The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-09-13

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The East Ohio Conference OF the \,
Ii. church convened Ia its third annurl
session IN this city az tho w. II, chnTl u
at 3 D. m, yesterday, Bishop y, W.
Kepart ID, d., l., l., d., OF Toledo, loWf ,
read part OF the nth chapter o.
Matthew, and Bishop N, Cassei, u, d.
OF Elkhart, Ind, lead IN q feryent and
impressive prayer, Rev, w, Benson, OF
Louisville, o., was elected secretary,
and Rev. j, Gillette Baldwin, OF Canal
Fulton, statistical secretary,
This conference Ii composed OF many
younq and vigorous men for war ana u
few Old men for counsel, The confer
ence numbers M members, lts teffl-
tory embraces the territory In eastern
Ohio, extending from Cleveland 70 MAI
iettA Including about 20 oOuntie6 The
church numbers over 2OOuOO membtIu,
2,200 preachers, and ~ colleges and
seminarles. Six bishops huptflnlend
the work. IL has missions IN Africa,
Germany, Canada and on the frontier,
The "Rellgious Telescope" NJ the OIL
clal organ OF the church, Published ~
DAYTON, Ohio, by Rev, j, w. Holt, d.
ID. The publishing house In also locat
ed there. U. w. Beney, ID, u. Heron,
II. III, Young received license 10 preach,
Reys. L0gatOn, Paxton, Tinker, Am
merman ana Crubaugh have died with
In the year, II, A, Dowling aud O. N,
Queen were appointed 10 report ior
city and Otherpapefa' Charles bachlel
was chosen page for the conference,
Local pastors reported and their char
acters passed,
Rev DR.. sprinkle, Of Ashland, Ohio,
occupied the pulpit az 1850 p. m, After
the reading of tue II chapter Of John
he led the conference IN q very earnest
aud tender prayer His theme wlih
"Nearneas 10 God choosing for u text
psalms 1898, 1T lis good for me 10 draw
nigh TO GOD" lie assigned reasons why II
Ia good 10 draw nigh 10 God first, because
God III the author of our salvation, sec
ond, because we become better acquOin'
ted with God; third because II draws
our hearts from the world aud worldly
things, fourth, because ~ draws ua near
TO eacn other, and iifth, because II
makes us pNrtakers OF Christs nature,
Rev. Sprinkle ~ q magnetic speaker
and In his earnest aud tender appeals
drew the large audience with him Into
sympathy with his subject. lle IL Il
| thorough eyangillstic preacher ana
stirs the people TO enthusiasm,
TO.daya session OF the conference
met AZ $3.50 u. N. Dr. Booth led The
devotion, reading the lO1th psalm
Bish0p Cassel presided. The roll call
showed nearly MI the pastors present
10 was decided 10 hold The sabbath SER
vices In the Tabernacle. Rev d, w
Sprinkle, T. H., reported west district!
w. b. Leggett, +, H. east districts and
j. Cecil +. H., north district. The re-
ports show q marked Increase IN lln0uce
and In gathering. This has been yeai
of increased prosperity, The forenoon
and the early part OF the afternoon was
devoted 10 pastors reports. bishop ~
u. Keph0rt, ID, D., LII. d., will preach
tonight,
The annual conference Of the L, b.
Church Is still IN session IN this city
The later hours OF Thursday were given
TO general reports Of the different ields
of labor The boundary committee re-
ported some changes, and their report
was accepted, Nearly all the reports
were full A few. however, were short
owing TO the fact that some Of the
members are said 70 he afflicted with
the SLOWS" Rev, Hess, having return
ed from the west, identified himself
with the conference.
AT 1880 p. M, after u select song by
the choir, Bishop u, u. Kephart read
the 53d psalm aud Rev. j. NJ Poulton
led in q very earnest ana appropriate
prayer. Bishop Kephart then read ~
u text Zech xiv, 1917. He began by
saying that he believed II profitable fol
! Christians occasionally TO review theil
faith; also for the irreligious TO have
their minds directed 10 the reason why
Christian men and women believe n
they do. lie said the day spoken Of II
the text referred TO an era, not 70 da,
of "a hours. He said Mt the close o.
this dispensation II will DO light, anC
there shall be no room for common
doubter. The day spoken Of does no
refer TO the dark ages, or the advent
but TO the days of the son Of man
Some have said the former days ar,
better than these; that Is all folly. i
Jesus lived to-day, we would lind plent.
Of men like Pontius PLATE, and th
mob would howl as they did In Jesus
day, We have too little charity, /
my brother should propose TO heal th
sick, would not believe him. We ar
too easily led OIL by side-shows. If
iuggler would pretend to thrust n knit
through his hand without injury man,
would believe II to be true. The evi
dences Of Christianity Is accumulativC
Christianity Is development. The evi
dences Of religion are historical ant
experimental II Is u fixed quantity
II is mathematlcally solved, A MAJ
must grow up into science, He mus
begin ut the foot of the blackboard
We must have faith before we can hay
knowledge, He must be inducted int
the Kingdom Of our Lord Religion |
the science Of the soul, and this Bible !
Gods great text book,
The Bishop then discussed the his
torical evidence Of religion. Prophes.
Is pre-history, He opened up quite
number Of the prophesies and Shove,
that they had been fulfilled. Amonl
those prophssies referred to were Min
evah, Babylon and the Jewish nation
What WIS said concerning the Jew
has been and is now being fulfilled
Not an island, land or city but wha
the Jews are found, They are beinI
prosecuted in Russia, Poland and Ger
many. We unconsciously curl our nos
at the sons Of Levi, and point our finge
at them. There are 10000 Jews In Net
York and not one Of them are Balool
keepers. Moses, the great military gen
eral, led 100000 men out Of bondage
but Colonel lngersoll, who laughs a
! lhe mlainkea OF Mnaaa. MnR drlNen bAe