Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-07-05
From Doe Hill.

, opening sermon from Acts L Is.
Tuesday session began at 9:3
a. m. with devotional exercises
after which the usual preiminarie
were gone through with. Rev
Frank Jenkins was elected secre
tary.r A committee of five wa
appointed on resolutions, compos
ed of three ministers and two lay
men. Reports were heard by min
listers from different appointments
in the district which showed in
creased interest and activities along
all lines of work.
At II a. m. DR.. Kern preached
a very able and helpful sermon
after which the meeting adjourned
for dinner.
Tuesday 2:3O p. m. the institute
again assembled, and after devo-
tional exercises reports were con-
tinued and the topic, 1.-The Resour-
ces of the Church" was discussed.
1t being proven that the resources
are adequate to the conversion of
the world in this generation, if peo-
pie will realize their responsibility
and the great Importance and need
of bringing about this result. Sta
tistics were given showing the
enormous amount of money that.is
being spent annually in the United
States for whiskey, tabacco, etc.
for the qualification of selfish APP
petites and desire, while compar-
lively small amount is contributed
to the carrying of the gospel to the
uttermost parts of the earth. Let
US wake up!
Tuesday 8 p. m. after devotional
exercises Rev. Staples, of Staun-
ton Mission, preaced a very helpful
sermon.
Wednesday $50 a. NJ, devotion
al exercises, after which the topic,
Organizations of the Church was
discussed. 1t was shown that
without a thoroughly organized
church we could not do effective
work, just as a body of soldiers
must be organized and drilled, so
must the great army of the living
God, not one here, and another
there, but the whole body working
together. At l. a. m. Rev. l.. l..
Lowance preached an able sermon
to large and appreciative au-
dience.
At $50 p. m. the institute again
assembled, and after devotional ex-
ereises, the topic, Individual Re,
sponsibility" was discussed. RDr.
Jones gave history of The Doe
Hill Sunday School, and gave as
his opinion that it was the oldest
Sunday school west of the Blue
Ridge, having been organized in
1925.
Wednesday Sp. M: Song ser,
vice and devotional exercises, fol-
lowed by sermon by Rev. Frank
Jenkins, of Greenville.
Thursday $50, devotional exer-
cises, and address by Rev. L. l..
Lowance, followed at11 a. m. Love
Feast and experience meeting and
Lords supper.
Thursday 2::30. Devotional ex-
ercises followed by drill by Rev.
Frank jenkins on the Church Orgsn
igation and Publications. The
congregation was canvassed for
subscribers to the organ OF the
Baltimore Conference: 1.-The South
ern Methodist - Seven names
were secured.
ss#s ). N. devotional exercises
! re- beid followed by sermon By
Rev. Mcneil.
Thus closed a most delightful
meeting, Notwithstanding the incle-,
ment weather. The meetings were
we'll attended and much enjoyed,
and tits believed that impressions
we're made that will result in much
good to all who attended. It's to
be hoped that we will be favored
by a meeting of like character each
succeeding year in the future.
The visiting ministers expressed
themcelves as being highly pleased
with our beautiful country and the
hospitality shown them.
wThe ministersin attendance were
Revs. D. n. Kern, OF Staunton,
Staples. of Staunton Mission, Frank
jenkins, of Augusta Circuit, Nc
Neil, Of Churchville, IL. Lowanee,
| Of Monterey, Bitner, Of Burnsville,
and Josiah Beverage, of st. Creek,
Fl. A. Wilson, Mcdowell, and our
Presiding Elder, B W. Bond. pr.
Bond was accompanied byhis wife,
who wen many friends by her pleas
ling manner
Miss Sadie Re rode, of st. Creek,
spent Sunday night at the home OF
Mrs. Hoover, and left next morn
ing for Cincinnati, Ohio.
We noticed among the visitors
1 to the Institute. a number OF per
sons from Monterey, St. Greek, Nc
/ Dowell and Thorn.
Miss Rose Chappelier and brother
Monroe, of Pa. are spending some
time at the home Of Arthur Hiner
Thorn, W. Va.