The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-05-04
CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE.

this place last week Wednesday and
Thursday. The opening session began
Wednesday at 1890 a. M, Rev. II. NJ
Tenpey, of 0berlin, conducting the deVo-
,ional exercises. The annual sermon was
then preached by Rev, Baker, of Lodi, on
the subject of Christian growth, from tne
text, But grow in grace and In the kno"i-
edge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christi After announcements by the
business committee and benediction the
conference adjourned to / 80 p. m.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Called to order by the retiring modera-
tor Rev. Tenney. The minutes OF the pre-
yious meeting we're read after which the
roll was called The election OF ON
GERS for the ensuing year then TOOK
place, which resulted in Rev, j. II. Nicn-
OILS, of Medina, as moderator, and Kew W.
Ii. Baker, of Lodi, as scribe After deVo'
,ional exercises, Rev. W. F. McMillan'
secretary oil the Sunday-school publishing
society gave an address representing the
work and needs OF that society,
Mrs. C. d. Noble was called TO the chair
and the audience listened to an address py
Mrs. Eta c. Marden, Of Marash, Turkey
q, emission Work in Central Turkey"
Secretary Geo. NJ. Herrick, of Chicago
then addressed the conference on the
work of the New West educational COM
mission.
The Inst address of the session was on
the subiect of Money and Missions" by
Rev Nichols After the giving OF notices
and the singing OF hymn, the meeting
was dismissed withlthe benediction,
wEDYEsDlYlEvENING.
The evening session was opened at :5V
with devotional exercises, conducted by
Rev. Baird. The customary collection Tor
the ministerial relief fund was taken'
amounting to $lSO], The ,reDeum was
sung bS the choir, after which the subject
OF the evening, christian Education"
was taken up. Two addresses were gwen,
the first by PROT Ellis aud the second by
Prof Wright. These were followed by
music and the conference adjourned.
THURSDAY FORENOON.
Opeped at 0 o'clock. Revs. Baird and
Pond and T. G. Loonis we're appointed a
committee to select place of next meeting
Rev. J. G. Frazier, d. D., of Cleveland,
Rev. Wright, field superintendent OF the
American missionary association, Rev.
Lilly, of Huntington, and Rev. Walker, a
missionary to China, were invited to sit as
corresponding members of the conference.
Reports from the churches were then
called for, and thirteen of the fourteen in
the conference presented reports, the ma
iority of them Of an encouraging nature.
Revs. Nichols, Baird and Barton were
elected TO visit the Brunswick church and
assist In its future plans,
A hymn was sung and prayer offered,
after which Mrs, ]. NJ. Ellis reported on
women's work in home and foreign mis-
sions aided by the conference. Mrs. F.
K. Regal, of oberlin, then spoke of the
missionaries sustained by the women's so.
cieties and read a very touching letter
from one of them, Rev. Minnie, of Elrino,
Oklahoma. Special prayer was offered
for the missionary and his faithful wife.
Al the suggestion Of the business com.
mittee, DR.. Tenney gave some information
Of Judson college, the home of missionary
children at oberlin.
Superintendent Wright then delivered
an address on the work Of the American
missionary association. Additional re-
marks we're made by DR.. Tenney, after
which Secretary Frazer delivered an ad.
dress on the home missionary society and
is work.
After the singing Of hymn, the confer
ence adjourned until 1 30 p. m.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Called TO order and minutes read and
approved with corrections. The commit |
tee reported Litchheld as the place for
holding the next meeting, which vas
chosen by the conference. Revs. Chaplin,
Baker and Baird were appointed as the
business committee for that meeting,
Rev. Baird was nominated as a commit
Zee from the conference TO the home mis-.
lionsry society. Revs. Nichols, Barton
md Chaplin were chosen as com
nitlee on the missionary interests
,f the conference.
Voted that the moderator should ap-
point 6 committee TO nominate repre-
from the conference TO the ma.
.ional council. Revs. Chaplin, Baker and
md Baldwin we're appointed.
Voted TO receive Rev, Nichols as min
sterial member Of the Medina conference
when his letters Of dismissal from the
Cleveland conference shall have been pre-
ieDted.
Voted that the examining committee be
authorized TO issue license for period |
od four months to those theological stu.
tents who supply churches in the summer
vacation.
The following young men from oberlin |
theological seminary applied for one
years license 10 preach, which was grant.
ID after the usual examination: w. A.
3errie, VIM. Lodwick, L. NJ. May, L. r.
Atwater, w, A. Brintnall, ]. Parsons, FL.
Van Horn, ]. S. Cove. E. c, sedgwick and |
Carl Il. Sinclair