West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-11
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
WEST VIRGINIA BAPTIST
GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
Grafton, November 4-S, 1885.
Some Notes and Notions, Noted dur
ing the -Four Days Sessions.


eral Association, met in the Grafton
Baptist Church, last Wednesday,
and was most cordially welcomed to
this hospitable railroad city, by
the Pastor, Rev. f. P. Robertson.
Prof. D. B. Purinton of West Vir-
GINA University was reelected
President of the body and Rev. l..
E. Peters, Secretary, after which
the Association proceeded at once
with the appointment of commit
tees and it's regular business.
In the evening the annual SER
mon, an able discourse, was preach
ed by Rev. P. H. Murray.
The sessions day and evening,
throughout Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, were more than usually
interesting and profitable to all
who attended. The discussions on
the various subjects Of Home, For
eign and State Missions, on Educa-
ton, Publication and Sunday
School interests and other denoml-
national enterprises, were all char
acterized with more than wonted
earnestness and ability, drawing a
large local attendance, so that the
house was filled at nearly every
session, and packed to overflow ev-
cry evening.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Among the distinguished visit
ors from other States were, DR., 0.
C. Pope of New York, representing
the Church Edifce Department of
the Home Mission Society, DR.. A.
E. Dickinson of Richmond, Va.
representing the Religious Herald
and the Southern Baptist Conven-
tion, Dr. A. Owen, President of
Dennison University, Ohio, and
Rev. G. H. Rhoads, S. S. Missionary
of Ohio.
Among the many others present,
representing the various interests
and benevolent enterprises named.
we're, Rev. T. Allen, Dayton, Ohio,
of the Missionary Union, Rev. W.
E Powell, Home Missions and Jour-
mol and Messenger, D. T, G. Farrow,
American Baptist Publication So
ciety, Rev. l.. W. Holden, State
Missions, Profa. D. B. Purinton and
P. B. Reynolds, of the State Uni
versity, Prof. F. S. Lyon, Broaddus
Female College, and we may add,
the FREEMAN note-taker was there
and there -abouts, looking after the
interests of the cause of Temper
ance and Prohibition, as well as he
might be able, and not refusing a
new subscriber that might come IN
his way.
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY.
Thursday was Sunday School
day and was taken up largely with
S. s. institute work, in which there
were Interesting and able papers
and discussions, Among these was
an excellent paper, presenting the
plans and purposes OF the State
Sunday School Convention, by Mr..
Frank Woods, of Grafton, member
M. E. Church. At the request of Mr.,
Woods, who is in feeble health, this
paper was read by Prof. A. l.. Pur-
lnton.
An interesting feature of this
work, was the passing Of series of
practical questions among the dele
gates for written answers. These
written questions and answers We're
read out by the conductor of the
exercise, MIR. Dave D, Johnson, and
showed q wide range Of opinions
On the the points raised.
Prof. D. B. Purinton, Rev. J. W,
Garter in the chair, delivered an
able address, on the Sunday School
as means OF promoting Bible
knowledge.
SCATTERING NOTES.
DR.. O. G. Pope of New York, made
several eloquent speeches during
the sessions, and was heard with
manifest pleasure. He made an
earnest plea for the $500 housele8s
churches in the land, and in a few
minutes effort raised S1O5 in sub
scriptions to help build a church
for the Seminole Baptists in the In
dian Territory.