Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-12
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Sessions of the Body up TO this
Afternoon.

for Four Years Retires- Rev. Y. G.
Johnson OF Charleston Elected 9th
err Officers Address of Welcome and
Responses -slther Proceedings.
This body met In its 35th session
in Morgantown October II, 1899, at 2
p. m. The meeting was opened by
p B. Reynolds d. y. of Morgantown
who has been the president for four
years. lie conducted a devotional
service for 30 minutes.
Rev. ]. l.. McGutcheon pastor of
the Baptist church was then introduce
ed and made d very appropriate adj
dress Of welcome 10 his guests, Mr..
McCutcheon has had much experience
IN entertaining this body. Ia 1888
the association met in Clarksburg. at
which time he was president Of Broad
dus Classical and Scientific institute in
that city.
In 1896 IL met In Wheeling where
he was pastor and now after three
years it comes To Morgantown TO be
entertained BY him again. He ex-
pressed real pleasure in having so
good and so large thing follow him
up and that with his own people and
the hearty assistance OF many friends
he was able Go take the best care of
all who came
Rev. l.. K. Peters OF Clarksburg
was then called out and made a fitting
response TO the address OF welcome
He referred TO the meeting OF this
body in this place twenty years ago,
Of the many changes that have taken
place in that time, stage coach bad
given place to the railroad and great
changes in the place of meeting and
also in Morgantown.
Next came the election of officers of
the Association for the ensuing year
And as DR.. Reynolds who has served
the body so we'll for four years as pres
ident asked to be released from fur
ther service in this capacity, L. G.
Johnson Of Charleston was elected
PRESIDENT Dave D. Johnson Of Park
ersburg, Secretary and w. r. Atkin-
son of Parkersburg. treasurer
Three new pastors were then intro
daced. Geo. Z. Dye now pastor at
Philippi: r. S. Retain OF Parkersburg
and j. II Ryan Of Pennington. Rev.
w. l.. Ball pastor in the Valley Asso-
citation was then introduced.
Representatives of UNCONVENTIONAL
interests reported themselves as fol-
lows: w. e. Powell, ID. D.. Of Park
ersburg, Home Missions and Journal
and Messenger of Cincinnati, Ohio
Rev. l.. e. Peters, of Clarksburg
A B. p society Rev j. S. Stump,
Parkersburg, State missions, Rev. l..
w Holden, Clarksburg, Broaddus In
stitute, w. A. Nicholas Huntington
Baptist Banner, Mrs. A. j. Stone Of
Fairmont, Woman's Home mission
society, and Mrs. Jno. w. Dudley Of
Parkersburg Woman's soreign mission
AIRY society.
The evening hour was given to a
good lively song service led by the
church choir some reports Of com
mittees and the annual sermon by
Rev. j. S. Stump from John 6:47.
THURSDAY.
The association came together this
forenoon at Q O'Clock and was led in
devotional service by Rev. A. s. Kel-
ley Of Chenille. Visitors were then
called upon to report themselves and
the following responded: Prof. Swartz
president OF Broaddus Institute To-
Gated in Clarksburg, e. A. Dickinson
Of Richmond, editor of the Religious
Herald and others. The remainder
of the forenoon was taken up in dis
cussing the report on State Missions
by Sup. Stump, Amos Robinson OF
Elkins DIR. Dickinson, L. e. Peters
and others.