The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-03-10
he he Committee on Statistics reported as fol.

WHEREAS, The Sabbath is divlnely instituted
and sacredly set apart from secular uses TO be
observed as a day OF rest and divine worship,
and
pass a bill IN the Legislature OF Pennsylvania,
the effect of which would have been to abolish
our sabbath law as 1t exists at present and
WHEREAS. The christian sentiment OF said
Legislature prevented che passage OF said bill,
therefore,
Resolved, That we hereby express our hearty
approval Of their action.
Resolved, I hat we urge upon our member.
ship the Importance OF keeping the Sabbath day
IN accordance with the teaching OF the Holy
Scriptures and the directions Of our Church
discipline.
Resolved That we hereby condemn the Gus.
tom OF making unnecessary visits, and pre-
pairing sumptuOus feasts on the Sabbath day,
aud also the holding OF funerals on the Sab
bath. except IN case OF urgent necessity.
ers to deliver ut least one sermon on the faith
iul Observance Of the sabbath, annually at each
appointment
The following resolutions were adopted by
Conferences
Resolved, That the members of East Pennsyl-
vania Conference, rep esentinR sixteen thous.
and members OF the Evangelical Association
hereby earnestly request the Legislature OF
Pennsylyania to pass the local option bill sub
united for their approval.
Resolved. That the secretary remit COPY of
the above resolution TO che Representatives Of
Gnls district.
THE APPOINTMENT.
/. PHlLA. DIST.-J. NJ. SAYLoR, p. E.
Phila. Sth.st Mission, Jas Bowman; German.
lOWn SUaJlOil, j. IA. Seylflebi NOrrlStONn MIS-
sion, +. Hoffman; Trappe Circuit. ]. q. SANDS;
PotUstOwn Mission, ThOs Harper; BirdsborO
Circuit, L. H.. Leshei Montgomery Circuit A.
ircntt ID. Lentz; Coz estOga Circuit, @. ID.
SWelgart 1lrdensburgh Circuit. ]. zern;
tleetword Station, Shultzi Reading, Chest
uut 81 station, U. II. Hershey.
II. READING DIST-O. S. IAMAR, p. e.
Reading 5th ST station. B. L, Bonner; Read
ing 9th-st Mission, Isaac Hess; AdamstOwn
Circuit, +. Sechrlst; BrOwnstOwn Circuit ii.
kempfer Litiz d Mannheim Mission. y. NJ.
Op niger; Lancaster station, II. r. Yost; Ian.
caster Mission, o. L. Saylor Cresswell Circuit,
JOS. Spechti Millersvtile Circuit A. A, DeLOng;
EaltYilIe station, A. W. Warfeli WOmelsdOri
Circuit, W; l.. Back MyerstOwn Circuit, q. ).
BrOwni Schuylkill Circuit E. Butz
III. HARRlSBURGD DIST.-C. X. FEHR, P e.
Lebanon station ]. c. HOrnberger; Lebanon
Mission, A. Nj. stirk; Annville station, A
Krecker; Mt. Nebo Circuit, ] X. Fehri Harris
A Markley; Halifax Mission, ID. W. Bixler un
der P. FL MIllersburg station, w X. Wand
Circuit, ]. r. Heasyl, under p. H.; Berry sDurg
Circuit, ]. .. Newhart; UniOntOwn On cut, B.
II. Miller q ]. shiTeyi SunOurY Mission, @. W
Moore under p. E.. ShamOkn Station, W. A.
LeOpld; MahantOngo Circuit, =. r. Leopoln;
fremont Mission, Edwin FOrdman, under Z, E.
". PoTTSVILLE DIST--E E. KNERR. p. e.
Poltsville station ID. A. Medlar; Schuvlkil
Haven station 8. B. Brown; ScLuyIHll Haven
Mission, @. II. Eggei CressOna Circuit, W. A.
Shoemaker Pine Grove station, s. ;. ChuDO;
Orwtgsburgh station, Frederick Krecker; Ma
hanOy City Station, =. l.. West; Fraokvllle Mis-
sion,1. N. MetzgBr; Ashland StauOn,A. Dilibar
Shenandoah St1uOn, Il. J. Mil or; Mt. Carmel
Mission, a. "A. Sampse, under L. f.; Tamaqua
Station, Is. j. SmOyeri MahonIng Circuit; L. j,
Reitz; HazletOn station J. M. Riuker.
V. ALLENTOWN DIST-S. NRTTz p. E.
Allentown, Linden 81 station X, NJ. Iiohten-
wallner; Allentown, rufner.st station. b. ID.
Albright: North Allentown Mission, Jesse
LoIas; Emau5 Mission, @. 4. Halnes: Lehigh
Circuit, &. IL. Baker; SlBhngton Circuit, NJ
ID ssnger; Parryville Circuit. ]. l.. Werner;
MeisspOlt StRtOn,J. X. knerri LehghtOn Mis-
SION, j. bhem; Mauch Chunk Mission, 1. w.
HeaKel; KutztOwn Circuit, ID. s. Stauffer.
vi. BETHLEHEM DIST. o. LEHR. Z. E.
kasoOn Mission. c. y. BreyfOgei; Pleasant
Valley Circuit. ID. YuengsJ ana J. w. WOrle;
Freema mansbuig station, Il. p Lehr; bethlehem
station, Lewis Snyder: Bangor Circuit. IL. j.
Ghok: Bath Circuit, q. w. Gross; AcGerman
vile Circuit. TITUS Hess Middle Greek Cucuit
+. Il. Erdman, under p. E.. StrOudsbureh Cur
cult, IL. ID Shultz Wayne Circuit, j. SaYitZ'
Catasauqua station, Jacob Adams; Berllnsville
Circuit, w. IL. Weld0er; Wilkesbarre Nilsson,
A. Kindt; East Allentown Mission, ID z. Kem
be.