The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-09-09
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PENFiELD.

SEPTEMBER 8 8.--AITs. w. j. KreOs Is
reported to be quite ill. In fact quite a
number of our people seem to be under
the weather, John Murray's little
daughter, Clara, Daniel Auble and Mrs.
John Yost being all considered as ser
iOusly i'll.
Gilbert Goodyear, from Michigan;
Kenneth Rennie, from Kansas; Mrs.
Gaylor and son Harry, from Connecticut,
are visiting the family OF D. ]. Goodyear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank GOtt and Stella
Goodyear made flying visit to Elyria
and Lorain on Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. j.. Goodyear attended
the Carver reunion at Lattasburgh, on
Thursday, last week.
The family reunion Of the Richmonds,
Hulls, Witbecks and SaxOns was held at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Rich
mOnd, of Medina, on Thursday, Septem-
ber 3. The company consisted of forty
individuals, embracing three genera
tions, Of whom the oldest was sixty-nine
years and the youngest, little Mary
Richmond, two years Of age. The first
of these annual meetings was held four.
years since, in 1892 and during the four
years their number has not been de-
creased by death, although it was aug
mented by the arrival Of Mary the afore-
said two years old. Although Thursday
wasa stormy day all these forty souls left
their various homes, some from the
Cheese City, some from Cleveland, Tall
madge, Medina, Spencer and LAGRANGE,
while even little swampy Penfield con-
tributed its quota, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Witbeck and daughter, Mrs. Lucy Saxon
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Richmond and
little daughter Mary. All present en-
joyed pleasant days yisisting and sep
Grated reluctantly with mutual good will
and fellowship, hoping to meet again
next year with the circle still unbrOken.
Mrs. Kelsey and daughter, Mrs. Lab
ofie, from Huntington, and Mrs. Frank
Kelsey, of Penfeld, were the guests Of
Mrs. Lyman Foster on Thursday last.
Mrs. H. Laborie, Of Huntington, visited
Mrs. W. J. Krebs on Saturday last.
The Congregation Church, Ofthis place.
called council to Ordain the new rastnr,
Rev. W. j. Jacobs. The services were
held at the Congregational church, on
Tuesday, September 1. The ladies set
tables on the church lawn and furnished
dinner and supper to the many guests
and everything went off pleasantly and
well.
The following is the program for the
day, which will be interesting to many
who could not attend:
Council called to order by Rev. II. Nj.
Tenny, Of 0berlin. Prof. Gates, OF Ober-
lin seminary, elected moderator; Rev.
Thompson, of Sullivan. elected clerk.
Roll call showed that the churches OF
Wellington, Sullivan, Chatham, LaFay-
cite, Litchfeld, Pittsfel!. 0bNrlin second
and Park Congregational churrh, OF
Cleveland, were represented Ivy pastor
and delegate. Also Prof Berryof Oberlin,
Seminary.
The call of W. j. Jacobs to become
pastor of the Penfeld Congregations
Church and his acceptance of were cOnsid
cred, satisfactory also the motion calling
the council. The examination Of the can
didate. Rev. W. j. Jacobs, then followed
Prof. Gates taking it into charge. Thi'
being completed, the council wen
: into secret session. Motion made ant
carried that the examination be sustain
, ed and that thay proceed with the ordi
nation.
Prof. Berry and Rev. Bentley were ap
pointed committee to confer with paste
J as to program for afternoon session. Mo
ton made and carried that at close 0
afternoon session of council, stand ad
$ jOurned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
: Reading minutes, by scribe; hymn, b
}, congregation; scripture reading, by Rev
: Bentley; prayer, by Rev. Chaplin; ;anthem
'' by choir, ordination sermon, by Rev. I
S. RothrOth, Of Cleveland; prayer Of OF
dinatiOn, Rev. Skeele, Of Wellington
d address, Fright Hand Of Fellowship,
,. by Rev. Thompson; "Charge to Pastor,
by Prof. Berry; Solo, by Fred GOtt; az
4 dress, Charge to People," by Rev. F. f
!. Richardson, Of Chatham. Benedictio
7. by the pastor, W. ]. Jacobs.