The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-22

| ana BRAIN come from. the country and
that he believed the time Is coming
| when 50 many people OF the country
viii not move to towns and cities. and
lie urged preachers in the country to
impress upon their people OF staying
In the country with God. il they wan.
IRE and want II IL abundance.
The country church. he said. needs
men. and the trouble is preachers do
not remain in the country long enough.
but they look upon tire country rs IL
temporary stopping place only where
az. the church needs mon who will
lay down their lives in life service for
God in the country.
Problems of Town Church.
Key. l.. Peyton Little. Of Blackstone.
Was the speaker on tho subject. THE
Town Church and it's Problems IIe
began with the statement that the
problems OF ne town church are diff
ferent from those Of the country
church and the city church. The town
church, lie said. is not able To adort
the same means OF advertisement as
those often used by city churches, but
that the first problem 10 be met III
solving the problem OF the country
church. is the problem Of the home
anu the homo. lie said. trains for Chris
tian citizenship only when every mem
Der OF the home shares it's RESPONSE
oiiity. and the city bcautiful' never
can De realized until the home beau
tiful has been Effected
ne then called attention to the fact
ina, many MONIES that pose 10 b.
.hr'Stian homes. difer little from
MONIES that 10 not claim To he Chris
'i3h. lie said he had made a test OF
'h's IN certain number OF homes. ana
''"t the test shovel that ONLY 10 per
cent OF these homes DESIGNATED as
'htist'ah homes had family uraxers
oi!N ," per cent had the blessing q,
me table, only 80 per cent read the
,'n'c every day. and IS per cent read
'"' blhie three times a week
lie said lie applied Il simila, 10,
,cearning the observance Of the sab
batn BY members OF homes nrofns.od
:" nc ohristian homes. and that in ,hts
'rs' ne learned that OF zoe neonla
- per cent engaged in different forms
~ manual labor on the Sahba,b ana
!" hcf cent made contracts and on.
sag" IN other business on the Sah.
he spoke also OF tho nc,e.,i,,. a.
thc church to provide i,uoc.,, 80
.lcit iof me young people of HE to,,,,s
:" oiuc' 10 Keep them from cupapi,,c
- - ~! W anIrsements elsewhere. and
"'u ''.a' s"oh or late the church rnu.t
I' nov TO teach the world how la
P'aN' lie said that social service ~.
q work 10 do Ia the town ch,,roi, ''"s
vel as II, the city church. but I'm,
H"t'l service never can take. M. ni,r..
o. COD although it can helm 10 sniy,
'"e pr"niems of the church
ne called attention also 10 tn. fac,
'hat seven eiGhths OF all minister's ~.
born In the rural sections a. ~ -.
ana not in the cities 80
The city Church
ne Wy church aua Its I,robI.n,"
maS ,he subject OF AN address dcliy
cien pN Rev Lloyd r Wilson. ID ~
u mi' 81 ''Fac" street Baptist church
na,, ne said first that he was
"orh IN IN" country. reared in M.
own ana most Of his life had bcrr
spent IN the city. lie spoke mon ~
'nc competition which the city church
must meet in solving its problems And
S'tc', attention IN this connection es
10 automobiles ana secret or
"rFs. ihc usez OF automobiles. he satJ
often keeps members Of ~. .b,,r,t
away from the sunday evening sorry
ICES and the Wednesday evening MAY
:r meeting. and that. du. Ia the 80,
.hat :" many people are purchasing AN
., pies ~ seems To b" only a cues
| 'ioii or time when church scrvic. an
sunday and "Wednesday evening mus,
he abolished ''"s'
~. wilson then said that. while ho
uu not iavor wholesale contamination
'"i secret orders. he did hold thar no
.n"h - Jnstihcd III staying away from
chnfch services in order 10 attend thosn
Of secret orders. and thnt Ia 49,
known some deaCons TO leave. rho nrnv.
Ter meeting in order 10 20 Ia In. ,r.,,
inE OF a secret order
RE spoke also Of false teaching ,s
among the problems 10 be solved hv
'"c t,'N church lie called attention
49,, =, ms vohliettioil I" the teaching OF
me seventh Day Advcntists and ma, ar
husscllism. and said that the follow.
yrs o. russell always come from som.
'Na!lEtlcal denomination, because Rms
'',iiSi mas no message To Il lost world
Dr' wilson spoke also OF tho I.npt;
iiohS of the city rs among IN. nroh.
i'thS OF the city church. He then call.o
attention To the tendency Of IN. ,,,o,,,
DcrS OF the churches in cities To nov.
to the suburbs. yet hundreds of nnnn,.
are around Lii" downtown church con.
shutting an argument against moving
me DOWNTOWN churches To the sub
nr"s' tic spoke. III closing. OF tho large
amount OF money required 10 meet IN.
needs Of the city church
ihcsc three addresses constituted :,
part OF tho report of the committee ON
social service.
the general association, among then,
being Rev. II. H. Bennett D. d.. or
LNnchburs. minister Of the Methods,
Episcopal Church. South. who cy
pressed pleasure AT being present. and
extended 10 the general association q
cordial welcome 10 Lynchburg
Report on State Missions
William Ellyson read that part .,
the report Of the State mission boarn
relating 10 The work of the Sunday
school. and Rev. j. II Watts. of Rich
mond. field secrctar;. of the sunday
school department OF the state mis-
sion board addressed the general as
sociation in the interest of tho worl,
OF the Sunday school and the need OF
larger and better equipment in tn.
publishing department.. He spoke also
OF the need OF another field secretary.
10 devote his entire time to the work
in order that tho growing demands
Of the sunday school work of the gen
cral association might be mot
y devotional service was held from
- to 1880 o'clock conducted by Rev.
{. I ilcrndon, Of salem. lie used u
part OF the seventeenth chapter Of the
Gospel of John as the basis OF his re
marks
The closing address of The sessio,
was delivered by Rev X. III. Pitt. r.
D.. Of Richmond. cuitor ot tho Re-