Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-08-27
Accomae baptist Association.

The Accomac Baptist Association
held at Zion last week, was one OF the
best sessions in the history of thai
body. The weather was hot but the
| people came. And everybody seemed
to be glad they had come. The en-
tertainment was magnificent. If any
went away lacking along that line il
was their own fault. The Zion PEG
ple know how to do it and they sur
passed themselves this time. Many
would be glad for the association to
meet with Zion again next year.
The church letters showed net in'
crease in membership of ITO. The
total contributions for missions was
So, 3Gs. 80, o net increase over last yeai
of $25S.S5. The total contributions
! for all purposes were $40, 7305O. a net
increase over last year of S3,252 80.
Extensive improvements have been
made in the way of church houses and
parsonages. Reamy Memorial has a
nice new and commodius house OF
worship, and the Parksley saints are
still struggling on their new house OF
worship, which, when finished will
probably be the incest Baptist
church house on the Shore. The
Association gave them a collection oil
SITS, but they still need money and
if any one has any Of the glitterine
dust which is burden to him, he can
lust hand it over to Pastor Sanford
and he will lift his hat to you and put
on one of his sweetest smiles and then
put the money in his new church
house.
The discussions were very good.
The Sunday School and Bible Board
was represented by DR.. ]. NJ. Pitcher,
minus his whiskers. Not that his
whiskers represented the Board but
the fact that they were gone, kept
him all the time telling his old friends
who he was.
State Missions and the State Mis-
sion work was ably discussed by that
peer of Baptist laymen, WIN. Ellyson.
Ellyson always does well, but this
time he surpassed himself, DR.. NJ. b.
Broadus, of Bristol, Va, was also a
warm champion of this work. In a
very graphic way he showed the
great need of mission work in South
West, Va.
The Education report was spoken
to by DR.. A. E. Owen, Prof. j. D.
Hank, Prof. F. w Boatwright, Presi
dent OF Richmond College. This was
Prof Boatwright's first Witt to our
association and we hope when he left
in the clutches of chill he did not
attribute his sickness to the place.
Come again and we think and believe
you will be pleased. Drs. Owen and
Woodfin made telling speeches on the
Orphanage. 1t is gratifying that this
institution is growing upon the peo-
pile. But there is special need for
funds to enlarge its capacity. 1t is
full, while many orphans are knock
ing for admittance.
Reports on Foreign and Home Mis-
sions provoked most excellent speech
es from A. E. Owen, W. T. Hundley
and g. w. Hurt.
The Association instructed the
Executive Committee to try to secure
the services Of W. j. Sadler as col
porter.
On Friday afternoon the association
showed its love and appreciation OF
those departed heroes of the faith,
B. 7. Gunter, E. L. East and D.
Frank White, by setting apart an
hour or two for special memorial
services in honor OF their memory
Truly the Accomac Association has
sustained great loss in their death
But it was beautiful to see how their
brethren revere their memory. Spe
cial papers were read by T. S. Dumas
way, Jr., ]. w. Edmonds and Spen-
Ger Rogers. Then the meeting was
thrown open for general remarks and
it could easily have been kept up un
til sun down. 1t was affecting to see
the deep feeling of many in the
audience, especially of brethren E. B.
NAPLES and A. Gillespie. Both
wanted to say something about the
departed but their feelings overcame
them. "Shall we gather at the river
was sung and the Moderator declared
the Association adjourned to meet
with the Lower Northampton Bap
fist Church Tuesday before the third
Sunday in August, 1899. G.. w. Hurt
is to preach the sermon. And thus
ended one of the best sessions VI the
Accomac Association.
K.