Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-11-22
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ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE Y. NJ. C.
A.-ADDREsS BY DIR. SEARS, COL. j. H.
SKINNER, REV. DIR. MANLY, REV. j. e.
BOOKER AND OTHERS,
On Tuesday night the occasion of the
4th anniversary Of the Staunton Young
Young Mems Association, large and
earnest audience filled their comfortable
rooms in the City Hall. Among the compa-
nv present were Rev. DR.. Lhas. Manly, and
Revs VIM. e. Baker, J. E. Booker and J.
l. Miller The choir was composed Of Mr..
John W. Abby, DR.. Brown, Messrs. VIM.
J. Nelson and Jos. Shirley, Mrs. A. II.
Fultz, and Misses Lou Patti and Effle
Stiff. Mrs. Fultz kindly lent her services
at the organ, d fine one loaned for the oc-
casion 10y Mr.. W. L. Olivier, and the music
consisting of popular hymns from the
Moody and Sankey collection, was unusu-
ally spirited, the whole congregation uni
ting with the choir throughout.
AT the commencement of the services.
the chair announced that inspiring hymn
with the horus, 'Hallelujah tits done, :"
which was sung standing. Mr.. McIlhany
then read he 18th chapter of Romans and
called upor. DR.. Manly who offered an ap-
propriate rayer which was followed by the
hymn sSaf in thearms of Jesus"
The Pres .ident said that on this occasion
>e
the Association was not expected, that be-
ing reserved for the annual spring meet
ing. It was not incumbent on the presiding
officer 10 make an address, and he would
only say that this 4th anniversary found
the Stal lnton Association in prosperous
first IN t;he State in efficiency, as had been
publicly acknowledged at recent conven-
;tions of the organization and surprise at
tine efficiency of so young a body frequent
Iy expires sed. Nothing of dsagreeable
mature ad occurred during the year, while
"a spirit OF harmony and Christian love'had
characte rized all their proceedings. On
taking h is seat the President invited re-
marks fir ON the brethren and friends Of the
Association, especially visiting brethren
DR.. Manly responding to the invitation
of the en- airman, alluded with great graft
fication to the success of the Association,
regretting his inability on account of 9th
er duties to be present at the meetings Of
tener. But the fact of success should not
cause US to cease from effort and sit idly
down with folded hands, but rather slim
ulate to fresh effort. He fifty illustrated
the lesson he would teach by referring to
the death bed of the sainted Christian
Evans, whose last words to his friends
gathered in sorrow and expectancy around
his dying couch were simply ''Drive on"
With these watchwordS the Association
rhust attain continued and greater success.
With other apt illustrations and forcible
remarks the reverend gentleman enter
tai led and instructed his attentive audi
O, zee for some minutes when he took his
seat and was followed by DR.. Barnas Sears
who 7aid having been invited by the: chair
man O, the Lecture Committee to be pres
ent and make some remarks, he had as on
fo,mar dr., :asions cheerfully consented. He
was forc,bl struck with the weight of the
matters which engaged the attention OF
the organization he addressed. MOI alone
in its spiritual aspect but In connec1loh
with human interests Ghe supJecC Vi re-
ligion engaged more a ttention and Talent
in this age than any otl yer. Men OF science
philosophers and statesm> III were now taiA-
ing and writing of that one bhe"e aoove
was paramount. Blsmark, AN tehelii'
eaambetta and other statesmen " @ollo
wide fame, we're absorbed with it,. secular
Reviews and scientific tracts were occupleu
wi Il, discussions of the subject. W ua1 "io
If m can? Could so much talent All u IT,
search be expended on a trifiing MAJ fes
IT INNS f be an all important one. we
should ave positive convictions on VIC
subject a. I'D every man should know whei =
he stood AS to members of the Assocla-
tion if Gid not consider ourselves ex-
posed to anger from heiesies and lnnoVa-
lions shou I'D We not stretch out our hands
to rescue those who were, be ready to
meet their doubts and save them from
the evil influen ces of pernicious doctrines
and bad bo oks. Was any aim SO high and
worthy of a. Christ. AN m9an! In eoncluo-
ing his instructive I, marks Dr. sears IT,
ferred to the 18th chal 'ter OF Romans JUST
read by the Chairman as productlon su-
perior to anything enanat uig iloni eanoiou0
or modern writers as setl ing forth the
highest duty of man that oul an" 0''oniu =.
BIZ that Of ''going about and d. hng sooo.
Capt. H. l.. Hoover introduc, LID ~
marks by a fattering and humC VI 'uS "i
fusion to the indefatigable. Charm aL vi
Lectures, who had arranged the pl "
gramme for the evening. in which he was
included, and who would have no dem al.
While he had no speech for the occasion
he was glad to get to the turning point at
the end of the year so happily. He felt
like electioneering a little for the Assocla-
tion. AS to the ladies', their interest in its
welfare was SO evident in what they had
done for 1t that he was perfectly willing to
IL ust them in the future. But could no.
the Christian gentlemen in the commu-
nifty, who took no part in this work, spare
from their business a portion OF their time
for the good Of the cause which so many Ut
them had at heart? Did not their time
and their means in some sort belong to
the Lord, and should not they look upon
this in the light of duty? Mr.. Hoover al
llnded in the course of his remarks to the
directory meetings of the Association, as
"a most interesting and pleasing feature OF
the work, where men of every calling and