The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-11-27
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Findlay District Conference. II. z.
Church


The Finliay District Conference of
the NJ. Z. church met in this village this
morning at ~ O'Clock. Rev. W. W. Win
ter. President. ex olficio, in the chair
Half an hour was spent in religious ser
vices. after which committees were ap-
pointed on the various items of business
not specified in the programme. The
committee appointed at the previous
conference TO inquire into certain evil
reports circulating against Rev. II. Chap
man. a local elder. made their report; it
was accepted, and the committee dis
charged. On motion Of q. Lease, COM
mittee was appointed TO prefer charges
against him, and bring him before the
proper tribunal for examination.
The regular topic was then taken up,
viz: How shall we save the probation
ers of our church:1 The question was
opened by Rev \. C. Barnes in a care
fully prepared speech, in which it was
clearly demonstrated that by substitut-
ing sentimentalism for the gospel, we are
great losers. The question was thor
oughly discussed, but principally in the
same line of thought. Rev. DIR. Rut-
ledge presented the claims of the Freed
mems Aid Society, in an appropriate
speech.
Rev. f. S. Durham read an able paper
on the doctrinal phase of the higher
Christian life. Rev. L. ". Albright, of
Bowling Green, read an able paper on
the topic, "How far are ministers re-
sponsible for the failure to properly pay
preachers salariesI' The Reverend gen.
tleman was little humorous, and his
able strokes fell alike on preacher and
people. He finally reached theconclusion
that ministers could not be entirely re-
sponsible unless the present class of
church grumblers was exiled, or the pres
ent class of preachers disposed of, and
an entirely new set made to order and
warranted not to say anything about any
moral deiinquincies they might discover
in human nature, procured to take their
places.
Rev. DIR. Jones, OF Findlay, preach ed
in the evening TO full house, from
Psalm. xxxiv-19. His discourse was based
on the proposition that Human suffer
ings in this life is neither expiatory nor
purifying"
Wednesday morning the discussion of
the topic, Should our Sabbath schools
be organized into missionary societiesl7
was taken up. Rev. p. p. Pope, of Port
Clinton, opened the debate. He said,
''Duty implied possibility. The duty
was clear; therefore it was possible, and
should be done. The Conference then
went into committee of the whole on
the question of Unoccupied Territory,
In the afternoon Mrs. Rev DR.. Jones,
of Findlay, presented the claims of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The Conference then proceeded to fix the
place of its next session, and Arcadia
was chosen on the first ballot.
The President rend the topic, ''The
perance cause" Mr.. Chance, OF Ere
mont, opened the topic, and it was thor
oughly discussed by the ladies and lay
men of the church
\ mass Sabbath school meeting filled
the house in the evening to its utmost
capacity. Interesting speeches We're
made, ,interspersed with delightful songs,
by the school, and at late hour the Con-
ference adjourned, feeling that it had
been one OF the happiest and most prof
liable sessions since the organization of
the Conference. Very respectfully,
ANDRONICUS.