The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-04
INTERESTING REPORT

OF Ministers and Laymen's Meeting
Held at Zoar Baptist Church. Car
Oline.
The Ministers and Laymen's Meeting
of the Hermon Baptist Association was
held with Zoar Baptist church, near
Lent, Caroline county, Saturday and
Sunday, May 2Sth and 18th.
Rev. c. K. Cruikshank, pastor OF
| Calvary church, Bowling Green, was
elected moderator and Mr.. Frank H..
TYLER, of Fredericksburg, clerk.
The sessions were all well attended
and the addresses and speeches on the
various subjects discussed were OF a
high order. 1t was verify feast OF
good things for the physical man as
well as the spiritual man.
Prayer its Origin and is Phlloso-
ply, was ably discussed by Rev. [. K.
| Cruikshank, who in a fOrceful and
clear presentation of the subject, show
ed PRAYER TO have had It's origin with
the Godhead; that Christ being our IN
! tercessOr and. advocate exercised the
function of prayer in accordance with
the divine will and purpose of God IN
our behalf, the Holy Spirit also being
our guide as TO the objects OF our
prayers.
A. j.. Reeves. superintendent OF
Round Oak Baptist Sunday school; Rev.
C. X. Millican, principal of the Female
Seminary at Bowling Green, and Judge
+. c. Moncure discussed The Country
Church, its Helps and Hindrances.
Bro. Millican emphasized the helpful
ness of prayer in the home by the head
of the home, especially prayer Tor
Gods blessing upon the pastor and the
work. He also mentioned among the
hindrances unbelief and ignorance.
Judge Moncure thought bad roads was
very prominent hindrance. He spoke
also of the disadvantage of forming
fields composed of a number Of churches,
when if the people would give more lib
orally. one or at the most two churches
could support a pastor and thus the
work could be made more effective.
THE church house. the home OF the
church, should be made comfortable
and this would prove help.
Religion in the Home was an
other subject discussed and Rev. ). ).
Ware, rector of Port Royal Episcopal
church, opened the discussion. The
word home, he said, was the most
beautiful in the English language, and
while man is naturally inclined TO
mingle with his fellows. he in some re-
spects must stand alone. when ye
pray enter into thy closet. The pray
er in the home viii be an influence of
far-reaching power. The seed that Is
sown in the home by the parents will
long hereafter produce fruit. The real
home is not the house but the persons.
If the home is what it should be, 1t Will
be haven Of rest and haven OF
refuge. Home is the centre Of all so
ciety. The home needs and deserves
the best there is in the world and that
is religion. The head of the home
should work in conjunction with the
pastor. Go into a home where there IS
family prayer and it cheers. The fam
lily altar is as important as the roof over
the head. Family prayer effects even
the youngest in the home. A. +.
Wright in speaking on the subject
emphasized the need of Christ in the
heart if we are to have religion in the
home. We cannot put on and take OIL
religion as a garment. We must have
Christ in the heart if we would have
religion in the home. Christ in the
heart means we will have helper and
4 o have peace and comfort
Rev ]. T. Eubank, pastor of Zoar
ch urch, spoke of the impression that as
the word religion was so common 1t
wol I'D often be found in the scriptures,
but it occurs but times and then is
used in different senses. We have
made wonderful advancement in many
WAYS. but religion in the home has not
increa sed. 1t does seem 10 me when |
was boy there was more of religion IN
the hon ne in a week than there is ip a
whole year now. Times in this respect
have ch lnged, but God has not changed.
The obligations imposed by the first
Clment are still binding. Shall
never for get the good old times when
the custom was to have the service OF
just before breakfast and again
the last thing at night.
Rev. j. II. Wright, formerly Of
Caroline county, now Of Nashville,
Tenn, objected to the wording Of the
topic. He said there might be religion
in the home and yet far from Christ
The Roman Catholic has religion, but
no Christ: the Mormon has religion, but |
no Christ, and so with other forms of
religion. He compared such religions
to sugar-coated medicines, fair and
beautiful outwardly, but leading TO |
ruin. The great question should be, |
Have YOU Christ in the home? Christ |
in the heart? II you have Christ in the
heart you will have Christ in the home.
Christ in the heart and Christ in the |
home means something, and nothing
can drive you from Christ. No power
in earth or hell can do this.
One of the most important topics dis
cussed was Training Our Young Peo-
ple." Rev. b. G. Jones opened the dis
Of this subject and spoke of our
young people as distinct class, val
liable source of power and influence.
The S. S. was important, but this IS
not sufficient, he said. We need an or
ganization specially for the young. The
b. Y. 2. u. is a most desirable one
and should be fostered and encouraged.
The great question is how to get hold
of the boys, but this is easier than we
suppose. We need to appreciate the
boys. They want appreciation and
want some work TO do. This the B. Y.
p. u. is trying to do. Give the young
people the Bible. The Bible is full of
lives Of young men. Bro. Jones also
recommended the organization of mis-
sion classes. Our need is to have our
young people to do some work. The
devil traps for men are more numerous
than in former times and our young
men must be fitted and prepared for
these. We must give more attention
to our young people or our churches
face dark future.
Mr. Frank X. Tyler read an essay on
the subject, which was on motion or
dered to be printed in one or more of