Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-28
EAST PENNsYLvANiA ELuERsBiP.


SAsl fESssY.vAsiA ELuERsniP.
Tho scs,ion of monday Afternoon ana
Tve.iok.rhe rsryent Appcsls "s sds
tor tho Missionary cause.
Monday Affernoon--At the proper time
the eldersbip was opened with singing and
prayer conducted by 4. L. Hershey. On
motion, roll call was dispensed with. On
motion, the regular order Of business was
suspended to hear tho reports Of ministers
when the following ministers reported
Revs. +. Y. Weidenhammer, Hacken.
berger, 8. G. St0nesifer, aud B. r. Beck.
Their reports were accepted and their
license renewed.
On motion, the case of Rev. A. T. Fox
was referred to the judiciary committee for
investigation.
j T. Fleegai, o. L. Hueston reported.
Their reports were accepted and their
licenses renewed. On motion, the regular
order Of business was renewed. First In
order was the report of tho committee on
resolutions. Item 3, was read, and upon
motion was laid on the table. Item 4th ~
follows
ResolUed, That the committee referred TO
in Rev. Geo. Sigler's resolution with re-
gard to the monument fund for deceased
members of this eldership, be elected,
instead of being appointed. said committee
to consist OF five members The resolu-
ton was adopted.
Item 5, which was adopted, is a. follows:
Forasmuoh as there Is deficiency to tho
general eldership, therefore
Resolped, That the treasurer DO instructed
| to make up said deficiency out Of the con.
| tingent fund, as he has out OF his own
pocket paid each delegate his full amount.
Item 6, road and adopted, was
ResolOed That hereafter 1t shall be the
| N pf
appoint one minister to preach at the next
eldership, q sermon on mission interests,
| one to preach on educational interests,
and one on publications and general
benevolent interests.
| Item Z, read and adopted, as follows:
| ResolUed, That the speaker of the elder
ship appoint committee of three to con-
si.er the propriety of organizing an elder
ship beneficial society, whereby the widows
OF deceased ministers may be better sup
ported aud cared for.
The speaker appointed the following ~
the beneficiary committee j NJ. Carvell,
| +. l.. Nicodemus, o, II. Belts.
The committee on education reported,
and their report was unanimously adopted.
The eldership proceeded to the election
of church extension committee to consist
of 5 persons and the following was the
result G.. Sicler, G. Price, ID. w.
| GpcDCcIr ds W. SaIftIi, IcusoCkors
The eldership Dext proceeded to the
election Of q board of education, the result
of which was the election OF b. +. Beck,
g. II. Foruey, J. NJ. Carvell, Geo. Sigler
and j. II. Redsecker. Next in order came
the election of five members to constitute
the committee on monuments, and the re-
suit is as follows q. w. Seilhamer, j.
II. Redsecker /. Frazer. There was tie
among four members, and therefore two
more members to be elected to constitute
the committee. After the transaction OF
some business of general character the
eldership adjourned with the benediction
by Rev. DIR. Mitchell.
Monday Eoeaing. The services of the even-
ing were opened with the singing Of an au-
them by the choir, entitled, Come Unto
Me, all Ye that Labor" This was
followed with the reading of scripture
lesson, and prayer by Rev. j. F. Mei1el,
of Columbia.
|, Mr.. /. Frazer took charge Of the meet
, ing. Rev. w. Jno. Grissinger was elected
secretary, after which another hymn Was
sung by the choir. The chairman then
I introduced the first speaker. Rev. g. L.
Cowen, OF Blair county. The speaker
feared that We sometimes lose sight OF the
missionary work, especially of the mis-.
siOnary. Some places support preacher
| we'll but then they get right along the
L. pdIue for their money, and, If they do moth
. ing for the missionary cause they are doing
! very little for the Lord. The churches
! should pay toward the missionary cause
well, SO that we could afford to send the
, best men to the frontier as missionaries.
r The value of a single soul far outweighs
that of the worlds, and if we could only
, better realize this important truth we
+ would be more ready to contribute freely
, toward this noble cause.
Music.
Rev. G. w. Gstz, OF Bainbridse. We
have no meeting during our entire elder.
q ship of so vast Importance as the meeting
of tonight, ministers having no part In
the inheritance. According to the mosai-
{ cal economy Aaron and the Levites had NO
/. lot in the inheritance. They were to live
, from the tithes from the wOrshipers. The
r missionary on the mountain and tho min.
listers in the sanctuary are the Levites Of
to day.
/ They have no part or lot in the Inheritance
| Whenever they enter the workshop, tho
factory or the field, they step aside from
the God appointed office. We send them
forth, and, according to the divine order,
they must be supported by the fruits Of
our inheritance.
. Singing.
Rev. Thomas Neal, jr, of Harrisburg,
spoke in strong terms Of how the people
will support the things which are tom.
poral and trivial, in preference to those
which are spiritual and eternal.
Singing,
r Steve j. Owens, of this city. said that
il there were 10 men who would give go
, apiece, he would be one Of them.
Singing.
Rev. J. N. Speeoe. Washington bor-
ough, spoke on the text Trouble me
not, for the door is now shut" 1t Is q
, self evident fact that our missiOnary's
5 cause depends upon the hearts Of men.
But just as long as these hearts are looked
so long the missionary cause will fail.
, The question now is, how shall We sue
oeed in opening the hearts of the peOpl,.
} He then very beautifully explained how
! the hearts of people have at different
. times been opened. His powerful speech
> had the effect of not only opening the
. the hearts of the people, but their purses
as we'll For, at the close of his speech, Q
|, collection was lifted, and the handsome
) amount of $1l4 40. After this collection
4 the meeting adjourned.
r Tuesday Horning-The eldership opened
} with appropriate religious services, con.
Quoted by Rev. Thomas Still, of Stselton.
) The roll was called and the absentees
| noted. The journal was read, corrected