Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-15
CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY.
Continuation of the Annual Meeting at
the First Church


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The following Committees were re-
ported and elected, those marked with
an asterisk W being reelected.
Finance. Rev. John G. Fraser Rev.
j. w. Dickson, and Rev. r. f. Melin.
On narrative of 1897, Rev. John. G.
Fraser,* Rev. John w. Malcolm, and
Rev. James w. Moore,*
On congregational Education Society
Rev. Sydney Strong.*
On American Missionary Association.
Rev. Arthur F. Skeele%
On American Board, Rev. James
Brands
On Congregational Church Building
Society, Rev. H. M. Ladd, d. d.
On Sunday School Work, Rev. John
R. Nichols.#
Place Of next meeting, Rev. w. II.
Baker Rev. Justin Snow, Rev. Henry
Stanfer.
Sunday School Committee, Rev. G. E.
Small. Rev. w. j. Turner, Rev. d. f.
Harris
Preacher for 1897, Rev. H. NJ. Ladd,
D. d.
Board of visitors to Oberlin, Rev. j.
w. Simpson, Rev. R. E. George, and
Prof. Olney.
Committee to revise section 10 of by
laws, Rev. w. Gladen, Rev. Sydney
Strong, and Rev. w. NJ. Sturgis.
Upon the opening of the meeting
Thursday morning, the reports of the
Treasurer and Finance Committe were
re ceived and adopted.
A half hour devotional service fol-
lowed, led by Rev. VIM. Steele, after
which an address was delivered by Rev.
Mr.. Barnes.
The following resolution, offered by
DR.. Dickinson, of our city, was adopted.
"The Association heartily approve
the plan for Christian Union, proposed
by the National Council of 1895, and
hail with Joy the steps already taken
in Ohio.
We hereby heartily invite members
of other religious bodies to unite with
us in efforts to promote closer fraternal
relations between our respective chur
ches.
In order to promote this desira BILE OBJ
ject, we recommend the appointment o1
committee of five, who shall be au
thorized to represent this association
in calling conventions, or inviting ir
other efforts to promote union between
the denominations.
A short period, devoted to the Ohio
Home Missionary Society, closed with
a paper on the same subject by
Rev. Mr.. Kincaid
Dr. GLADDEN. occpied a half hour il
reading an able paper on Contributions
of Congregationalism to Theological
PROCESS, after which he offered /;
resolution of sympathy for the perse
cuted Christians in Armenia, and al
appeal to our national government t.
intercede in their behalf; adopted.
In the evening the regular program
: was adhered to, and the association
, adjourned after adopting the following
. resolutions on temperance;
! We, the pastors and representative
of the Congregational Churches of Ohio
assembled in this historic Mariett
church, to celebrate the centennial c
the founding of Congregationalism i
the Northwest Territory, desire to re
affirm our faith in the principles c
/ civic Righteousness, the spirit of reform
i and active opposition to all forms {
= evil, for which our fathers have col
tended from the beginning.
We put ourselves on record as fayol
y ing, in general, the spirit and purpos
u of the Harris Bill, providing for loc'
e option in counties, townships, an
wards of cities, and the efforts of til
e Ohio Anti-Saloon Leage to secure til
e enactment of said bill; and we col
is denim in unqualified terms the coward
ice of those members of our recent lei
% ilslataure who failed to keep the
l. pledge and vote for the passage of tt
y Harris Bill.
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