West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-08-19
Parkersburg Baptist Association.
Funeral of One OF the Fathers.
Temperance Report.

Last Wednesday and Thursday
the Parkersburg Baptist Associa-
ton was in session with the old
Mt. Zion Church, in the rich and
hospitable Page settlement, on the
Elizabeth pike. 1t was only an
hour and half's enjoyment for
ten of US in Logan's band wagon,
between Parkersburg and Mt. III
on.
The attendance was unusually
large, and the commissary unusu-
ally lavish and generously spread,
For the showery weather, the grove
was too far from the Church, and
the Association got pretty we'll
"doused" when the rains drove it
from the one to the other.
The sessions were opened with
prayer by the venerable Father
Rev. Enoch Rector, now over four
score, and doubtless the oldest min
lister in the Association. His
clear, strong voice in prayer, was
indeed a most familiar sound in
the ears OF many of the older mem
bers, with whom he had prayed a
half century ago.
The various benevolences and
enterprises were represented by
the several Secretaries and Agents,
and measures fully discussed by
the delegates. The subject of
education was discussed by Revs.
Shot and Holden, and Prof A. l..
Purinton, the latter making a sue
cessful plea for West Virginia
ministerial students now at Roch-
ester, N. Y, and received pied ges
amounting to nearly $500.
Judge Okey Johnson presented
the report on obituaries, and spoke
most feelingly of the Christian life
and virtues of Mrs. Jones and Mrs
Gale, recently deceased, and of the
pioneer, Deacon Lewis Page, whose
funeral the Association had just
attended. (See notice elsewhere. J
The attendance from Parkers.
burg, Lauckport and Bethel was
surprisingly large, the long stretch
es of buggies, carriages and wag.
ons, reminding old soldier boys of
army trains. Over forty were
f present from the Bethel neighbor-
hood.
But we can't particularize further
The meetings were pleasant and
profitable, albeit, there seemed to
be an unusual dearth of preachers
but this lack was happily supplied
by the immense audience of ear
nest, attentive women.
But we must talk Temperance
just little bit.
TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING.
By arrangement Of the Commit
tee on Order of Busin ess, the
Wednesday evening session was
given up to general Temperance
Mass Meeting, presided over by
Rev. w. E. Powell of the Journal
and Messenger, who opened the war
with a speech for Prohibition
straight and keen, pointed and Wig
OrouS.
Rev. G.. M. Shott, of Wheeling,
followed in half hour speech full
of red hot Prohibition shot; and
anybody that's ever been in the
way of Prohibition hot shot, shot
by Bro. Shot, we are sure
have not forgot what hot shot, shot
by Bro.Shott, means.
This fearless preacher, who in a
Wheeling sermon denounced the
SALOON, BRoTHEL AND GAMBLING
DEN, as "vile triplets of one &C.
cursed BIRTH" never hesitates to
call spade spade wherever he
finds it.
The last speakar was Professor
A. L. Purlnton, and when we cay
this, our readers will all agree, that
it was bad night for saloon keep
ers,if any were present. But thanks
to the intelligence, morality and
good sense of the people of that
country, the saloon keeper don't ex-
list in those parts. %
The Professor paid his best Eng
lish compliments to both the drink
er and seller, and moved the audi