The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-22

WapA@ Of fala klT1H 3ERs A@&nAospka 4
preached one fQprth OF the lime for
aImoet two years as Home missions
hry id STARK county. Then, for aOn1e
time Supplied IA part the Congr6ga-
tienal elnrch IinB Bfimfeid then for one
hale the time for three and a-half years
il Edinburgh during which time 2
house FOR public worship was there
erected, ahd 8 precious season OF re-
Fivalsenjo yedan Twenty persaRa We're
at one time received into the church
Upon my retiring from this supply 10
Edinburkh, Edevoted youlig man, Mf.
E6omis Ohahdlef,J was afaatnet1iately
setKled as PEsiorga the Church has
been bleased Of the L.ord and prossT
- fbs UobdIatioR Of Randolph ii 1880
Wa go Sd 1S49.. 1913, Ia, 1880 1760s
IN q SEQ 969s- In 1B70s 1562sEal d naes
eEeaaa 0f neaFl8 go inE 20 searsss bes
crease being befw cen the years 1880
aad qsAE bvlsetf 8 ifld Il C64nfab
eouhtgV zasihsw swouahs part Of she eaoxsas
chip. ausR from GelEnany, in the west
part Of the to1gnship, al a.ss4.s.ts
A Rofnah CaEholic aud 8 German
Re ID u ca Fela " d ) 81 aized both
&c hle hase ! CEN Eod diol9s AD@seS for
pnhii0 SaaE9iziPS .1Halzihgs feea houses
for worahip IA 70 n na Qf. q sseFenfi rer
Iigious denomIuakipnsa and aL MAIN
taining r6ligipua ReFyiees On The Sab
bath, Vith houria ia & SCI haEh schools.
ese- iacls, u Win tho sde-
cfe Of 20 en- af0la ~ haiti was
in.1e50 sneauaeE dheEi EiefRitory oeeuRiedi
ey the GeAg EesAtiepAlists eenPaEa-
1sna j Is s rhdss Il church. has bsen 90
eBbt psf E6rdaed AS aa6AsiF whfeip
has baeu mmeasualby 81 ilf1saoni@aa aal1
aHeeessfui. Tbs present chQirsters N.
w. Yonngpaan, has pcranIed the pos
sition Tor the last d years.
iii she spring of 1891, the slEHt year
ofsth8 eiRftG war, ss1Egst sa8z3ttT sAnd ]
strength gave, way, n 3 nef#Oasf sgs-
tenn was pFostrafeds which dieRbled
me from performing the duties OF a
pastor, ESPECIALLY III ! r6s pecf 10 pFeaeh-
tngss Ms 6&E.dngth osaH8 Fatelaafy 8fess
stirred HDBth6b EspReaehed ID 1hel 8oafs
1853 and SlSe4 lter y Whieh aRY nomrl
inal salary was relin gnfshed, and most
81 vhe time, for ten years past, the
church and e0eieES, Dot being able 60 I
afford competent saPpeFt TO . new
pastor have amplDyed tempaBary and
stated supplies ter the desk. II has
been the repeated request OF the
Church that1 sil6ufd cohfinhe TO sals!'I
ta1h the relation Of passers though Ola
my pert there hare been as often rec
peAted expressions Of . readiness tq
resign, at any time when one could
Be cbtaEned 20 occupy my place. 5ev.
gGole llas preached hsstaaed supp1Fl
for, ,uearlY tive yeaFss pGstsa His Ia4
hors have beer, appreciated by the
pastor aud the church.
There have been added to the
church since the sc0mm6ncefnent 0f
hay pastefata ISL u BY letter and 10
on examination Thirty-two added
before, making in all 2l3 who have
Belonged to this church.
1sTo che choteh in Eo0EstoWn, DUR
my pfstorafs i'm .fiaAta place. there
Wars. added A9, go BY letter and q on
examination. In Brimheid 8. 2 by
tetteS and & on examination. In Ed
inbhfk 81, by iIolker and 30 on en-
aminations In all, 273 received inta
these ehaEc4es during the time Of my
There have been dismissed from the
church in Randolph during tliis time,
by letter, to unite With other churches
the ts9eatFssins Number belonging TO
the church ~ the Ginaes OF my settle
naenf Ias phstor, have died herein tcwn (
and whose funerals 4 have attended. I
Most of them vera our long tried and I
faithful friends, truly reliable men, T
bers and pillars in the chHFch. ss
egAt the lime ofathei great Bgitatipn /
en- the anti-sla1erY Question, several /
OF the members took the grOund Ia /
opp osiEfon to the church, for the AZ {
Iedged, though uhwaRfantAhl BILE reason I
of its being nro-slaEef'y. This opp0- /
sitiQa was carried by them 10 such an I
extent as resulted ID their being ex- (
ci1dea from mem heThhip, much 10 the /
gfae9 Of the past0t' and ithe church. /
Many of th0sa, flRho hare been dis- I
missed BY letter to matte With other /
churches, have gone, TO the w Weetern I
States, aud 0etti6d where their 1Ailn- /
eace IL realized for tie good Of com- I
nfnhieY. sBetI hsa sFah sga4 s +
) The kindnesg Of tire fathers toward /
myself and family, and their desire /
for tile cOntinued support OF the Cos
pei dafnistfy, have seen tfansfnittea to I
theils Ehildren' aud atlleir schi hildfen,s I
children, to the fourth gaRersiien, /
since my settlement .here ss pastor,gnd
have in varf0ns ways been verified in I
word And iH Iced. For which 1 feel I
truly RFaaefags as eeineiAa q cordial
Hsspgulr for ahes fl1nd8mentai truths of I
the gospel, "a well az for the pastoral
relation. For t0rty years past in I
succession there has been on their
PARK vita 0tHefs, e New Years visit
60 tlla PASTORS fbdia aauGag bearing aess
timony C sheIr neEard Tor himeelE aud
bis family by friendly interviews, and
the bestowEDent of material favors,
which afesfeane 4bered with 'sineare
eastilude ane feasWea desire from
vea1s 10 tear, ahat the hlesbiuRa efghe
EorSi EniaA6 be sped lly tSalized BY
ALL beth old alItl y6ang, wlae have
IL the cheerful and ae-
ceptaBl8 slslls. g1fNd regards have
aIso been fllEnis ested towards myself
aAa famEls Byn The tnefn befs OF other
eiafehesii III the place, alid the citizens
eF the tow nAA1p. They are fe1negh-
bered with gratitude. and q desire that
they may ALI be guided ID the paths
of gospel truth alid "a hteeushsss.
The hutnBbr Of adults baptfzed BY
me. 10 Rand dofph, il 81, children 100;
ChfIdfeiI baptized IN RootstbRt. d7.
most Of whom, ia both placed, as they
arrived to years of discretion aud
others, who belonged to families con-
nected with the church, became neIn-
hers in the season of their youth
which has been to the pastor aud pat-
ents, at bccasion Of very great aatis-
faction. - s. iiVa W
/ Ehva otaciatad at probably 400 sea.
sons OF ssefanlent at eoflinnnhIon, 500
funerals, and 200 baptistns preached
30 Thank sgfvfng sermons, assisted at
so install ID lions aud solemnlzed It's
marriages.
BY removals, by exclusions and by
death, great changes have taken place
In the church. FIVE iAdiYldnals, who
have served % deacons In the churchs
James Coe. o. G. .Dickinson, Alnon