Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-09-08
ANNUAL STATEMEETING OETuE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

A large number of the Ministers and repre.
sentatives of this body Of Christians, convened in
this city on Wednesday last. On motion of Rev.
THOMAS M. ALLEN, Mr.. WESTON F. BIRCH
was chosen to preside, and Rev ]. K. ROGERS
appointed secretary.
The ordinary church business was transacted
in perfect harmony. but as that will be published
IN the usual way, and only interesting 10 the
COMMITMENTS of the church, we pass them over.
The Thursday before the first Sunday in Sep
fember was fixed as the day on which all future
State Meetings shall convene, but the proprie,y
OF liking central and permanent place was re-
ferred TO the next meeting. Glasgow, it was evil
dent, would have been selected. had the question
came to vote, for the meeting adjourned to meet
here, in 1860, by large majority.
The great question, which engaged the minds
ana hearts of the meeting, was education.
In the end, it was determined with almost entire
unanimity, TO raise large fund, the principal of
which TO be forever inviolable, 10 be devoted.
exclusively, to the maintenance and education of
men for the Ministry. All concurred in the opin-
ion that eminent success was in their power, if the
prope' men could be selected TO inaugurate the
enterprise. For that purpose Messrs. Joel H.
Haden, Gerard Robinson and Albert Wilson were
selected to nominate committee of FIVE, whose
duty it shoald be TO take charge of the whole SUBJ
ject. After proper deliberation they reported the
names of the following gentlemen, who were
unanimously confirmed by the meeting, viz: Thos
M. Allen, Moses E. Lard, John W. McGarvey
Lansford B. Wilkes, and Weston F. Birch.
This committee are required to prepare an act
of incorporation for the action of the General As
sembly, in NoveRber,-which shall incorporate
the following gentlemen, and empower them to
perpetuate their own body. They and their sue
cessors, forever, are to control the funds,-seect
the persons to be educated, and indicate the char
acter and field of their labor after entering the
ministry. For that important duty,-the control
OF the whole matter,-the following gentlemen
were selected:-
Thomas NJ. Allen, Boone county; Weston F.
Birch, Howard; Hiram M. Bledsoe, Lafayette
William c. Boon, Howard; John H. Estill, How.
ard; J. C. Fox, Monroe; Moses E. Lard, Buchan.
an; George W. Longdon, Benton; John W. Nc
Garvey, Lafayette; William A. Morton, Clay
Gerard Robinson, Howard; Allen Wright, PettIs
and Lansford B. Wilkes, of Boone.
1t will be seen that this is an enterprise Of vast
proportions, reaching through all the future, yet
the strongest assurances were given that wealthy
and intelligent gentlemen, in every part Of the
State, were ready and ANXIOUS TO contribute to the
object, and no doubt was entertaifed that fund
will be raised which will be ample, and highly
creditable to the parties interested.
The question Of organizing State Missionary
Society, auxiliary TO the National Society, wa:
referred to the next Meeting.
Resolutions were adopted, recommending the
Bible, alone, as rule Of faith and practice;-bu
pointing, it was supposed, to parties in Illinois
who are more or less enamored with the new spir.
itual philosophy. Recommending Christian Col
lege, in Columbia, TO the public and brethren
throughout the State, and empowering the Trus'
tees 10 appoint agent TO raise funds to increase
its usefulness. And recommending the "Chris'
tan Quarterly" about 10 be established in ST. Jo-
seph, to the confidence and patronage Of the
church. Also, thanking the citizens of this city
for their hospitality during the sitting the meet
| ing, and the members of the Methodist and Pres
byterian congregations for the use of their House:
Of Worship.
As before stated, the meeting adjourned OF
Monday last to meet in this city, on the THURSDAY
before the first Sunday in September, in next year