Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-15
SISIERSVILLE NEWS.
Local and Social Happenings Of the
HuStling Town
Down the River - Personal and
Other Interesting Items Pertain
ing to the Oil Metropolis Of West
Virginia.
Special to the Register.


Special to the Register.
Sistersville, August 14.-The seventy
seventh annual meeting of the Parkers-
burg Association Of the Baptist church
of West Virginia convened this morning
at 1890 o'clock in the auditorium of the
new Baptist church in this city. There
are thirty-two churches in the associa-
ton and there were delegates present
from twenty-eight Of them numbering
eighty-fve. The meeting was called to
order by the moderator Rev. David ID.
Johnson. During the morning session
there was little or no business Of import
ance transacted. The annual sermon
was delivered by Rev. B. B. Smith, af-
ter which the clerk read the letters from
a majority of the churches in regardto
their standing. etc. At the conclusion
of the reading Of the letters a recess was
taken until in the afternoon.
AT the afternoon session work of a
more important nature was taken up
and the COMMITTEES made their reports.
Among other important business was
i-he selection of the moderator of the as
ISOLATION for the coming year. Rev. d.
D. Johnson was chosen. The moderator
appointed H. COfer. W. W. Jennings
and W 4. Bunch a committee TO select
place for the next meeting Of the asso-
citation.
The report of the American Baptist
Publication Society was read by Rev.
John Rudman, and on motion was
adopted as read. The report of the For
eign Missions was read by Rev. H. COfer
and after considerable discussion by the
members of the association was adopted.
Mrs. Helen Hancock, a missionary just
returned from Mandalay, Burmah, also
discussed mission work at considerable
length and in a very interesting man
ner Mrs. Hancock is a pleasant and
entertaining ta,ker, and her discussion
Of the subject was listened to with a
great deal of interest by those present.
At this juncture the moderator, Rev.
Johnson, called Rev. COfer to the chair.
and in a ringing speech denounced the
liquor traffic He did not speak Of any
particular place at which his remarks
were addressed. but the recent trouble
here made his remarks appear very sig
nifcant At the conclusion of his
speech he offered the following resolu-
ton for adoption:
Resolved, That we pledge our infu-
ence in the wark of discOuraging the
use of and vending of intoxicating
liquors. in every legitimate way, by
voice, effort. influence and vote. As
Christian citizens, men and women. we
will labor necessarily for the utter over
9 ,e - . h.
of its victims.
Resolved, That in every place the
law against this traffic ought to be re-
spected and enforced, as much so as are
other laws; that the violation of this law
is a crime and should be treated as such
and any State or community that vol
UNFAIRLY compromises with crime IS I'M
worthy to be entrusted with self gov
eminent Christian citizens should
never cease TO utter their most vicious
protests against such iniquity."
Phe resolution was thoroughly dis
cussed by quite a number and was final
ly adopted Rev. T. A. Anderson, of the
Presbyterian. and Rev A. W. Own
by. of the NJ. z. Churches, were present
and were introduced to the assemblage.
On motion the meeting adjourned until
o'clock in the evening when the Young
Peoples Union of the church held a
grand rally which was largely attended.
Is The meeting of the association will be
continued tomorrow, Thursday.
Among the prominent ministers pres
ent were Rev. D. B. Pur;ngton, L. L.
D.. president of the Dennison UNIVERSE
". of Granville, Ohio: 0. J. W Harris.
of Chicago, district secretary of the
American Baptist Publication Society:
T. G. Fields, Of E,yria. Ohio, district sec
rotary Of the American Baptist mission
AIRY Union; Rev. w. P. Walker, D. D..
Of Huntington, chaplain of the Second
Regiment, \. G. ". Va, and pastor OF
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church: Rev.
T. c. Johnson. of Charleston: Rev. R. B.
Smith. of Parkersburg. a most eminent
divine; E. z. WOOdson. financial agent
OF Brodus Institute, Clarksburg, and
! others.
Ollie Reed, a prominent young mer-
chant Of Benwood was in the city to-
day on his way to MiddlebOurne on bus,
mess. Mr.. and Mrs. z. A. Durham.
who have been sojOurning at Lake
Chautauqua for several weeks, have re-
turned home. Mart. Davis, a promi,
nent contractor OF Marietta, is in the
city this week looking after some inter-
ests in the field. w. c. Cole. presi-
dent and general manager of the Park,
ersburg Land and Loan Company, OF
Parkersburg, was in the city to-day on
/ business.
The shanty boats up along the river
shore above town have all received no.
tice to leave and they will be compelled
to 60 tomorrow. Mention was made OF
| these people some time ago and 81 the