Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-17

polished address. He is well-kn0wn il
the educational world as one Ut the frs
professors in Roanoke College. His grea
activity outside of the professors chair, il
behalf of that institution Of learning, ha'
done more than any other means to MAKE
the world ia uiliar with its merits. He il
:. learned man in all respects, with the ad
dition If being learned enough in the way.
If the business world t. be Of incalculablt
benefit to the institution, in the success Of
which he is wrapped up.
MIR. R. B. Berkely, of Richm cnd, is
young AN of medium stature, with hand.
some face; and is perfect master Of e.o.
cution, and we might add ora, DRY. He ID
lawyer at home, and we take 1t, An ell.
Inent one.
THE ASSOCIATIONS AND THE CHURCH
Ire discussions at the Convention were
for the most part able. and, u rather unu-
,llal circumstance, there wasn't one poor
| speaker among the whole number who
took the floor. The smouldering question
/ Of the Relations of AssOciat ions with the
Church" blazed up little unexpectedly
on the first day. when delegate from Pc.
tersbnrg, in making his report. said that
! the Assoc iation in Petersburg had 'sdone
more good than the Churches Rev..
1. Miller Immediately characterized tine
statement as one calculated to array min
listers against the Association and to GREATS
antagonisln between the two. In this he
Wa seconded 10y President Ransom. Of the
/ Stauu ton Association. Tie Petersburg
delegate promptly recognized the bet that
he had stirred UP IA hornets nest, aid kept
quiet for tile rest Of the session. The
question came UP more regularly aud with
less disastrous Results taa next dty, wiie,,
1t Was discussed as a ''topic" by DR.. Robt. $
Hamilton, and Col. James II. Sklnner vino
Thought that lay preaching Was right at
the proper time and place and under the
pr Der circumstances" Rev. DR.. Minnie.
thought the question was delicate one
and should be treated with caution by both
clergy and laity, the former being careful
to throw no encouragement on the Asso.
citation and the latter careful not to be
partisan in advancing the ir terests of one
demo nination above another, as had been
done by one in Pennsylvania with regard
to the Lutheran Church, which at the
particular point named in that Safe was
weak. Rev. Geo. A. Hall thought the As,
ISOLATION was part of the church, seeing
that there could be no active meiu berS
who were not also members of the church.
Rev. j. VIM. Jones didn't agree with Mr..
Hall in this, Think 6 that the Association
was no more a part of the Church than
Missionary Association. Mr.. Jones thought
laymen ought tu be allowed to preach
where and when they could get any one to
listen to them, while Of course they could
not exercise the authority or administer
the ordinances Of the Church. Capt. T.
ID. Ransom wasn't in favor of purely emo-
tlonal preaching, and thought the aest lay
preaching was by our walk in our daily
uslneSs aud conversati, il:
THE TOPICS.
The topics Were well, but perhaps no,
thoroughly discussed, the time allowed
being brief. Rev. DR.. Chas. Manly madt
All address on ''HUw to interest the COM
mulltY in the work." taking the ground
that tile world respected uilseltisiiness, and
that when that Was shown in connection
with active eff 1T, the world would he At
tracted to the Association. Mr.. r. Z
Morse, Oh the same subject, made the
striking rem trk that any Community that
Was Large On ,uyl to support plac IS Of vice
WAS large gu rug to support Il Caristia,.
organic ,tlon to com lat it. Prof. Dreut.i
and Maj. L. q. Elder bOtn made. addresses
Oh GLOW to promote literary culture.
The library, reading room and deDati Is
society We y advocated 10y bath AZ prOin,-
uent featu Is IN the Association. mo"
TO orgAn,z, Ass ,ci tito 10" was briefly am
practically discussed Ivy Mr.. r. Y. NJ rise,
aid III the saln. way ~ Nj. Gas. GraI
I IAN. Tie materi Il fol IL work WORKING
l,ymen, the pl ICE for work. wherever vic
exists, aud the security to BIZ given by tils
workers-the love of God il, their hearts,
were all enlarged upon. OF Work iii
committees a very dry AID narrow sub
iect, Mr.. tleber KIT made a very clear OK
positi III, antidotiig the ,irymess with SOM
yer, clog ieut talk. ''Siall State Sore
tary be enployed?o Il business topic, Nd,
thoroughly set forth by Mr.. J. Taylor Ell
tyson, Of iticil;n md, aud fav- red by Rev.
J. VIM. Jones, Capt. T. ID. Ransom ani
Col j. IL. Skiuner, but the latter name,l
gentleman Thought it was not clear Where
the funds. 81 800 per annum, were to CON
from. After sole discussion it was r..
| solved to ascertain by resolution lIOw much
| the Association would contribute towards
a work similar to that of State Sec.
rotary, and to be done by the State Execu-
tive Committee. "The library topic fell
into excellent hands when assigned to Col
j. II. Skinner, and after cnaste and
beautiful address lie put in IA word for his
favurlle scleme-a circulating library
owned by tine Association, in Which the
we predict he will make succeed. ''SOcial
duties'' were discussed by Rev. ]. WIN.
Jones and Mr.. Il. b. Berkeiy, he latter
gentleman combating the idea he lately
heard advanced by u prominent minister
in Richmond. that Christian families
should bar their doors against the
wolli. The topics closed with ''Indi.
vid,lal Effolt,;' discussed eloquentiy by
Mr.. w. A. McCue, of Staunton. After
sorle remarks by Mr.. Heber Ker, ON the
Importance of c'ose adherence 10 the Word
of God in all their work, and some prac
tical and shining illustrations of it by Rev
q. a. Hall. Col. Munfold, the President