The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-07


Inc ministers held their weekly con-
ference yesterday. Tho meeting was
opened with Rev. w. ii. Hammer in tho
chair. The reports from tho different
ministers OF the last Sabbath's work
were next heard. Those present were:
Revs. Flippo, Miller, Anderson, Fer
guson, Campbell, Graves, Reiter, Ham
ner, Garrison and Buchanan.
motion was then made to ask col
lection from the different churches dur.
ing the month of March to establish a
depository OF tho American Bible So.
clety, which was carried unanimously.
The pastor of Trinity Methodist Church
stated that he would mako the collec
ton asked for, but could not do so in
March, as his annual conference would
meet In that month and the collection
would DO the next thing to failure. II
was finally agreed to hold union meet
ing anu nave some adore sses made to
awaken interest along this line,
Rev. DR.. Flippo stated that he had
mentioned the idea OF inviting the col
ored ministers of the city to sit in tho
conference, and he had done it as a Vir.
gilman; he could afford to do it as he was
Southern man. There are" he said
"some intellectual colored pastors there
who are doing great work, but n little
encouragement from US would doubtless
result i'll good to all conce rned." He
said he did not desire to make any mo-
ton If 1t would provoke discu .sion.
He then made motion to admit them.
wnlcn AFTER q time received second
from MIR. Garrison. by consent of Mr..
Garrison DR.. Fiippo withdrew the mo.
tlon without any furtner debate.
The subject for discussion, previously
set forth, Tho Relation of the Church
to Worldly Amusement" was next
taken up, but owing to tho short time
left to take on tho subject it was mado
the special order for tho next meeting
Rev DIR. Campbell then arose and said
that he preached in his church on
Sunday.on "Woridliness." He said he
preached along the line that, not because
there are not other sins equally as
ne!nous as dancing, but because this
evil has such peculiar fascination for
the young. He spoke at length on men
leading Christian lives, but not spiritual
lives.
Rev. Mr.. Groves next arose to speak,
but was interrupted by Rev. DR..
Flippo who asked the conference to
excuse him as ne was compelled to
leave. Just as he reached the door ne
stopped and made n few parting re-
marks to the reporters. He said he did
not want them to say anything about
what he had said-that il would be
mlsconstrued and the public would not
fully understand his real meaning.
II do not object to being reported cor
rectly," said he, "but do not like to be
half way reported and my speech picked
and culled. Not long ago one paper in
the city gave full report OF a con for
ence meeting, saying it had gotten pr
mission from the various ministers to
report what they had said, and | know
That tho reporter had not gotten nv
permission because / was not there
when the meeting closed. l will, here
after, give the paper brief of what /
saw, and one thing I know, that the
papers are as dependent upon me as I
am upon the papers,"
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson stated that tho
papers, no thought had reported DR..
Fllppo verbatim, but was reminded that
Mr.. Groves had the floor and took his
seat.
MIR. Groves said: Sin all ages and con-
ditiors OF mon, civilized or savage, they
have had amusoments Of some kind 1t
is part of our very nature; it is inner
ent in man, and until the church pro-
vided some kind of amusements, or ar.
ranged to in some way keep the minds
of men entertained, they had better go
slow in discipining people," He said
he believed in the church discipline.
MIR. Groves speech was an able and in
structive address and his conclusions
logical and practical
AS DR.. Flippo had TO leave the con-
ference before his remarks on the
pending discussion were submitted he
desires to state that the First Baptist
Church is on record respecting the rela-
ton OF the church to worldly amuse.
ments, etc., in the following resolution:
LAS church of Jesus Christ, pro-
Tossing to be governed by the spirit and
teaching Of Christ and his apostles, as
laid down in the New Testament; and
finding in l Thess, seq. positive in
junction to abstain from all appearance
OF evil, we earnestly record our solemn
protest against indiscriminate theater.
going, participating in the public dance,
public drinking and treating to drinks
in barrooms and saloons, dealing in
lottery policies, evil speaking and de.
famation of character, the manutac-
ture and sale Of intoxicating liquor as
contrary to the spirit and teaching OF
Christ. demoralizlng in their tendency,
| deadening the spiritual life of the be-
lever. destroying his Influence for good
I and hurtful to the cause of Christ,
therefore all members of the First Bap-
tist Church who are guilty OF these
practices and Inconsistencies are
solemnly admonished to abstain from
the same and remem Der their covenant
VOWS to lead Cody life and honor
Christ"
DR.. Flippo stands by these resolutions
and is grieved il any of his members
turn aside from the moro excellent