The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-20
Iat7utcs Of Sapc-
titled Teetfng
Interdenomi5ational Ho illness
Association for Mathews
County

1 iOI
County
Sunday. July 10th. a written
announcement was read by Mr..
{ Jno. +. Hudgins. a prominent
citizen Of Mathews. Co. and Sec
, rotary of the Officia! Board. Of
Mathews Circuit. NJ. Z. Church
/ South. at Bethel requesting all
parties. young aud old, who were
in the experience of. or in full
/ sympathy with. the doctrine Of
Holiness or Entire Specification
as preached and taught in the re-
!. cent revivals of Mathews Circuit,
conducted by Rev. L. ]. Phaup,
pastor and Rev. L. I. Adams. of
the St. Louis Annual Conference
| M. Z. Church South. to meet at
the Good Templar's Hall in the
Haven, Monday 18TH. 8 p. m.
| Notwithstanding the threatning
rain of Monday evening the Hall
was filled with people eager toI
know the exact purpose CT such
a meeting The assembly was
called to order by MIR. Jno. F.
HudginS and after several songs
land earnest prayers. Mr.. w. J..
Brooks was nominated chairman
and unanimously elected. The
Chair called for a secretary and
A, c. Hndgins was elected, The
Chair then called for the reading
of the announcement made at
Salem and Bethel Sunday, July,
10th, regarding this meeting. and
upon this announcement ruled
that only persons who were in
full sympathy with the doctrine
of Holiness as stated, would have
any voice in the meeting.
He then asked the object of
the meeting and Mr.. Jno. r.
Hudgins arose and stated, 1T is
not the purpose of this meeting
to organize any new sect or de-
2 nomination, or to withdraw any
body from his or her church. but
1t IS to encourage people to re-
! main in their church aud make
the organized body OF Christ a
greater force In the kingdom OF
God. Therefore. | move that
we organize an Interdenomina-
tional Holiness Asso., q. e. for
people of all denominations re-
, naming in their churches) for pre-
serving the definite teaching Of
ScrIptural Holiness, as a second
: work of grace wrought by the
Holy Ghost In the hearts " be-
levers. for the saving and sancti
flying people TO the Church and
for the preaching and spreading
OF full salvation to alp. The
motion was Immediately seconded
and opened for discussion Rev.
Adams said in part that he was
not 'cOme-Cuter' but a member
of the Methods. Church and an
accredited member of the St.
Louis Annual Confer ence, and
would not endorse any movement
Ito organize Il new sect or have
Ianyone withdraw from the church
He said also that the InJerdenom
national Holiness Asso is not a
come out" movement but organ
g izatIon in and for the church, tic
j spread Scriptural Holiness ovet
these lands; and that wherever
such Associations had been or
ganized great revivals had follow
ed. mHltitudes Of souls had been
saved and believers sanctifed
class meetings had been organ
lized with scores and hundreds oi
happy souls testifying clearly tc
the consciousness of full salvation
cleansed' and sanctified by the
Holy Ghost the attendance up
Oh all services Of the church has
been greatly increased and the
i treasury OF the Lord has been
t filed and tunning over IN all bene
,. violent claims. He said the proof
h of these statements could be had
from the pastor and leaders al
Salem and Bethel churches.
He spoke Of the iron heel Of ecle
slastiCal power to stamp out such
work of God IN some cor9mur
d tiles. and said that wherever this
10 was done and the people yiefdeC
/ their feelings and experiences tC
7 such tyrantcat rule as has been
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