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

Tuesday session began at 9:3
a. m. with devotional exercises
, after which the usual preliminarie
were gone through with. Rev
Frank Jenkins was elected secre
tary.x A committee of five wa
appointed on resolutions, compcs
ell 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, 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 very helpful
sermon.
Wednesday $50 a. M, devotion
al exercises, after which the topic,
Congratulations of the Church" was
discussed. 1t was shown that
without a thoroughly organized
church we could not do effective
work, just as 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 II a. m. Rev. l.. l..
Lowance preached an able sermon
to large and appreciative au-
dience.
At $50 D. m. the institute again
assembled, and after devotional ex-
ercises, the topic, "Indiyidual Re-
sponsibility" was discussed. y DR..
Jones gave a 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
1926. (
Wednesday s p. M: Song ser,
vice and devotional exercises, fol-
lowed by sermon by Rev. Frank
Jenkins, of Greenville.
o;oaa anJ address hv Rev l. l.
I'sUS' n fnlIoweJ af11 A. N Love
F I7e"tD and experience meeting and
Lords supper.
Thursday 2:3O. Devotional ex-
ercises followed by drill by Rev.
rams 'eiiNi.1' oii D ~ n;ot IT,
lha'aon t ;nu u,as '' canvsssed for
oo i,sar rf Iers 70 the organ of the
PaItinoora Conference. 7"The South
arr Metbodist.'' Seven names
y are secnrpd,
=, <..s - dovotional ax:rc;@as
81. = I'll fol,owad hv sermon b.
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,,. Ii'r" Dofwithstand;pa The incle-.
ment weather. The meetings were
we'll attended anu much enjoyed,
and it is believed that impressions
we're made that will result in much
good TO all who attended. 1t is to
be hoped that we will be favored
| by meeting or like character each
succeeding year in the future. ;,
The visiting ministers expressed
themselves as being highly pleased
with our beautiful country ana the
hospitality shown them;
-stThe ministers IN aCCehuaEce Welo