Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-05-28
Young Mems Christian Association.
LARGE ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTRICT AS
ISOLATION CHEERFULLY ACCEPTS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE ASSOCI-
ATIoN-IN EXERCISES.

LARGE do hISI 40
ISOLATION CHEERFULLY ACCEPTS TIL
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE AssoCI-
ATION-INTEREs1ING EXERCISES.
&C., &C., sc.
The District Convention of the Y. M. G
Associations of Augusta and the two or
ganized prayer meetings, (Antioch and
ChurcAville) which are in line with them
assembled at the Association rooms or
Friday afternoon. MIR. T. D. Ransom
Vice President Of the last convention
called the meeting to order, the President
Hon. Absaom Koiner being absent, and
Mr.. j. f. Rinker acted as Secretary. Mr..
r. K. Cree, of N. Y, tie Southern Secre-
tary of the International Association, was
present by invitation, and was invited to
take part in the proceedings Of the body.
Messrs Fl. L. Hoover president of the
Virginia State Associationl, G. T. Jordan
and J. E. Graham were appointed "a COM
mittee to report On the removal of the
headquarters of the State Association
from Richmond to Stanton.
On Friday night the Committee on Gre
dentials reported the following representa-
tives present: Gresnville-W e. Abney,
III. Kennedy, A. G.. Christian, G. Z. Jor-
dan; Fishersville-,J H. Loyal, E. M.
Brown. w. e. Churchman, s. B. Slower,
E. A. Slower; Mt. Meridian-J. F. Rim
ker, D. M Layton; New Hope-H. G.
Barnhart; Staunton-H. L. Hoover, W.
j. Nelson, J. W. Newton, VIM Rock, 7.
ID. Ransom. H. NJ. McIlhany. G.. D. Pear
man, W. G. Straughan, T. G. Morton, j.
E. Graham; Churchville-Re Rev. A. S. Moi
felt, II. III. Hanger, J. E. Hanger.
The Committee ON Permanent Organi-
cation reported the following officers who
were unanimously elected: President, FL.
M. McIlhauy; Vice Presidents-W J.
Nelson, VIM. G. Abney, IL. W. Henry. J..
H. LOYAL, d. M. Layton Il. u. Barn
hart, Rey. A. S. Moffett and Thos. r.
Blackwell. with 6. NJ. Murray, Secretary.
The address of Welcome to the visiting
delegates was delivered by Capt. H. l..
Hoover. He said they were not strangers
IN Staunton, they had touched elbows in
the Association work before, and be felt
that they were men that could be counted
on-true men. Since their last meeting
new responsibilities had been devolved upon
him and upon them and he hoped every
one who had a suggestion as to the way in
which they were to be met, would bring it
forth. The Association in Richmond had
failed to look to the right source for aid in
carrying on the State work, and it had now
been devolved upon US. We number six
associations, ona-fourth of all-in the State.
We have the strength to shoulder this bur-
den if we look to God for help, and we must
prepare to assume the solemn responsible
ty of its success or its failure.
Rev. A. S. Moffett replied eloquently in
behalf Of the visiting delegates. He said
the pleasant recollectlons of last years
convention were. still fresh in the memo
ries of the visiting delegates.
REPORTS OF ASSOCIATIONS.
Mr. McIlhany, CT the StauDton Associ-
alton made the report for it. It was or
ganized Nov. II. 1874. with fifty or seven
ty-ive members and grew cut of a prayer
meeting then going on in the Presbyterian
church. During the five years following
it had numbered as high as 300 members
of 1900 volumes. bought chiefly through
she efforts of the ladies. and the library
had furnished 1900 books for reading in
the last year. Its Sunday prayer meetings
are regular and gather over ore hundred
persons every Sunday. and on ladies' day
as many as one hundred ladies attend.
GreenvilIe Association gave an encour
aging report through President A. G.
Christian. Its membership is 80 as against
s. of last year, the difference being
caused by death or removal. An encour-
aging feature is voluntary application to
become members. A few Sundays ago at
the meeting an old gentleman, a foreign
es, who could barely speak English, came
up at the close OF the meeting and putting
his arm around the speaker said, twill you
take me.'' The present membership he
was glad to say was solid membership
The Pines Chapel is in active use. It's
Sunday School has a splendid superinten-
dent, laboring mechanic, who walked
two miles to Greenville to his church 1.-THE
Methodist) in the morning, to teach in the
Sunday School there, then after that clos
ed, walked out to his school at The Pines
and then back to Greenville for evening
service. He was an Invaluable man.
There were 35 scholars at the Pines school.
The Greenvile Association had not miss
ed more than five of its prayer meetings in
three years, and they were always well at
tended. He laughingly added that Green
vile was the ''brag" Association of the
county.
Mr. G. M. Murray reported for Bethle-
hem Association though not fully. as he
said his own time was engaged Sunday
evenings in Sunday school near his house.
There were twenty members Cd the roll OF
the Association.
Mr.. E. NJ. Brown reported for the Fish
ersville Association. 1t had been organ
lied little over year and had a member
ship Of 7O-40 active and 80 Associate
members, and had been benefit to the
village and the neighbothood. 1t held
Sunday prayer meetings and had missed
but two since its organization and those
by bad weather. 1t was dong good
work and he felt d pride in saying that no
association i'll the county could boast of a
better class of associate members.
Mr.. D M. Layton reported for Mt. Me-
IF 1>>,
against IS last year, one having been lost
by death. The interest had not slackened.
Its Sabbath school at Mt. Vernon Forge
had been discontinued for want of room,
and it is now arranging to establish a
school at Mt. Vernon Furnace. The AS