The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-06-20
ORGANIZED.
Second Presbyterian Church an
Accomplished Fact.
A LIST OF THE MEMBERS.

FOR BOsfttOu-Future Meetings.
The Second Presbyterian church in Canton |
was successfully launched into existence at the |
Christian church last night. The church was
almost filed, only few seats remaining |
vacant. The meeting did not open until 500
o'clock. Revs. Hanna, Notestein and Reven |
naugh, composing the committee of Presby-
terry, occupied the pulpit Prayer was offered |
by Rev. Notestein, Of Poland, and the congre- |
cation sang two verses Of 81 Love Thy King
dom, Lord"
After reading Of the scripture lesson, Rev. |
Hanna announced that the committee were in |
Canton to organize new Presbyterian church.
as petition had been presented to Presbytery |
sighed by 203 members asking for a new or
ganization. The first thing in order was the |
preaching of a sermon Rev. Notestein delv- |
cred an eloquent discourse lasting twenty-five !
minutes taking his text from Matt. d: 1920. |
Rev. Revennaugh led In prayer, and two
stanzas of "My Faith Looks Up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary" were announced and
sung.
Rev. Hanna then arose and announced that
they were ready TO organize the new church.
He stated that the session had been asked for
22i letter, but that some of these were not
yet granted. Arrangements will .be made so
that they can be granted by next Sabbath. If
letters can be received in the new church be-
tween now and Sunday morning the commit.
tee would arrange matters so that those mem
bers would be considered as chartermembers.
| THE NEW CHURCH MEMBERS.
! The first thing in order was the reading of
the the names of those who would be received
by letter. As Rev. Hanna was not familiar
with the names he asked Z. w. Gibbs to read
them for him. All the names were on one
letter and were as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Rabe, John Van.
derwerf, Edwin Marshall, Lewis Gibbs, Jos. S
Knight, Aron i. Haihey, Aron Mumaw, X. A.
Wilson, John Alexander, c. ]. Everhard, f.
p. Deemer, Frank f. Evans, W. W.. Seser,
George Humphries, J. w. Patterson, James
Leonard, j. II. Alexander, John ]. Dyer
Alva NJ. Fogle, B. C.. Egey, Edward Jones'
and Mrs. NJ. Best, Mary. Davidson. Ludlow
of Gallon, Alvin Gibbs, Sadie Peeler, Elizabeth
Fry, S. J. Smith, Kate Reese, NJ. j. Shriver,
X. NJ. Jones, II. G. Young, Jeanie f. Ferguson,
Nora b. Nelson, Josephine Martin, Name
Alexander, Elizabeth Silver, Elizabeth Creigh,
Ada A. Keith, Mary b. Belding E, B. Nc
Grew, A. G. Calhoun, Elizabeth ellison, Mary
Wade, Emily Card, Mary Patterson, Matte
Guest, Margaret Keagy, Eliza j. Benskin,
Elezan Linn, Ella L. Weirick, Mary Willis,
Hattie McCracken, Minnie Dunbar, Margaret
G. Ainsley, NJ. II. Wilson, Dora Roam Aurelia
Williams, Sarah Brenneman, Anna
L. Goerke Agnes L. Tressle
Misses Annie Ishenbaugh, Jennie McAnall,
Chloe Buroway, Libby Guest of Council Bluffs,
Ruth Lawrence, Mary NJ. Fultz, Emma Gel.
Der, Florence Burchield, Sadie Fogle, Lottie,
Amelia and Emma Young, Musetta Martin,
Elsie Baker Agnes Little, Matte Sadie and
Eta Wade, Maude and Ruth Seizer, Emma
Stevens, Macie Flory, Della Fisher Lyra Ov-
erman, Emma, Edith and jeanette Willis
Alice McCutcheon, Lulu McCracken, Maggie
Moore, jeanette Wilson, Mary and Jennie Will
son, Emma Williams, Beulah Jack
son, A. Blanche Brenneman, Bertha
Minnie, Lille, Clara and CathaIine Goerke
Olive and Emma Mumaw, Lottie NJ. Tressel,
Mamie, Rosa, Louisa, Clara and Flora Schnei
der, Clara Gibbs, Anna and Name Ray, Jane
J Louisa and Josephine Rabe, Ella and Grace
Marshall and Madah Potter. Messrs Ira Stab
Ter, Curtis S. Peeler William Willis, f. l.
Buckfeld Charles Young, Charles Hiner Ell
mer Baker, Harry G. Card, Rudolph Keagy
A.. ]. McKelvey, Charles Williams, William
Goerke Walter and John Mumaw, Elmer E
Hicks, Otto j., Carl E. and Edward Schneider
Harry Shoot, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer W. Gibbs.
; Miss Sadie Porter was received upon pro
fession of faith.
; The committee then took a vote as t
whether all the names should be received al
/. read and accepted the whole list.
The congregation was asked the customary
questions used upon public reception into thu
, church and gave their assent by rising.
Mr.. Hicks was elected to act as clerk for th
congregation.
, Rev. Hanna then stated that 1t would b.
! necessary TO elect elders. He explained tha
there were two systems in use in the Presby
{ torian church. The rotary system elected
$ man to the eldership for certain length o
time. The other system elected an elder t
4 remain until removed by death. He advises
S that the congregation adopt the rotary system
r On motion of T. III. Rabe, the rotary system
: was adopted.
ELDERS ELECTED.
!, Nomination for the eldership were called 70
r. and II. II. Rabe, L. w. Gibbs and r.
! Wilson were named. Mr.. Gibbs desired tina
n his name be withdrawn on account of his be
% ing so young a man and nominated Mr.. Ma
shall in his place. Mr.. Mumaw seconded tn
: nomination OF Messrs Rabe, Gibbs and Wilso
and they were elected by acclimation.
1t was decided to elect four elders and E.
ii Birchfeld was elected to fill the fourth plac
J. Under the rotary system, one elder serves on
year, one serve two years, and two of the
serves three years, when four are electe'
Some discussion was INDUCED in as to who
Of the elders should serve one year and wi
hould serve three. Elmer Gibbs suggested thi
the oldest man should serve the longest. I'll
congregation finally voted that slips shou
ry be prepared with certain number of yea
ne written upon each one. These We're to
~, ~ thoroughly mixed and the elders were to ea'
III draw one This would then determine Il