Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-21
Accomnck maptlst AssorInlion.

The Accomack Association met last
Wednesday, August nth, with the
Reulah Church on Chincoteague Is
land. in it's eighty ninth session. Is.
7. Gunter, Jr. was elected modera
tor and J. L. King vice.moderator.
G. G.. Joynes was re elected clerk ana
Spencer F. Rogers treasurer. me
annual sermon was preached by D.
W. Reams, the alternate, in the 40
sence of Charles Clement who was
detained at home by sickness III his
family. Mr. Reams preached from
Isa: 1. 3. and presented it's teaching
in Il clear and forceful manner.
Twenty four of the twenty live
churches were represented by dele
gates and letters; one failed to send
delegates but sent mp its lettor. The
twenty five churches were all heard
from.
The churches did not report as
much gain in membership us in form
er years, but there was Il good gain
in contributions Notwithstanding the
hard times for the past year. Two
new churches were admitted-Saxes
and Reamy Memorial.
The visitors were numerous.
Among them the following may be
mentioned: Elder William Fisher,
now eighty years old, who has been
preaching sixty years, ana preached
on this Shore when there were only
five Baptist Churches on the Shore
with some four hundred members.
His son, born on the Shore, DIR. Frank
Fisher, now pastor OF the Fourth
Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth,
was also present, and was at home.
Pastor w. a. Street, now of Lancas-
ter county, who was few years ago
one of the pastors here came back TO
Accomack and seemed as happy as
Drs. Pitt, of the Religious Herald
and Speight, of the Atlanti: Baptist,
were taking in cash for their papers
DR.. Pitt said the Herald had more
than doubled it's list of subscribers
on this Shore within the past four
wears. DR.. John Pollard, of Richmond
College, was on hand to speak for the
college, as was DR.. Deans to speak
for his Windsor Academy. Elder K
b. Sanford, who was Il few years ago
pastor of Union Church, came from
Vienna, Md, where he is now pastor
to see his Accomac friends, who re-
joiced to see him.
The young and talented president
presided with ease and dignity, as
did also the vice president whenever
he was called to the chair The AS
ISOLATION transacted it's business III
two days and u half without rush or
hurry, but with promptness.
The speeches were especially good
and exceedingly short, but pointed.
A visiting minister present said the
Association was well manned, lis
preachers young and vigorous. The
missionary mass meeting on Thurs
day night, was one of the best, if not
the very best, this Association has
ever held. 1t is safe to say the speak
ers never did better, and the discus
sion, as visitor remarked, twill
compare favorably with the mission
ary discussion before the General
Association. y
The Accomac, in several respects,
is the most remarkable Association
in Virginia There are more parson-
ages than in any other Association in
the State. There are more churches
having preaching every Sunday than
in any Association, unless the Dover,
which takes in Richmond, be an ex
ception.
Unlike all other of the Associations
there is not church having preach
ing only once a month, and very few
having it only twice a month. The
pastors are all young men. The Ac-
comac G. H. pastor insists upon call
ing the Union pastor Venerable, but
that is not because of his age. These
pastors are thirteen in number,
but they are only one after all.
They are unit. One of
them said OF truth, monkey with
any one of the thirteen and you will
have every one of the thirteen on
you.n They have their conferences
like the city pastors, and in this way
keep in loving and harmonious union
the one with the other. In these re-
spects there is no other Association
like the Accomac. This speaks we'll
for her people.
The Beuah church took care of
the Association royalty. Ter pastor
has lie,lJ and soul as bis Us her
church treasurer! Everybody had a
big time, and did not care if the As
ISOLATION lasted Ii the first Of Sep
tembcr. Had il been III order the
Association would have decided to
20 back to the Island next year.
Next year the Association goes to
Zion church with q. w. Kiracofe as
preacher of the annual sermon.
DELEGATE.