Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-20
An Important Religious Movement.
MEETING OF WHITE AND COLORED BAP-
- >TIsT MINISTER'S.

MEETING OF WHITE AND CoLoRED BAP
- GIsT MINISTER'S.
On Thursday next at the Baptist Church
in this city, will be taken the first step il
the most important church movement thai
has been inaugurated in Virginia since thu
war. Our readers will recollect the actor
of the Virginia Baptist Convention al
Charlottesville few days ago looking te
the establishment and perpetuatlon p
cordial relations of Christian fellowship
with our brethren of the colOred
churches and ON Thursday next Staun
ton will be made the first field Of the ex
pertinent in the state. The Valley Of
Virginia is selected probably from the fact
of the superior intelligen Of the colored
ministry and church membership in this
part of the Stata. The movement had its
beginning in the Valley as will be seen
from the following circular letter which
was issued before the matter was taken up
in the State Association:
APRIL. 10Th, 1879.
Dear Brother:-Ata a. meeting, Of the churches Of
Augusta Baptist Association held at Goshen Bridge
Church. March 18th ult, one of the subjects cOnsid
cred was the eapedie,acy Of meeting Of dn the Or
ai1aed Baptist minister's ac1,ite and coL0re, in the
counties of Allegheny, Bath, R0ckbridge Augusta
and Rockingham. In the course Of the discussion,
will decidedly promote mutual acquaintance and
interest among our churches resulting IN more acClve
ns r I'm an aaence the
territory named. 1t was accordingly unanimously
resolved to make for + seh e sna
undersigned were appointed committee to COM
municate with all the ministers referred TO- and to
make necessary arrangements for the meeting.
Having conferred with the churches in Staunton,
both white aud colOred, and receiving assurance OF
hearty well ONE to their hospitality and of their ear
to urge your attendance upon it, and to request that
you win let US know whether you VIII De Sd
is thought best that the exercses consist chiefly OF
discussions written oral OF subjects Of Importance
purpose, to be afterward participated in by any who
may be present And it will be expected that each
one oppointed to this service will perform 1t to
We shall be glad to receive from you suggestions
as to subjects 70 pc OF any
With view to preparing programme OF exe 1f
ses suggest that you authorize ue to request the
churches in Staunton with ourselves. AS soon as we
hear from you and the programme can pc arranged,
We hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours truly and dh fTaterHnalIyI, OTTO, vo
sCHAS. MANLY, Staunton, Va
The responses to this circular being of
most favorable character Rev. W. Simp-
son and Rev. R. H. Porter, pastors of the
colored Baptists churches in this city. and
Rev. J. M. Pitcher and Rev. DR.. Manly
pastors of the white Baptist churches in
Covington and Staunton issued the fol-
lowing programme for ga meeting Of the
ordained Baptist ministers white and col
ored) in the counties of Allegheny, Bath,
Rockbridge, Augusta and Rockingham to
be held in Staunton, Va, beginning at II
o'clock A. M. Thursday. June 26th:"
PROGRAMME.
1. INTRODUCTORY SERMON. Acts XXX
2 Organization, and reports from fields Of labor.
The Fatherhood of God as related to the u.nn
- est type Of Morality. Sermon, J. NJ Pitcher
5. Relation OF the Pastor to the Church r,v,or
g. Duty of the Church to the Pastor, = :
G, II: PAYNE, W. A. Whitescarver.
@ =. s4,. n !; T. WGoqsq ss,, r z R Mstg
10. Importance OF Of Sunday Schools and how
to make them successful, II, e:
u. r Fry, W. OuupSOu
IL. Home and Foreign Mission Work Of our
Churches in this State,
B. A. Franklin, W, Y. Abraham.
II. How to Conduct Public Worship, G. W. Elliott
All ordained Baptist ministers in the above named
counties are invited to attend the meeting which
will be continued through the Lords Day
Y. zlr f6EHEs, & Z. N MA StE4hhh'
Committee.
The programme as will be Observed is
divided out between white and cOlored
ministers, and in the matter of arrange
ments for the audiences the same separate
accommodations now given in both
white and colored churches will be fur
nished. 1t is expected that these rvices
will attract large audiences of both
cOlOrS.