Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-05-22
COODS.S. WORKERS
IN BAPTIST VALLEY
People Are Rapidly Awakening
to the Importance of Training
Children to Religious Work.


est.
The occasion was to meet repre-
sentatives of the Sunday schools of
that section, and talk up the work
of the County Association and the
County Convention, which meets
here June 18th and 18th. The repre-
sentatives of several schools were
present. The meeting was held in
the Baptist Valley church. M. ]. A.
Payne is superintendent, and highly
respected and well spoken of by ev-
erybody. He has a flourishing school,
and is doing the best he can to hold
up the light in his section
Messrs. j. M. Alley, II. P. Bailey
and L. d. Dunford, superintendents
of nearby schools, were present, with
anumber of pupils from each school;
and our young friend, C. C. Payne,
from another school, was also pres
ent. 1t was a good day all around
The singing of Mr.. Payne's school
was excellent. He has musical talent
himself, and leads well, in a strong,
smooth voice. The young folks pitched
in and Clipped in last year and pur-
chased nice organ, which has helped
out wonderfully. The boys all said
that they were glad to have heard
something new about the great work
of Sunday schools, and they carried
home with them some resolutions to
try to make their schools better and
more efficient. All these schools will
be represented at the County Conven
tion here in June.
Baptist Valley Historical.
Baptist Valley church is one of the
Oldest in the county. 1t was organ
lied about year 1900. At that time
and for number of years succeeding,
almost the entire community were
Baptists, hence the name, Baptist
Valley, as applied to the entire COM
munity. Nearby is the old Hankins
graveyard, upon the site where once
stood an Indian fort. Some three or
four hundred people sleep in this old
city of the dead"-men and women
who lived and moved here more than
a century ago. The present genera
tion of fine young people are, or at
least, many of them, descendants of
the old pioneers.
There are about three church in
"the Valley" and others nearby. The
people are church goers, as rule, and
all have fine Sunday schools.
AT Dailey's Chapel.
Mr.. Henry B. Daley is the warm
hearted efficient superintendent. l
passed the Chapel as the Sunday
school was gathering in, but some
how missed Henry. John Keesee, who
worships at this church said: "We
have the best preacher in the county,"
He is Rev. Ed Smith, who is pastor
also number of other churches-as
far as to Shrader in Crockett's Cove.
He is one of Presiding Elder Hurley's
most efficient men. On my return l
stopped half an hour with that old
veteran Methodist, Augustus F. Dali
ley, hoping to see and talk with Henry
few moments about the County
Convention. Henry had gone to "3
O'Clock preaching" over at Maxwell.
and missed him. However, greatly
enjoyed a half hour in the quiet,
shaded home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dailey.
Mr. Daley is now an old man, con-
fined more or less closely to his home.
His father, Isaac Daley, lived nearby.
where he raised large family. The
old burial ground is also nearby. Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Daley reared thirteen
children-eight boys and three girls
are living. Mrs. Daley is daughter
OF the late Shade Ratliff, and was
born and reared at Richlands. Mr..
Daley is an old-fashioned Methodist.
and believes in the old time religion.
He said, 81 remember well the first
Sunday school l ever attended. 1t
was at Pisgah. 1 rode behind nv
father that morning, and it was at
= Pi iOlCSSeu TGllRlOn and
joined the church, ffty-eight years
ago the 26th of this month. got
the right kind then, and it has stood
by me all these years, and will sus-
tain me when this old world is on
fire."
1t was as refreshing as it is unusual
these days, to hear a man talk religion
who can name the day and exact time
OF his conversion. Mr.. DALEY further
stated, that Mrs. Sallie Peery, mother
OF James Ed Peery, little girl then
was converted and joined the church
at this same meeting, held by the Rev
Mr.. Wicher.
So, out of this forgotten school
came these two good, stalwart Chris.
tians, and no doubt, others. Won't
Mrs. Peery give US her recollection,
of those old days?
The Social Feature.
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