The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-03-06


sionary cause. It was blessed Sabbath
day for the members of the East Penna
Conference, and will long be remembered.
MoNDAY-FIFTH DAY.
Conference was called to order by Bishop
Bowman roll call prayer by Father Hof-
man and Isaac Hess. The minutes Of Sa-
turday were read aad approved.
The committee on Temperance and Sab
bath presented their report, as follows:
WHEREAS, We are still deeply convinced Of
the numerous alarming evils resulting from in
temperance. we feel 1t cur bouuden duty to ex'
ert ourselves so stem the violent, raging food
therefore, be It
Resolved, That as heretofore, we. the men,
bers Of this body. obligate ourselves TO engage
actively, by precept ana example and without
ceasing, to the healthy principle Of total abstin.
ence. and that we earnestly request the charges
we represent to cling unninchingly TO our ban.
ner.
Resolved, That It is the positive understand.
ing OF this body that our book Of discipline
strictly forbds all our members to either sign
any pelton in favor of the use or have any Of
their property used in carrying on the liquor
traffic further resolved, that we as a church
shall withhold our support politically from
those who are engaged in tie selling oil manu-
featuring thereof
Resolved That we commend the proposed
Tempernnce Law to the members OF our church
and our fellows and ask them by petition and
al lawful means to secure It's enactment by the
Legislature OF our state.
WHEREAS. The Sabbath is diviDely instituted
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as a day of iesj and divine worship.
Resolved, That we will use our influence in
word and deed to counteract the dissertation Of
the Sabbath day as manifested by secular busl
ness. travelling, visiting, &c, we
Resolve, That we VIII put forth strenuous ef
fort to impress the hearts of our Sunday school
scholars and children generally with the i'm.
portance ofkeeping holy the Lords day.
WHEREAS The Use Of tobacco is considered
an unnecessary. filthy habit, ana is certainly
an appearance of. If not an evil itself TO say
nothing of the enormous sums of money squand
cred by professors OF religion. Therefore. be IT.
Resolved, That we reiterate the resolution
on the use of Tobacco passed last year by this
Conference.
Resolved. That we kindly and earnestly en-
treat our people to abandon the use of tobacco
as n luxury.
Supplement by T. Clewell.
Resolved, That we reGa,d the preservation
OF the Christian Sabbath as indispensable to the
preservation not only of religion, but of our
civil liberties and social life because 1t furnish.
es the christian church with the opportunity
anG the people with the necessary leisure ior
the teaching of that morality without which
free institutions cannot be preserved. Nor IL
it conceivable that the christi an family can be
preserved, when the teachers Of christian NOR
ais are deprived of the Sabbath as day for re.
liPiOus teaching and wor ships. and we appre-
hend that should the sancity of the Sabbath be
displaced by simple holiday OF the European
rattern, our surest stronghold against the as.
saUlts Of socal,slc and communistic influence
will fall INTO the hands of those who are enimies
Of the christian family and christian marriages
and further be it
Resolved, That as chIis6.an ministers and
friends of the LabOrers we appeal to those in
dustrial classes especially who. are in the eul-
poy of powerful corporotions to use their ut
most eudeavor to counteract the despotlsm of
consolidated capital, which by Offering extra
compensation for Sabbath work, would bribe
the workinamen into surrender Cf this boom
n Oay OF rest on the christian Sabbath-and we
and shall repeat such WARNINGS III our public
ministratiOns against needless, thoughtless.
or hostile surrender OF the claims of the Sab.
bath for extra ray beng convinced that, when
once the sanctty ana authority of the sabbath
is destroyed and ohliterated from the public
mind and conscience. the la5orer will be left
without redress and protection and wi not
only cease to receive extra nay for SUNDAY
I'm w 10 ed Ia al
dictates OF consolidated capital. the wages Of c
days for the work Of seven, when the sabbath
Will thus be- iirevOcaOly lost TO them as a day
of rest.
The committee on Education reported the
following:
WHEREAS. intellectual aethetical and NOR.
al culture becomes more and more generally
dlflused in our and other hands exertlng a
powerfully moulding and controlling influence
upon social, civil and eCclesastic Il institutions.
and whereas, we eco gnize the Rece,sity of
providing better education facilities under the
upervlsi sion OF our church for our ministry and
people so as to avail ourselves more fully of al,
efficient means for the upbuilding Of our beov
ed association. Therefore, be it:
Resolved, That we continue TO solicit contri.
buttons on all our field of labor and also request
our friends to remember our East Pennsyl.
vania onierence Educational Society in their
Dequests with view to the fouGdat on of O
higher institution of learning
Resolved, That all monies, books, etc in the
possession OF Conference or placed by them in
to the hands OF others n loan to be transferred
to The East Pennsylvania Conference Educa.
tlOnal Society.
Resolved, That we recognize Union Semin-
ary, at New b Berln Union Co and North West
ern College as schools Of strictly Evangelical
principles, recommending / LtO the favorable
consideration of all contemplating a scientific
classical and theological course.
Resolved That we recommend the appoint
ment Of committee consisting OF one repre-
sentative from each examining committee who
shall arrange course OF study for the appli
ca Is for license.
Resolved 4 hat we continue our Presiding
Elder District, Ministerial and Sunday school
| conventions ana hereby make 1t again obhgat
Ory upon each member of Conference to attend
Resolveo, That we are gratihed with the ex-
cellency OF our sunday School Quarterles
blackboard illustrations and other sunday
school literature and he ps, issued by our pub
hshing house, and recommend the use of them
| to all our schools.
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dressed the Conference, after which the follow
| ing resolution was adopted
| Resolved, ThRt we have listened with pleas
ure to the earnest address OF Rev a. E. Gable
Principal OF Union Seminary, and that we wish
him success in his Efforts TO develop the
mental faculties of our young people.
Committee on Statistics reported the fol-
| lowing;
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