Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-06-17
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
A Full Attendance ana a Large
Amount OF Business Transacted.
Weston, ONO, June o, 1891


The District Conference OF the Findlay
District, Of the Central Ohio Conference oi
the NJ. +. Church, commenced its session
at this place on the evening OF the 9Th
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. T. II. Wilson, Pastor OF the Nj. L,
Church at Fremont.
The openingssermon was preached by
Rev. f, Davies, Pastor of the NJ. Il. Church
OF Findlay, to large and appreciatisC
audience. Subiect-"Narrow mindedness
It's cause, Effect and Cure" founded or
John Sissy. It's delivery occupied on,
hour and twenty minutes. II was mas
terly effort, and doubtless made its impress
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8.
The Conference engaged in devotional
exercises Tor thirty minutes and at O'Clock
the regular order of business commenced
the z. E, Rev. /. Henderson, in the chair
who, in his characteristic manner, passed
the business rapidly along, and in one houl
the convention was organized and tn,
committees appointed.
At 10 o'clock came the passage of char
acter and renewal OF license OF local preach
ers and exhorters. III o'clock was the time
appointed for the introduction Of the frs
subject for discussion. Mark Richardson
who was appointed to open the discussion
not being present, David Fiizwater was sub
stituted, and proceeded to open the subject
after which number of the brethren ex
pressed their views, and from the drift O
their remarks we gathered the idea tha
the time had not come when the loca
preachers of the NJ. E. Church could b,
dispensed with, and that there is ampl,
room for their talent in the unoccupiet
territory around us.
Afternoon sessions, 2:30, devotional ex
ercises. 8 o'clock.-The subject for discus
sion at this hour was Glass Meetings, how
may they be made more attractive and
| spiritual.
Here II motion prevailed to substitute
the subject of Temperance, showing, that il
the opinion OF this Conference this question
was considered of the greatest importance
The Committee on Temperance made tn
following report:
| WHEREAs-The Temperance question is a,
issue Involving moral and political responsible
4 ity. which the citizen must answer TO God hi
own conscience, and at the ballot box aud
HkRBAS-The Democratic Legislature o
1882 failed to amend the existing anti-liauo
laws so as to render them effective i; and
WnERKAs-The Republican Legisla ture q
1851 ignored the 200 900 petitioners of Ohio
and refused tn enac, local or any other advanc
temperance legisla therefore
Resolved -mhnt we will not vote in the elec
tion this fall tor candidates for the Legisialur
or Executive Offices Of the State who will nt
pledge themselves IL elected to use their oific
influence to the enactment and execution G
such prohibitory laws as the temperance pee
Pile OF the State demand.
Resoiued-That when the candidates Of Meth
er of the existing political parties will pledg
themselves to temperance legislation, we wi
| use our influence To secure the nomination an
election of such men as will pledge the mselves
Resotued-That we favor the anne ndment {
the State Constitution by our General A ssem
bly,, so as to prohibit the importation, MANI
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors, to b
used as a beverage.
Resotped--That we rejoice In the united ell
fort of the temperance forces and genera
| awakening of the masses in this the present i.
| sue nov before the country.
Resotred-That We heartily endorse the en-
thusiastic sstion Of the Peoples Temperate
Reform Convention and the State Christia
Temperance Union Convention, which met
Columbus, May IS to 2lst, 1881.
S. r. RoBsRTs,