Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-11-19
Sixth Anniversary Of the Stanton 7. N. O..
Association.

! INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS-REPOR OF
THE PRESIDENT--PRESENT BY
MR.. GRATTAN-ADDREss BY REV. j. NJ.
FRosT-REMARKs OF PROF. HOOVER
MUSIC,
&C., &C., &C.
Lest Tuesday night being the anniversa-
~ of the Staunton Y. M. G. A. large az
dience, composed in part of ladies, assem-
bled in the hall of the Association. Pres
ident Morton after reading portion Of
scripture, singing and prayer, gave short
sketch of the work that had been done
during the past half year. He said the
history OF the Association from the time
OF its organization on the 18th of Novem-
Der, 1874, in the Lecture room of the Meth.
odist church with 81 members, was too
well known to need recapitulation and he
would speak only Of the first six months of
the current year. Six months ago, when
President McIlhany retired from the pres.
idency Of the Association there were 2O1
members. Since that time some have.
dropped from the rolls; others have re-.
moved to distant parts, and some the hand
Of death has removed. Fourteen new
tive and three associate; and among them
the Association had some of its most &C
tive and jealous members. There was
much cause for c0ngratulatiOn as to the
growth Of the Association by such materi-
al and the continued interest in the work,
the times having Ceen peculiarly unfavor-
BILE to the cause, the country having passed
through state of political excitement such
as had never been equalled except in case
of actual war. The hand Of death had
been busy among the Association; taking
three good and true men-N. P. Catlett,
Barnas Sears and w. G.. Brown, the latter
being the first officer that the Association
has lost during the six years of it's exis-
tence. Mr.. W. D. Landes was elected in
the place of Brother Brown, and the Direc-
tory felt sure in him they would lind most
jealous co-worker. The Association had
purchased an organ; the bylaws had been
duly revised and with the constitution
were now beng printed in improved form.
At the conclusion of his remarks President
Morton read statement of the work
which had been done by the International
Committee during the past year, at an out
lay of $2O,347.
The following committees we're then ap-
pointed to arrange for the State Conven-
ton which meets in Staunton on the 25th
and to receive the delegates:
Arrangements E. Guy, Chairman; T.
s. Doyle, J. Il. Waters, VIM. Rock, D. W.
Landes and R. T. Leftwich.
Reception and Entertainment. "A. F.
Robertson, Chairman; D. A. Kayser, H.
A. Walker, c. W. Snuff, c. G. Berry and
6. D. Pearman.
The committees will report to Capt. II.
L. Hoover, Chairman Of State Executive
Committee, and Capt. II. M. McIlhany,
Chairman of the Transportation Commit
tee.
ident. by stating that be was commissioned
by Hon. John Marshall McCue to present
pike of the John Brown raid to the
Association, which he said might
appear at first sight strange, seeing
| it was the presentation of an implement of
| war to a society of peace, but it was merely
for reminder of the past and with view
| Of showing the evils of strife.
President Morton accepted the present
| on behalf of the Association after which
Rev. Mr.. Frost made a most eloquent and
forcible address of nearly an hours dura-
ton on the Importance of the study of the
| life of Christ.
He said to know Christ was the best
knowledge Christian could have. The
facilities for studying the life Of Christ are
numerous, among them may be mentioned
| the brief sun Of His earthly life-extend-
ing over only 50 years, but still in that
short time running into depths and
breadths that has covered the whole world.
The study of the life of Christ will make
Him real person and His life real his
tory. He is too much of myth with
| many of us. There are at the present time
many heroes and heroines of fiction who
are far more real personages to us than the
Lord is, and their achievements drawn by
the skilled hand of the novelist is far
| more real to us than are those of Christ.
And yet it is plain to any who will give
earnest thought to the matter that to leave
out the part that Christianity has taken
in the worlds history would be to leave a
great blank.
In regard to infidelity Mr.. Frost said
| that infidels do not argue, they merely
sneer, and their sheer must be met and
can be met successfully by arguments bas-
ed on history and scripture.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Frost's address
the audience rose and sang with much
spirit the hymn 'I gave my life for thee"
Capt. Hoover then moved that q vote of
thanks be offered him, which was passed
unanimously and the secretary directed to
| record it.
Mr.. Hoover then, in few remarks
pointed out the responsibilities that rested
upon the Stanton Association, it being
the largest one in the State. He stated
that AUGUSTA county had in it nine asso-
ciations-more than four times as many
as any one county in the State-the most
in any county THAT of Roanoke) being
| two. A resolution was then offered by
him that committee composed of one
member from each denomination be appoin-
| ted with view of ascertaining what can
be done here towards defraying the expen-
SEES of aState Secretary. The following com
mittee was appointed under this resolu-
ton: H. l.. Hoover, chairman, T. D. Ran
son. Jed. Hotchkiss, j. w. Newton, DR..
| S. H. Henkel. W, G., Strdughan and q. q