The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-12
GOSHEN ASSOCIATION
Meets Next Year at Lyles, FIuyanna
County
AOJOUsSS AFTER A FIsE SESSION

Tho ll6th annual session Of The Gosher
baptist Association met az Mine Roae
I Baptist church ia Spotsylvania count,
/ Tuesday. sept Sth. AT II O'Clock. and 70
manned IN session for thre. da.@. C,pt
/ q. T. Smith, of Caroline. ,vss moderator
Letters from the various churchescorn.
/ prisinS the association Were rad by
capt :. j Quinn ana Rev. y. MAY.
The annual sermon was preached by
kev samuel Sauter-. from , ! It aud 22d
verses Of the sth chapter Of Matthew.
Iapt. 4. L. smith was IT, elected mod
orator. A u. smith reelected clers. Rev.
). v Beadlss re-cl,c-cd treasurer.
The reports ON tho various boards a
the association aud discussions all fol-
lowed In good order.
i-'V.C. T. Sanders. pastor az Nine Road
church, welcomed the us-ocistinn I'm "A
speech mat made every oCdy Zee. Al home.
ne Moderator requested R.v. K. A.
Williams, ~ fredericksburg. to respond
IN behalf Otthe association. Mr. Williams
was IN one OF his heppie~t moods and
gracefully accepted Tor an. association
the cordial welcome extended bv tho
pastor.
Rev. j. : Il, land read the report and
spoke IN the interest OF Hume Missions
Discussed by Rev. A j. Gowns and
adopted. ''
Capt. ) ). Quinn reported on the Lay
men Movement. discussed 10y Rev. 4. A
Williams. Rev +. f. dawlin- Cam
smith, Capt. Quinn and DR.. j. W. Davis
aud adopted
heV. W j. Decker presented the report
on Baptist Orphanage; q s.ii. sell bv Rev
y +. Iempleman. Rev. 4. A. Williams
and A. y. Jonps adopted
Rev. } H. Wiltshire reported on State
ana Goshen Missions; discus I'd bv Vim.
E'lyson, secretary ~ the State Board
aud by Rev. !. II. Wiltshire.
Oapt- ). !. Qainn made repor. for the
Executive Boar Of the Goshea A-soeia.
'i"i anu IL Wa edoptec VITA the report
OF STATE and Goshen Missions
| Rev. a. Williams p,e-antei the. 70.
port on SUNDAY Schou and Bloc Bonsd
discussed hy Rrv !. VI. Pitcher. ,,.,reterg
Of the hpaIi. aud aduIt,d
| Air. r. T.. Eastburn rrpnrtad fnr ia,
committee on time. place nni preacher
Tor next year a. follows: Time ruesda,
after the first sunday IN Seq teml.er. 1909.
| tl8ce, Lyles, Fluvauns Co PREACHER Of
the annual sermon. Rev. L. V. ncCaul. of
Orange The report was adopted.
| hev l. y. May reported on For ign
j Missions. discussed 10y DR.. ). J p1r..r ~
the Fore ga Mission Board and ad ,ted
Mr.. ;. r. Eastburn made therein 4 for
the mmittee on nominating new ex-
tcutve boas1 for the association IA. /.
lowe Rev. J. X. Wilkinson. Rev. X A.
Williams. Rev. j. j. White, Rev. v. !.
Decker, Rev Decatur Edwards. R.y /.
j. halsey, and NJ. r. Wafte
heN. X. 4. Williams read the rer az oi
/ H. I. hcdd on Temperance. De. .i.-ad
| 10y rev Decatur Edwards aud udo. Il
hev. W. ). Decker r, al report ui N r.
Decker ca Ministerial Relief Discus. a
| 10y htv. A. j Cnon-. Rev W. !. ne,k er
nnd capt. !. Quint; adopted
Rev. N b aides made r0ro-t ON
state OF tha Churches Tn. r.u wa.
called anu one delegate from .e.h churcl
reported for his church. ns was !
most interesting part Of the iI.,, log AND
the report Was adopted.
Rev. !. y. May presented r.nort On
education, which wac adopted
Rev. J. J. White made the report on
Obituaries and the same We're adoptsf
ana ORDERED printed Ia the minutes.
hev. J. :. Ryland read the minutes o
the Woman's Missionary Union Of tn.
uushen Association, which held thsi,
session on Tuesday afternoon. and or
motlon they were spread on the minutes
lhe Moderator appointed the usua
stoncing committees aud the association
adjourned after one of the best service.
the body has ever held
During the sessions able sermons wer.
preached az the Arhor by Rev. DIR. ;. j
Porter, Kew. 4. Y. AcCaul. Rev. 5 f.
Iempleman and Rev. Mr.. Sizer.