The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-03-05
Reported for THE CARBON ADVOCATE.
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
EAST Pennsylvania CONFERENCE

ton of scripture, prayer and an appropriate
address, full of power and instruction. The
Missionary meeting, held on Tuesday even
ing, manifested decided increase Of zeal
and interest for the missionary cause, sur
passing anything heretofore, and reaching
the grand total Of about $4,000. Stroudsburg
mission was discontinued and added to Mid
die Creek circuit; Bnngor was constituted
station, and Roxburg, Aokermantown and
Miller's Church were added to Bath circuit,
and the same made two handed. Reys. G.
Y. Weidenheimer and l. W. Yeakel were re-
ported as expelled from the ministry and
church, The deaths Of Revs VIM. L. Reber
and Jonathan Kurtz were reported. Rev.
W. II. Weidner was changed from a super
numery to an effective relation. East Read
ing mission was ordered to be supplied
Tower city and Reinert city were taken from
Williamstown circuit aud added to fremont,
to be called fremont circuit; Williamstown
was constituted a mission; Ringtown was
detached from Shenandoah and added to
Barnesville circuit.
2YD DAY-FEB. "a.
Conference was opened with the usual de-
votional exercises. Bishop Esher presiding
AT the opening of conference the chairman
chose B. j. Smoyer as secretary, who selec-
ted W. A. Leopold and S. c. Breyfogel as
assistants. A, M. sampsel an F. Smith were
oil n /. vi Il
Hoover aud j. d. Woodring were voted dea-
cons orders. G. Wormkessel was received
as preacher on probation. Kutztown cir
cult was detached from Allentown district
and added to Pottsvil,e district Conference
ordered that for the future success and pros
perity of the work in Linden street church,
Allentown, English preaching be held there
every Sunday evening. Ghrist's church,
Philadelphia, being encountered with debt
of 81 0 900, the preacher in charge was grant
ed permission to collect throughout the con-
ference for the liquidation of the unsecured
portion-S4OOO, $4,000 having already been
provided for by the congregation of the
church.
1t was decided to hold the next annual
session of conference at Bethlehem, com.
mencing on the last Wednesday III Febru-
AIRY 1882, at o'clock, a. m, the exanna-
tions to commence on the Monday evening
previous at o'clock. Rev. S. S. Chubb, j
o. Lehr and W. A. Leopold were appointed
a committee to examine applicants for Ii
cense. Quakertown charge was granted per-
mission to sell 30 feet of their church lot
and apply the proceeds towards the liquida'
| tinn of their church debt The trustees o.
/ Wind Gap church were granted permission
TO mortgage their property to the amount o
l . al nh a,,fn \.
permission to sell their church property and
apply the proceeds towards the erection of Q
new church the trustees of the Lancaster
mission were granted permission to sell tn,
eden Church." Rudolph Roesel, james
| r. Teter Daniel G. Renhold and John s
Overholzer were granted license as preacher:
on probation.
3RD DAY-FEB. 25th.
Conference was opened by Bishop Eshel
! in the usual manner The trustees of Fried
| enburg church were granted permission tC
sell their property and apply the proceed!
to the erection of new church. The mem.
/ bers of Wagner Circuit were granted permis
sion to collect on Middle Creek Circuit fol
| liquidation of their parsonage debt; the Pas
tor of 9th street Reading church was granted
permission to collect in Cressville and Nil.
lervile Circuits for the liquidation of said
church debt; Conference unanimously adopt
ed the recommendations of General Confer.
ence requiring the preacher in charge to pre-
side at ali business meetings of the Sunday
| School, aud allowing none butt members o
| the chulch to vote. j. b. Fox and Israe
Heisler were voted licence as preachers OF
probation. The ministerial Aid Society
consumed the greater portion of Friday
morning, with the holding of their annua
session. Conference resolved TO locate az
educational institution in the city of Read
ing to contain an academic course; and en-
courage in natural growth to a collegiat,
course; the principal to be a competent maI
chosen from the Evangelical Association
4rH DAY-FEB. 26rH.
Conference was opened with devotiona
services by Bishop Thomas Bowman. Th
committee on Statistics presented their re
port showing membership p Of IA ,S05 mem
beTs; IS itinerauts and 66.local preachers
1914 churches, the probable value of which i
$j44 900; Sl,l77,2I raised for the superan
nuated fund, and SS,24S.l0 for the mission
AIRY causes 1900 Sunday School scholars
Rev S. S. Chubb was reelected Conference
Treasurer. Conference adopted the follow
ing resolutions on Temperance and Sab
bath =
Resoloed: That upon the authority of tn
precise, unqualified and unmistakeable Ian
guage OF our discipline we declare eyer
individual member of our church solemnl,
pledged to total abstinence.
ReSolUed That we consider il the boundel
duty of every preacher and member of ou
church, by example and precept, and es
pecally by u proper and consistent use G
the elective franchise to give his earnes
support to the cause Of total abstinence.
ReSolCGd: That we will continue to per
sist in enforcing the discipline against al
persons who violate the provision by givin
countenance TO the traffic in alcoholic liquor
also that we preach special temperance sci
mons, and that upon all such occasions tn
annual conference temperance resolutions
read to the congregation.
ReSOiUed: That we urge upon our mem
bership the keeping of the Sabbath in aC
cordance with the teachings of the Hol
Scriptures and the doctrine of our churc
discipline.
ResOiUei: That we strongly disapprove
the secularization of the Sabbath IN the fo
lowing: unnecessary visits, the writing {
business letters, the buying Of secular an
scientific books and papers, the making {
contracts, the employing of men, the runnin
of Sunday trains and the blasting Of ful
, naces.
ReSOired That we endesvor TO create
{ sentiment of Sabbath observance in th
minds and hearts Of our Sunday Scho'
childreni that we preach special sermon
impart private instruction, and aid in ii
Q distribution of literature bearing on the Sal
D bath.
Webster C. Weiss was granted license as
preacher on probation. Conference adopte
the following:
Whereds Rev. S. Neitz desires to receiN
an appointment in this conference to labo
, but without taking charge of station, mi
sion or circuit, and is also willing to lab
sgratuituusly in order to better attend TO h
e health aud the complaint in his eyes, ther
E fore, Resolved, that his request be granted
further, ResolUed, That the name of Rev.
Netz be retained in the list Of traveliI
= preachers and that it be also mentioned tn
c he will serve without salary.
A Rev. DR., Clemens, of Allentown, was vot'
. Deaeon's orders.
Il 9th DAY-FEB. 2STH.
Conference was opened at $50 a. m, wi
devotional exercises, conducted by Bsh
: Esher. On account of bodily infrmiti
e Rev. S. Neitz, was granted one year of re
r The Presiding Elder of Reading District W
N directed to proceed IN the difficulty Of I
parsonage of Cresswell and Millersville c
d cults according to the discipline of a
IS church, in the way Of an arbitration. In I
n q