Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-01
Ministerial Needing.


The Columbus Ministerial Association
met at Town street M. E. Church, Monday
morning. Dec. 3Oth, at o'clock A. NJ, DIR.
Marshall in the chair. After prayer by
DR.. Byers, the minutes of the last meeting
were read, corrected, and approved.
The committee appointed to prepare a
programme for the week of prayer, pre-
sented report, which after amendments
was adopted, as folio ws:
PROGRAMME.
Monday-Prayer for youth; especially for
a work of grace in the Sabbath Schools OF
Columbus.
Tuesday-Prayer for the outpouring OF
the Holy Snirit, and for Foreign Missions.
Wednesday-Prayer for the Ministry.
Thursddy-Prayer for the unconverted
especially for those who, regularly or occa-
sionally, attend the house of God.
Friddy-Prayer for families, especially
for an increase ofreligious influence in the
domestic circle.
Satmday.-Prayer for Christian unity.
and for u continuance of the religious in
terest which has been awakened in our
churches.
The committee on organization reported
a Constitution, which. after amendment
was adopted, as follows:
CONSTITUTION.
ART. I. This society shall be called the
Columbus Ministerial Association.
ART. III. The object of this Association
shall be social Intercourse and Christian
union among its members; religious con-
ference, counsel and devotion; Ulutual,
intellectual and spiritual Improvement !;
and general consultation and effort for the
promotion of the interests of the kingdom
of our common Redeemer.
ART. Ill. Any minister of the gospel
who is pastor, stated supply, or preacher
in charge of any evangelical church in the
city of Columbus, or any minister or
preacher residing in the city or its vicini-
ty, who is in good and regular standing as
such, in some one of the recognized evan
gelical denominations, may become mem
Der of this Association, by vote of two
thirds of the members present at any reyu
lar meeting. and by signing this COnstitu-
ton. uy t7sufr i1- t-l'-
ART. w. The regular meetings of the
Association shall be on Monday of each
week. at such time and place as shall be
agreed on by vote, or by adjournment from
time to time. os
ART. v. There shall be Secretary of
the society, who shall be elected annually
hold his Office for one year, or until hi, sue
cessor shall be elected 1t shall be his duty
to keep record OF the proceedings of each
meeting, and to perform all the other duties
usually devolving upon such officer.
ART. vi. The members of this AssOci-
alton shall preside at its regular meetings
in turn, in the order of their names, alpha
betically arranged by the Secretary, and
the minister presiding at each regular
meeting shall perform the duties usually
devolving upon such officer until the next
regular meeting, unless it shall be other
wise ordered by vote.
! ART. VII. The Secretary or any two
members of the Association shall have
power to call special meetings of the Asso-
citation, provided that all the members in
the city shall be duly notified of such meet
ing. a & '2
ART. VIII. This Constitution may be
altered or amended by vote of two thirds
of the members present at any regular
meeting, provided that notice of such pro-
posed alteration or amendment has been
given at the previous regular meeting.
DR.. Byers was appointed to give public
notice of the arrangements adopted for the
observance of the week of prayer.
Rev. E. P. Goodwin, having just closed
his ministry in Columbus and being about
to remove to Chicago. occupied short
time in remarks, expressing his pleasure
at seeing such evidences of union among
the christian churches as have recently ap-
peared in Columbus. and his regret to sun
der the ties which bound him so strongly
to his present home. y
! At the conclusion of a brief and appro-
pirate response by the president. the AssO-
citation adjourned with prayer by Rev. Mr..
Goodwin. w. FL. SCOTT, Sec'y.