Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-03-19

who held 81 600 bond of the Publishing
House could make money by selling it to
the House at 50 cents and then lending
the $3.50 they got for it out in other States
at better rate of interest. When such
| man came and wanted the cash for his
bond, the House bought it, but it didn't
ask anybody to bring them in. II you
want to keep your bond why keep it Its
yours Keep it till Gabriel blows his
horn, (laughter,) but don't say we are
shaving our bonds. The only bonds we
ask you to bring in are such as you want
| to trade for books and for them we will
give you 100 cents in the dollar and knock
off the usual discount for cash.. L had a
i ST. 900 bond and sold it for $3.50, because
didn't want to keep it running for IS
| years.
THE PAINE INSTITUTE,
Rev. DR.. Dunlop, the Agent of the
Paine Institute, by permission addressed
the Conference. He said he appeared
before them this year under different cir
cumstances from what he did last year at
Salem. Then, his application was embar-
raised by the natural apprehension of per-
petuity for an institution which had no
home of it's own. At that Conference he
only obtained from $75 to 500. But now
this obstacle of instability had been re-
] moved; the institute now had grounds and
buildings both occupied. in active use, and
the actual property Of the Institute. 10
its former plan had now been added that
of an industrial school.
DR.. McFerrin followed in advocacy of
DR.. Dunlops application. He said it was
no new thing for the M: E. Church South
| to give money to help the education of
the black man. Before the war, when be
was a slave, it had spent thousands of
dollars for churches in which he could
worship. We send money now to China,
and to Brazil and to other countries, but
of all the people ON the face of the earth,
I am for helping TO give the gospel to the
colored people of the South AS long as
have dollar to give l am going to give
some of that dollar o the OlOreu people.
They want preachers of their own color
now aud | ant want then to have what
| they want This Institute is to teach
| colored preachers and make them fit to
carry the gospel to their brethren, and
| want to help them to do it. In all the
history of the world there never was a
race that behaved as did these colored
people of the South during the war-no
violence, nothing but faithfulness and
protection to our families, when they
could have risen up in night and swept
the land. And don't you think I remem-
ksr this and am going to give them some
thing? Yes | will, will, WILL.
The committee to which was referred
the petition of the Paine Institute, ask
ing the Baltimore Conference to give it
$3.50, had already reported favorably to
i the request. It was now suggested that
instead of making it Conference matter, a
subscription be taken up at once. 1t was
begun by EX-U. s. Senator Hereford of
West Virginia, rising and saying. II will
give $25."
"Who ?" said DR.. McFerrln, who was
standing on the floor. Somebody replied.
''Mr. Hereford" "What, Frank Here
ford Why; I baptized him fifty years
ago, when he was little bit of baby -
Great laughter.)
The Sos and $5's begun to pour in, the
venerable Doctor still standing on the
floor and keeping attention alive, and DR..
Dunlap, who has wonderful voice, sing
ing palms of Victory" 1t was quite a
stirring scene, and though it didn't last
more than twenty minutes brought the
handsome sum OF $521 to the Paine Insti-
tute.
Saturday.
The opening service Saturday morning
was conducted by DR.. s. X. Cox, of
Washington city
The call of Winchester District was
proceeded with and the ministers passed as
they were reached.
THE LORD IS MONEY INvIOLATE.
When W. 6. Eggleston, of Charlestown,
was called, he read his report. On closing
it he said the minister's salary was short
and some of the congregation wanted him
to make up the money out of some Of the
other funds. But" he added, 'Breth-
rem you will never catch W. G. Eggleston
putting his hand in the Lord IS Treasury
| lSubdued applause.)
NEGLECT OF THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS.
Bishop McTyeire.-I noticed in Brother
Eggleston's report that while there were
but adult baptisms in his congregation,
there were II infant baptsms. That is
what I call an orthodox report. From
many of the reports that have been read
here, am sorry to see that infant bap-
tism is not to the 'front.' This should
not be.
Immediately after this, Rev.S. R. Snapp
of Gainsboro circuit, reported a congrega.
ton of $40 and no infant baptisms. Mr..
Snapp said in view of the Bishops remark
he was sorry to have to make such a re-
port.
The Bishop-You will have to preach
some doctrinal sermons to your people.
THE WORK OF BOOK EDITOR.
The name Of ". p. Harrison, Book Ed
itor of the M. E. Church South, was
called as member of Winchester Dis
trict.
DR.. Harrison said he wanted to explain
the reason of his nOn-attendance on some
Of the sessions of Baltimore Conference
The explanation lay in the confinement
which the work imposed on him. He had
this year read one hundred volumes il
manuscript, the greater number of which
had not been accepted for publication
He had read 10000 pages of proof. II
preparing the annual minutes be had ha6
to make an examination of 80 900 names.
He had read in manuscript one hall