The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-09-05
synopsis of the Proceedings Of the
North Ohio Conference.


Tho North Ohio Conference Of the ". r. church
began IT, zsth Annual session in Tlmn, August
asth. Hishop D. y. CLARK. Presiding.
The following arc some of its proceedings
which may tc Of ntcrest to the public.
The Bishop met the Conference for the first
time IN his prrsent relation to ,he Church. A.
ter making some erctlien, opening remarks dt
rectcd more especially 20 The younger members
cfthe Conference, he proceeded Immediately to
business Rev. W u. Goldman was reelected
Secretary, three assistant Secretaries were elect.
ed. @. n. Harupee, with three assistants va.
elected reporter with Instructions to report Con.
fcrcncc proceedings to the"rmn TnuvNr' and
"rlnn ApyEarutR" eClevelaud ~ lprn, ~, ,cle,e.
land HseAtp, "Stndusly Rrotsrru' aud ,swest.
ern Christian Apvcc,rr"
Two transfers 10 the Conference wcr, announce
cd-Rev. Joseph Mattoch from the Mission and
Rev. George Mather, from the Central OHIO Con.
ference.
Rev,G. n Hartupcc WIS trShsforred nom this
TO tho rcnnessee Conference Ct .
Encouraging reports were givcn to the Confer
cnce relating TO the various euterprisas Of the
Church. Tue Sunday school Union Of the NJ.
| Z. Church report an Increase In attendance OF s
3 scholars during tho last year Of q, 900, the lar
gcst ever reported; the number Of Conversions
also was reported far in advance Of any other
Z year.
The sunday school Journal has reached cir.
culation of fl9,5Oo; ilie sahlay ySehoel Aav,ease
sl6,coo The printing done by the Department.
including the pcrioiicalsnmcd amohnts to Sss <
! i,e2i pogc'. Is mc.--s1 pages for every man,
woman md child ia the United States. The NJ.
+. Book Concern printcd q, ,ois.o0o pages TRACTS,
and the Church circulated a. 5e5, $50 pages in the
year 1865.
The profits Of the Book Concern were sso,g7i..
/ 90
Tho amount collected Tor Missions by the Con-
ference though falling little behind that Of last
year Is nearly sil,o
! Educational reports indicate cheering frog
/ ross.
! Conference was favored with IT, usual number
Of vsitors Among them was Roy. J. Lexington,
Of the Detroit Conference, who preached to the
Conference on wednesday afternoon, most in
| teresting and practical scrmon.
The following are the Delegates elected to the
General Conference to be hcld ut Chicago. the
lst Of may next, via Rev.'s A. wheeler, W. u
Goldman, c. II. owen and Joseph Kennedy, ant
Tor Reserve Delegates, Rows n. Whitman ane
Thos. Barkdull. We are informed that the Cen
trail Ohio Conference have elected the following
I
iams, II. J. Wells and Or. II. s. Donelson
Few questions calculated to call forth muel
discussion came beforc the Conference.
The Presiding Elder question, elected tn
most Of any.
ltcalled out some good speaking. II was dc
cidcd for The present not to lcssen tho number o
Presiding Elders in the North. Ohio Conference
Tho Bishop made an unusually good address
e., int,
ton. lie cNhortel tholn to a thorough prepara
tion for the pulpit.
There was perhaps more than the usual amour
| Of preNchingat the Conference.
The annual Missionary sermon 10y Rev. L. Ha
merwas we'll calculated TO increase the actiyit
Of the Conference in tho Missionary work.
gave o dark picture Of tho worit'sconditiou, bt
expressed great confidence in the final trump
| OF Christs Kingdom. The Bishop in his sermo
on Sabbath fully met the expectation Of his au
dicnce; whichis saying much as the Bishop la
been so long and hyorably known both as write
and speaker.
Tho customary nnivcrsarics we're held TIL
Sunday School anniversary held on Thursday Eve
ming was unusually interesting. Some Of IN
speaking ON the occasion was brilliant. Colonc
Gibson gave some views of sabbath schools iron
the stand point OF the citizen lie bore high tcs
tmony in their favor. Some Of the points b
made were evidently appreciated. The sunda
School Scholars present furnished some most OK
ocllcnt music for the occasion. Tihin seems U
to the times in tile sabbath school interest.
The Conference takes strong grounds ON th
temperance question.
II adopted with much enthusiasm the report O
the Committee on the state Of the country
The Committee referred to the present peril
Gus condition of the of the country, made go b
the betrayal ofits interests 10y some high in ml
thorityi expressed the belief that God would ris
up honest, patriotic men 10 save II FROM destruc
tion; and thought that II became all good men {
stand firmly by the Government; and that minis
tors especially, should show bold front for tn
right, The following are the resolutions adopt
ed.
ist. Resoircd, That we will stand by the GOV
tcmmcnt IN the difficult and important work q
reconstruction so long as that work rs conducte
constitutionall,s justly aud mercifuly; evor pray
ing that this country may become truly "thc Ian
Of the FREQ and the home OF the brave"
End. Resoired, Tlmt twssympathizc with thos
noble Ohiotns--thei firm Sntnton and the ner
sheridan, who, as we believe have been dis
placed irom their positions because Of their tdel
ny TO THOR country. They are tho true noble
tnoni and we honor and love them,
3rd. Rcsolred, That in the recent correspond
encc between the President aud General Grant
we recognize in the latter hrmuess, Wisdom
stMcamanship, and true latTiotlSmj may he eve
have grace according TO his day and triad.
After resolution Of thanks, (published in an
other column) passed unanimously by a risin
vote of the Conference and some brief remark
by the Bishop tho appointments wern read An
thus closed one ofthe most pleasant Sessions
the history Of the Conference. -.rft
The ulembers Of tho Conference fully apgireo
ate the kindness shown them by the citizens
Tiihn and will long remember with plcasur
their stay among them.