The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-05-06
CongrosatIoaal Council.

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MINUTES OF COUNCIL HELD AT aID9wAY Pa.
MARCH 25th, 1880.
The Council was called to order by Rev. e.
Rowland. Of Stonehrm. Pa. by readirg
Letters Missior." On motion Of Rev. J. Z.
Dawson, Of Cory, Pa. Rev. II. I. Iiuhbsii Of
Jamestown, n. Y. was chosen Moderator ard
ope1ed council with PRAYER. T. T. WUid, OF
Spattnsbureh Pn., was elected scribe.
The members OF council present ore as FOL
inws
lsi Conversational church of Cory ,Va,.!ev.
j. u. DAWSON, Pastor.
list congregational Church, OF Jamestown.
N. Y. Rev. Henry l.. IIuLbell. Pastor.
Congregational Church Of West Spring
Creek, Rev. II. p. Hamilton acting Pastor.
Congregational Church, OF Spartansburgh,
DR.. j. T. Wald, delegate.
Congregational Church, of CambridgEboro
Deacon A. H. Ross delegate also Rev. S. Row
land OF Stoneham, Pa.
The following churches invited by Letters
Missior' were not represented:
Plymouth Congre sntionnl Church Ale.
gheny City, Pa. and congregational church
| of Sugar Grove, Pa. also Rev. L. Reed OF Erie,
Pa, absent.
a quorum of churches being present the
council proceeded to business.
/ The moderator called for II statement of
what had been done and the reasons therefor.
| Mr. C. +. Holiday on behalf ofthe new church
| gave u detailed statement OF the various steps
| taken in the formation of the church, show
| ing that its origin was in a movement began
| by the people some two years and a half ago
! ana revived by them within the last twelve
months. According to his testimoney and
that of others the church was organized be-
| "a nd ., hp n
terests OF Clrists cause in Ridgway, by the
f'rnal adoption of the constitution - the
articles Of faith and covenant Of n c0ngre-
gational cnurch as in substance found in
| Roy's Manual. 4 written statement and
oral evidence were given showing that the re-
latiCr of Rev. e a. Squier to this movement
was not that ofa leader or active promoter.
1t was shown in evidence that forty had given
| a written promise to join said church and that
! eighty had signed II paper pleading their pecu-
mary and moral support thus oflording rca-
sonable prospect of self supporting church.
In view of the facts and much other ttsti-
! money after deliberdtion the council voted
unanimously to approve of the formation of
the church and to cordially receive it TO the
fellowship Of the others churches ofour order
by appropriate exercises.
Rev. j. B. DAWSON. j. 4. Waid an Rev. II.
P. Hamilton were then appointed a commit
tee to dru,fta result ofc Juucii.
The followin.; order of exerC S : was then
observed; prayer of consecration by Rev. II. l..
Hubbell. Night hand of fellowship Of the
churches BY REV. j. 3. Dawson. Address to
! the church Rev. II. l.. Huhbei.
Then followed the ordination of John
Gunac,. and Z. D. Ostcrhout as deacons of the
| church.
Council convened the following day at :
o'clock p. VI. at Rev. e. SquiJrs study.
The committee on the rinal resiilt of the
c0unoi reported ami after some amendments
the report was adopted as follows.
RESOLUTIONS
We. the Council, convened in RidgwaY, Pa
April &Jtl dnd 2itI, lsoD, toe bnsIder the * pc
dIcICy Oi TIE ..ctlUu OF II numb tr OF christian
people OF tnis place ia organizing themselves
INTO con greg iJipnai CnlIfcn ~ advise them
III reference theietu, and ii thought best, /,
! recUs LIzt sucu organization, having made
thfodsn examination OF the matters referred
H. Us 90 nuu 1T tie lUilUwing Uic,Usions:
/, II setll' that IL was GXpedient to Mt
tempt 10 oisahiIe such u ciiGTcu; because
1t, there was - lair pro,pect that Nv,
churchea IN Inc piace, e,,ch Struggling w!tt
hna"Iial hu Il hs, ,uu.U be United ii ON,
e4hI.e /, '4,f-HLstai. lagoon, rcgttionai c!!urcl
81, tnciC were UlHrr CI.iSiidH people IN III,
c"inllu"liy, reituy 10 eater heartily ittt
HIch att uiaLnIlaLiUn, whO Wou.u uiiIte &It;
!,J rNisi.i,l5 cnurc:I; 81 Il numDcr nor ,.,lIlnt
l'tms MoAtu cooperate with SGcn ii cnGrcu,aut
aesii.eu 'Iheh 10 DC i"i.ut' ced Dy IL, wn,
we're not .t"chcd by eNisJiHg ciiui clies.
Al, ms ciGlt. Cal 10 thoiO,gnt evan ,r!cal IL
its u"rt'i"es a"d co's'eS''tiunai ia az
rJhty.
ia, .he movement towards this organlza.
tIpn iirst sttrtC! uDJul two ana one nali Year.
siiice niId was brought to It's present uUndi
ttoi. u: the people tLenlScives. The reIHIiui
u ~ -. Il ". A. \. oqdi9r, WHO FIRST .
10 thiH pace nearIy svvcli months sincr, In:
not been ti:dJ al t,adef ur active promoter
unui after lie mad puu.ictiy Withdrawn from
tiiS VI. A.. chUic.l Ills CONNECTION with tn,
movement SGC.us To nave been ilunori.D { alt
cuflstan, OJth toward, the c.lu!ca he nu
cit uiu the cnutcl Of which he ls now til,
! w.r hy pestor.
| ~, i" ( advise this church to 20 forward il
| The splrit"i Christ towards ali, UucduSe thirty
one nave already united III TAI VITA III,
church, ~ nine OtlcIs have given Il writteI
picuS" IL do 50; ana there Is rcasun,bie pros
pect oi se.i support and great usefulness.
v, Vi Z do nOH recognize TINS uS Il cOngre
g'tinilal church. and extend to II The mos
nearly fellowship Ol its sister CON- sregutiJnit
Cnul ches.
lhe minutes were then read and approved
ara the c.eTK Was instructed to give 4 cOpN
ul lnem TO tne Clerk Ot the RidgNuy COIilIp
Satlonai church after " hlcn cuunclI adjourn
ed sine d..
HENRY J. HUBBELL. Moderator
DIR. j. L. WAlu, Clerk.
-Four cases new Boots at MorgeS