The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
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THEIR WOOL.
DR.. Harmon Says Preachers
Should Pay Newspapers.
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.A PAPER + BY MR.. CAVE.
Scored Some Pastors for Thelr Little
interest IN Missionary Work Meet
Ing Of the Union - Other si
Church Notes.
a. PAPER i BY MR.. CAVE,
Scored Some Pastors for Their Little

The restraining influence OF the new
business committee OF tho Ministerial
Union was promptly seen yesterday ut
the first session OF the body held under
tho new order Of things.
After tho regular business Of tho day
had been transacted and the time had
arrived for the presentation OF new mat
ters, the Rev. Henry Pearce Atkins arose
to move tho appoint1 nent Of q committed
of three to visit the Times Dispatch and
request that church notices published IN
the regular advertising columns OF the
paper ! be printed hereafter free OF cost.
He said everybody was interested IN the
notices. and that they amounted prac-
8tcally to news items. In view OF TINS
fact, he didn't think the pastors should
be made to pay for them
2i DR.. John Hannon arose, and In a char
Sacteristic manner. opposed the motion
He referred to the fact that the papers
had been uniformly kind and courteous
Z to the ministers and churches. 81 It ls
true said the pastor Of Union Station.
prices, but think tho newspapers ought
4 to bo allowed to clip little wool of the
sheep. They have given us enough for
nothing"
Quite a little discussion arose. The
point Of order was raised that the matter,
could not be brought up In the Union
untili 1t was first referred to the business
committee. It was finally decided with
some difference Of opinion that uues-
tons OF the sort would have to go first
to the committee before they could ever
be enacted on the floor The motion was
thereupon Withdrawn by Mr.. Atkins.
REPORT OF COMN1ITTEE.
Beyond this the mu ch-discussed cues
ton did not crop out at ALL. AS antici-
foI Inc r1,no \ ri Of tho rny0lu.
ton adopted by the Episcopal clerlcus
and the secretary announced that the
&clericus had appointed a member OF the
committee in the person Of Dr. r. a.
Goodwin, It was also stated by the sec
rotary that DR.. Paul L. Menzel. who
was present, had heated that ne would
fall In line with u.s."
Therea fter the committee made its first
report, announcing that 1t had decided
E to hold meetings regularly after each ses- I:
sion OF the Union Special meetings may
be called by tho chairman upon his own
motion or upon the request OF two mem
bers. AS yet no matters had been re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES. It recon-
mended, however. that a special commit
tee of one minister from each den omina-
ton be appointed to arrange for the May
Festival for Christian Unity, and that
the subject at that meeting be THE
Holy Scriptures" The report was adopted
and the following committee was ma med
by the clair: Revs. NJ. lAshby Jones, IL
C.. C. Marks, w. w. Lear. D. D., and
Russell Cecil D. D.
AFTER THE PREACHERS.
One OF the features of the meeting wa
a fine paper on 'The Preachers Respon- Z
sibility for Developing the Missiona ~
Spirit Among His People, I" read by the
Rev. Preston A. Cave, pastor OF the
Third Christian Church.
Mr., Cave exalted the missionary fea-
ture Of the work Of the church above all
Others. In this CONNECTION he took some
"A OF the pastors to task He said in parts
ut is not for me to bring railing nccu-
sations against my brethren Of the min-L
jistry. or to indict them with failure 70.
do their duty; but facts are the fingers
OF God, and they have written our records
on the wall where all can see. and the
facts show that a large per cent. Of the
preachers are actually opposed to mis-
sions or utterly indifferent to their
claims. while a still larger per cent. are
only half alive to- the great work of mis-
sions, and are doing but little toward
developing the missionary spirit In them
selves much less in their people. IT Is
fact that much information and many
an urgent appeal from the missionary
secretaries and boards to the churches
die Of strangulation and find a grave on
consecrated NJ ground--the &a parish waste
basket-and there await the day Of judg-
ment, when some waste baskets viii
surely be opened.
.It IS q fact that many preacher
performs the office OF lightning-rod for
his church, insuring ,his congregation
against ever being struck by mission
airy secretary or any special request from
the board for mn Offering. have heard
OF a church where the pastor 8 wife was
elected president OF the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society with the hope of getting
the pastor interested In missions"
OTHER BUSINESS.
eA, The Rev Tim lehman, assistant to
DR.. Paul L. Mcneil, was elected q mem-
Der Of the Union. VI
DR., H. W. Battle was introduced and
was recognized on the floor. DR., Battle
goes shortly to North Carolina, and he
gave his brethren an affectionate fare
The Rev. J. p, ostebaut, OF Rhode ISL
and, was also introduced to the body.