Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-16

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families. The services were very inter
esting. The church is steadily growing
in strength and numbers under the pas
toral care gifts efficient and popular Rec
tor.
BIBLE SocIETIEs.-On Sunday the 18th
Agent of the American Bible Society
will present the Bible cause in the diff
ferent churches of Crestline, and at night
will hold the Anniversary of the Crest
line Bible Society in the NJ. f. Church.
There will be reports and election of off,
GERS and several addresses.
The annual meeting of the Geauga
County Bible Society, auxiliary TO the
American Bible Cociety was held in the
Congregational Church at Hamden, on
Tuesday, June 18th.
The annual meeting of the Youngs-
town Bible Societies will be held at the
Presbyterian Church on the 18th inst, al
q o'clock P. ".
FEsTIvALs.-The ladies of the Episco-
pal church in Mansfield realized about
one hundred dollars from the Strawberry
Festival held on Wednesday evening.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
held their Fair on Friday and Saturday
evenings last. The total receipts were
1881 81.
SUNDAY ScH0OLs.-The Tuscarawas
County Sabbath School Convention was
held in New Philadelphia on the 25th
ult. The following statistics presented in
the report of the Secretary will be inter
esting:
Number of persons in the County between
5 and 81 years of age . 1854
No. of Sabbath Schools in the County, ca
No. of Sabbath Schools held only
part of the year, 40
No. of aaieers and teachers enrolled COS
No. of adults over q years of sge $40
No. Of chrildren enrolled . . 4,25S
Average attendance of officers and
teachers, 500
Average attendance of Children and
aQults . . . = 100
No. OF volumeg in libraries 1862
No. of Sabbath Schools which distri-
Contributions Gt gtR by the Sunday
Schools for all purposes, .sSG2,36 |
No Of Schools which hold s. S. paIy-
er or teachers meetings, u
Conversions during the year, ... l76
There are three Sunday Schools in
Randolph, Portage county. The disci-
Piles School numbers IO9 s1holass, the
Methodist 100, and the Congregational
tw~enty-eight.
The Lorain Baptist Sunday School
Union will hold its twenty-sixth annual
anniversary with the Baptist Church in
LAGRANGE, on Wednesday the goth of
June, at 10 o'clock A NJ.
EPIsooPAL CONFERENCE.-THE Episco-
pal Convention of the Diocese of Ohio
convened in St Timothy's Church in Mas
salon, Ohio, on the eth Instant Bishop |
McIlvAiRe presiding, Rev. W. c. French,
Secretary, and J.. n. Whiting, of Column
bus, Treasurer. The inaugural sermon of
the Convention was delivered by the Rev
Edward Jewett, of Dayton. Thirty-six !
clergymen and seventy-nine delegates
were present the first day. The follow
ing additional parishes we're admitted in
to the Diocese Christs Church, Glen
dale Grace Church College Hill st.
Thomas, Berea st James Cleveland.
Bishop McIlvsine then read his annual
address, an eloquent an able document.
SECOND DAY-The opening services
were conducted BY Professor Bancroft, of
Gambler, and Rev. Clemens Of Clifton.
There were present at r~oll-call l03 mem
bers of the Convention. Rev. Mr.. Ry-
lance, of Cleveland offered a resolution
that the part of the Bishops address
relating to the Colored Orphan Asylum,
of Memphis, be refererd to q committee
of three. The Chair appointed the Revs.
Rylanee, Starkey and Mr.. Rice HAPPY.
THIRD DAY.-Ths third and last duy
of the Episcopal Convention was opened
by the reading of the morning service by
McIlvaine. The standing Com
elected for the following year were
Rev. Messrs. Clements, Howard and jew
and Messrs. Ordiorne, McGufy and
Proeotr. Missionary Committse-Rev
Starkey, Rylance, Burton Bowers
and Anderson. l. n. Whiting was
unanimously chosen Treasurer for the en-
Iuing yesr. The next Convention it was
decided should be held in Grace Church,
Cleveland, on the first Wednesday in
June 1861. Hon. 7. c. Jones was elect
d Trustee Of the Theological Seminary
# Gambler, vice M, PTobssco, resigned.
4 committee was appointed to devise