Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-10-24
Old School Baptist
.....ASSOCiatiOn
The 114th Annual Session Met
Here This Week.

The Salisbury District Old School
Baptist Association was organized in
1882. and the one hundred and four
teenth meeting of the same CONVENED
in the Old School Baptist Meeting
House in this town on Wednesday d
this week, and held three Interesting
sessions daily for three days-Wednes
day. Thursday and Friday 1t wa,
the third meeting ever held in Snow
Hill aud as heretofore was attended
by large number Of friends from this
and adjoining counties, in addition Ia
the members of the church here and
elsewhere in the District. which in
cludes eleven churches and three hun.
bred and twenty mem hers.
Among the preachers present wer,
Elders VIM. l.. Beebe, of New York
Silas II Durand, OF Pennsylvania
William Grafton. ot Hartford county.
Md f. Riitenhouse Of Delaware
+. A. Chick. of New Jersey A. b
Francis and I. NJ. Poulson, 81 Virgin
in To enumeralc the friends and
members of the other churches in aud
out Of the district who were present
would be an endles job, suffice il to say
therefore, that every church in the
bounds of the Association District wa.
well represented.
The lliih session was called to order
and Elder I. NJ. Poulson was made
Moderator and John II. Truitt, clerk
of the session. The minutes of the
proceeding meeting were read and ap
proved. In the forenoon Of Wednes.
day, Elder Rittenhouse preached a
short but good sermon after which the
noon recess was taken aud all present
enioyed Il healthiul dinner ut the
ll6-ioot.long table which was spread
with white linens aud loaded with the
best Of all eatibles that Worcester
markets afford. In the afternoon
Elder f. A. Chick preached one ot
his able sermons and made the entire
congregation feel happy that they were
there, and proud Of the faith that va.
in them. The night session was no
less interesting and enjoyable than the
two preceding ones of the day. and
Elder Durand received the congratu
lations Of his audience for the word,
he preached. which strengthened hi,
hearers
Thursdays sessions were enjoyed by
larger audiences than were those the
day before, aud the sermons of Elder,
Beebe and Grafton IN the forenoon
Elder Durand in the afternoon and
Elder Chick at night met the APP
prevail oi everyone who heard them
Before the night session the visiting
membership of the Association wa.
entertained at the home of Mrs Mary
j, Purnell for tea where a general
love-feast was enjoyed.
Fridays sess ions which are still il
progress, but with which the | / ltl
Annual Association will close, are ais,
largely attended. although few who
live Il long distance from here have
returned home Owing To the fact o
our going 10 press Friday il was IN
possible to get the names Of all the
preachers who made Yesterdays se''
sions SO interesting, but We do know
that after the $50 who were present
had finished eating there was enough
lett on the long table To feed rs many
more.
Snow Hill is glad To have had tn,
Association meet here and. on III,
part OF our people, We extend cor
dial inv tation for another meeting
whenever possible, for we believe NJ
community can have the presence .
such, and 50 many Christian people a,
the Baptist Associations always bring
together. without receiving an inspir
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