Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-12-15
made this report:

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lst, Resolved, That no brother
shall be licensed to preach in the
Christian Union Church who does
not possess a good moral character.
I'd. ReSolved, That no brother
shall be licensed to preach until he
has been examined in charge coun-
Gil by the Pastor and Eldeps COM
posing tho charge council according
to Directory Book.
Sd. ReSolUed, That no brother
shall be ordained until he shall have
studied and exercised his gifts and
graces at least one year in the Chris
tian Union Church.
4th, ReSOlved, That at the close
of the year he shall be examined
relative to his studies and qualiaca-
tions by the Pastor and Elder in
Charge Council and, if found to be-
be studious and useful in his minis
try, the Charge Council may rec.
ommend the said brother to the
District Council for ordination.
5th. Resolved 1t shall be the du.
ty of the Moderator, or one who
shall be selected by the Council,
with the assistance Of the two other
Elders, to ordain said applicant.
9Th, Resolved, 1t shall be the duty
of the Moderator To recommend the
brother as efficient for the work Of
a Pastor.
7th. Resolved, That the Pastor
and Elders of the Scioto District as
certain by subscription what
amount of money can be secured for
the support Of Rev, A. B. SolIars for
services as an Evangelist in said
District, and report to the next acs-
sion Of this Council.
The Committee on Organiza,
tion reported as follows:
l. Your Committee would recon.
mend that the Elders of the several
Churches, embraced in the several
Charges, shall be II standing Com
mittee in Charge Council, assem-.
bled as directed in Church Book, to
hire and furnish each charge with
q minister or ministers from year to
year.
2. We would therefore recon-
mend that all the congregations
embraced in the the Chiilicothe
Charge be and is q Charge.
B. All tho congregations in Vim.
ton and Athens counties bo organi-
zed into a Charge, namely: Near
thur Charge.
We would recommend all the
churches in Jackson county to be
organized into Charge and shall
be known as the Jackson Charge.
g. We would further recommend
that all the churches in Washing
ton and Monroe counties shall con
stitute a Charge, and it shall be
called the Mattamoras Charge.
The report of the Committee
on Sabbath Schools is as fol-
lows:
That the Elders, in conjunction
with the Pastors, organize Sabbath
Schools at all places where it is
is practicable, and raise means for
procuring libraries; for the Sabbath
Schools are the nursery of the
church.
The Sabbath Schools in Jackson
county charge were reported by
Rev. G. W. CUP, Pastor, to be in
prosperous conditOn-the No. of
Scholars, 20; value of Library, $50.
The No. Of Scholars Ia Monroe
and Washington counties, large; IL
brary good.
The Sabbath School at Archy
Fork has an attendance of 80 schol.
ars; Leath's Ran, so; Jcrico, 65;
Lamping's church, large number;
Low Gap, 60; and Mt. VernOa, 65
scholars.
The following is the report
Committee on Churches:
Harmony congregation has on
attendance Of 18 members, and wor.
ship in NJ. &. Church; Dry Run con.
gregation, % members, and spirit
ual condition good; Canaan congre-
cation % members; in the Jackson
charge there are three churches, in
prosperous condition, with 69mem-
bers; in Washington& Monroe coun
ties-Archy Fork congregation, 10
members, and church house worth
$500; Belongs membership, 20;
Leath Run, rs members; Mattamor-
us, Ia members, and place of wor.
ship in Seminary; Jerico mem ber-
ship, 65, and church house worth
81 900; Lampkin's church, 30 mem.
bers, and house worth $500; Low
Gap, 80 members, and worship in
school house, Bloomfield, 35 NOM
bers; and Mt. Vernon, 40 member
In Vinton county-Pleasant Chap.
el congregation, consists of 81 mem
bers, q good house worth 81, 900,
and social meetings held regularly;
Mt. Pisga in prosperous condition,
with 32 members, and church prop.
erty valued at 81, 500; Elk, 13mem.
bers; Macarthur, 25 members, spir.
ltual condition good, a Sabbath
School attended by 25 scholars;
Prsttsville, 9 9mombers; and in tho
eight congregations in tho Chilli.
coth chnrno LherA are 1h6 mann hers