Wichita eagle., 1886-10-08

Full and Complete Account of the
DOings OF the Christian
Association.
The Opening OF the Sevcnth-Day Adventists
Campmeeting on the
West Side.
TEURSDaY'S SESSION.

!
son, the chairman, called the house to order
j. H. Duncan led in song and NJ. w. Cald
well in prayer, after which Mr.. Munnell lee
the officers conference for an hour. Tht
later was introduced by referring to The
theme under discussion the previous morn
| ing, viz: 'The Qualifications of Church Off
GERS"
Mr. Munnell said, among other good
things:
''Officers should be qualified by proper
teachers This would greatly strengthen
| church work.
| Church letters should be sent to the Off
GERS of the church instead of being given tt
the person asking for them.
''The discipline of one church should be re
spected by every other.
:'When man is excluded from one church
he should not be admitted into another unti
he makes himself right with the church from
which he is excluded"
The lecture was practical and able. Many
questions of practical nature were asked by
different ministers and satisfactorily an
swered The session was useful and highly
interesting Closed by singing.
At9a M. devotional exercises was intro
duced by Elder Appligate, and the prayer
and praise service was continued for thirty
minutes.
! After a recess of few minutes the house
was again called to order.
The committee on ways and means brought
in a report, which was laid on the table fol
future consi leratiou.
! The report of the college committee was
| then read and adopted.
The report of the auditing committee was
read and adopted.
The lecture of Elder Munnell then fol
lowed.
The lecture today, said the speaker. relates
to setting dilapidated churches in order.
We have agreed that there ought to be
general supervision of the whole state. To
| this end the state must be districted. And
that the S. S. Evangelists ought to do mis-
sionary work in their respective fields.
We have also agreed that the Evangelists
should make sweeping visits to secure the CO
Afterwards they must go over their field
doing more thorough work in setting things
in order.
| visited congregation that had had an
! existence for twenty-five years, but for ten
years had had serious trouble. ! was dis
! cour aged by the members But by calling a
| meeting of officers and working up such
meetings / succeeded i'll getting before them
| their work.
First, their financial difficulty was serious,
but be not unusual-only a few making contri-
buttons The rule is to have every member.
man, women and child should encouraged
and required to give, 'every disciple in al
Apostolic church determined to send help to
the poor at Jerusalem"
| Other examples of similar nature were
| nothing would SO warm up chris
tian or community the
mere matter of money for the work of the
| Lord No church can be set in order with
out working up the finances. This have
found to be the beginning point.
| Next in order comes the employment of a
preacher. By mutual consultation and con
sent preacher is employed. Then there
are many details that cannot be here made
note of.
Then arises the necessity of an officer
Acts 2O:l7; Acts 21:17: Gal. 2:14.
| 1. The object of snch meetings is to look
up the finances.
| !. To select a preacher.
| j. To look after matters of discipline.
| 4. To look after lost members.
The preacher should always be present al
these meetings.
| Confidence thus expressed ia members OF
la congregation will always be productive OF
good results.
| So if the churches in Kansas
will operate and cooperate together
the grandest good can be accomplished.
| Therefore be ye steadfast, immovable, al
| ways abounding in the work of the Lord for
asmuch as ye know that your labor is not in
vain in the Lord"
After questions and answers the assembly
sang, Life is one continued battle.
| vocating the same general line of thought.
After these remarks pledges made by the
various preachers.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At2p M the report of the committee on
ways and means was taken up and adopted
seriatim.
At3p M Elder Munnell continued his
lecture.
George Whitfield, when young, showed
signs of ability and the bishop er-
dained He refused. When urged
as matter Of duty, he conscnting after sgo-
nizing prayer.
Paul says Lay hands suddenly on no
man." Again, the same author says ''Let
persons be proved by excellent character, not
by trial.
One Of the objections to ''laying on Of the
hands" belonged to the days of miracles.
Not 50, for two reasons:
|. In ordaining church officers there was
never for the purpose Of conferring spiritual
gifts. Acts 6. Il; Is. Ia; IA. 1923
- III no csASe "HeTe Spiritual KItS were
conferred WAS there an ordination OF officers
Acts S. l4-17; l9. 6-S; 9. l3-ls.
The Mormon folly CONES out just here
Arm yourselves against it.
In many passages in both tes.ainents ord
nation took place by laying on of hands, and
it is presumed that we shall be unable to do
better nor exhibit better taste
Ordination is not only mater of good
TASTE, but also command OF God Heb. &. =
After other remarks he concluded by ref