Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-10-05
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BEREAN VALLEY BAPTIST ASSO
OIATION.

done by the Berean Valley Baptist AS
sociatiOn at its last meeting.
The association met with the Mount
| Olivet Baptist Church, Low Moor, Va,
on Sept. 18th.
REV. sISfMs PREACHEs.
After the appointment of various
committee, by request Of Rev. ID. o.
| Hunter, Rev. A. j. Simms OF Zion
/ Baptist Church, North Garden. Abe
| marie, Co., Va preached the intro
| ductory sermon from l33rd Psalm, lst
verse, Behold how good and how
| pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to-
! gether in unity. / am unableFto de-
scribe the soul-reaching power OF the
| sermon. Many were moved to tears
tears from the depth OF the soul. The
sObbings of some indicated this.
| Several, then, both sisters and
brethren were introduced and invited
to seats Soon after this benediction
| was pronounced by our old father IN
associational works, Rev. Wiley Simp-
son, and the morning session of the
| first day passed.
/ Assembling in session, the modera-
tor, Rev. r. j. Perkins presiding, the
committee on permanent organization
reported.
/ OFFICERS ELECTED.
Several present officers declined to
accept denomination and many cleo
tions were made by acclamation.
Revs. Nc. l.. Minter and o. ID Hol-
loway served as tellers. Two OF the
old officers, namely. Revs. ID O. Dean
| and j. ID. Oliver were elected by vote.
Rev. A. ]. Simms responded to the
letter of welcome. Other committees
| were appointed. Rev Sam1 Cyrus
uttered blessing and the afternoon
session of the first day was done.
THE ANNUAL SERMON.
The most significant thing of the
| evening session was the annual sermon
by Rev. J. ID. Oliver from the subject:
| THE duties of a church to its mem
bers." His text was 2nd chapter
of E2heeians, 10Th verse Now there
| fore ye are no more strangers and for
eigners. but fellow-citizens with the
| saints, and of the household of God"
Bro. w. ii. Bailey was introduced
and made appropriate remarks con-
corning the Southern Forge" a
newspaper published at Lynchburg,
| Va.
Rev. d. G. Deans highly recommend
ed Biblical and newspaper reading as
an impetus to the advancement, ele-
vation and edihcation of the people.
At this juncture more committees were
appointed, Rev. j. d. Oliver offered
prayer and the evening session ended.
THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
Friday morning the delegation as
sembled at Q o'clock, Rev. II. w. Will
Jams, the moderator presiding. After
the usual opening service and the
adoption of the first days minutes, the
appointment of committees began
again.
You would imagine. Mr.. Editor,
that the whole work of the association
; was done through committees, but not
so, the delegates discussed the reports
{ as they came in, and when the COM
1 mittee on grievances reported, it was
l fOreseen that there would be a warm
: discussion.
The report was made Friday night
2 and tabled until Saturday morning
= Spiritual singing, scripture reading
2 and fervent prayers did not save us
I from three hours dispute when that
: report was taken from the table The
' debate was stopped only by the mod
S orator refusing TO allow longer discus
sion. Our hearts were sore over that
= report all the day. The delegates not
e all being present at the opening ses-
8 sion, church-letters were read as they
s were brought in.
l. PRAYING WITH THE oBsTREPERoUs.
Thirty minutes prayer meeting was
held for the imploring of blessings up
on Rev. O. @. Stumm, who lay sick
at his home in Staunton.
= From the 9th chapter, 2nd Kings.
- 18th, 18th and 14th verses, Rev. Wilev
Z Simpson preached a doctrinal sermon
on baptism. He named his subject
- ''The three rivers, Abana, Sharpar and
: the Jordan" and emphasized his SER
q mon by the seasonabIe quotation. 600
4 Wa oh nd ho al y ,
, in obedience to the prophets saving
y Rev. Simpson is noted for the expires.
II sions, "God said it," ''God saws it ,
y "Win you obey God, or man?'
g At the expiration of two days the
L delegates began to ask leave of ab.
% sence. Some left without asking
~ ~ When the committee on Education re-
u ported, Miss Mildred Perkins of Cliff
y ton Forge, Va, read a splendid poen
a entitled, Past and Present."
~ Having consumed much of the SAT-
~ urday morning session in almost
Wrangling over the report on grieyan
ces, we had to rush other reports with
out much discussion in order to oe
S. through with our business.
70 Most OF the time of the Afternoon
at session was taken to preach the funer
lg al OF one of the members of the cburcl
r IN which the convention met.
ar THE CLOSING ADDRESS.
re Rev. S. F. Chapman was present q
n the evening session, and BY request q
no the moderator, addressed the associa
I'd tion. Nearly the whole of Saturda d
OF was employed in hearing, discussin
to and adopting reports.
Us 1t would take too much time an
he space to include these reports in tbi
is writing, but we hope you will obtain
tn copy Of our minutes, when publisbe
is and read what we really did do.
And now, we have said enough If
useless to say more.
We have written in part. "The bs
De- has not been told" We spent Snnd :
lty at Low Moor in singing, scripture res
ely ing, praying and preaching. w
lk- strove to be in the spirit on that dav
ng Sunday night we adjourned to me,
nd with Zion Baptist ChHrch. North Co
en- den, Albemarle, Co, Va, on Thursd,
rs before the second Sabbath in Sem,
Ike ter, 1895. f'0'
ON REV. H. W. WILLIAMS. Moderate
~ d. @. DEANS, Vice
FL w. G. WATSON, Secretar