The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24
REV. ID. II. MULLER
Made Presiding Elder of the Cleve-
land District.
Rev. n. p. Edwards AZ igned to the First
N. E. Church. oantol. .-other Matters
OF Interest.

AKRON, Sept. 22.-TSpecial. 1.-The East
Ohio Methodist conference adjourned last
night. Rev. ID. II. Muller, late of tho First
M. e. church, Canton, was made presiding
elder Of the Cleveland district.
Rev. e. p. Edwards was assigned TO the
First M. e. church, Canton.
The only change made in the office OF
presiding elder was in the Cleveland dis.
trict, where d. II. Muller, Of Canton, was
/ appointed to succeed W. II. Haskell. II
was the first intention to place DR.. Muller
| in the Youngstown district, but commit.
\ tee OF Youngstown citizens have been in
\ Akron for the past few days fighting any
euch proposition, and, as the result shows,
\ with success.
The reports show the following figures:
CANTON DISTRICT.
Number Of members, 1885.
Increase, 30S.
Money contributed for all purposes,
s62,o5l.
Average per member, S7.sl.
Amount contributed to missions, $685.
Increase, S112.
Average per member, 80 cents.
The reports also give the following:
Value Of churches 81, 1895, ,275, increase $751;
6l7; Sunday school scholars 5i,996, in
1 crease $40; receipts of pastors aud elders
S2O4,305, increase Ss,5ss; average salaries
to preachers $3.50; average salsry of pre-
siding elders S1,732; conversions in the
Sunday schools, 400, increase $40.
Thomas r. Yates Of the Canton district
was admitted on trial, but left without
appointment to attend theological school.
Considerable excitement was OCCASION
ed over debate on the following resolu-
tions submitted by the committee on tenn
peraDce:
whereas we are all agreed as to the
criminal character and enormous evil of
the liquor traffic, therefore
"Resolved that we renew our pledges
heretofore made and agree shat we will
use our influence and conscncrate all our
energies to its destruction.
Resolved that we are opposed to any
completely of the state or nation with this
great iniquity by any high or low license
or no license.
"Resolyed that We sympatze With all
persons, parties or organizations who are
laboring to secure constitutional prohfbi-
tion.n
DR.. S. Bush OF Cambridge moved that
taxation be included in the resolutions as
we'll as license. Several of the ministers
drew distinction between the two and
objected, bat after heated discussion the
amendment was carried.
Tho following are the appointments for
the Canton district: ]. W. Toland, presi.
ding elder; Alliance, G. B. Smith Canton,
First church, E, p. Edwards; Simpson
church, W. J. Wilson; Carrullton, II. NJ,
Bader; Coluznbiana, II. A. Cobbledeck;
Damascus, W. d. Stevens; East Palestine,
TT. Phillips Elkton, w, A. Clark Frank.
lin Square, W. d. Ewing; Frederickton,
to be supplied |; ;Greentown, Matthew Mo-
seoi Hanoverton, to be supplied; Lection
ia, "A. r. CUSTER; Malvern, j. T. Heron;
Marlboro, L. C. Hallock; Massillon, A. r.
Chapman; MechanicstowD, A. N. Billings
ley Minerva, j. NJ. Keck Mt. Union; John
L. FISHER; New Cumberland, E. A. Will
liams; New FranSlin, ]. r. Smith, (sup-
ply New Lisbon, d. M, Chandler; New
Waterford, F. Z. King (supply)T North
Benton, j. e. Hollister Salem, E. Simons;
SandyVille, Norris Floyd; Waynesburg,
S, F Ross; p. Marsh, president of Mt.
Union college; J. Z. Skunk, professor OF
Mt. Union college.