Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
FIFTY-PIVE CHURCHES
MEETING OF PoroMAc BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION AT WATERFORD.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WATERFORD. Va. August 16. 1906.
The Potomac Baptist Association. COM
posed of fifty-five churches in the counties
of Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William,
Fairfax and Alexandria and Alexandria
city. met In the Baptist Church here at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. Judge c. e.
Nicol Of Manassas, Va, was unanimously
reelected to fill the Office of moderator
fos the tenth consecutive term. Rev. Frank
P. Berkeley of Leesburg was elected clerk,
and ]. A. Otley of North Fork as assistant
clerk.
After the enrolment Of delegates an
address of welcome was made by the pas
tor Of the church at Waterford, Rev. c.
T. Herndon, which was responded to on
behalf Of the association by Rev. T. d. D.
Clark OF Manassas. Va. committee on
the order Of business was appointed by the
moderator, who subsequently made q report
fixing the time for the consideration of
the various reports by the standing COM
mittees.
On motion visiting brethren were then
invited to seats in the body, q number OF
ministers responding.
The associational sermon was preached
by Rev. w. F. Fisher OF Alexandra, Va.
who took for his next Cor, t:17.
The association took a recess until 2
o clock pm. and both delegates and Wis
itors were entertained at luncheon by the
ladies' Of the church.
The report on the work of the Sunday
school and colportage was read by Rev.
c. T. Herndon. A discussion following in
which Revs. F. D. Berkeley. A. w. Graves
and c. w. Popkfns participated. Atten-
ton was called to the fact that no col
porteur work had been attempted by the
board in the county of Alexandra. The
report on the Baptist orphanage, located
at Salem. Va. was read by Rev. A. w.
Graves of Fails Church. The features of
this work and the needs of the home were
presented IN addresses by Revs. A. w.
Graves, I. B. Lake and w. L. Wayts.
The new Baptist Church at Fort Myer
Heights, organized by the efforts of Rev.
A.. w. Graves and his coworkers. was re-
ceaved into full fellowship with the asso-
citation.
The association met promptly yesterday
morning. After the minutes were read and
approved the subject of foreign missions
was called up by a unique report by Rev. 7.
D. D. Clarke Of Manassas Addresses were
made by Rev. G. w. Popkins of Ashburn,
Rev. John r. Fizer of Pennsylvania. Rev.
j. H. Woody, who was formerly sea cap
tain, and others 1t was shown that more
money had been raised for foreign missions
than for any other one object, and that the
Baptists have missionaries in almost every
country of the world.
A report was made on the subject of edu-
cation by Rev. " H. Council of Warrenton,
Va, which was responded to In an address
by Prof. S. c. Mitchell of Richmond, Va.
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College. which institution he stated was
national in it's scope and aims and plans,
and while strictly Baptist school was very
conservative and liberal In It's religious
teaching and tendency. He said he was a
warm friend of the public school system
and also a diligent student of methods pur-
sued by other institutions.
A statement was made by Rev. ]. E. Bal
ley of Herndon in behalf of Fork Mission
Academy In Fluvanna county, Va.
A report was made on the state mission
work of Virginia by Rev. w. E. Fisher of
Alexandria. Addresses were made by Rev.
w. c. Ways and c. e. Stuart, both state
be a church building fund. 1t was stated
by one of the speakers that in certain por-
lions of the state it was not possible to get
any sort of place, not even a school house,
in which to hold service.
The need Of special work in Alexandria
county was shown by Rev. A. w. Graves,
who also gave brief sketch of the work
done In closing the saloons in the said
county.