The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-24
Co..,opsratiye seesing Of ss.e Diss,DS ,es


], Go.opsratiyea u eestng Of saIe DiseiBsaes
Church.
REPORTED for the Dispateh.l
/ CHARLoTTEsyrILE.s September 81, 1874.
| The COOPERATION Meeting eli the Disciples
4 Church OF the Piedmont district, cDmpris.
| ing the counties Of Albemarle, Orange,
| Louisa, Culpeper, Greene, M ADDISON, &C., as
sembled in this town on Thursday morning
| Tast at II O'Clock. Through the courtesy OF
the secretary, lam permitted to make the
| following abstract Of the proceedings:
| 4, g. ~ THURSDAY, September IT..
! On motion of Brother l.. A. Cutler, Brother
j. B. Anderson was called to the chair.
The 133d psalm was read, and prayer Of
fered by Brother 2. FL. Cutler.
Twenty-six churches were represented ID
this meeting. So :.
F.B. Davis, j. Z. Patterson. L. W. Cave,
Joseph Norris, and T. j. Wertenbaker were
appointed committee to recommend ofncers
for this Convention.
Brother Hansbrough, OF Missouri, was
invited 10 a seat in the Convention and to
! participate In its deliberations.
|. The Committee on Organization recon-
mended the following brethren for perma-
Enent officers, who were unanimously elected
| For Moderator Major John w. Goss, OF
Charlottesville. -
For Secretary: q. P. Richardson, of Sa-
lem. Ha - aa!
For Treasurer r. NJ. Kent. .az
| On motion of Brother E. NJ. Cutler, Bro
Their G. L. Blackwell, of Southwest Virginia,
was invited to a seat. Mas -
| Report Of the treasurer was read and re-
committed with instructions to report on
Friday.
Joseph Norris, E. M. Wolfe, j. G. Patter-
son, and Z. j. Wertenbaker were appointed
a committee to arrange for preaching.
Thereport of the Educational Board was
received and read. ur
| The report of the Evangelizing Board was
read and laid on the table.
Report Of churches read and recommitted.
The same EvangeIizing Board was re-
appointed; also, the same Educational
Board.
On motion of q. P. Richardson, commit
| tee of three was appointed to take into con-
| sideration the best method of evangelizlng
our district, and report on Friday. u. P.
| Richardson, L. W. Cave, and p. II. Cutler
were appointed.
On motion, the report of the Educational
| Committee was taken up and discussed by
| Brothers P. Ell. Cutler and l.. A. Cutler,
| after which it was adopted as follows:
| Your Educational Committee beg leave
| to report that, after due consideration, they
have decided to send our young brother
| Oloff B. johnson to Bethany College for the
purpose of educating him for the ministry.
| He comes we'll recommended as young
man of good moral character, and as having
evinced speaking talent. Praying Gods
blessing on him, remain yours fraternally."
Brother Power offered the following reso-
luton: "r" -.
| "sResolyed, That three members of this
body be appointed Committee on Tracts,
whose duty it shall be to purchase tracts tor
distribution by the evangelist, the money TO
be supplied by contributions from the
churches" Brothers Richardson, Kent, and
Beadles were appointed. ~
| The Convention then adjourned, with
prayer by Brother L. A. Cutler, to meet OH
Friday morning at o'clock.
| FRIDAY MoRNISG, September IS.
| The Convention was called to order by the
Moderator The 495th hymn was sung, and
the 10th chapter of Psalm WIS read, and
prayer offered by Brother Cary.
The committee appointed to consider the
best plan Of evangeizing the district SUBJ
mittcd the following report; which was
read, received, and discussed, as follows:
"Your committee to take into consider
alton the best plan Of eyaDgeliziDg the Pied
| mont district, after due delberaton, would
| respectfully suggest that we pledge our
selves to endearor to raise the sum of -. SO
as to employ t,ro i'inerant eyaDgeiists." !.
On motion OF Brother Norris, the follow
| bp r. nj MGR fIis.
| cuSScd and adopted:
| "ResolUed, 1T. That this Cooperation
| raise an amount sufficient 10 make, in addl-
| ton to what is in treaSurers hands, S25o, as
| its proportion due Brother G.. w. Abel
| by the churches of Virginia: and that the
| chair appoint committee of three to ap-
portion such amount among the churches.
ed That the treasurer OF this Cooperation
| be instructed to inform each church of the
amount assessed, with the request that the
amount be raised and forwarded to him as
soon as practicable"
| Brother Cutler offered the following,
VIII ch was laid on the table:
"Whereas the cause OF our Lord has
| suffered in some sections by incompetent
advocates in the pulpit and, whereas, we
feel it obligatory upon Us TO secure and pre-
serve an efficient ministry therefore,
"Resolced, l. That piety and intelligence
should be the essential characteristics of
preacher Of Gods word .aH
so. That the preachers should be endorsed
by majority of the churches Of the district
before being fully recognized as regular
ministers Of the Gospel"
The following, by Brother l.. A. Cutler,
was adopted:
"Whereas intemperance is cursing the
country and injuring the churches there
fore,
"Resolued, That we recommend the use
of all legitimate and scrip'ural means to dis
courage the manufacture and sale of intoXi.
eating liquors; and that the churches should
not tolerate in their fellowship any members
engaged in this business, so destructive to
the best interests of humanity"
Adjourned with prayer by Brother. Creel
to meet at half-past 8 2. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Meeting called to order by Moderator.
Dr,,or ~ Rrnthar R3Epr.