The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-22
VOLUME 2.
Tonoloway Baptist Church.

smart preachers with u disease
called Big Head, Judging from {
declaration and resolution which
l will copy. "Brother John W.
Powell Church Clerk and Dea
conf called the church's attention
to the fact that some men, under
the name of Baptist preachers,
were following the practice of de.
flaming, abusing and maligning
other denominations of christian
people, upon which the following
was passed unanimously. That
the above conduct is breach of
order, ungentlemanly, unchris-
tian and unscriptural. Matt. xvii.
q, Acts xiv. 16, / Cor. X. 80, and
we hereby declare that we will
not allow such conduct in our
pulpit, nor fellowship nor encour-
age those who persist in it. She
thus showed that while she want
ed her ministers to contine them
selves strictly to Bible truths; yet
they must follow the Bible exam
pie, speaking the truth in love"
For nearly half century they
received members by baptism
and imposition of hands, and
seemed to make the latter as i'm
portant as the former, and would
not fellowship churches that ne
elected imposition of hands. But
they gradually became less rigid,
and for about one hundred years
have practiced giving the right
hand to those joining in token of
fellowship, instead of imposition
of hands.
They kept man for treasurer
and clerk. They also kept one or
generally two men for deacons,
but did not seem to understand
their scriptural use. | am GER
tain, from the teaching of the
apostles, that the deacon was
chosen and put in Office to be col
lector, treasurer and disburser,
whereas | find in the records that
frequently the deacon was APP
pointed to do certain work for
certain occasion and then dis
charged. Sometimes men who
were not deacons were selected
for special work that should be
attended to by the deacons. |
find that the clerk was sometimes
made treasurer, and one who was
not clerk or deacon was ordered
to stand at the door and solicit
funds for the use of the church.
Now | am certain that the deacon
was intended to look after the f.
nances of the church for all pur-
poses, and this is my reason and
excuse for not preaching directly
on the financial part of the church
find that sometimes the en-
tries were made in q way that
showed malice in the very Ian
guage, and again see the spirit
of love and forbearance, and yet
firmness. | remember that when
the children of Israel had good
Kings and rulers they had peace
among themselves at least, but
when wicked and ambitious men
ruled over them they suffered,
and all this can be seen in the his
tory of this church as found in
her records.
After Ed. Joseph Powell's
death, Elds. John Cook and Moses
Starr served the church till 1916,
the latter continuing till 1925.
Thomas Runyan, a licentiate,
preached for them occasionally
for years. Ed. Starr was some
times assisted by Jacob Mann, a
licentiate. Ed. John Hutchinson
served as pastor from 1925 till his
death in 1S42, when Ed. William
Marvin was chosen pastor, serv-
ing till 1S45. From that time till
1858 Elds. Jesse Ash, Moses
Starr, Joseph Correll and Joseph
Fur visited them by turns and
administered the ordinances. In
1858 Joseph Furr was chosen
pastor, and served till 1862, when
Eld. Joseph Correll was chosen
and served until disabled by age
and sickness. In Aug. 1888, l
was chosen pastor. and am still