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Newspaper
Roanoke Baptist Union
Location
Roanoke, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1894
Page
2
Rev. T B Thames D ED named as associate minister alongside Rev T C Alderson Dr C F James and Rev R E White in Roanoke Baptist association notices.
Danville readers discuss industrial strife and arbitration for Pullman workers. The piece praises Christian ethics in labor relations, notes Baptist ministers in Richmond, and reports on church leaders, vacancies, and plans for the Toronto Baptist Young People meeting with rail ticket information.
Letters from Kentucky church groups and Roanoke Association members discuss the proposed constitutional amendment, church polity versus outside influence, and the value of keeping churches self governing. Mt. Vernon praises pastor Jack Flippin and the thriving Sunday school. Green Pond notes a flourishing program and a new superintendent. the union urges prayer meetings and active church engagement.
The speaker leads a Sunday school lesson from Egypts story of Joseph, condemning selfishness as a national sin. He argues wealth concentration harms widows and orphans, presses duty over self, and urges readers to dedicate possessions to God and help others. From Keysville Virginia.
The author endorses Richmond College praising its equipment, location, and noble faculty. They note the high standard of scholarship and that a diploma depends on work and achievement, not time spent in class. They urge young men to attend next year as a valuable life step.
Our churches nationwide have begun raising part of the money for improvements to the college buildings. The college, a Baptist institution, belongs to the Baptists of this region, and Dr. James is seen as the catalyst to show tangible results from our labors.
Editorials celebrate Rev W L Wright being awarded a D D by Howard College and Rev J B Dill receiving his doctorate. Acknowledgment greets Rev R E White’s marriage to Minnie L Druesberry, with White becoming a bishop. The note thanks the Methodist for kind mentions and reflects on Richmond’s pull.
Minutes outline a three day assembly at Straitstone Church August 14 to 16 1894 with Rev R E White Rev T B Thames Rev Rowley Tredway and Rev W D Barr among speakers and committees on credentials missions education temperance and ministers relief. includes devotional sessions and miscellaneous business.
A memo notes Saturday is set for Sunday school work and urges as many schools as possible to send a delegate or authorize their delegate to represent at the District Conference.
A speaker states that most churches oppose liquor production and sales, cites by law restrictions in Vernon and Liberty, and condemns perceived political manipulation. He notes some congregations voted under pressure to support competing resolutions and urges spiritual discernment against deception.
A single daily train runs from Danville to Stuart departing 1 10 p m the Martinsville stop at 3 48 p m and arriving in Stuart at 6 p m
The National Evangelization Society announces its organized plan for 1894 with North and South contributors and broad church cooperation. It explains paying evangelists, churches collecting for general work, and urges pastors to communicate before engaging help. The message cites Spurgeon and 1894 as a pivotal revival year.
A Wake Forest College president analyzes expansion ideas for state education. He notes 25 000 pamphlets circulate widely and many denominations read the discussion, accusing state university support of unfair competition with denominational colleges and calling for true university status.
The piece describes the mission of the YMCA in guiding young men away from temptations as they leave home. It notes Virginia has 53 active Associations, organized under the State Executive Committee with Secretary H. O. Williams continually traveling to support and organize local groups.
The piece urges support for Y M C A Virginia work with appeals to fathers and Christian workers, lists state committee names, and invites donations and contact. It also reports several 1894 marriages in Design and Neapolis, with attendees and wedding details, followed by a funeral notice for Mrs Ficklen born 1824.
Mrs. A L Lawson widow of Joseph J Lawson died at her Main Street home Sunday morning June 24 after a year of declining health. She was 77 born March 10 1817 in Person County and had long been a Baptist, holding her church letter at death. Funeral from her home conducted by Revs T B Thames and B F Lipscomb. Mrs Sallie A Ficklen died after only a few days illness.
Miss Annie Griggs daughter of ex Deacon G K Griggs and Mrs J R Gordon fostered a small Sunday school at Byrdville Virginia. Their efforts led to church meetings four miles away resulting in fifteen baptisms and conversions. They walked each night to accompany children lacking transport showing devoted Christian service.
The Laymen's Union meeting at Sandy Creek Church is planned for the fifth Sunday in July 1894 with devotional exercises by W W Clark at 9 30 am. Reports from Mission Stations follow with subjects on Sunday schools church discipline temperance and neighborhood prayer meetings. A piano recital by Eula Jennings at Hollins Institute is noted with speculation about her teaching career and a Roanoke female college honor cited.
Obituary from Covington Missouri notes Samuel B. Ashworth of Pittsylvania County Virginia died June 29 1894 aged 85 and 4 months He was married twice first to Joanna Hiett Dee then to Sallie A Towler seven of ten children survive four from first marriage and two from second The family mentions strong Baptist affiliations and reflects on his Christian life and peaceful passing with a final line from W P Ashworth Covington Missouri
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