Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-20
ACC0MAC BAPTISTS.
THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
Progress Of the Baptist Church on the
Eastern shore-,John =. wise's
Tribute to that Section,
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispa.ch.l


OsASCocE, Va, August Is, 1890.
The Accomac Baptist Association, COM
prising oil the churches Of that denomina-
ton on the Eastern Shore Of Virginia and
one in the town of Hampton, has just cele-
brated the centennial anniversary of its
organization. The association assembled
this year at Hollies church, near Pungo-
league, with Hon. Benjamin T. Gunter as
moderator. Rev. Henry Petty, pastor of
the Lower Northampton church. preached
the Introductory sermon. The reports
submitted show all the churches within
the bounds of the association to be in a
healthful and lourishing condition. with
total membership Of more than two thou
sand souls. All the discussions were in
terestlng and sometimes quite spirited
There were two sessions every day, one IN
the morning and one i'm the afternoon, and
large crowds attended every session.
ASSOCIATION DINNERS.
Dinner was served under the spreading
oaks around the church in the good old
fashion and with good old Virginia hospi-
tality. There Is no place where one can
get better dinner than Mt the annual
meetings Of the Accomac Association, and
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more open-hearted hospitality. This meet
inc is said 10 have been one OF the most
pleasant ever held here, though the visit
ors from abroad We're not so numerous "a
on former occasions. Among the visitors
this year were Professor Bennett Puryear.
of Richmond College: Rev. DR.. Gwln. of
Portsmouth: Rev. Frank Boston. of Mem
phis; Rev. w. r. Hundley. Of Johnston,
s. c.. Rev. George G. Bundick, of North
Carolina Professor w. p Dickinson. Of
the Albemarle Female Institute and Pro-
fessor H.. Rhodes Hundley, Of the Bates
burg Academy of North Carolina.
HISTORICAL ADDRESS.
The big day Of the association was
Thursday. when Judge Gunter delivered
an historical address. giving an exceed
ingly interesting account of the progress
of the Baptist Church on the Eastern
Shore during the last century. Every per-
son who heard Judge Gunter's able adj
dress was delighted with It. and the as
ISOLATION voted unanimously 10 have 1,500
copies of the address printed for crcula-
ton.
The next meeting Of the association will
be held IN Hampton, at which time the
Hampton Baptist church Will celebrate the
onc-hundredth anniversary OF its toun-
dation.
A GLOWING TRIBUTE.
Hon. John :. Wise. in his recent address
before the Eastern Shore Historical So
ciety Of Virginia. paid a glowing tribute to
this section and its people. Among other
things he said that the Virginia antigua
rians had paid but little attention 10 this
part of the State. Some of them appear
never 20 have heard Of this famous East
ern Shore, whose people had pr0spered for
haalfHv ~ "A floana
class of people that hardly ever die; they
live so long, so contented and happy that
thew practically dry up and blow away.
There is no place IN the world whore a
man can live and prosper upon so little
capital. With q string and a clam-shell as
a sinker he can catch enough crabs to buy
himself a fshlng-line; with his fishing
line he can soon catch enough fish % buy
himself boat. and with his boat he can
soon catch enough fish. clans. oysters, &c,
10 buy himself farm and live contented
all the rest Of his days.
THE MOST ESyIABLE MAS.
An Eastern-Shoreman owning his own
farm is. in Mr.. Wses opinion, the most
enyiable man in the world. After the meet
ing was over Mr.. Wise told a party of
friends that he intended TO return to the
Eastern Shore some of these days. buy
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tie down for good and that the first man
who mentioned politics 10 HIM he would
shoot him on the spot.
METHODIST CANp-MEETING.
The Northern Nethollsts are carrying
on a big camp-meeting at Parksley station,
some ten miles north of this place. and the
negroes have one at Savage vile, three
miles from here on the Pungoteague road.
Tbrae hundred cOlOred eXcursiOnists ar
rived here from Baltimore this morning 10
attend the Savageyille camp-meeting.
The Accomao delegates 10 the 1appa-
hammock Convention will leave OnancOck
in a sailing vessel next Wednesday after
noon.
The Cape Charles Fair Will begin next
Tuesday and continue four days.
Weather warm and sultry, and sweet
potatoes going off to market IN large guam