Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-13
THE POTOMAC BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

Correspondence OF the Alexandra GAZETTE
The 31st annual session OF the Potomac
Baptist Association met with the North
Fork Baptist Church iu Lou doun county on
Wednesday morning at II O'Clock.
After the enrolment of delegates the AS
ISOLATION elected J. B. Lake, d. d., mode
ralor, Rev. f. II. James secretary, Rev. c.
w. Brooks assistant clerk, and w. Il.
Adams treasurer. Tho pastor of the church,
Rev. S. Nj. Athey, in short address warm.
Nv welcomed the Association to the hearts
and homes Of the people in the community.
The moderator called upon the Alexandria
pastor to respond to the address ofwelcome.
The Introductory sermon was preached by
Rev. r. r. Boston, of Warrenton. The
preacher selected his text from Philippians
l,12. 1t was an admirable sermon and
ELECTED praise from every tongue. After re-
cess the report on ministerial relief fund
was read by Mr.. Neal Shawn and discussed
by Mr.. J. Ii. Starke, of Richmond, and
Hon. John E. Massey. Some Of the pastors
who have passed tho dead line of fifty years
are much Interested in this s"bject. Sup
port in helpless old age is Christian pro.
vision.
The report on the Sunday School and
and discussed by Rev G. f. Trutt, Mr.. f. f
Mason and Prof. Winston, Of Richmond
College. Rev. A. Il. Hall preached TO tho
OVERLOOKING congregation in The Old School
Baptst Church, few hundred yards from
the building in which the association holds
its meeting.
Tho committee on hospitality were untlr.
ing in their efforts TO provide homes for the
delegates aud visitors. The hospitality was
unbounded. The trouble was to know how
to satisfy the applicants for company:
| saw several of the members OF tho late
democratic nominating convention present,
but of course they were too pious to talk
politics. Several of the delegates to the as
sociation were entertained by Mr.. w. e.
Garrett in Leesburg on Tuesday evening,
among whom was Hon. G. f. Nicol. Capt.
]. w. Foster called andspent an hour or two
with US. Next morning he kindly offered
| to take any one of Mr.. CARROTS guests to
the Association. 1t was proposedi that Mr..
Nico should go with bin, but your CORES
| pondent suggested q change. MIR. Nicol is
managing the forces of Mr.. Meredith. We
sent Lee delegate with him. Captain Eos
ter enjoyed the day. Lee, Meredith and
Hume had not arrived when this report
closed.
The superintendent of the w. 0. & w.
r. R.-Mr. Bell-kindly granted the dele
gates and visitors reduced rates on his road
during the meeting of the Association, and
many persons along the line of the road.
and from Alexandria, availed themselves of
the courtesy. This road, under its present
management, affords pleasant and rapid
Transportation to and from one Of the most
charming sections of Virginia. Great praise
and large patronage is due any enterprise
that opens up such country, and affords
such facilities as the w. o. & w. f. r. offers
the public.
SECOND DAY.
We have seldom seen larger concourse
Of people at any association than the multi
tude that gathered at Great Fork Baptist
church on the second day Of the meeting of
the Potomac Association. The churches
were full to overlooking, ard the spacious
green lawns were crowded. But the order
was excellent.
The first report discussed WAS Foreign
Missions. Revs. G.. F. Truitt, ]. B. Lake,
d. D., o. +. Hippo and Professor Winston,
participated in the discussion. The morn
ing hour was given to this report and ed
vocational interests. The order for twelve
o'clock was q SCI mon by Rev. John f. Mas
sey. The Association took Il recess TO listen
to tho old man eloquent. When your COR
respondent left, Rev. MIR. Massey was
preaching from the moderator's platform in
| the regular Baptist church, and Rev. Geo.
w. Quick was occupying the pulpit i'll the
| Old School church The first Baplst church
| in your city was represented by deacons
Jonas Fisher, Jas. W. Nails. Willard Hob
son, Thos. A. Broadus, Geo. Pickett and The
pastor. Rev Mr.. Flippo, in closing his re-
marks on Foreign Missions, took occasion
to say good bye to The brethren of the Poto'
mac Association. The church III Roanoke
city, of which he is pastor elect, is identified
with the Valley Association. VISITOR.