The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-10-06

| Missionary Interest received -.----Il52 50
Paid out as per order..----------.--- ~ VI
| Balance in the T-easury--.----.. 7s.s
| superanuated and Contingent Fund:
Recelpts ~ "
Dfsoursed ioS 10
Balance due Treasurer..........-....- 2 IS
Amount of Permanent Missionary
fund In notes and money 81
The Auditing Comm ttee ind them corr ect
In every particular.
Tue Eldership adjourned after prayer by
Ed. Long.
EVENING SESSION.
Ed. w. 81. Oliver opened the session with
prayer
and lie nses granted. A special committee
was appointed to consider the case OF ]. A.
Thompson.
The session closed with the benz diction by
J. Miller.
MONDAY MORNING SESSION.
Tho previous action of tbs report OF the
committee appointed TO Investigate the case
of j. A. Thompson, was re-considered, and
the case sgsin referred to the committee.
The Committee on Business and the Com
mittee on Oyertu-es submitted reports which
were adopted.
Aaron Mcneil was allowed SIS ou. Of the
Missionary fund.
A committee was app inted TO investigate
matters relative 10 the re option of the Up
per Sandusky Church Into the Eldership, and
the Com mmittee was instructed to meet a. Up
per Sandu ky, the parties interes-ed to pay
travelling expenses.
Adjourned with benediction by Joseph
Neil.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
The regular order OF business was suspend
ed to hear the reports of preachers and renew
licenses.
Charges having been preferred sainst A.
Plowman a committee OF five was appoint
ed 10 investigate them, the decision OF tae
CO nmittee TO be final.
The reports OF ministers were continued
and licenses renewed.
The E!dership decided that a man should
be appoin ed to canvass the West Ohio Elder
ship for the purpose of collecting interest on
mission noles and TO solicit new notes.
The Standing Committee were allowed the
amounto of their expenses out OF tho Elder
ship fund, as follows: ]. W. Alderman, $40
7. Koogle. s4; i. Steiner. So GO; z. Cline, 81
Neil, 81 Is.
The Eldership resolved 10 m axe an effort to
procure means 10 erect a monument for 9.
NJ GaskilI.
Adjourned, with benediction by A. Steiner.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening proceedings were opened with
prayer by <. Polling.
On motion Rev. Mil er, of the Lutheran
Church. vas received as an advisory mem
b=r.
1t was decided to have printed one hur-
d ed copies OF the System OF Cooper alton.
q w. Wilson, II. s. Warner and s. Riley.
were appointed a committee 10 draft per-
mansnt rules of order. TO be published in
connectio with the System OF Cooperation.
Tho Committee on Licenses reported that
they had examined several applicants, and
that the following named persons were quail
flied TO receive licenses: u. Z Long. u. ".
Carr and j. X. Low.
I. Hicke;neil wa, appointe,. TO si,:rosS the
l;ceuriais-
a Committee was appellate to appo' tion
the amou"t money sss',sssd against TIE
Wet Ohio E:CeIsh.p by The BD ri OF Mis-
sions create c'niiLg-ni fuI.d.
a eoiutio providing hat the y atIoning
Committee She aid consis. one nnemper
from each circuit, II tioIr, aud missiun. rne
connItt,c wa. then appointed and e FL
Gership adjou he'd.
TUESDAY AoRSING SEssI. N.
Rev. Rose. OF the United Breihsen hurch
was received as an advisory member.
The committee on Obituaries submitted
the following report:
Alter looking back over the El ershipyear
that has just c.os.d we discover Il al three OF
our number have passtd away from our
ranks under the affecting providence of our
Heavenly Father; cur much esteemed
Brother, John Bidder and Brother Peter
Hartman, who were among the first fruits Of
the ministry of Gods word in this State, and
for man. years they have both stood in con-
nection with the East Ohio Eldership as
ministers of The Gospel, also Bro. VIM. Clay,
OF Celina, Mercer Co., o., who, at the time OF
his death was Probate Judge OF Mercer Co.
Il: served as Ruling Elder in the Church of
God at Anderson's Bethel for several years,
with satisfaction to the church; also, our
much este, med sister Neil, after long and
lingering Sickness, fell asleep in her blessed
Jesus.
Resolved, That his body deeply sympathize
with the friends in this very affiicting provi-
dence In the death of Brothers j. Bidler and
L. Hartman, their families have lost kind
aud affectionate husbands and fathers: ti,,.
churches and EldeIship will long .,iss their
presence and wise unsels; the comnluni-
ties have lost two Of their best ci tfzens living
as they did for number o years in their
respective neighborhoodS, they have, TO the
best OF our knowledge. maintained good
chris ian character. We mingie our tears
and heartfelt sympathy with our dear Bro.
Neil a fellow laboIeri in the Gospel ministry,
In the death OF sister Neil, our brother Las
lost a loving and faithful companion and
help mate; the children, a kind and affec-
topat- mother; the Chu,c ch and neighbor-
hood an exam plary christian, a good and
obliging eigubor. We also deeplY sympa.
thiz7 with our Gear sister Cay. She has
indeed lost u very Rid and affectionate hus-
band; the children a loving father; the
church a tried and faithful brother and ED
er; the county and the town of Celina a good
citizen ard an honorable offcer. Signed
III
The Committee appointed to investigate
the case Of ], A, Plowms1 iepoted, fuily
acquIting Elder Plowman from The charges
preferred against him. and recomme ndiug
the renewed of his license.
On motion the EIdership adjourned to
allow the Eastern Ohio Eldership Missionary
Board to tranarct business and report.
MORNING SESSION, CONTINUED
The Eastern Ohio Board OF Missions having
adjourned tie Western Ohio Eldership again
resumed Its session. On motion Bro. K.
Messenger was elected Treasurer OF the
Western Ohio Eldership by acclamatiop.
The following preamble and resolution
passed by the Board OF Missions OF the East
ern Ohio Eldership:
WHEREAS. the Eastern Ohio EIdership.
with lis Interests, is transferred to the West.
ern Ohio Eldersnip. and the two have become
one. Therefore,
Hesolred, That the Board of Missions of
Eastern ohio, pioceeI with its business as
usual, and that IL meet with the West Ohio
Ill ership. at its next meeting In + ndlay,
Dnio, and there make an assignment TO said
Eldership.
The Stationing Committee was dir, cted 10
meet at 10 O'Clock, p. N.
Afer receiving the bent diction from Elder
J. Ii, McNutt. the Eldership adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In. following sums were apnronfo,ad from,
the MISSION funds, to reimburse Missiona-
ries: Isaac Steiner, s.5; David Sands, go; w.
IL. Oliver, SIS.
The Stationing Committee was directed TO
appoint the Collecting Agent
A committee was appointed TO investigate
the legality of the sale of ths Hickory Grove
Church 'roperty, aid report the result TO
the nrst Standing ommittee meeting.
IL was decided that the Church at New
"ashington. which is hurdened with a debt
on its properly, be authorized to send out its
minister IN charge, or any one they may ap-
point, TO raise money in the Eide rship 10
relieve the debt
EIu- hInmei was granted leave OF absence
ana released nom transcribing the Journal.
Ihe Committse appointed TO draft Perma.
nent Rules of Order, submItted a report
which was adopted
A Boaid Of Missions was then elected. as
follows:
j. w. Alderman, Chairman; ]. Fox. Secre.
tary; E. Messenger, Treasurer.
On motion: the sum of eighty dollars was
appropriated from the superannuated furd,
Tor the benz fit OF w. Adams.