Rev. York johnson, from Matthew VS., and from
Rev. - Gaddis, from the text Romans i5.
After an intermission at . O'Clock. the associa-
ton was again convened and the Revs. Samuel
Simms, Of LeesburR, Va, and Philip Hughes, OF
M,Irentop Va, preached, each from the text
In the evening the Revs. Ambrose johnson and
John Noone spoke.
CHURCHES REPRESENTED.
The following are the churches which have re-
ported BY letter and representatives TO the ssso-
citation: Mount Merits church, Elder Caddls,
pastor; Poplar Park Elder Philip Hughes; Beth.
Of Ws,hinTton. FieidinT Robinsou. pastor: Frs;
Old School church, Of Washington, Ralph Par
rott. pastor; First Valley, Of Washington, John
Hook, Rappshannock county, Va, Jesse Lee.
pastor; Second Zion, Jefferson county, Va. and
Second Robertson, of Madison county, Va, Jesse
Penn, John Noope, pastor; Mount Olive, of Lees
burg, Va, Samn Simms, pastor; Gifeld church,
CLARK county Esois
Noone, pastor; Winchester church, Ambrose Rob-
trsop, pastor.
White Oak church, on Samson street. A portion
OF the morning will be taken up In the ordina-
ton Of Samuel SHINES, OF Leesburg, as an elder
The following circular letter will to-day be
sent from the association to the Church at-large,
and published with the minutes:
THE ANNUAL LETTER.
DEAR BRETHREN: In accordance with our Gus
Christian salutstioD. The picture We have to
contemplate is not fatterinR one. The outlook
upon what Is called Christendom presents to us q
world deeply agitated In fierce struggle for power
wealth and asceDdancy. We invite your atten-
tion to come features of the times as remarkable
and suggestive of solemn thoughts aud uneasy
forebodings. 1t is called q day Of progress; gen.
tie. humanitarian words are used, things are
called by soft names, and the most speelous prom
Uses are made, but we fail to see that
IMPROVEMENT IN MORALS
which Is claimed by the advocate of progress He
is blind who does not recognize the fearfulness Of
the times in which we live. Morals are upheRv-
ing, thought is drifting from her moorings, foua-
Christless system of Christianity. II is largely
replacing the purer faith, old established in
situations The props and SulTsEss Of society
highest moral and religious characters fall before
THE WILLIS OF THE TEMPER.
Truth loses its hold on the ommon conscience,
and a carnival Of crime and immortality prevails
to fearful degree. Every newspaper is filled
with tie horrid details Of some atrocious crime,
some murder, some fraud on q large scale-dou.
ble-dealings by which men In high position COM
bine to rob whole communities; oaths, bonds
fealties-the moral links that bind society to.
Eether-seem to be no more than ropes of sand.
Now, from whence are we to look for help? We can
only look to God, who upholds all things by the
word Of his power and his Son Jesus Christ, who
gave his life for us when We were dead in SIM
Saved by grace, we live to tell what the love OF
Christ has done. "He redeemed my soul from
hell, and Of q rebel made q son."