Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-09
THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
SATURDAYS Exercises OF the General AS
sembIy at Grafton.
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SDecscl 10 the Register.
GRAFTON, W. Va. November Sine
BAPTIST General Association met Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock. After devotional
exercises. conducted by Rev. I. c. John
son the Association proceeded to business.
The Education Board submitted Its re-
mort and after being discussed BY Prot a
&. Puripgtou, Rev. P. q. Murray, Dr'
Dickinson, Prof Lyon, DR.. Pope and 9TH
ers, it was adopted.
Mr.. D. D. Johnson refusing TO seceP'
the clerkship of the Association, Kew l.. L.
Peters was elected permanent Secretary.
The body then adjourned until p N
Afternoon session-After devotional ex'
ercises the Association appointed Revs
F P. Robertson and 81 ]. Chandler fra
ternal delegates to the General Association
of Virginia, which meets at Richmond Oh
the lOth of this month. 4,
The Report on Education was read aud
accepted, with instructions to publish.
The Report on Home Missions was dis
cussed by Revs, Powell, Pope and Walker
and adopted.
Rev. b. COfer read the report
on obituaries, which after sfectionate re-
marks by several, was adopted, . . rt-.
The body then adjourned until Z p. m''
at which time there will be Temperance
mass meeting.
The Association met promptly at Z
o o'clock in temperance mass meeting. AT
Ter singing What Shall the Harvest Be,
a PRAYER was offered by Rev. Mr.. Prickeit,
of The NJ. E. Church. The choir then sang
with good effect Yield Not TO Tempta
ton" after which the following resolutions
were offered;
Resolved, That as an Association repre-
sen,ing the interests OF the Baptist denom'
ination of this State, we place ourselves
suuarely against the whisky traffic.
Resolved, That the Bsptists of West
Virginia do most earnestly snd respect
fully petition the next Legislature to sub.
NIT to vote OF the people the prepared
ameudmen, to the Constitution prohibiting
the manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating
liquors as q beverage within the limits OF
this State.
Resolved, Especially, that we declare
we will vote for no candidate for the next
Legislature who will not pledge himself to
vote for the submission Of said prepared
amendment to q vote Of the people.
The President then said: We now pro-
pose TO pay our respects to the liquor
traffic" and Rev. DR.. Carter was intro
duced and made q most interesting, in
structiye and amusing address. The
agencies to effect remedy was discussed
By Rev. P. B. Reynolds. In the course OF
his remarks he asserted that "the only way
TO remedy this evil is to delegsEze the
LIQUOR traffic, which requires cooperation,
and predicted the time is not far distant
when this will be accomplished We
might as we'll put broom straw In the
cataract of Niagara as to try to stop, 1t
The consistent thing for US to do is to tall
into line and fill the ballot box
with Christian ballots" Prot. Key.
nolds vas followed by Rev.
Mr.. Prickett, Prof A. i. Primtop, hr
Johnson, Rev. l.. W. Bickwell and Rev.
l.. E. Peters, who remarked that laws we're
no good unless executed, and that cannot
be accomplished until We have healthy pub.
lie sentiment, which can only be brought
about by education. The report was
adopted. A resolution Of thanks to the
Baptist Church, people Of Grafton and vs.
rioas railroads, vas unanimously carried.
After vasious snnogcements, The President,
Prot. D B. Frim on made final address
and the association closed BY singing long
meter doxology, and the large audience
vas dismissed with a short prayer by the
President.
The Association which has adiourned d
its annual session in the Baptist church In
this ci'y to day is one Of the most impor.
tant religious organizations in this State,
repre- sentipg, as it does, over 400 churches
and memb bership of more than 10000.