The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-10-16
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Warren and Jacob Delay preachers. Or
dered that the Trustees of the parsonage
hold a meeting, and endeavor to have a
suitable parsonage for this circuit. c.
FL. Warren recommended to join the
Ohio Conference. Amount paid Presid-
ing Elder $6S5. c. H. Warren preacher
S77.90 Jacob Delay preacher $40.97.
1874.
John Ferree Presiding Elder. Joseph
Morris and A L. Westervelt preachers
Resolved that this Quarterly Conference
recommend to her preachers, travelling
and local. that they spend not to exceed
so minutes in each sermon. We infer
from this that the sermons heretofore
had been more than so minutes long
This resolution was passed at the 'lst
Quarterly Conference in this year. How
the people liked this shortening of the
sermons, we do not know. For some
cause or other, the Presiding Elder only
received for this year the sum of 81. Jo-
seph Morris preacher $27.35. A. L.
Westervelt preacher $i0.35.
1S45.
John Ferree Presiding Elder. Abra-
ham Cartlich preacher. At the I'd Quar-
terly Meeting it was ordered that the
Trustees proceed to purchase Lot and
build parsonage as soon as practicable.
At The last Quarterly Meeting, one of the
Trustees reported that they had bought
a lot and contracted for the building of a
parsonage for the sum of S400, the build
ing to be ready by August, 1916. A re-
be entered on the Journal, which how
ever was not done. This is the first time
that any mention is made of Sunday
Schools. The Sunday School in this
place was organized in 1880 Amount
paid Presiding Elder $3.50 Abraham
Cartlich preacher $l03.0l.
1916.
j. M. Jameson Presiding Elder. A.
Cartlich and T. s. Cowden preachers. 1t
was ordered that the Building Committee
meet soon and transact business in ref
erence to buying or building parson-
age, and that Andrew Long should col
lect the subscriptions already taken, and
have the same enlarged by donations.
T. S. Cowden was recommended to join
the Ohio Conference Amount paid Pre-
siding Elder $1215. A Cartlich preach
er $lO263 T. S. Cowden preacher $34 SO.
1847.
John Stewart Presiding Elder. Charles
Ferguson and Michael Sheets preachers.
Resolved that the preachers obtain means
Immediately to pay for the parsonage,
Report on Sunday Schools shows II
teachers and I22 scholars on the circuit
The record says that this has been glo-
rious year for Sunday Schools, that %
children have been converted and 46
volumes added to the Libraries. All the
Sunday Schools but the one in jackson
are suspended during the winter. Jacob
Delay recommended to join the Ohio
Conference. Amount paid Presiding Ell
der $36,69. c. Ferguson preacher 1921 40.
NJ. Sheets preacher $99SS.
l94S.
John Stewart Presiding Elder. Charles
Ferguson and w. Cherington preachers.
The record says that some contagious
disease has got into some of the neigh
borhoods where the Sunday Schools are
Perhaps this is the reason why no report
is made. John w. Ferree licensed to
preach, and recommended to join the
Ohio Conference. Jacob Delay was also
again recommended to the Ohio Confer
ence as proper person to be received on
trial as travelling preacher. Amount
paid Presiding Elder $36.1l. c. Fergu-
son preacher $266.34 w. Cherington
preacher $92
1S49.
John Stewart Presiding Elder. L. w.
Munsell and Jacob S. Adams preachers.
Resolved that the debt on the parsonage
ought to be paid, and that the preacher
in charge make an effort on the circuit
to obtain funds. A subscription of forty
five dollars for that purpose was then
taken. Organized 10 new Sunday Schools
and revived old ones, making Is schools
on the circuit Scholars GAL, Volumes in
Libraries 494, Sunday School Advocates
A. Amount paid Presiding Elder S25.44,
L. W. Munsen preacher $26697. Jacob
S. Adams preacher $3.50
1850.
John Stewart Presiding Elder O. C.
Shelton and L. A. Atkinson preachers.
The record for this year shows that but
Sunday Schools are in operation, the
rest having suspended during the winter.
Pleasant Hill, teachers 8, scholars 40.
volumes in library ITO. Salem. teachers
T. scholars 20, volumes in library so.
jackson, teachers 10, scholars 80, vol
umes in library 100. Resolved that we
pledge ourselves to use our exertions to
raise sufficient amount within two
weeks from this time to make up the de-
ficiency for our preachers. Resolved that
the parsonage debt be apportioned to the
several classes on the circuit according
to their ability. Amount paid Presiding
Elder $3l. o. c. Shelton preacher
$333.57. L. A. Atkinson $92.
1851.
Robert o. Spencer Presiding Elder
o. c. Shelton and j. A. Taylor preachers.
The Sunday School report for this year
shows as follows Number of schools 7,
teachers 81, scholars PA, books in libra
ries 321, For the first time, we find
nothing said about the parsonage, and
therefore presume that it is paid for at
last Amount paid Presiding Elder