The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-30
SOME FIGURES
ABOUT BAP lists
sTATisIlcs PRESENTED AT THE
ONION cIArlo,t AT MEET;
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The Baptist Banner gives the fol
lowing Interesting writesup Of the meet.
iag Of the Union Association held at
Boothsyille last week:
On Monday evening, of last week,
we hurried away from our office, en-
route for BoothsyiIe, to attend the
Union Association. To start with, we
had Bro. NJ. A. Summers, general mis-.
sIonary Of the State, as travelling COM
panion. we spent the night in shinns
ton, in the hospitabe home of Pastor
George n. Woofter. There we came
up with Bro. L. B. Moore, henceforth
our travelling companion. On Tues
day morning we had a drive Of seven
miles through what Is said to be the
best part, agriculturally, of West Wiz.
ginta. This, we are prepared to be.
| lIeve, for its verdure and scenery
amounts to a vision Of rayishing beau.
ity. BY 10 a. m. we we're at BoothsvIlle
and SO were vast numbers of Others.
The association was duly organized
by the election Of Bro. George Rey'
nolds moderator, and Rev. R. B. Nc
IDanel clerk. This was Bro. Reynolds
second term in the chair, and Bro. Nc.
Daniels seventh term as keeper of the
records.
Dr. Elkanah Hulley, president Of
Broaddus Institute, preached the intro.
ductory sermon-sabiect: Christ the
Head of the Church" 1t was clear,
practical, helpful discussion, and was
enjoyed by the brethren.
There are thirty.iour churches in the
association and most of them were rep
resented by letters or delegates, Or
both. Following are some Of the sta
tlstIcs: Pastor, is; church buildings,
IS; valued at $55,20O; parsonages, s;
additions by baptism, 1856; by letter,
SO; by experience, 26; by restoration,
A; dlmlnutions by death, SO; by letter,
70; by exclusion, 16; by erasure, 2;
present membership, 4,117; increase
I142; students for the ministry, 4; mem
bers of mission circles, 154; members
Of B. Y. P. u, 241.
These same churches gave for church
expenses s24,265.1s, and for benevO.
lence (missions), s2,616.61, making q
grand total of s2G,SS1SO.
We did not hear all of the reports
nor all of the speeches, we had business
on the outside-but judging from what
We did hear, we take 1t that they
were of a high order.
Pastor Eddy's report on State Mi
slons deserves more than passing
notice. In 1t, he stated that there are
40 missionaries on the field, occupying
1888 stations, and that they preach to
5000 people each Sunday. During the
year Is churches have been organized,
Of them by the missionarir
church buildings had been erected, II
Of which are on mission fields. The
report recited further, that 40 fields
need to be opened now; that IA coun'
ty seats have no Baptist churches;
that two whole counties have no
churches, and that four counties have
only one church each. The latter part
Of this report is sad commentary, but
when we think Of the 40 missionaries,
and 1SS stations now being occupied,
to say nothing OF the other forces, sure.
ly 1t will not be long before the terri.
tory will be occupied.
Personal and Otherwise.
] Rev. c. H. Pack has dedicated a
$4,000 church at Parsons during the
year, free of debt.
Rev. LII Pack student of Rich
mond College, is spending his summer
in West Virginia, doing mission worn.
He has just closed two good meetings.
Rev. T, B. Lawler, student at Nor.
gantown, is preaching at Palatine and
Eyerson Mission. At the latter place,
the very day We were meeting, the
contractors were raising a new house
Of worship, to cost $1,000. Bro. S. C.
Meredith, in speaking of this mission
work, seemed almost overcome with
joy.
Bro. G. W. Klnsey, of Falrmont, is
pastor at BarrackyIlle, St. Pal's and
Jacobsburg. He has been pastor at
Barrackville twenty.seven yers. Still
he is hale, happy and contented.
OF course, Pastor Murray was on
hand. He has been pastor of Booths.
vile for To-! these many years, but
never more highly esteemed than at
the present. Besides looking after the