The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-27
coNaREeAT1oNALIsTs MEET.
At olyphant Congregational Church.
Election of oficers-Voice Against
Polvpamist Roberts

Polygam1st ROBERTS.
The Welsh Congregational churches
of Northeastern Pennsylvania held
their quarterly conference at the Oily
phant Congregational church Saturday
and yesterday. The conference was
opened at 2 o'clock in the afternoon by
the Rev. r. S. Jones, u. D., Of Scran-
ton. The scribe, william Jones, Of
Parsons, called the roll Of churches
when the following delegates respond
ed:
Rev. J. r. Thomas and David Lloyd,
of Nanticoke; Rev. William Jones and
David Il. Williams, Plymouth; Charles
Hughes, Kingston; Jonah Evans, Roll
ing Mill Hill; David r.. Hughes, Wilkes
Earre: Rev. Roderick Davis, Parsons;
Rev. Theo. Davies and William Jones,
Miners Mills; ShadraCk Thomas, Pitts
! ton: Edward NJ. Jones and David S.
Davies, Duryca Rev. Ivor Thomas,
and Daniel James, Taylor; Rev. David
Jones, Daniel J. Evans, Josiah Elias,
Rev. ID. =. Jones, Eleazer Jenkins,
Thomas j. Lewis, Rees Bryan, Rev.
B l. Evans Rev. r. S. Jones, d. D.,
Henry Jenkins, Scranton; David Nor
gan and Thomas Powell, Olyphant;
William Il. Davies, Jermyn; Jonathan
| Davies, Elias T. Evans and Richard
| Hughes, of Forest City; William w.
! Jones and James LleWellyn, of Spring
| Brock; Rev. Noah Pevan, of South
Gibson.
! The following officers were chosen for
! the ensuing year: Moderator, Rev.
| Peter Roberts, Olyphant; vice moder-
| ator, Josiah Elias, of Scranton; scribe,
! Rev Ivor Thomas, of Taylor; treasur-
er, Daniel j. Evans, Scranton; commit
! tee on order of business Rev. David
| Jones, Daniel j. Evans and Rev. II. S.
! Jones, ID. D.. committee on eXamina-
ton of candidates for license to preach,
Rev. D. p. Jones, Rev. ID. Jones, Rev.
| William Jones and Rev. B. l. Evans.
The conference passed n vote of SYM
| rathy with the Rev. ID. p. Jones, of
Scranton, in the sore bereavement that
came upon him in the death of his be-
! loved wife
The following resolutions were also
adopted by a rising vote:
Resolved, That we, the Welsh Con-
gregational churches of Northeastern
Pennsylvania. in conference assembled
representing over twenty congregations
with a membership Of over two thous.
and eight hundred souls, protest against
the seating of Congrcssman-elect 3. II
| Roberts, of Utah, in the Fifty-siXtt
congress, on the ground of his advocacy
! and practice of polygamy, which is ir
direct violation of the condition OF
! Utah's admission into the Union, q
| fragrant disregard Of the laws of the
United states, and a gross insult tC
| the opinions and sentiments Of the
Christian people of the land. BE il fur.
| ther
Resolved. That Il copy of the abov,
resolution be forwarded to Hon. VIII
liam Conncll, rcpresG ntCtive Of the
Eleventh congressional district, and tC
Hon. Morgan 3. Williams. representa-
tive Of the Twelfth congressional dis
triCt, and that we urge them to US
their efforts to prevent such a natlona
humiliation az the seating of Polyga
mist Roberts in the highest tribunal o
the nation. Signed. in behalf OF th
conference, Peter Roberts, moderator
lVor Thomas, scribe.
Saturday evening, and Yesterday
morning. afternoon and evening publ
services We're held. which were wei
attended and very able sermons wer
made by the clergy Of the conference
Mrs Gwilym Williams and Mrs Cwilyn
Evans sang duet "erE pleasinCly n
the evening session