The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-19

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The 6alina District Christian Co
operation Society held its annual ~
sembly in Salina, Kansas, last week
The opening session was on Thursday
Aug. 5th; and the closing service wa
ON Sunday evening, Aug. Sth.
The Salina district is composed Of
the following counties, to-wit: Riley,
Davis, Dickinson, Saline. Ellsworth,
Ottawa, Mcpherson, Rice and Russell.
All Of the counties were represented
but Rice. There were fifty delegates
present and the meetings in the
evening were we'll attended by the
citizens Of Salina. The morning ses-
sions began at 3 O'Clock, with thirty
minutes social worship, after which
the business Of the assembly was con-
sidered until II o'clock. when a sermon
was listened to until the hour Of ad-
journment. The afternoon sessions
were devoted entirely to business. A
sermon was delivered each evening of
the assembly, by some member
thereof.
The plan Of missionary work in the
district, for the coming year, is as
follows:
LIST. Twelve meetings are to be
held during the year, at different
points In the district, under the direc-
ton OF the board Of managers, for the
purpose Of awakening better mission
AIRY spirit among the brethren. These
meetings are to be held mainly by the
ministers in the district, regularly EN-
plOyed, who are to give q portion Of
their time to this work, by the consent
Of the churches for which they labor.
ID. An evangelist Is to be regularly
employed by the board of managers
and put into the field, who will devote
his whole time to the work of building
up the cause Of Christ in the district.
He ID to labor under the direction of
the board Of managers; and all appli.
catl0us for him by churches or COM
must be made to the secre-
tary Of the hoard. The evangelist Sc
lected by the assembly was Elder J.
&. Sevy, Of Mcpherson; but II il not
certain that he can take the field In
case he should not, the board of mana |
gers will make another selection, and
ut once begin the work in the district. |
Three Of the twelve meetings to Ike |
held are already appointed, and will |
be held in September in Rice, Davis
and Mcpherson counties. This assem-
bly, has taken hold Of the work with q
strong hand and the present outlook
Is that good, solid work will be done
during the year.
The officers selected for the year are
- follows: President, Elder A. ID.
Of Ellsworth; Vice-Presi-
lent, Elder Geo. J. Root, Of Minneap-
1lis; Secretary, A. A. Stewart, Of
Treasurer, H. &. Rash,
IF Salina; Auditor, Elder A. Il.
Campbell, Manhattan. These officers
the board of managers of the
Society.
Nine delegates were selected by the
from each county COM
posing the district-tO represent it in
he Christian State Missionary So
.lety, which meets at Manhattan
bout the first of October.
The Society spoke out boldly upon
he temperance question, as will be
'een by the following report of the
on temperance, which was
'dopted without a dissenting voice.
Your committee on temperance,
having considered the question before
hem, beg leave to make the following
epOrt
LIST. We believe that temperance,
n its broadcast sense and also in the or
linary sense in which it is ed,-viz.,
abstinence from all intOxicants-tO be
ne Of the christian graces.
I'd. We believe It to be the duty Of
very christian minister to preach il,
md of every christian man and
woman to practice this grace Of
christian character.
Sd. The Church of Jesus Christ
hOuld not be halting or back ward in
my work which promotes good
morals; and therefore the church
hOuld speak, by its pulpit, boldly and
without reserve, in favor Of temper
nee and sohriety.
4th. As intemperance results from
he sale aud use Of intoxicating bever-
gees, We believe that this great evil
annot be cured except by a removal
4 its causes. Therefore, We are not
My opposed to the use but also to the
ale Of intOxicants in any form, to tie
'sed ~ beverages.
5th. We believe il to he impossible
o eradicate an evil in society by COM
with the devil; also, that
iOd's plan Of opposing sin has always
'een to prohibit 1t under appropriate
'enalties. We are therefore In favor
4 the absolute prohibition of this
'reat evil and We believe it to he the
luty Of every christian man and
Woman to labor to secure such q
esult.
Resolved, That the points stated in
his report fully express the feelings
nd sentiments Of the men and women
sse,nbled in this Christian Co-Opera.
ion Society.
The meeting was one Of the very
est ever held In the history Of the
'Ociety. The delegates were splendid
cared for by the brethren and
listers at Salina. The Kansas Pacific
Hallway gave US reduced rates. ResO-
nti0ns, thanking the people and rail-
Dads for their kindness, and pro-
iding for the publication OF the report
{ the meeting, were passed; and the
elegates returned to their homes feel
ng much benefited by what they had
cen and heard.-REPoRTER
NsW Cambeis ltems.
Mr.. Hugo Tungel left Sunday morn
ng for Chicago, to be gone q week.
A SON of Mra C. Beaver who hsa