The daily gazette., 1879-02-03
FIFTH EDITION.
THE PREACHERS MEETIoG.

ing-A Resoiution Of Sympathy
ShdH the Meetings be Disbdndedf
The regular weekly meeting of the NJ
y. preachers was held in the st. Pauls NJ.
Il. Church this morning, Rev. j. Is. Mann
presiding. The exercises were opened
with prayer by Rev. A. ID. Davis, after
which the following preambl- and reso-
luton was offered by Bro A. w. Thatch-
er, and adopted:
WHEREAS, We have learned with
deep sorrow of the great misfortune that
has befall@n the brethren OF MI. Salem
Church by fire on Sunday morning last
thereupon.
Resolued, That this meeting truly SYM
pathize with those, our brethren of said
church, and we will do all in our power
to help tbem in the restor9tion of their
church, and hope that the brethren in
general. VIII give as much pecuniary aid
Us their means will admit OF, and 80 full
fill the law of God by bearing each
others burden. remembering the words
of the Lord Jesus "that It Is more blessed
to give than to receive"
The deaths Of Revs. Joshua Hum
phries and a j. CroZier being aUnounc-
ed, Rcvs. j. B. Quigg, j. NJ. Williams
and j. Is. Mann were appointed COM
| mittee to prepare suitable resolutions.
A communication was read from the
| trustees of st. Paul's NJ. +. Church, which
set forth that the Preach.rs' Meetings
had been held in that church for the pa st
| five or SIX years, and without any re-
muneration 10 said church, and asking
if it would not be better for the meetings
to be distributed among the various NJ
| Il. churches IN the city. The communi-
cation was referred TO committee con-
sisting of Bros. A. ID. Davis and j. NJ
| Williams, and Bro Garrett
| The question of the day, "What con
stitutes good Minister" was then taken
up for consideration and on motion OF
Rev. j NJ Williams was laid on the Ia
BILE, and the following question substitu.
tod: "Wh hat shall we do with the Preach
ers' Meetings !" La support of the
question:, Mr.. Williams SAID that
the meetings had been degenerating ior
some time past, and he brought the
Iquestion up, not for the purpose Of dis
banding them, but tu see If something
could not be done TO make them better
and more Interesting, After "a few re
marks by Revs. Mr. DAVIS and n custom
Mr.. Mann called Mr.. Davis to the chair
and said that he remembered when tn,
meetings first started il was for the pur
pose of spiritual recreation and not fol
the purpose of delivering long essays ar,
long speeches. But the meetings h AZ
snubbed hy Grace Church.
The spiritual meeting had been forgot.
ten and various other subjects had beer
taken up, until 1t came to the question
of admitting reporters. A reporter ha,
perfect right to come to the meeting
and make fool of himself. There wer,
lpapers that had published unfair report
and those papers had lost by it; Their
were Others that made fair reports, an,
they gave gained by 1t. The meeting
had frequently been turned Dto de bait n,
questions that were not before IL. IL
thought that the question of "what shal
be done with the meetings" should b.
fairly and squarely met.
| Rev. j. ii. Caldwell said that he ha,
only been absent from the meetings bu
few times, and then on account of be-
ing sum honed away.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson said he was not awar
that when person signed the constitu
tion, that he was Obliged to attend a
the meetings.
Bro. Thatcher said he hoped that tn
motion would not prevail; those who di,
not wish the meetings to continue, ha,
better stay away. The preachers shout
come there with such la, men, as choos
to come, and discuss the questiofs /,
Methouistism. He had heard II SAID tina
the Union meetings which were held o
tne iast NJ MOnnay In each month had bee
formed for the purpose of breaking u
the preachers meetings. Let us put ouI
selves together and carry on the NEE
ings.
Mr.. Carpenter, said that when tn
meetings first started. they were Iii ffereI
from what they are now, and did NOR
good, Then the time was spent in pra,
er and song, and the questions of tho da
were taken up, and discussed, and it di
good. The time and meetings changec
. anu the reporters were excluded from r,
porting the proceedings. The repor
went out and did good. He considere
the Preachers meeting was power. A
ter remarks by Revs. Williams, VI atlacl
Davis, Plummer and Mann, the quest tic
was ON motion laid over until the ne,
meeting, and the meeting adjourned wit
the benediction by Rev. Mr.. Matlack.
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