Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-20
EYANaELIUAL CoNFERENCE.
Brief Sketch OF Proceedings, Appoint
ments, sc.

MouST COREY, Hancock Co., April l4,'77.
EDITOR JOURNAL The Ohio Confer.
ence Of the Evangelical Association com.
menced its session on Thursday morning,
April IL, 1877, in the beautiful, commodi-
Gus church recently erected in the place, at
a cost Of So, 900. Bishop r. Yeakel opened
the Conference with very appropriate and
feeling address. The members Of the Con-
ference we're mostly in their places; also, a
goodly number Of applicants for the min
istry were present.
The forenoon was occupied by the APP
pointment of committees and other prelim-
mary business. During The afternoon sew
eral Ministerial brethren of sister denom-
nations we're introduced to the Conference
Also several brethren of our own church
from the Indiana Conference, after which
Bro. w. Wilmington was elected Presiding
Elder, in the place of Bro. John Stull
whose term of office had expired.
Much Of Friday, April l3, was spent in
hearing reports from committees, altering
NJ"nu"AAS otu iag ihB piaiin lOr hht eAtti-
sion Of our borders. Doctor w. Horn, u
Scotch brother who recently joined our as
sociation, preached remarkably good SER
mon in the evening.
Saturday, 14.-The fist matter of note
tha, came up this morning was that of
church debts, which have been incurred in
building church ediices, principally since
the hard times have been upon us. Some
pressing cases were presented when II was
shown that help must be had or serious
trouble would follow.
The Conference resolved, after PRAYER
about the matter, to proceed and raise
something in the conference for this object
and thus show our brethren who nre bur.
dencd that we can, and will, help them
Nine hundred dollars were pledged to them
by the ministers Of the Conference alone.
In the evening the annual Conference
Missionary Meeting was held. Bishop
Yenkel preaching the sermon, after which
about $500 were raised, including $50, to
make President Hayes life member OF
our Missionary Society.
On Sabbath day Bishop Yeakel preached
an ordination sermon in the morning. The
congregation was yeIy large. In the after
noon three brethren were ordained as Dea-
cons and one as Elder, after which the sac
rament was administered to, it was estima-
ted, including ministers, not less than two
hundred. Bro. Bowman, editor OF the
Living Epistle and Sunday School Literature
preached to very large au Hence Also
various pulpiis in the vicinity were occu-
pied by our preachers.
Monday number of reports were adopt
ed in reference TO provisions for superan-
uated and worn-out preachers, and widows
and orphans of preachers. Some time was
taken up with the various grades of classes
of applicants for the Ministry, but that
which occupied the most time was the Mis-
sionary report; there being considerable
deficiency in the treasury and the confer
cnce being desirous of continuing nll the
Missions, difficulty was experienced in de-
vising WAYS and means. II was finally re-
solved to pay 76 per cent. of the appropri-
ations and give due bill for the balance
This plan gave general satisfaction. Much
of the afternoon WAS spent in the selection
Of a collector for the involved churches,
several brethren decIaiming at length. Bro.
Shup was elected and promised to enter
upon the work, and it is expected with the
help of the preachers in charge he will be
successful. There had been preaching
every evening OF the Conference mp to to-
day, but an evening session was voted to-
day in urtluI 20 get through with the bust
ness and be able to take the morning train
nt 8 o'clock for home. The evening session
closed up by reading the appointments, as
foli,ve