Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-12
The Preacher.s Meetin~ Yesterdax.
1HR COLOR QUEsTION-WOMAN PREACHERS
TIE CHURCHEs AND THE Y. NJ G. A.

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TIE COLOR QURsTIoN-woMAN PREACHERS
TIE CHURCHES AND THE Y. NJ c. A.
Another council OF District clergyman was
held yesterday afternoon at the Yonny Mems
Christian Association building. Rev, j. q. Bn.-
Ter IN the chair; and committee of five on CON
stiiution and bylaws was appointed.
Inc cushion OF connecting laymen with the
organization was discussed. Or. Sunderland
moved that the committee consider how the
thins can be best accomplished, aud report at
future meeting.
TaE COLOR QUESTION.
L. y. Davis asked that some co'o-ed brother
from tie NJ. F.. church he appointed Oh the COM
mittee. Several members among both white
and Colored ministers objected, on the ground
that they did not wish any distinction VIII ttever
10 he introduced. MIR. Davis withdrew the re-
quest. and disclaimed any intention of making
Il distinction, but thought as 40 many OF his race
were so much interested that il would seem 70
come nearer 20 them if one Of their number was
appointed CD the committee,
THE LINCOLN HALL SERVICES.
DIR. Rankin, in speaking OF his connection
with the lecture committee before the class OF
christian workers, said he had declined to serve,
as he thought the opening Of Lincoln Hal! tor
Sabbath evening exercises was not in the spirit
Cf cooperation with the churches. DR.. Butler
had Joined him in q letter to Rev. G. A. Hall
upon the subject, and conference with Mr.
Smith, the president Of tle association, had been
invited. The question had never been submit
ted To the managers OF the Institution. He
thought there was an iudispOSitiCn TO submit the
matter TO the managers. lie was IraLA u : ~
that he dId not think
MISS sMILBY OR ANY OTHER WOMAN
should be encouraged 10 lake the pulpit to
did not approve OF putting women in the pulpit;
20 did DIR. Butler. He thought that If ministers
were to endorse such things he wanted - know
it. 1t was sometimes said that tue ministers
ought TO come there, 70 Lincoln hall, u be CON
yeTted. He thought Brother Han ought 10 bc
converted. il was not Just the thing 10 make q
spiritual atmosphere wherein We must live ana
nowhere else. Here Mr. Hall entered the room
and Or. Rankin repeated his remarks, and
asked MIR. Hall if he thought the preaching at
the churches was the kind OF preaching that
converted men,
MIR. Hall disclaimed ever having made auy
remark to the contrary.
ON motion of DR.. Dashiel, Rev. G. A. Hall was
invited to participate in the exercises Of tie
DIR. Rankin had prepared
SOME RESOLUTIONS ON TIE SUBJECT,
and asked If be should read them, 1t was voted
to have them read, and the Doctor read the
resolutions, regrettiDg the holding of public
services and the keeping of All open reading
room and library by the Y. NJ. q. A. of this CITY
at the regular hours of church worship on the
Lords Day. considering them inconsistent with
the resolutions adopted at Portland by the in
teTnatioral convention held there in 1869.
In connection with this subject Rev. DIR. But
Ter presented a letter from the managers OF the
Y. M. Q. A, offering to consult with the preach
eTs on the subject.
DR.. Sunderland cautioned them not TO getinto
Rankin and brother Hall.
Mr.. Hall explained that the practice had been
insugurated with the sanction of several of the
ministers who had taken part with them. They
had submitted II to the board, and DR.. White
had said that the Lord had decided the matter
as thirty five had rose for prayers.
DIT. kankin.-"Are You willing to submit the
matter TO the managers"
Mr.. Hail. Certainly.'
DIR. RI tell you, brother Hall, ] have
thought that you managed it all; that yol have
thrown the burthen upon us after getting the
meeting started"
DIR. Lanahan said it must
INEVITABLY LEAD TO CONFLICT
TO hold meetings during service hours. lie was
DIR. Rankin said pastor had told him of a
class OF young men in MS chUCch that he failed
10 interest after thew had been down To the
association. They had better time down here.
DIR. Dashed regretted that this had led TO a
partial disagreement between the churches. He
came TO be at Miss Smiley, brought an Episcopal
minister with him, and they were both deeply
affected.
WOMAN HAS YOUR SYMPATHY TO BEGIN
WITH.
If she is pretty, and has a sweet voice, and is
gentle, why you are more affected.
DR.. Butler confessed that there was an at
mosphere around the meetings OF the associa-
ton that did not please him.
DIR. s. A. Wilson hoped the association would
confne itself to its legitimate work; it was not
the church, but an auxiliary TO it.
Finally, on motion of DIR. Rankin, the whole
subject was LETT with special committee TO
report next Monday.
F. H. Smith read two resolutions from the
Portland meeting, showing that the object OF
the association was to aid the churches He
thought the members OF the association were
loyal TO the churches. II they had made any
mistake 1t would be corrected.
On motion, DIR. Butler was made chairman of
the committee. DIR. Sunderland was nominated
but declined saying he did not want ANYTHING
10 DO with 1t, and was not in sympathy with
them at all; Several members urged him to
serve, and he withdrew his objections Drs
Dsshiel, Rankin. Seaton, Parker, and Drink
horse were added TO the committee.
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