The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-05-13

II was VoSy CuOiCo euScItbiumeut,
superior in the judgment Of many, to the
average college commencement.
The Congregational Conference
OF Ohio embraces the Central North,
Central Ohio. Cleveland, Grand River,
Marietta, Medina. Miami, Plymouth
Rock, Puritan, Toledo, Trumbull and
Mahoning, two Welsh Conferences. and
the Western Pennsylvania Association.
A few unconnected churches and some
societies In West Virginia and Kentucky,
and other churches Of Pennsylvania, not
included in the Pennsylvania Associa.
tion, also report to and are represented
by delegates to the Ohio State Confer
ence. 229 churches, with Q membership
of nearly 25, 900 and . ministry of 40
members, are represented by this Con.
ference.
Besides sustaining its mission and Sun
day schools, its chief benefactions are
shared by tho following organizations:
Ohio Home Missionary Society. American
Board for Foreign Missions. American
Missionary Association, Congregational
Union, College and Education Society,
Congregational Publishing Society and
the Woman's Board. The total contri.
buttons reported at the Conference Of
1879 amounted to over go, 900, and there
was paid for church and society expen-
ses total Of about $216, 900 which in a
few cases includes the building or repair
ing Of churches. The largest member,
ship Of any Congregational church in the
State il that of the First Church, Oberlin.
which last year reported SIT members;
the First and Second Churches together
having total membership of 1898. The
Euclid Avenue Church, Cleveland, of
which Rev. DR.. Twitchell is pastor, ranks
next in its numbers, having 651; and
Akron has o church with Q membership
of 6a7.
In the United States there are 1874 less
Cong. ministers than Cong. Churches,
and the denomination naturally turns Its
attention to its sources Of pulpit supply.
As it can neither afford to degrade the
standard Of preparation or refuse to &C.
cept young men for the ministry in every
way endowed except with the necessary
means to finish a collegiate and theolog-
ical course, it wisely concludes that II
is better to help such ones to become ef-
6cient servants Of the church than to
let them struggle through as they can,
and run the risk of sacrificing health
and coming to the pulpit hampered with
debt. In this connection and referring
to Oberlin, 1t was stated at the last Cot.
ference that the average amount of ben.
efcisry aid from all sources, during the
seven years previous was less than $40
per year. which Is the merest pittance
compared with the aid extended in East.
ern theological seminarics and that a,
Chicago, and strenuous efforts will be
made to endow scholarships at Oberlin
with a direct view to assisting young
men preparing for the ministry.
The Ohio Branch Of the Woman's
Board of Missions of which Mrs. Mead
Of Oberlin. is President, Mrs. Geo. Ely
Of Elyria. Treasurer, and Miss Metcali
of Hudson, Secretary, contributed in the
last year Of their report over $sOO(
toward maintaining women missionsrie.
in Turkey, India, China, japan and Da
cotah. "Life and Light" their mission
ary organ and medium Of information
is taken in all their live auxiliaries.
| The Congregational Union 10 q societ,
for assisting weak or new churches il
building houses Of worship, and CORES
ponds TO the Church Extension Society
one of the most useful instrumentslitie
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Tn
statistics of the Ohio Congregations
Conference show that their Oldest societ
is that Of Austinburg. organized in 1S0
and the church at Hudson was founde'
but year later. Lodi had an organizs
ton As early - 1917, Wsdsworth, Bruins
wick and Brooklyn in 1919. wellingto
!. and Penfeld In 1879, Sullivan. Hunting
ton, Brighton. Pittsneld, Litchaeld, Yor
and Chatham organized societies in tn
. years from 1888 TO 1886. Many NOR
churches than We have mentioned wer
in existence in the first quarter Of thi
. century, and some Of them were former
ly Presbyterian in form OF government
We go to press too early to give man
facts concerning the proceedings Of th
Con ference now in session in Wellington
The first session was held Tuesda
evening. o large number Of delegate,
visitors and citizens being pr esent, con
fortably nlling the body of the church
An organisation was effected by electin
Rev. James Brand Of Oberlin, moderate
and Rev. Merrill Of Painesville, Scrib'
After an opening anthem by the choi
D prayer and hymn in which the aud
. ence Joined the sermon was preache
by Rev. Danner Of Cuyahoga Falls, th
retiring moderator. The sermon shove
originality, research, strength. sound
/, doctrine, fair in elocution, and must t
clsssed as able without any very cOnspi
h uous faults save it, great leagth. .occup.
ing an hour and ten minutes in deliver.
= some disturbance was caused towsrd th
! close by parties who were obliged
: leave in order TO meet guests who wer
!. expected on the 8 p. m. train.
Wednesday at $50 q. m. the Confe
+ ence reassembled and occupied 80 mil
utes in devotional exercises after whic