The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-13
The Disciples Sunday School Con.
Vention and Preachers Meet.
ing at BelIaiTe,
Discussions on the Subjects of Church
Discipline, Church Order, Church
Music, sunday Schools, &c.
BELLAlRE, March 10, 1874.

| BELLAIRE, March 10, 1874.
lSpetlAl report for the Intell genc:rl
The Wednesday evening session Of th
Convention was made very interesting O
account Of Q spirited discussion upon th
question Of Church Discipline. The dis
cuSsion was opened by Elder Cyrus Nc
Nicely, the founder OF Hopedale Norma
School. He took the position that ther
IS no scriptural authority for church dis
cipline In the sense Of ecclesiastical ex
communication, and appealed TO the Con
Ventton 10 point him 10 one church tris
recorded In the New Testament scrip
lures. He said that the system OF excom
munication as pracIiced by all churche
Is the most prolific source Of discord will
which the church has TO contend. Th,
speaker referred 10 those passages which
are usually quoted in support Of excom
munication. In regard to the languag,
ot Christ In the 18th chapter Of Matthew
he held that 1t did not apply TO thu
church oi Christ, as the church was no
at that time instituted. With regard L
the letter Of Paul to the Corinthians, h
said that the Apostle referred not 10 The
Withdrawing Of the fellowship but sim
ply warned the church against shielding
criminals within the church, and exhort-
ed the church TO hand them over to the
legal authorities. He also said that tht
passage in the Collossians, so often refer
red to, only had to do with social ostra
cism.
Elder McNeely did not hold the Church
responsible for his views on the subjec,
Of Church discipline, and said that he
was willing to be regarded as hetrodox
Elder A. E. Myers, Of West Liberty
West Virginia, replied at some length ic
the address Of Elder McNeely. He hello
that Church discipline was essential 10 the
purity and vitality oi the Church. The
discussion was quite entertaining and oc.
cupied the entire evening.
The Convention reassembled at $50
this morning. The opening services were
conducted by Eller G. Ii. Royce, Of
Wheeling, alter which the question oi
Church order was introduced In a
speech Of 45 minutes by Elder ]. D. Ohm.
stead. This subject seemed to be Of much
consequence to the Convention. The dis.
cussion was participated In by J. A.
Walters, T. W. Thompson, q. NJ. Hick-
cock, g. N. Royce, I, Spencer, and Rev.
Rogers, Of the n. E. Church. The Con-
vention adjourned at 12M.
The afternoon was opened BY singing
and prayer. Oral reports from various
Sunday Schools, and short speeches con.
cerning the Sunday School interest, was
next In order, and ELECTED remarks from
Prof Beattie, l. Spencer, J. A. Walters,
Kew. Rogers, Rev. Castor, OF the Presby.
terian Church, and Rev. Wallace, oil the
U. P. Church.
F. w. Thompson, Of Bethany College,
then addressed the Convention on The
subject Of Sunday School music. His
address was listened 10 with marked at.
tention, and called forth comments from
Rev. Rogers, Prof Besttie, Rev. Olm-
stead and others.
Management Of Sunday Schools In the
country was the subject Of an address BY
L. W. Jones. The Convention then dis.
cussed the relations of the church to the
Sunday School. In the evening very
able and carefully prepared address was
delivered by Pro-. Bealtie on the subject,
"The Necessity otsa Revelation" after
which general discussion ensued, and at
8.45 the Convention adjourned TO the
Presbyterian Church to meet with the
Women's Temperance Crusade which Is
now organizing in Bellaire.