Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-09-17
CENTRAL OHIO CONFERENCE.
General sketchsor Proceedings. APP
polntmCnts, Etc.
BELIEroNTAISE, o., Sept. Is, 1886.
THURSDAY, SEPT, o.

BELLEroNTAINE, o., Sept. 10, 1856.
THURSDAY, SEPT. o.
The 3ist annual session of the Central
Ohio Conference of the NJ f. Church
met at Bellefontaine Sept. OH, 1886.
The day previous, according TO Gus
TOM. the different classes of applicants
for the ministry met for examination ,
and in the evening large audience as
semlled to hear sermon from l.. T.
Wiltsic, of Toledo. who failed TO arrivc,
and his place was filed by Rev. L.. N.
Albright who has been President of the
DePcau Female College at New Albany.
II was fine effort, founded on the story
of the Cross, plain and practical, and re-
ceived close attention.
LADIES MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The Ladies Foreign Missionary Society
held their annual meeting, which was
rendered especially interesting by the
presence, and address, of young lady
whom the Society are about to send out
to India. In the evening DR.. Thoburn,
returned missionary from India, describ-
ed the great need of Christian teaching
in that land, in most eloquent and
impressive ma nner.
FRIDAY.
Conference opened this morning at 0
o'clock by prayer, scriptural reading,
and other religious services.
The Presiding Elders nominated the
usual standing committees, who were
elected, and to report next year as fol-
lows: On Education on the observa-
tion of Sabbath on Freedman's Aid So
ciety on the Bible Cause on Period.
icals on Sunday Schools on Postoffi-
ces on Temperance and Prohibition I;
on Public Worship; ON Lake Side; on
Missions, &c.
A number of reports of committees
were presented and referred without
reading. P. A. III. Franklin, of the Utah
the conference on the interests of the
work in that territory, and collection
was taken up to aid him in his special
work among the Scandinavians in Salt
Lake City.
A large number of visiting brethren
of our own and other churches were in
troduced to the Conference.
DIR. Spencer, of the Church Extension
Society was introduced and addressed
the Conference on the large and import
ant interests which he represented,
DIR, G.. w. Gray addressed the Confer
ence on the interest of the Freedman's
Aid Society,
A communication from DR.. Payne,
president of Ohio Wesleyan University,
was referred to the proper committee
Reports of the Book Committee was re-
ferred. Bishop Warden announced the
transfer of Geo. Stone from the South
India Conference to this Conference.
Several of the Presiding Elders reported
the state of the work in their districs,
and the preachers followed by detailed
statements relating financial condition,
increase of membership, ETC., etc.
DIR. Williams was again elected Secre-
tary, with p p. Pope as assistant. E.
S. Dunham was elected statistical secre
tary with authority to appoint assis-
tants.
The rules of order and the standing
resolutions of the last Conference were
adopted and the first half hour of
each sessisn was set apart for devotional
services.
The Bishop announced the transfer to
this Conference of Lewis NJ. Albright,
Chas. w. Tannehill was confirmed as
treasurer, and Mortimer Gasceign and T.
w. Brake as assist mt treasurers.
On motion of DIR. Whitlock, special
committee of one from each district was
appointed to report on the financial re-
lation of the Conference to st. Paul's
church at Toledo. The Com. appointed
consisted of j. II. Bethards, w. j.
Hodges, w. G. Waters. A. L. Fish, A.
Harmount and T. L. Wiltsie.
On motion of j. H, Bethards, the case
of the assassination of Rev, G. N. Had
dock, of the Iowa Conference, was spec
tally referred to the committee on tenn
perance and prohibition,
The following visiting brethren were
introduced to the Conference DR.. ].
N. Thoburn, of South India Conference,
P. N, Franklin, of the Utah Mission !;
T. j. Little, of the Detroit Conference
G. L. Calb, of the Presbyterian church,
Bellefontaine A. r. Hubbard, of the
Lutheran church, Bellefontaine A.
Horr, U. B. church at Huntsville, and
NJ. E. Smith OF the African NJ. E.
church. All were invited to seats inside
the bar of Conference
On motion of DR.. Belt, the committee
appointed last year on General Confer
ence Entertainment, were continued for
the present year.
SATURDAY.
Owing to i'll health your correspond
ent could not be present on this date,
but learned that DR.. Bailey, editor of the
Western C.rutian Adpocate, addressed the
Conference on the Sabbath School
Union, and Rev, II. Gillett, agent of the
American Bible Society, addressed the
Conference on the importance of the
universal dissemination of the Book OF
Books.
| SUNDAY.
On Sundy morning Bishop J. NJ, Wal,
den preached in the Opera House, and
in the afternoon in the NJ. =. Church
ordained the following preachers ;
Deacons.-Aratus Barker, II. w. Nun
son, d. IL. Hathaway, S. w. Scott, and
NJ. T. Ayers.
Elders,-Geo, I. Stone, NJ. L. Figley
D. +. Helms, Abraham Hopkins, NJ. c
Harvey, II. J. Keistcr. G. B. Wiltsie, NJ
Gascoign and G. 4. Criger.
The pulpits of the city were all occu
pied by members of the Conference.
In the evening DR.. Buhler, of Boston
Mass, who for many years was a mis-
sionary to India, addressed an 1mmens,
audience in the Opera House on the sub
ject of his mission in that land.
MONDAY.
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