Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-16
Potomac Baptist Association.

Correspondents OF tle AIIIlnQrla U=-Hts. !
MARTINsBURG. W. VA, Aug. 1.-THE
Potomac Baptist Association met il the First
Baptist Church in this pac, to-day al tan
o'clock .. n.
The Association vas called 10 cIl=T Is R@v.
H. II. Wytr, Moderator ol last session, VITO
read tie iIty.third Psalm. The congtsgsti3r
j0ined in sicgng hymn, and prayer VS. o-sI'
cd By Rev. 0. E!lyson.
There is a small attendance ct delegates from
the churches, bu: mary are eypsc:ai 10 dsJ.
Letters from the churches conpo:!ez lie
Association were tnta real Is R=v. J. l..
Carroll. Of WsErcnton, Va, R=v. q. E.i5;o0,
and Rev. A. T.. Rogers, Of ibis p,sce.
John r. jackson, c:q., Of Front RoyAI, \ a.,
aided he clark in er!tiH1s the lan=: Q: d=:e'
Cstas.
DuIi2s the raai!o1 Q: tie letters lha t:l:
arrived ic7 the preaching .: the i1:roiec:o!J
sarmor. aud the Association sjj31rosd t. tea:
the ssru5u. which Ess preached b R=y. Il.
VI. Who1ioG, Il L2Isy, Va. lie preached s
very sbla di:..u.ss steer which the Assets
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assistant c.slk, john f. .]acss1a treasurer,
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received :cto the Assoc:at1o.
TIE report o. nio!::eris! supper: ao3 r:.Ie!
.loi vas thar read b. J. L. Jack=or, chsir.
nap Of the committee, which was ably discuss
Cd b. Il. h. EtIysoo Of the Rict nord D;spstch,
a53 Mr. Wl!=oo, Of Char.e:toEn, ". Va, who
vas Introduced b. Rev. S. +. Rogers, as
7o1rg lawyer. tIr. ". said that be was alno::
tempted 70 make q speech in gratitude 10 bis
friend, brother Rogers, for calling lin y01Ds
lawyer tut az lawyers we're not 10 the habit ..
speaking unless tbey had something 20 speak
agao:', o: brother Jackson, who wou'd uot
oJjac. to Iii: calling him so old lawyer, would
testify, il some one would say something
against SAID report thea be would very cheer.
fully defend il. He said that this VS.: the
irs. time be bad ever lad the pleasure O!
heariog the l:tters 10 the Association read.
lie wondered how upon earth ministers c2uid
naio.aio their families on such poor, plt!uI
meagcr sums, and then dress as handsomely
as they dill, and then went on 10 warm speech,
urging upon the Association the necessity OF
cudowiog fund for the relief Of aged and 10.
firm ministers aud their families.
a collection vas then taken amounting 10
5000.
The Association then adj 5uvuel with prayer
by Rev. Lewis LoTellcD.