Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-15

was followed by an admirable address OF
welcome from President McIlhany, OF the
Staunton Association. to the visiting dele
gates. He said it was one Of the happiest
moment of his life, spent in welcoming fell
low Soldiers of the Cross who mad assem-
bled here to tell what God has done for us
and to see what we may do for Him. He
trusted that the fire might burn brightly
and that when they separated each one
might take blazing torch from the pile
to light the way of salvation to those at
home He welcomed them not only to the
homes but to the hearts of the Staunton
members. IT,,
The following permanent officers being
reported by Gen. Lilley, Chairman of the
Committee on Organization, we're unani-
mously elected: President Koi-
ner, Of Bethlehem: Vice Presidents-T.
D. Ransom. of Staunton; j. s. Craig, of
MI Meridian; J. H. Loyal, of Fishers
vile, and A. M. Bowman, of Bethlehem:
Secretary; T. c. Morton, of Staunton.
The Credentlal Committee reported the
following delegates present:
Greenuille Association.-A G Christian,
c T Jordan, W G Abney. VIM I Wallace,
VIM III Fix, Argenbright, A Blauth,
wv Lambert, Robt S Heizer. T A Brown
lee, w F Smith, FL Wise, F III Pilson, A
Fl HaWpe, ] Frank Wilson, Frank Pilson
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FSshersuille Associdtion.-E NJ Brown.
T M Bell, G B Koiner, T Hamilton, E
Bateman, D A Belle
Chasrchuille @. Z. Union Prayer Meeting
REV A S Moffett, Martin r Rohr, DR.
W III Davies-3
Mt. Meridian Association.-J s Craig, r
P Andrews. d NJ Layton, Rev T NJ Boyd.
W A Mann, W A McCue, M e bishop,
A Hammers
Bethlehem Association. D Awde, A..
Koiner, G w Koiner, H G Kindig, A M
Bowman, Geo II Killian-6
Staunton Association.-H NJ McIlhany,
H l. Hoover, H D Peck, Charles Grattan,
Jed Hotchkiss, r D Lilley, e D Ransom,
A M Simpson, w G Brown, FL Ker, j III
Skinner, T e Morton, J A Waddell, II J
Churchman. J.W Todd, William Rock,
G D Gooch, r S Hamilton, T G Elder, A
F RobertsOn-20
Rev D L Wilson. of Broadway, Rock
ingham.
Maj. Koiner being temporarily detained
at home, First Vice President, Ransom,
took the chair and gave out the first sub
ject for discussion,
ASSOCIATION WORK."
Mr.. H. D. Peck, Of Staunton, to whom
had been assigned the opening of the dis
cussion, said the general nature of the AS
ISOLATION work was so well understood as
to make its rehearsal tedious, but the gener'
al idea that governed it was to occupy
ground not occupied 10y the churches, and
in the occupation of that ground its growth
had been of wonderful rapidity. 1t had
spread through Europe, America and into
Asia, and the interest in it was yet
growing daily. Delegates sent from here
to its great conventions elsewhere, had
come back enthused by the evidences OF
its life and growth. While our allegiance
is first due this church this Association
had founed a field for work in which
elaboration of this statement the speaker
gave an interesting account Of the diver
sifed character of the field, which the AS
sociation labored in-among commercial
travellers, railroad men and other classes
who have heretofore received no Sp.cial
attention. Activity, he said, was the motto
of Association work and its direction
always Forward.
Mr.. VIM. A. McCue, of Mt. Merida
followed with an interesting accoun Of
the germ from which this wide spreading
tree had sprung. In London thirty years
ago Geo. Williams, employed in com
mercial house with an hundred employees
had started an association among his fel
low clerks. So short had been the time
of the growth of the tree that two years
ago the speaker. then delegate from
the Staunton Y. M. G. A. had shaken
hands with Mr.. Williams at the Interna.
tional Convention in Toronto. In a part
of one mans lifetime all this great work
had been accomplished The occupation
of the Association Mr.. McC. thought was
that of sort of cleaner for the church.
He had been but short time connected
with his present Association but he wished
his hearers could come and see the great
work they had done. In forwarding Asso-
citation work the speaker thought twenty
active men were worth one hundred on the
list, but only on the list.
Mr.. Chas. Grattan, Of Staunton, spoke
Of the advantage of the work to the worker
himself and said he would ask any minis
ter here if Associations didn't aid in
making young members of churches better
practical workers. He held that the AS
ISOLATION was sort of mental gymnasium
in which the worker was made stronger
ana more efficient for all Christ ian work.
The second topic.
"HOw TO PROMOTE THE WORK IN THIS
sECTION,''
was taken up.
Mr.. H. L. Hoover, of otaunton, thought
an available way was to get men of differ
emit denominations into union prayer
meeting, and then, if they can work. we'll
together there, get them into an Associa-
ton. Let the time of experiment at least
be three or four months, and don't try an
Association before you know the ground.
Be sure first of four or five men that you
can rely on in any emergency. The case
of Churchville, as cited by Mr.. Moffett
shows an admirable field. That cited by
Mr.. Wilson, Of Rockingham. shows
another field, though of a different sort.
Something ought to be done for Harrison
burg. If an Association was started there
its influence would be felt in that county.
An Association can do much work that
the denominations cannot do. The erec-
ton of "Pines Chapel by the Greenville
Association showed this. No one demo
mination, he thought, could have carried
that enterprise to successful end.
MI. A. G. Christian. of Greenville,
thought it would be good idea for each