The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-25

there for Is years, yet after Is year:
of waiting in one months time
$40 persons were baptized. When
these heather are converted thei,
whole social and intellectual posi-
tons even in the eyes of the heath
ems who formerly despised them az
low heather, we're altered by Chris
tianitv. The report was plea for
prayer rather than for pennies.
/ The Rev. Fl. G. Mabie, Of Boston.
Mass. Home Seeetary of the .Ameri-
can Baptist Missionary Union, then
addessed the association upon the
work of the foreign missionaries and
explained the great good Of The
work particularly in China and
Japan where he had spent mans
years. His address was full of in
terest and made a deep impression
upon his AUDITORS in respect to the
need of foreign missions.
The afternoon session was open
ed with devotional services led by
T. G. Field.
On motion the following were
elected as trustees of the ministers
and widows fund for the ensuing
wear: Arthur Hank. L. W. Garrett
and B. T. Southern
The report Of the committee on
next anniversary recommending the
selection of the Fifth Avenue Bap-
tist church as the place of next
meeting and the Rev. Mr.. Anderson,
OF Wheeling. as preacher Of the next
annual sermon and the Rev. c. L.
Trawin, of Grafton, as alternate.
was returned to the association and
adopted. Objection had been made
to Rev. Anderson preaching the an
nual sermoQ because of his appar-
ent lack Of interest in the assoeia-
tion and the report of the commit
tee was recommitted for a change.
Nominations for new officers for
the next year, as provided for in
the new constitution of the associa-
ton, were presented by the commit
tee and on vote the nominees were
unanimously elected. These of
Etieers-elect are:
President. W. Holden. Of
Clarksburg.
First Vice President-G- ".
Kinsey. of Fairmont.
/ Second Vice President-T. c.
johnson, of Parkersburg.
secretary-Rev- C. L. TraWin, OF
|. Grafton.
Treasurer Emeritus-W. F. Att
kisson, of Parkersburg.
Treasurer. II. Philips, OF
Petersburg.
Auditor-Noah Lane.
! The Rev. R. B. McDanel read the
report on Sunday observance which
recommended the appointment OF a
! committee to draft bill providing
! for the prohibition of baseball games
and like amusements on the Sab
bath day, present the same to the
state Legislature for passage, camp
on the trail Of legislators at the next
session of the legislature and urge
the passage of the measure. The
report was adopted.
/ On motion the president was au-
/ thorized to appoint two trustees for
the Anfi-SaIoon League and five
delegates, to the National ANTI
Saloon League convention at st.
Louis next year.
On motion committee was APP
pointed to correspond with the
churches and insist upon allowing
their pastors to attend and remain
at the meetings of the General As
soeiation each year over Sundays
The report OF the board IF man
ayers of the Baptist Young Peoples,
Union Of West Virginia was read
by the Rev. c. G.. Griffin, state
president, and adopted.
Delegates from the following new
unions were received and the hand
Of fellowship extended them by the
4 state president: Clarksbrrs. Salem
Sand Hill, Briscoe, Willow Island
Wadestown, Parsons and st. Marys-
These new unions upon vote were
elected to the state union.-
The senior prize banner was pre-
scented to the Ravenswood senior
union for having made the best rec
ord in the past year.
The junior prize banner was pre-
scented to the Grafton union, that
union having returned 50 eyamia-
ton papers, the best record Of any
junior union in the state.
The session closed with an able
address by Rev. Geo. T. Webb, OF
Chicago, field secretary of the B. Z.
P. .. A.
The new Pure Food and Drug
Law viii mark IS on the label of
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