Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-08-26


xr. ,Zittle--w thing Il Is to be Q
,,,nty seat and the county seat Of such a
sospty ss Je ferson with its magnifcenr
somain of land, scenery, etc. Here we
ora located RICH. in the fork of two prom
;,snt railroads, the Valley Branch and
shenandoah Valley. The former line OF
,rayel through the heart Of one of the
richest scopes Of country and the other
connecting link between North and South
tending from New York to New Or.
leans. Why should not Charlestown be
h;g center, a lively mart, town having
slways brisk trade and travel9 To this
Ssnonent sayeth Lot. For the past week
we have certainly had boom. Think of
Il MIR. little! not only has the Court Of
Appeals been in full blast but we have
had the de jure government of West Vir-
ginia in our midst in the persons Of her
official heads. Gov. Jackson, Col. Watts,
Attorney General. Stalnaker, Secretary
of State, O'Brien, Treasurer, Hogeman,
Counsellor, composing the Board OF Pup.
lie Works TO assess railroad property; all
of these celebrities dropped suddenly
among us and quartered at the Carter
House. No wonder Col. Dorsey, mine
host, handled the baton vigorously anu
moved about with unusual qulckness;
and then the Democratic Executive COM
mittee Of Jefferson county put In us az
oearance. and the Keyser Convention,
Hope and Lucas formed the topics o. en-
cited discussion, and the school masters
and school marms were abroad in full
feather for one day, Wednesday. SO you
see we have had the judicial, the execu-
tive, the pedsgOgic and thepolitieal work
ing with us, all in one week. But over
shadowing all was the avalanche OF Bap-
fists among US, attending the Potomac
Association Of the Baptist church. The
counties of Loudoun, Fauqnier, Prince
William, Clarke, Jefferson, Warren, Berk-
lev sent tteir ministers and delegates,
visitors and friends, and vast was the
Gathering at this their annual meeting.
For three days Charlestown has hardly
ever had such rolling of carriages and
coming and going of people; the whole
centering at the Baptist church. 1t has
been a big time in the fullest sense, but
exigencies of the occasion have been fully
met, the multitude was fed, and the good
people of Charlestown were equal to the
emergency, the Association by its resolu-
lions and speeches attesting the magniti-
cent hospitality of its citizens and the
neighborhood around. The Association
organized on Wednesday at 10 O'Clock Il.
m, Rev. Mr.. LAKE of Loudoun was chosen
Moderator, Rev. Mr.. Weir of Fauquier and
Mccormick, clerks, and Mr.. ACAms Treas
urer Rev. Mr.. Dunnaway Of Loud0un
preached the Introductory sermon. Dis
tnguished ministers from abroad were
present and contributed to the interest OF
the meeting by sermons and speeches.
Drs. Cuthbert and Huntingdon OF Wash
ington city, Dickinson of Richmond,
Parmlee of New Jersey, Kerfoot and
Wharton of Baltimore, Jones of'Virginia,
gave their presence and aid. The religi-
Gus element of the body was feryent, the
discussions intelligent and able, the spirit
catholic and loving, and the meeting was
pronounced to be among the most pleas
ant ever held. The most important action
taken was the setting off the churches
according to their petition) OF the cOun-
ties Of Jefferson, Berkeley, Clarke, War
rem, Frederick, Shenandoah, Page, into a
separate and distinct Association to be or
ganized as such at some future called
meeting of the petitioners. The remarks
Of Rev. Mr.. Shepherd and others in re-
gard to the severance, and the old and new
bodies were very interesting and etec-
tive. The crowds in attendance were ex-
cessive, but somewhat relieved by :he
courtesy of the Pres byterians offering
their church which was occupied cay and
night for preaching. Never will | forget
the closing scene. As the last hymn was
being sung the ministers and laymen
moved among each other shaking hands
it was touching indeed and many eyes
were suffused with tears. As | write this
on Saturday, the vast concourse has come
and gone, our town has assumed its
wonted quiet, the AssC citation OF 1882 ut
CharlestOwn is thing of the past, but its
work and effects too remain and l can but
hope for good-so mote it be. Long
Branch church, LoudOun county, Va, is
the place selected for the next meeting of
the Potomac Association.
In my letter of last week you put PUSH
for WHICH, quite mistake. In the second
paragraph-the Judges of push-it should
have been wHIcH-and Yet they may be
sale to be pushing in The way OF work
they are workers, not only in the day but
VI night even TO the midhour.
Yours as ever, TIMOTHY.
Charlestown, Aug. 10Th, 1882.