Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-28

Dog Crcck. Mission to cxtcd from Del
phos TO Van Vert; thence North to Bluo
Creek; thence East To the canal.
Twcnty-seven Mile Mission TO extend
from Van Wort TO Rings School House ON
a direct line thence West.
st. Malys Mission to include all the ter
ritory lying between Twcnty-seven Mile
Mission and Honey Run Mission.
Examination of Mombcrs-A. Shndlc-
decker, =. b. Holden, j. Frisongcr, G.
W. Holden, j. w. Summers, and w. J..
Crcmcan were examined and passed
On motion, Committee of the Whole
was appointed to station the itinerants. 4
On motion, L. B. Holden was appointed
to preside on the Auglaizc and Dog Oreek
Mission. -
On motion, j. Frisinger was appointed
TO preside on the Twenty-seven Mile Mis-
sion.
On motion, A: Shindledccker was APP
pointed to preside on st. Mary's Mission.
On motion, j. w. Summers was ap-
pointed to preside on Honey Run Mission.
J.sFrisinger moved that the preachers
who are not ordained shall have the liberty
to attend to the ordinance Of Baptism
Adopted. -.r
G.. w. Holden moved that each preach
er in charge of a field of labor shall collect
Missionary money, and keep an account of
all moneys received by him, and report the
amount at the next annual conference; and
also keep an account of the time employed.
Adopted.
The preachers were stationed as follows:
Honey Run Mission, w. j. Cremean.
| Auglazc Mission, Z. b. Holden.
Twenty-soven Mile Mission, j. Frisinger,
st. Mary Mission j. w. Summers.
Union Mission, 4. Shindledecker.
Dog Greek Mission, G.. W. Holden.
| A. Shindlcdecker moved that the next
Conference be held at the Pleasant Hill
Church in Mercer County, Ohio, on the
9th day of June, 1864. Adopted.
On motion, the Conference adjourned. -
Prayer by G. w. Holden.
Saturday afternoon, December .26.-Dc-.
votional exercise by w. J. Cremean.
&. w. Holden moved that a committee
be appointed to draft discipline and report
at the next Conference Adopted.
On motion, &. w. Holden, p. B. Hol-
den and A. Shindledecker compose said
committee. Adopted.
g. W. Holden moved that special
committee of four be appointed to express
the sense Of this Conference on political
preaching. Adopted. .-........
On motion, G.. W. Holden, j. Frising-
IcT, w -" SGClliCOl anu -. w. IouHuueGS
were appointed said Committee, who re-
ported as follows
WHEREAS, majority of the ministers
of the Gospel of the different branches of
the Church have ceased in great measure
preaching Christ and Him crucifed, and
have got to preaching politics in the pulpit,
and delivering political speeches elsewhere,
to the disgrace of the pulpit, themselves,
: and their sacred calling, and as we detest
such conduct; therefore,
ResOtred, That we as church profess
to know nothing and preach nothing in the
sacred desk but Christ and him crucifed,
= as the way, the TRUTH and the lifc; and fur
ther, we prohibit our ministers from such
unbecoming conduct; if found guilty, they
shall be dealt with for immoral conduct.
Resolced, That we as church are op.
posed to the present rebellion of the South;
we are in favor of the Union as it was and
the Constitution as it is, now and forever.
Amen.
After a very agreeable and harmonious
session the Conference adjourned on Satur
day, December 26, at o clock p. M.
G.. w, HOLDEN, Sec'y.