Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-10

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- COMMITTEE Es.s4aS -
The President then appointed the fol-
Us lowing committees: On Credentials
1. Rennick, kW. p. McGorkle and C. D.
III Tinsley; on Organizttion-R. d. Berkeley,
q Butler Jack, and j. Fl. Skinner, and on
~ Rules of Order and Business. Prof. j. D..
Dreher, Rev. j. VIM. jones and Heber
za9 ker. 81 5jsf t+i siss gidsaafas1as
aisha91lq THE DELEGATES PRESENT. 5sss
= :. :. The Committee on Credentials reported
~. the following de::rg ttss present: -
'TIl5 RichDe,nd.-J. Taylor Eliyson, r. B.
- Berkeley, Rev. j. VIM. JONES' "a
Alerandria.-D. R. Stansbury. III
.,xag Petersbu,y.-C. D. Tinsl-y. .s,5.-, ~
.ssiil lWashingtom Dc Lee U,iversity.-W. P.
- McCtrkie, Butler Jack. IL. Sellers.
7, s,s Rocaoke College Prof Julius D. Dreher.
Salem-E. T. Rennich. bred
s.sia, aStass,ton-Chas. D. Mccoy, Heber Ker,
sss aJsW.s Todd, Wre.A Burke, Geo. p Ba-
ker, J., W. Newton. T. e. Elder, R. T.
Leftwich. J. G. Scott, s. H. .Henkle, J. T..
Guy, J. Fred. Effinger, w. E. Craig, Fl
-s's D. Peck, VIM. II. Peyton. Jed. Hotchkiss,
J. II. Skinner, and B. T. Bagby. 80
Corresponding Member.-Wm.A A. Branch,
of Augusta, Ga.
ORGANIZATION. eas
The committee on organization reported
Che following. st-g
President Gel. VIM Munford.
Vice Presidents Prof. J. d. Dreher, j.
Taylor El.yson, and D. r. Stansburs. ,uo
Secretaries. Rev. J. VIM. Jones, H c.
Tinsley and a. s. Mauzy.
The organization was adopted.
The following regular committees were
reported ybs
Business W. Todd. Butler Jack, E.
F. Rennich. n
Associations Prof. J. D. Dreher, D. R.
Stansbury, J W. Jones, -,,,,7t.sz
"a Resolutions r. B, Berkeley. j. H. Skin
ner, w. P. McCorkle. ,vlz gAylszAA
$500 REPOI.TS OFsAsSOCIATIONS.
The representatives of the different asso-
4 citations were then heard in minutes re-
ports of the o. srations Of their respective
So bodies Tor the last year: ,s,voo-, &c
10 .Alerandria-D. r. Stansbury reported
b that the association was organized in 1853
and now had 1913 active and associate
.merrbers.s In the year it has held 81 Sun
.dey afternoon meeting, 80 at the almshouse,
ID so at the Jail and % open air meetings; 10
regular monthly meetings and a meetir G on
three Wednesdays of every month. 1t has
building fund of $1,000 and has coatribu-
ted S3Oto tbs International Fund.
Roanoke college - Prof Dreher reported
the ,sociatioas had 80 OF SO active members.
j. e. They held meetings Tuesdays and Sundays
and had clock A. M. prayer meetings
on occasions of religious interest in the
town. 3s=h
sSsaunton-President T. D. Rstnson's re-
port. Asso .iat ion has 1872 members divi-
ded into three usual divisions, active, asso-
fciate and honorary. With the material
a. they had they ought to have done more
work, but they had nagle ted the a'tvice OF
the apostle-the assembling of themselves
together, matters had bean4eft to much 10
e the directory and committees, instead OF each
member constituting himself a committee
of one to scork.s A debating society had
; been started but had died out and he felt
some remorse at the reflection that he had
3 helped to kill it himself with red tape, see
a inglthat young company of rebels agai st
restraint had started a very successful one
in the very rooms of the association and
were doing we'll. The association had Sun
day afternoon prayer meetings which had
been very successful and beneficial. One
tcrownng result of the association had been
= rthe development of more intimacy and
1rotherly love between the different denom-
sua4zons in Staunton. The lecture depart
ut had not been very successful. The
IL, ), had made the most successful effort
II
.sn "a"a r., sSes Concert which besides its
@& 49, :. ge6t showed afriendly interest
n thu asso TO-, 'sp on the part of the COM
1T s', 49, -, xYery gratifying.
pate,a,.,.a Nc Nc. -. .. Tinsley reported;
49,, 1eersoefg.- y % active and 50 hon
49, a,0assana $1,000 ''.1e = - sF&yer meetings
~ e et uemoeis' IL helo &aa tfaege- were
a.so nis''9 AZ '"o "eeA' IS for prayer
= freln one to four appointmensu s,,ss l;h,or,
at each of those meetings. - Se 49,
g had from 1000 to 800 Volumes -
Association SO mem bers were assigl W -
work every week There were III *yt'
prayer meetings every Saturday. L .
thought it was doing more good than the
preaching in thelchurehes. He was COM
a missioned to invite the Convention to
- meet in Petersburg next year. q. tx S' 81,
"a y Washington d. Lee .Uairersita. Mr.. II
L.aSeilers reported % to 80 members, the
small number being accounted for by the
fact that only students composed it. none
OF, the memberships from thegtowr. alt
had a. small library, though the College
and other libraries supplied all their needs.
1t aided three Sunday schools z-supplying
teachers. An Association Of little girls
in Lexington, called the Little cleaners
was great aid to them.
Sslens.- Mr.. E. II. Rennick repreted
@24A active and, Is ! associate members.
Prayer meetings We're heId6rS Monday
nights in the M onth. They expected to
get library of 400 volumes as a gift, and
President Bittle, of Roanoke College, had
promised to lecture for them 3 Trey were
not much encouraged by. the older Christ
eia1is nor ministry, of Sale;p, who seemed
to be uninformed as to their objects aud
aims, but net through any lack Of Christ
ian ZEAL the Association worked in its
neighborhood. AAa
Richmond. J. Taylor EtIyson re-
ported $50 members and library OF
nearly, 5000, Volumes It had held 200
open air meetings, daily prayer meetings at