Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-01
THE BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION
A Host of Delegates in
Attendance.
The Churches of Pocahontas.
Bramwell, Blueield and
Clear Fork Admitted
in the Association.
In the Association.


yesterday morning at IL O'clock, and
engaged in devotional exercises for
hall an hour. Tue body was organ.
lied by electiug Rev. w. N.
Buckets, moderator, aud Rev. Mr..
Rasnick, clerk. Letters were read
from churches and delegates en-
rolled. Rev. Mr. Wayts, the pas
tor delivered an address of welcome
which was responded to by Rev. Mr..
Pernell, of Lebanon. Four new
churches applied for admission and
were received. The churches were
Bramwell, Pocahontas, Bluefeld and
Clear Fork. Their letters were read
and delegates welcomed by the mod
orator.
The following visiting brethren
were recognized, Profs. Chas. l..
Cock and nj. f. Cock, of Hollins In.
stitute, Rev. III. A. Bagby and WIN.
Ellyson, Corresponding Secretary of
the State Mission Board. Richmond,
Rev. MIR. Martin, Salem, Rev. G.
j. Thompson, of Ly nchburg and
Rev. Q. L. Taylor, Glade. The in.
troductory sermon was preached by
Rev. MIR. Pernell, of Lebanon, at 3
p. m. Prof. Chas. l.. Cock, of Hol.
lins and Rev. Mr.. Martin, of Lynch
burg, made interesting addresses OIL
the Orphanage work.
The session of the association last
night was largely attended. The
subject of state missions was discuss
ed. MIR. VIM. Ellyscn, of Richmond,
the corresponding secretary of the
State Mission Board of the General
Association, made the principal ad-
dress on the report, which was re ad
by Rev. Mr.. Pernell.
Prof. Chas. L.. Cock, Judge David
E. Johnson, and Rev. Mr.. Terry
made interesting addresses also. The
facts were brought out, thai the
Baptists have 94S churches in the
State, three fourths of which were
established through this board.
There are in these churches, a mem
bership of nearly 100000, not includ
ing the colored churches.
THIS morning the Sunday School
and Bible work of the State will be
discussed.
And the Foreign Mission work
will be the subject of tonights con
sideration. Rev. @. j. Thompson.
of Lynchburg, preached this morn
ing at IL o'block. The association
will adjourn tomorrow afternoon.
This session of the association
has been the largest in it's history.
There was very large attendance
of delegates, aud the visitors from
different sections of the State were
numerous and numbered among
them some of the leading men of the
denomination.
THE LADIES MEETING.
The Woman's Baptist Missionary
Society of the New Lebanon Associ-
alton held an interesting session on
last Thursday, in the Presbyterian
church. The meeting was in charge
of Mrs. W. n. Surface, Vice-Presi-
dent OF the Central Committee of
Virginia for this association, and
Mrs. w. L. Wayts.
An interesting feature of the meet
ing was the presence Of Miss Daisy
Hutson, of Richmond, who is State
President OF the ! 80. Miss
Hutson is young iady of great
ability as AN organize aud through
her work great imprla' has been
given to tic societies of the State
An interesting program was rem
dered at Thursdays meeting. Mrs.
W. l.. Wayts delived the address oi
welcome, which was gem of literary
excellence and was highly spoken Of
by those who heard it.
Miss PernelI, of Lebanon, re-
sponded to the address of welcome
in a few well chosen words.
Miss Inez Quisenbury, of Poca-
hontas, made an interesting talk or
the "Heathern Women o; America,
aud Miss Ball liller read paper on
The frontier Box-How 10 Make
it Up aud Send it."
Miss Pernell, of Lebanon, ano