The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-31

The session Of the minister's confer
ence yesterday was very interest
ing one and the subject, ''The Relation
of the Church to Worldly Amusements,
was discussed by the pastors with con.
siderable enthusiasm.
The conference was opened by Rev.
o. L. Flippo in the chair and prayer
by Rev. c. T. d. Collins. The ministers
present were: Revs. Flippo, Collins,
Anderson, Miller, Ferguson, Hammer,
Moomaw Campbell, AGREE and Garrison.
Rev. Drs Wilson, OF Salem, and Brown,
OF Now York, were in PRODUCED as visitors
to the conference.
DR.. Hippo said that the time had ar
rived for the election of officers for the
ensuing term, which business was next
taken up. Rev. Mr.. Hammer was
elected president and Rev. Mr.. Ander-
son secretary. Mr.. Hammer said he
wanted to apologize for not filing his
appointment made by the conference to
visit the JAIL and he was accordingly
appointed to Ego to jail" next Sunday.
Rev. o. +. Flippo arose and made q
few earnest remarks in favor of inviting
the colored ministers of the city to sit
with the conference in it's future meet-
ings, and SAID he thought the colored
preachers were DESTROYS of attending
the sessions of the conference and that
the body might learn some useful les
sons from the colored pastors. On mo.
ton of Mr.. Campbell this was made the
subject for discussion at the next con-
ference.
The subject for the day, The Rela-
ton OF Worldly Amusements to the
Church" was ne8D taken up. The fol-
lowing resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Ferguson:
Whereas the dance known as tho
german cultivates immodesty and tends
to produce immortality, therefore be it
Resolved, That as ministers of the
gospel we will do all in our power to in
duce the people under onr instruction
to desist from this hurtful amusement"
Rev, Moomaw thought the scope of
the resolution ought to be extended so
as to include all kinds of dancing.
Mr.. Ferguson declared that he did not
know anything about the german per-
sonally, but did not have to see every
thing to know it had evil in it. He
said il he was correctly informed the
german originated in the slums of the
bawdy houses Of France. When he
was boy they looked down to the bot
tom OF society for corruption, but now
it was on top. Only evil, ne declared.
could result from women going around
with dresses too short at both ends.
At this juncture of tho proceedings
Rev. Flippo asked the conference to
excuse him as he had to leave, but said
he had never known german. going
church and that they were mover good
enough to be called to the bedside of
the dying.
Rev. buchanan said that he found the
origin of degeDcracy among his paople
was the dance. Ii vexcd him more
than the saloon, because he could
create a sentiment against drinking
but not the other because the wives and
daughters participated in dancing. In
conclusion Mr.. Buchanan with Mr..
Rice showed the inference the atti
tude OF the participants in the german.
Rev. Mr.. AGREE made some scathing
remarks, but took issue with some Of
the brethren on the best method of
preventing dancing. Rev. Anderson
asked what was to be done with those
who belonged to tho church but be-
lieved there is no harm in dancing. He
thought 1t serious matter to expel the
member. Rev. Campbell thought the
purpose of discipline is to save the Nom
Der. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Miller asked that the action of
the conference in unanimously adopt
ing the resolution go out as indicating
their concert OF action and expression.
Then motion was made to request the
reporters from giving a full account Of
the meeting, and a discussion pursued
which was participated in by the re-
porters present. After the meeting ad-
journed majority OF the pastors pres
emit informed TINES reporter that they
had no objection to portion of tho dis
cussion being published.
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