Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-02-15


'hon Of Faith snd the Larger and ihorter
Csteehisms where they are clearly q fsrth
MANNER OF WORSHIP.
Her usual fern Of worship is simple and
unoAtentatious, coRsis,ing Of exsmpors
prayer, singing, reading the 'eriptwes and
preaching.
The minister Invariably stands willie Of
fering pnblic prayer In the pulpit. in ad.
dition TO the public services, there nc con-
ference meetings once or twice . week, for
social prayer and religious conversation.
1t is net the general custem for feinalss 10
take an active part in these social meetings.
CHURCH 0ovENRMEST.
The government OF this Church IL, as It's
name imports, "Prssbyterisn." The term
Presbyterian is derived frORs the Greek
word Prs'6uterOs, which signises an "elder."
All their ordsined ministers are presJy-
ters and it is claimed by them, that Jesus
Christ instituted but one order in the min
iStry, and that nll ordained ministers, as
such, Nre equal in rank and dignity.
Besides the ministry, they have "Ruling
Eldars," who are sOlemnly set apart a.
rulers of the fock and ns assistants Of the
minister in maintaining an oversight
thereof.
These with the pastor, compose the ses.
sion which 10 the lowest tribunal Of the
Church.
The Presbytery is the next highest body
possessing Jurisdiction, az it ordains, in
stalls, removes and suspends or excludes
ministers. II also examines the records OF
each sessiSn, it visits Churches forthe re.
mOvOl Of evils and appoints delegates to
the General Assembly.
The next body in assent is the Synod and
is composed Of all the pastors within a Ger.
tain district; the next highest and supreme
body Of this Church il the General Assem-
bly,.
In addition to the minister and ruling
elder, there are also deacons appointed
whose duty it is to take charge Of the tenn
pOral intereSts thereof.
BENEVOLENT AND LITERARY INsrrTurIoNs.
The Presbyterian Church in the United
States from the beginning HAS been the
steady patron Of learning, and the unwear-
led promoter Of the educational interests
of the nation. They have numerous Col.
leges, Theological Seminaries and various
aourishing academies.
One OF the great and browning alories
OF the Presbyterian Church is its missions,
lSreign ant. .dOmestic. Hundreds Of hSzs
missionaries are continually employed te
preach in sparse settlements and 10 feeble
Churches, and many Of their ministers are
supported as missionaries among the
heather nations Of the earth.
STATISTICS.
According to the report of the Assembly
for 1876, the Statistics OF the united Church
are as follows: Synods, 81; Presby byteries
l72; Ministers, 4,744; Licentiates, 324
Churches, 5,O37; Communicates, 525,210;
New Members, 1920; Sunday School
Pupils, 555,S47; Contributions during the
year for benevolent purposes $3.50, ,223.
The Presbyterian Church in Wood
county has had its largest growth in the
last twenty years. Twenty years ago there
was a strong Presb yterian Church atWest
Mill Grove, which afterwards adopted the
Congregational polity and now has fine
Church edi6ce and good membership.
North Ot this at Householders' was strenK
U. P. Presbyterian Church under the Pas
tOral care Of Mr.. DUFT, whose daughter
married from this county, went as mission
ary 10 Caro- in Egypt. This denomination
had Church also at Grand Rapids.
The old Church al Plain was considered
the Mother of the Churches in this region.
This, also, changed it's poIity and was min
istered unto by several Pastors in the old
Church to which parsonage was attached.
Two years since, the Society built fine
brick edilice and now employs Rev. S. D.
TAYLOR, Of Tontogany. The Church at
PerrySburg completed the list Of Presbyie-
rian Churches in this county in in 1855.
Since then, Rev. P. c. BALDwIN, has
secured the organization of Church and
the erection Of building in Bowling
Green, Tontognny, Milton Center, Haskins
and New Baltimore. These are not all
the Churches lie has been instrumental in
erecting, but all that are in this county.
The Churches in connection with Mau-
NEE Presbytery are Bowling Green, Of
which Mr.. HUBBnRD Is Pastor, having a
membership of 50; Perrysburg, G. A. AD.
ANS, Pastor, with a membership Of 73;
Tontogany, S. d. TAyLER, Pas,er, with
membership OF 70, Haskins, Rev. HALDEY
Pastsr, with a membership, Of &c; Yves.
ton, NJ. L. DoNoHEY, Pastor, 1873; Grand
Rapids, NJ. L. DoNoHEY, Pastor, so.
The statistics Of the U. P. Churches of
the county, cannot be obtained but they
represent a strong element in the central
portisn of the county.
Providing We can secure the statistics Of
Wood couuIy in time the History Of the Evan.
Esleal Lutheran Church will appear in our
next issue.