The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-28
EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE.
Reported for the CARBON ADVOCATE.


Reported ior the CARBON ADVOCATE.
The Forty FIRST Session of the East Penn
sylvania Conference of the Evangelical As
ISOLATION, convened in the Evangelical
church, Weissport, Carbon county, Febru-
ary 25th, 1880, at 9 o'clock AN
MEMBERS PRESENT.
Jacob Adams, Lancaster; 3. d. Albright,
Meyerstown T. Bowman. Allentown James
Bowman. Allentown O. T. Baker, Allentown;
b. +. BObner, Nortestowni G. s. Brown, ono;
]. @. Bleim. latngton W. 3. Black, Berrys-
burg e. Butz Parryvillei S. Bregfogle, Read
ing S. c. Breyiogle, Easton N. A. Barr,
Lausdale s. S. Chubb. Millersburg A. A.
DeLong, Annville A. Dilabar. Ashland O. n.
Egge, TamaQua; c. X. Fehr, Allentown j. X.
Fehr, Pillow s. Ely. Allentown; S. A. Fegar
Harrisburg q. B. Fisher, ---; @. Cling
rich, Lyons N. Gable, Camden ]. II. Click,
Greenville ]. Gross. Bath O. II. Hanan,
Reading F. n sffnan, Emaus 4. Hess, Read.
ing t. Harper, Cressville U. II. Herschey,
Millersvile; ]. C. HOrnsberger. Lebanon t.
E. Knerr, Pottsville j. X. Knerr, Philadel.
phia d. 2. kembel Lewiston A. Kindt, Ban.
gor +. Krecxer, Pottstown; ]. o. Lehr AL
lentOwn; +. P. Lehr. Reading; d. Lentz,
Cherryville II. NJ. Lichtenwalter. Allentown;
]. Laros, -; W. A. Leopold, Reading s.
T. Leopold, MahanOy: d. A. Medlar. POttsv1lle;
L. J. Miller, Shenandoah b. Ii. Miller, Al.
lentown ]. N. Metzgar, Trap $. Neltz,
Reading; Il. A. Neitz. Germantown; j. s.
Newhart, williamstown ]. NJ. Oplinger Pine
Grove J. NJ. Rinker, Hazloton; r. ]. Reitz,
CressOna; ]. L. Sands, Schuyllill Haven ].
NJ. SaylOr, Reading o. L. Saylor, Lancaster :
H. d. Schultz Mauch Chunk; j. Savitz, Wilkes
barre ]. II. Shirey, Plymouth ]. X. Seytrit,
Wessport ]. Specht. LiIitz G. d. Swegert
Danville; A. NJ. stirK Lebanon F Segrist
Kleinteltersville u. f. Stauffer. Kutztown !;
F. Smith, - w. A. shoemaker, Shame
Kin b. ]. Smoyer, Lehighton A. NJ. Sampsel
TremOnti ]. W. Woehrley, McMichaels A.
w. Warfel Fairvihe ; d. Wieand, Re9ding w.
X. Wieand, Allentown s. l.. West, Schuyl.
kill Haven J. S. Werner, --; II. w.
WeidDer, -; L. n, Worman, Frackville !;
J. d. Woodring, Freemnnsburg d. Yngst,
Allentown IL II. YOst, Adamstown ]. Zern.
Fleetwood a. zeigenfas, Kdlpsville
Bishop Thomas Bowman opened the ses-
sion by reading portion of Gods word, and
after an hour Of devotional exercises he made
an appropriate address to the Conference.
The Bishop appointed J. q. Hornberger
Secretary, who chose W. A. Leopold and S.
q. Breyfogle as assistants.
The members look well and with few ex-
eeptions are in good working condition.
A Reportorial Committee of five was ap-
pointed.
Rev. q. X. Fehr, of Allentown District, and
Revs. b. ]. Smoyer and S. X. Seifrit were ap-
pointed a committee on worship.
The Revs. Miller and Pickup, of the M. E.
church were introduced to the Conference by
the Bishop.
The Committee on W orship reported as fol.
lows; Weissport, q. II. Egge and ]. N.
Metzgar; North Weisspurt, A. w. Warfel
and Z. J. Miller; Lehighton, b. S. Miller
and A. NJ. Sampsel.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
Opened by the Bishop, Thomas Bowman, af.
ter which Rev. VIM. Yost, book agent of the
Evangelical Association, and Rev Knoble,
Of the Ohio Conference, were received as advi.
sorry members of this Conference.
The Session was devoted TO the examina.
tion of the moral and official conduct of the
members of Conference in private session.
The President appointed the following
standing committees:
On Letters.-F. Hoffman, Jacob Adams T.
Harper, A. Zeigenfuss
On Boundaries.-The Chair and the Pre-
siding Elders.
On Quarterly Conference Records-S
Ncitz, ]. Hess, ]. Zern, +. Butz, ID. z. KEN
BILE, F. SeIgrist and ]. Laros.
On Finances.-C. H. Baker, A. Kindt, B. ID
Albright, L. J. Miller, q. b. Fisher and @
S. Brown.
On Statistics.-S. S. Weist, H. A. Neitz, ]
G. Sands, J. NJ. Rinker d. S. StaufTer, S. 7
Leapold, A. A. DelOng.
On Church Afrairs.--S. S. Chubb, J. q
Bliem, b. F. Bonner, o. L. Snylor, W. A
Shoemaker, j. A. Fegar.
On Education.-W. X. Wieand, A. NJ
Stirk, L. IL. Eggs, ID. A. Medlar, u. II. Her
shey, James Bowman, and DR.. Clemmens.
On Sabbath and Temperance.-J.K X. Knorr
]. NJ. Me;zgar, d. Lentz, A. r. Yost, ]. S
Newhart and j. X. Fehr.
On Memorials F. Krecker, F. Lehr, d
Yeingst, l.. N. Worman, ]. S. Werner, anC
w. H. welnder.
Adjourned.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
Conference was opened by reading a portion
of Scripture by Bishop Bowman, a section o
discipline by the Secretary, singing and pray
er.
The minutes of yesterday were read ant
approved.
The Committee on Worship reported as fol
lows:
Weissport, Friday evening, T. G. Clewell
English Of g,,,y
F. Krecker, German, ID. S. StoufIer. Sun
day morning, 10 a. M, Bishop Thoma
Bowman, Ordination sermon. Sunday eve
ming, w. YOst, Missionary sermon, German
North Weissport-Friday evening, A. ZeIxeu
fuss, Titus Hess, German. Saturday even
ing, VIM. A. Shoemaker, ]. W. Woehrly
German. Sunday morning, 10 a. M, &. Il
Fehr, German. Sunday evening, ]. L
Knerr, ]. q. Krause, English.
Lehighton-Friday evening, W. A. Leopold
]. X. Fehr, English. Saturday evening
S. o. Breylogel, f. Smith, English Sur
day morning, 10 a. M, o. S. Haman, Ger
man. Sunday afternoon, Ordination Ser
vice. Sunday evening, S. l.. West, Mi.
sionary Sermon, English.
Lehighton NJ. T.. church-Sunday 10 n. m
SANNNlis tNbnluB, ".
Saylor
LehightOn Reformed church-Sunday 10 ,
m. Joseph Specht Sunday evening, j.. A
Medlar.
The following were reported as supernuu
eraries N. Gabel, d. Wiand, ]. Gross, i
StoutEel, q. Gingrich, S. Ely, ]. Frey,
Breyfogel. J. Sayilz, J. NJ. Oplinger, "
II. Weidner, were placed on the supernume
airy list by request for one year.
Rev. q. T. Haines and Samuel GARNER wei
reported as having died during the year.
| DIR. Clemens presented his credentials fro
the NJ. +. church, and was received in the CO.
ference inthe same relations he stood in h
, former church.
The following received Licenses as preac
ers on probation: W. IL. Stoufler. F. S. Stou
fer, J. q. Krouse, II. N. Capp and Z. Har
man.
Rev. T. @. Clewell, assistant editor Of Il
y Evangelical Messenger, presented his crede
tials from the nj. L. church, and was receiy,
c a member ofthis Conference. Rev T. Knob
was also received from the Illinois conleren
into this conference. Revs. HeiDer, Schwart
and A. Leopold from the Atlantic Conferen
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