The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-15
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he would not ask that the rule be
b. oxen again Tor any man. The NOM
nation was seconded by DIR. Pretty
man, Of Norfolk, and DIR. Pitcher
elected by a rising vote. The other
officers chosen Were:
Rev, Vernon l. Ianson. of Ports
mouth; DIR. w. +. Watson, of Alex
andria; X. H. Sedy. of Blackstone, and
j. Ii. Creft, OF sig STONE Gap, vice.
presidents; Hugh &. smith, secretary:
Cal tan T.. A. Jacobs, of Richmond,
treasurer: Joseph b. Montgomery, of
Richmond, auditor.
Greetings were received by telegram
from the Methodist conference of
Virginia, in Lynchburg. and a re-
sponse sent, the -four vicH-presidents
u,ins named as "a committee to word
the return greeting.
Annual Sermon.
The annual sesmon,- preached ny
Rev. T. Claggett Skinner, of Rich
mond, was an eloquent effort, sur
passing the former sermons OF even
this magnetic pastor of the Second
church of Richmond. Or. Skinner
preached on the revelation of God
to the world, the necessity of faith
and the mission Of Christ on earth.
Taking as his text John 1913. HE
that hath seen me hath seen the
father" the minister expounded in
clear manner, expressed in beautiful
language and happily chosen illus
VII liuns, the meaning of the words of
Christ to the apostle Philip, who had
asked THAI he show them the father.
Christ did not try to prove the ex-
istence of God or to define him to
the world, said Or. Skinner. He as
pcaled HIM unto his apostle through
himself.
If you ask me to define a teacher
to you" he said. Il could not do 1t
to your satisfaction. but If l could
bring you face 70 face with John A.
Broaddus you would know what is a
teacher. II yUr looked in a dictionary
fcT the definition of a lawyer. you
would again be disappointed, but
could you meet the Hon. Peter Ster-
ling you would know the meaning OF
the term. ] could not explain to YOU
what Institutes Il aCctor, o.. "a " 40
know William Mcclure. the good doc
tor in the Bonnie Brier Bush. know
what we mean. So Jesus did not
define God, but revealed him through
himself,
Speaking of the definitions of sin.
DR. Skinner said that some men are
never more faCetious than when
speaking of their little vices and the
besetting sins, but If they could bring
themselves to the realization of what
the commission of sin meant to the
fine texture and purity pf soul OF Jesus
Christ they would tIrn from them In
disgust and loathir :. TT is a terri
bic .hlng to live rebellion against
the God who Is love-"
He declared that we have a mis-
taken idea of the mission OF Christ II
we believed that ne came into the
world TO save us from God. to build
a shelter over our iniquities, to give
us a false rating before the throne
Of the Almighty and to declare man
to be something that he Is not. Je-
sus was made "a little lower than the
angels that he might come into the
world to die for mans SINS" that he
might reveal God to us through The
Man.
He closed with an eloquent perora-
tion, giving to his audience his cen
ception OF what the true man and
Christian wants Of God, revealed to us
through his Son, Jesus Christ.
The committee on social service
will meet tomorrow morning at 3
O'Clock on call Of the chairman. This
committee will report 10 the as3ocia-
ton at II O'Clock Tuesday morning.
The press committee viii be organ
lied tomorrow at the same hour. The
third volume of the Lives OF Nir-
ginia Baptist Ministers'' has been
completed, and the three have been
published and are on sale. IT In prob
able that fourth volume will be pre-
pared by the committee having the
publication Of this work In charge.
Cffyon Forge Wants Meeting.
Clifton Forge Is working hard Tor
the next convention. and II Joined BY.
many Of the Minister from the Val
ley and the extreme north ~cetern part
of the State, Numerous delegates