West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-11

have been added to the Baptist
Church at Staunton by a recent re-
vival of religion.
Pleasant Valley.-Rev. c. T. w.
Davis, recently entered upon the
pastors work here. Some weeks
ago, he baptized II converts, and
four others lately.
Rriscoe.-Rev. P. A. Woods. Pas
tor, baptized 5 here last Sunday.
The day was beautiful and the con-
gregation unusually large. Rev.
w. E. Powell, of Petersburg,
preached, morning and Afternoon,
and received a good contribution to
Missions.
The Parsonage Committee for
Freemansburg Circuit, NJ. E.
Church, have succeeded at last in
purchasing a parsonage house and
lot OF eight acres of land for $3.50. 1t
is splendid situation and will add
greatly to the circuit in the future.
-OBsERvER in Clorksburg Telegram
From the Nurchman: "Religion
is often regarded as sweet and
lovely thing. Yet sweetness with
out strength is far removed from
Christ and Christ's true disciples. !"
From United Presbyterian: .'The
severest word may sometimes be the
kindest. When the Saviour spoke
so sternly as he sometimes did, he
was not wanting in kindness he
was osly proving his love by his
fidelity
From Central Christian Aduocate !,
CDR. Storrs offers this sterling advice
which architects and church build
ing committees ought to take into
consideration. He says: You
may ornament structure, if you
| please but do not construct an Or
nament.'
From Nashville Christian Advo-
cate: at is not bigotry to use your
own Church literature in your
Sunday-school. But it is folly to
turn over the instruction of our
children to unknown and irrespon-
sible purveyors of diluted religious
instruction"
| From Richmond Christian Aduo-
cate owe are ready to second any
well conceived plan for the removal
of the great cause of whisky selling
in our land. At the same time we
believe sound evangelical revival
of religion would result in as great
good in this direction as any move
ment that can be had.n
From Examiner and Chronicle, Dap
fist } "All the branches of Method
ism, not to be outdone by the Pres
byterians, are to hold a grand Con
gress' in London next September.
The chief Methodist branch in this
country proposes to leave every ap-
pointed representative to pay bis
own expenses, and that is sensible"
Advocate.
The Nashville Christian Aduocate
says: "Our beloved brother of the
Wesleyan Aduocate, DR.: Haygood,
was assaulted by robbers as he en-
tered the Pullman sleeping car at
Washington, on his return from
New York. They somehow knew
he had $4,000 with him in Govm't
bonds. A Methodist preacher with
that sum about him was an inno-
walton, and they were disposed to
put stop to it. We congratulate
the Doctor and Wesleyan Female
College on the result of the adven-
ture"
From London Methodist. "a new
argument in favor of abstaining
from drink was used by a parish
priest in Ireland the other day. He
addressed his flock thus: What is
it, me bhoys, that degrades we to
the level of the beasts of the field ?
Oh tell We it's dhrink What is it
that deproives ye of yer nerve?
The drink. What is it that makes
we shoot at yer landlord, and mass
him.? It's the drink !"
A minister overlook Quaker
lady, and politely assisted her in
opening gate. AS she was COM
parative stranger in town, he said,