Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-09-07
The Coming conference.

It is, perhaps, generally known that the
Ohio Annual Conference, of the n. E.
Church, is to hold its annual session in this
place, beginning Oct. 18th, 1871. 1t will
be body of considerable magnitude, being
the first time in which it shall have as part
of itself, representation of lay delegates
from all the Stations and Circuits of the
Conference. The Conference will be COM
posed of 16O ministers and 12O lay dele
gates, besides an attendance of ministers
wives, and visiting ministers from other
conferences, comprising, in all, a body of
about $50 OF 400 persons, who are to be
our guests for about one week.
The Conference was invited hither on
the presumption that it would be welcomed
by the hospitality and enterprise of this
place. And we have thought it, only nee
essary to mention the magnitude of the
Conference, to have cordial response from
all our citizens for its entertainment. We
feel confident that our hands, hearts and
homes, are open to greet this ecclesiastical
body. The magnitude of the Conference
suggests that all must do what they can, in
order that there may be such distribu-
ton of our guests as shall not make their
entertainment onerous to any. The people
may well look forward to the session of
the Conference, as an event of great inter
est. It will bring to our thriving town, a
body of men who can appreciate our enter
prise. Many of the lay delegates are lead
ing business men of the State. It will
give us. a prominece abroad, which we
would not otherwise have. AS to the re-
| ligious features of the Conference they
will be most entertaining. You will have
the opportunity of hearing sermons, lee
lures, and addresses, from the best minis
terial talent of the Church; and likewise
have an incite into the rapid, systematic
and efficient operation of our Church poll
/ ty. Let it be remembered that Methodist
ministers are not fastidious class of men
and that you will not have to be excessive
FIy attentive to entertain them satisfactorily
They know how to make themselves IA
home,'' and will enjoy your hospitality al
the more, if they shall see thaty you do no
I Dul JhuAStIRC W SIOdG LIOuOlC'
You will be waited upon, in few days
| by a committee of solicitation, to whom
you will please report the number Of per
! sons, members of the Conference, you car
entertain. Let the number you give no
include any friends you may be expecting
/ If any have preferences for members
with whom they are acquainted, please in
form the committee, and they shall be ac
commodated, so. far as possible, in our dis
.tributions of the guests.
Persons living few miles in the country
wishing to entertain members of the Con
ference, will please not wait to be solicited
but leave their names and the number the
will entertain with R. a. Robinson, or
MiIlikan, or myself, at the parsonage. AL
though the Conference opens it's session o.
Thursday, Oct. 18th, 1871, many of tn
guests will come on Tuesday, and all vii
be in on Wednesday, so be prepared to re
eceive the members of the Conference O.
Tuesday. A few days previous to the Con
ference list of names of its members, an
| by whom they will be entertained, will b
published, and each family will be given
copy of the list So that we all may kno1
who our guests are. Believing that thes
items of information are all that are neces
sary, we cheerfully commend the Confer
ence to the hospitality of the people {
Washington and vicinity
S. A. KEEN,
Pastor of NJ E. Church