Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-15
PARKERSBURG BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION.
Meeting i'm the Long Reach
Church.
Correspondence of the Register. 1000
SIsrERsvILLE, August Is, 1879.

Cnufcn.
Correspondence OF the Register.
SIsrERsvILLE, August Is, 1879.
The Parkersburg Baptist Association
convened at the Long Reach Baptist
church at Sistersville, Tyler county,
". Va, at 10 O'Clock, and were called
to order by Rev. B. NJ. Slant, the
Moderator, who, after singing by the
association, read the Sth chapter oil "a
Corinthians. Prayer by w. +. Powell.
The letters of the churches composing
the association were then presented and
read by the clerk, w. T. Atkinson,
assisted by f. ID. JOhnsan. 90
The association is composed oil ~
churches and 2S are represented by ID
delegates present. The % churches
represented report $50 baptisms during
the wear and atotal membership OF 8, los.
On motion of Rev. l.. f. Peters, the
Association proceeded to permanently
organize. l.. b. Moore and W. f.
Powell, were appointed tellers, who re
ported that ID. ID. Johnson was elected
Moderator, and being invited by the re-
firing Moderator he at once assumed
the duties OF the chair.
Burning Springs Church having re-
quested letter OF dismissal, the request
was referred to Especial committee com
posed of Daniel ID. Johnson, l.. b.
Moore and B. NJ. Stout.
The letters of Slate Greek and Newark,
newly constituted churches, asking adj
mission into this Association, were re-
ferred to a special committee, composed
of d. Il. C.. Farrow, j. W. Carter and
w. +. Powell.
ON motion of Rev. J. W. Carter, the
following committees were appointed:
On Order OF Business-Rev. ). w.
Carter, Brothers A. Bare and Z. G..
Hall.
On Next Anniversary. Cochran, j.
Wooher and l.. f. Peters.
On motion, the pastor and deacons OF
Long Reach Church were appointed Il
Committee on Religious Exercises.
The Moderator having announced
that the brother who was appointed to
preach the annual sermon was not pres
emit Bro. Powell moved that the mission
sermon be substituted for the annual
sermon, and that the same be preached
this evening, which motion was agreed
to.
Recess until . o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association met at > A.. NJ, and
after two selections from welcome
Tidings" were sung, Rev. Il. Cade led in
prayer.
On motion, visiting brethren We're in
vited to seats in the Association, where
upon the following reported themselves
as representing the following:
Rev. f.. j. Willis-Union Association
and Broaddus Female College.
f.. F. Clancy-Wheeling Association
and American Home Mission Society.
/. w. Holden-COrresponding Secre-
tary General Association OF West Nlr-
Rev. b. Cade-Lay's Valley Associa-
ton and Shelton College.
A. l.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AssOcla-
ton and West Virginia University,
J,Y. Burwell-Wheeling Association.
T.C. Johnson-kanawha Valley AS
ISOLATION and Charleston Church.
W. f. Powell-JOUruGl a. Messenger.
l.. ID. Hall-JudsOn Association.
w. J. NewlOn-JudsOn Association.
DIT. c. Farrow-American Baptist
Publication Society.
--DOlsberry Colored Baptist
Church, Wheeling.
/. f. Pc ers-Foreign Mission Board.
W. F. AllkissOn-ReijgiOus Herald.
Geo. Dye-Marietta Association.
The committee to whom was referred
the letters OF Slate Greek and Newark
churches, submitted a report recon-
mending the reception OF the churches
named. The report was agreed TO-,
and thereupon the Moderator, Rev. j..
w. Carter in the chair, extended to the
churches named the right hand OF TEL
lowship and a cordial welcome 10 all the
privileges and responsibilities OF men,
bers of the Association.
The Committee on Next Anniversary,
submitted a report recommending that
the Association meet with the Ravens
wood Church, that l.. b Moore preach
the annual sermon, b. NJ. Stout, alter
nate. and that Rev. J. W. Carter preach
the missionary sermon.
Rev. Woofter moved to amend by
striking out "RavenswOOd' and insert
ing Bethel"
The amendment was agreed to, and
the report as amended was adopted.
The report Of the standing Committee
on Education was presented by Rev. r.
Powell.
The subject OF female education was
very earnestly presented by Rev. +. j.
Willis. President of the Broaddus Fee
male College at Clarksburg. That insti-
tuition is doing a noble work, and de-
serves the patronage OF West Virgin
ians.
Rev. B. Cade made a telling speech in
behalf of the Shelton College. lie said
that that College was now passing
through a crisis, and unless the
brethren would rally to its sup
port it would be entirely lost.
lie spoke of the effort TO afford
the means of education within
this State and appealed to West Nir-
cinians. not TO abandon their own instl-
tutions of learning and send their sons
ont of the State to be educated, but to
build M our own institutions and fur
nish our Young men the means OF OBJ
tanning a liberal education within our
own borders. Brethren Peters, Dan II.
johnson, Pannell, Carter, Farrow and
T. C. Johnson all made earnest speeches
in behalf OF liberal education and our
own institution, and six hundred dollars
was pledged toward liquidating the debt
against Shelton College. The report was
adopted, and the association took re-
cess until 80 p. NJ, when the mission
airy sermon was preached by Rev. l.. +.
Peters.