The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-10
District Conference.

District Conference.
| The Rockport District Conference held
Its fourth semi-annual session in Grand.
view. Rev. J. Walls, Z. T., presided
Rev. w. W. Webb, Secretary. Thirty
seven members answered TO roll call.
| There were thirty-three local preach
ers' license renewed two local preachers
were licensed, viz: +. Woodruff and a.
Godby. Three were recommended 10
the annual Conference for admittance
into the travelling connection, viz: T.. X.
Frost, W. Ii. Davidson and 5. Savage.
Thirty-one eahorters' lcensce were re-
newed.
The committee on Sabbath schools
submitted the following report:
There are 4S Sunday schools in the
District under the supervision of our
church. In these schools there are 525
officers and teachers. The average at
tendance of officers and scholars is 2.lOO.
These schools are generally in pros
porous condition. Most of them using
the Lesson Leaf. 200 copies OF the Sun
day school papers are taken.
The committee on Class Meetings sub
mitted the following report:
We believe that regular attendance
upon class meetings is necessary for the
spiritual prosperity of the members of
the church. We recommend the pas
tors. local preachers and exhorters of
the District TO deliver sermon. exhor-
tation or address, at each appointment
on each charge on the institution. design
and benefits of class meetings -especi-
ally the benefit OF regular attendance
fh@r".ci. W" III Eli e"t fh. neglect Of this
means of grace, and urge speedy return
TO the old land marks OF weekly attend
ance on the part or every member of the
church.
The committee on Family Religion !:
We are grieyed TO. see our members
neglecting family worship; therefore
RESOLVED, That il j. the duty of the
heads OF families to hold family prayers
twice day. la connection with which
the Holy Schriptures should be read.
RtSoIyED, That we, the members of
this Conference, will 80 do, aud do all
we can TO induce our people 10 do the
same, regarding this as a mighty means
TO godly life.
The following, on the use of tobacco,
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the use of tobacco BY
chewing, smoking and snufling is use
less anc filthy practice, needless waste
OF money, and injurious TO health.
RESOLVED. That Christian people
ought not TO indulge in this evil es-
pecially ministers of the Gospel who
are to be ensamples to the flock.
RESOLVED, That we will, BY precept
and example, discourage the use of
tobacco.
The committee on the Observance of
the sabbath submitted the following:
WHEREAS, We believe that the proper
strongest pillars for the support of true
piety in the church, and morality among
the people and
WHEREAS, God i'm his Word has en-
joined it upon us TO remember the
Sabbath day TO keep it holy" and
WHEREAS, Many of our members vio-
late the sanctity of this holy day by
social visiting, by pleasure parties, BY
travelling, and by doing ordinary work
therein which could be attended TO on
other days; and
WHEREAS, There is disposition
among many of our citizens to bring
foreign customs and feelings into our
country in regard to this day, by estab-
fishing beer gardens, and by drinking,
carousing, and dancing in them, and by
keeping saloons open on Sunday, to the
annoyance of our quiet citizens and cor
rupting our youth, which should cause
alarm for the welfare of our country in
the breast of every patriot; therefore
1 RESOLVED, That we will do all we can
both by precept and example, to Undue,
/ our members to observe the sanctity o.
this precious day, by abstaining from so.
cial visiting, pleasure parties, and from
ordinary work, unless such work i
clearly and unmistakably from necessit,
or for charity.
/ RESOLVED, That we will use all pru
dent and lawful means within our pow
er to have all dram shops within th,
bounds of our respective charges closeC
on the Sabbath day, according TO law
for we are sure they do an incalcuabl,
amount of harm in society in six day
without using the Lords day TO manu-
4 facture drunkards.
, The reports from the various charge
show an increase 10 the church of mem
, bers on probation, who joined last win
ter. Of 7s5.
y The next session of the Rockport Dis
trict Conference will be held at Hunt
,lingburg. W. w. wrBB, Sec.