South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-09-18
Communication.

KirBY. ". Va, Sept e-On
Tuesday Sept. let we left our home
on Lost River to attend the Baptist
Association at Mechsnicsburg. We
reached Romney a. the sun in his
glory was acttiug in the western
horizon and called on and we're We.
ry coT fortably cared for that night
by that genial iellowtownsman, Mr..
John Harrison, a friend of ours ia
by.gcne days. The next morning
we set out to reach our destination
which We did just IN time for the be-
ginning of the 4 ssociation. 1t be.
gan with devotional services, con.
Quoted by b. q. Carpen 'er former.
ly OF Romney, now Of Hardy Co. &,
he being candidate and cen tiate
for the ministry After which the
meeting was called to order by the
moderator Rev. b. r. Byrd. Hav-
ing transacted portion of the bu.
einess for that day, Rev. w. f.
lowell of ParkersOurg preached the
annual Introductory sermon from
the text "But We preach Christ
crucified' LIST Cor. l ch. 23d v. !
1t was well delivered and we'll re.
ceived. There were five ministers
Of the Eastern Association. (ours)
and four from the Shenandoah AS
sociatiOn IN attendance, making
nine in all. On the afternoon of
the first day september 3 we had
reports and speeches on mission AL Z
temperance work. Rev. Hundley
OF the Virginia Association made a
strons speech on Foreign mission
work. Rev. i f. Pete re- on State
missions and Rev. Powell on Home
missions. Revs. Peters. Robe,tso
and Dorset spoke on Temperance
giving good sound reasons Why
The saloon MET co. OF course
their reports and speeches were re.
ceived and adopted by the christian
portion of the audience, bat were
not acce pied by some OF those be.
ing non christians who stand and tit
in their own light by favoring aud
upholding the selling and making
OF ardent spirita. May God speed
the time when they with us
will see the great evil OF the liquor
traffic aud that we hs a people may
rise to oppose the giant monster who
is daily leading some Of the fathers,
the cons. the husbands and the
youths of our land into ruin, an
we fear in great many cases into
2erdltion-into the place prepared
for the devil and his angela On
the night Of the Cd Rev. Uundley
preached an able sermon full of in.
terest and feeling from a text IN
the Psalms-'and We shall be salts.
fed On Thursday morning the
meeting OF ened again with devo-
tional exercises, conducted by Rev.
Byrd. Then having their business
to fhish the meeting was called to
order. Getting through with the
business sermon was called for
from Rev. Robertson, Of Maritime
burg, who held the audience "a it
we're spell. bound for the space of
twenty mlnutce. So interesting
and affecting was his discourse that
1t was the universal verdict, shat
'he quit too soon.' The business
OF the Association was then declar-
ed flushed and Rows Powell, Pc
ters, Farrow and the visiting minis
tiers Hundley, Robertson and Dor.
eett took their departure for Rom
ney to leave on the 2 o'clock train,
leaving Rev. Bird Of Grant Co. 10
preach in the afternoon.
Fro. Byrd also preached an able
and interesting sermon from the
text, BE ye also ready, for 10 such
an hour as We think not the son of
man cometh.'
Thus closed the fourth annual
meeting of our young Association.
They sang in conclusion God be
with you till We meet again. which
we hope to do next year about this
time at the North Mill Creek Bap.
ti,t Church in Grant county.
We want to say that this was
one Of the best meetings we ever
attended, and the only thing which
marred the pleasure, was the re.
ceipt Of q telegram for Bro. s A
Mason our Secretary from GRAM
county, announcing the death oil
his baby. This took place in tie
forenoon Of tie second day and wa
quite q shock to Bro. VI. as we'll a.
to the whole audience. lie wa
excused with the mpathy Of b.
brethren and friends.
Fro. Umstot the pastor of th'
church, and the members aut
friends, dill all they could to max,
the ministers, delegates and strAn
gers welcl me by entertaining then
on tho ground and at their homes
Indeed we felt as il the mighty in
tluence Of the meeting could bC
considered a foretaste Of Heaven
where sometime I'VE know no