The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
THE DISCIPLES IN SESSION.
The Sunday-school Work Dis
cussed.
Three Separate Organizations of the
Church I'm Conventional Sunday.
school Board to DO Observation-Disclosures.
Christian Talks About tho Woman's
Mission Work.
To-dny's Progrnmrne.

president, Ro inokc. Enrolment OF delegated
appointment OF committees.
FIve-minute speeches on tho good OF co.opcra-
tive work, and what 1t has done and Is doing for
Virginia, by w. j. Cooke, L. A. Butler, w. s.
Bullard, j. ID. IIamaker, X. w. Vanhook, L. NJ
Omcr, b.. a. Abbott, A. S. Morrison, l. J..
Spencer.
At ~ O'Clock an address missions by f. T..
Mcigs missionary from China.
AFTERNOON SESSION, O'CLOCK
Report of cvangczng board. Reports from
districts. Reports of committees. Uniini shed
business. Now business.
a. II. Moore, editor Missionary Weekly, will
deliver the address on Thursday night ut I:sO
O'Clock on "Thc Need OF Cooperative Work in
District and State" at Greene Memorial Metho-
dist Church.
Three separate organizations of the
Disciples of Christ or Christians con-
vened in Roanoke yesterday. The
Ministerial Association met at the
Fourth-avenue Church and completed
its labors, giving way in the afternoon
to tho Virginia Christian Missionary
Society. The Christian woman's mis-
sion board held two sessions Mt the
Sunday school room of the Presby terian
Church and public meeting last night
at Greene Memorial Methodist Church.
The Ministeriai A isociati on of the
Disciples of Christ in Virginia convened
in business session in the lecture room
at tho Christian Church yesterday morn
ing at Q o'clock, Rev. Jabez Hall, the
president. in the chair. The delibera-
tions were private and continued about
an hour and a half, during which time
twenty-eight new members were elected
and the following committees were ap-
pointed:
Ministerial character-L. A. Cutler,
I. j. Spencer. u. =. Richardson. E. A.
Cole and j. ID. Hamaker.
Nominations-W II. Book, c. S. Long
and Judge w. s. Gooch.
Programme and place Of next meet
ing-Jabez Hall, L. A. Cutler and e. A.
Cole.
Course of reading-A S. Morrison, u.
P. Richardson and l. j. Spencer.
Order of business-W.' H. Book, T.
w. Berry and L. Nj. Omer.
Following is list of the new mem
bers elected:
w. j. Shclburne. Frank Shinnal, J.
II. Wingo, ]. g. Clemens, D. A. Brindle,
R. A. Helsebeck, Il. j. Stone. p. b.
Baber, j. r. Fitzgerald, j. E. Stewart,
Col. j. r. Miller, G.. w. Ogden. b. ~
Ammen, ). e. Lybrook, II. B. Mo
CARNEY, FL. G. Garrison, A. r. Moore,
Geo. Lobingier, Thos. Munnell, r. ".
Omer, j. L. Darsie, John M. Helm, J.
D. billiard, E. Il. Powell, r. X. Shores,
c. M. Kreidler, +. Z. Meigs.
The public meeting began at 1920
o'clock, Rev. Jabez Hall presiding.
Devotional exercises were commenced
by SINGING hymn 212, and Rev. l.. A.
Cutler led in prayer. Rev. e. A. Cole,
of Richmond, led the singing.
"The Preacher in tho Silk Room"
was the first topic, and Rev. w. j
Cooke, of Radford, was introduced Mr..
Cooke said it was tho minister's duty to
visit Toe sick. 1t was spiritual duty.
The incentives to the faithful discharge
of this duty were many.
There should be preparation for
entrance into the sick room. He must
have ms pired confidence in tho people.
In order 10 attain this he must lead a
holy and Cody life.
He must manifest an interest and
solicitude in the people. lie can then
know their wants, and they will unbur-
den their trials to him and the preacher
can know how to ask God for his
me'cy
The preacher should use due caution,
and Mr.. CockeR gave clear outline of the
preachers action and how he should
carry his department. Patience and
forbearance were the chief virtues.
The next subject the Preacher in His
Study" Rev. George Lobingier was an
nounced, but Mr.. Lobingier begged to
be excused, saying be was unprepared.
Rev. j. l.. Darsie discussed the
"Prea cher in the pit" in very mas
terly manner and only occupied short
time. He told how the preacher should
deport himself, his language and his
gestures, and the subjects he should
discuss. He spoke of the growth of the
Christian Church, saying that for one
month the total addition to the church
was $4,000 people.
Clerical JestiAgs" was discussed by
Rev. L. M. Omer, of Clifton Forge. The
speaker said it was prevalent idea
that preachers were separate class
from all other people, and their privi.
leges were considerably limited. This
was an erroneous idea. A preacher had
as much right to enter a saloon and take
drink, to crack a. Joke as the man who
sits in the pew. He gave a definition
of testing and said it was a means Of
ridicule, and very few people liked to
be ridiculed. The Saviou, said we should
all be brought into judgment for their
idle words.
Glow to Fill an Empty Church" was
discussed by Rev. c. E. Moore, of Ash
land, and w. H. Book, Of Pulaski. Mr..
Moore thought if some preachers who
generally occupied about two hours in
their sermon were called down, there
would not be so much trouble in filling
the church.
He discussed the question to some
length and thought that it devolved