The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-19
SERVICES IN CHURCHES
Bishop Preached Powerful Sermon to
Large Congregation.
OHIO UNIVERSITY
THE
Comes In For a Share of Attention and OBJ
lection Is Made to 1t Coming in
Competition with sectarian
Colleges Conference
Notes.

Alliance, Sept 1S.-Sunday was given
over entirely to religious worship by the
Methodist Episcopal conference in ses-
sion here. Every pulpit in this city, ex-
cept that Of st. Joseph Catholic church,
and pulpits at Canton, Massillon, Salem
and Youngstown were filed by members
of the conference. The largest meeting
here was the one at the First NJ e.
church in the morning where Bishop
Mallalieu preached. His wonderful pow
ers as preacher were again shown by
the almost unprecedented demonstra-
ton of religious enthusiasm near the
close of his sermon, when fully three
| fourths of his hearers, men and women
alike were in tears over his description
of an imaginary first thirty minutes in
heaven. His reference to meeting with
loved ones already there was touching
in the extreme and effected the sympa-
thies Of every one present.
| At the close of the sermon the follow
ling young ministers were ordained as
deacons: c. c. Chain, G. w. Danford, j.
10. Davidson, L. o. Eldridg,, William
Fatherly, Noah Hownold, E. w. Morton,
w. H. McMaster, j. w. Rich, H. M. Ri
der, G.. B. Rainsberger, H. w. Stewart,
J.. V. Stone, E. p. Baxter and Almon
Stockman. The bishop caused repe-
tition of the previous demonstration by
his words to the newly ordained minis
ters and when he invited the wives,
mothers and other relatives to shake
hands with the young men, many others
Joined in the salutation and carried 1t
even further than was expected by
"Hobsonizing" the young preachers.
Sunday evening an Epworth league
|
and DIR. NJ. ]. Slutz. This was followed
by sermon by Rev. w. P. Thirpield,
dean of the German theological semin-
ary of Atlanta Ca, the only institution
for the education of colored ministers
in the country.
The new church seats 1000 people and
it was crowded to the doors both morn
!, ing and evening, hundreds being turn.
ed away.
Thus far the much -agitated matter of
uniting Scio and Mt, Union colleges has
not come up and it is thought that it
: will be postponed till next year by the
, simple neglect of the educational COM
mittee to report. Great pressure to this
, end has been brought to bear by the
! friends of Scio as the sentiment of con-
: ference is largely in favor of union.
2 During the conference the following
= resolution was adopted:
Recognizing the possible injury
which may be done by the Ohio state
university doing the same work as the
: numerous religious colleges of the state,
we hereby petition tie legislature of
Ohio to provide for Il course Of study in
said university which will be a compile
ment of, not COMP .titor against, IT, e
private and religious institutions OF
:, higher education in the state, and We
; urge it upon our pastors and people Ia
use their influence with their repre- &c n
tatives in the Legislature to accomplish
that end"
By the joint action of the Erie and
East Ohio conferences the charge III
Petersburg, Mahoning county, was
5 transferred to the East Ohio conference
The Woman's Missionary society held
: sway Saturday afternoon. Miss Anna
= Keeler, a returned missionary from In
] dia, delivered the first address. Having
been a resident here during her fathers
pastorate at the Union avenue church
and during her course at Mt. Union col
lege, she received a splendid ovation
Miss Isabella Thoburn, a sister of Bish-
I op Thoburn, then spoke on mission work
at Lucknow. Rev. Mr.. Mccartney
spoke on the work in China.
Mrs. DR.. ]. r. Mills, secretary of the
society, reported $40, 4SO.72 raised during
the year.
The Itinerant's club met after the mis-
; sionary society meeting was over. The
topic of the afternoon was the "Deliv-
I cry of the Sermon" The first sub topic
Pulpit Power" was handled most in
terestingly by Rev. Ward Beecher Pick
ard, of Epworth Memorial church, Cleve-
land, and the second sub-topic, "Man-
nerisms," was treated by DR.. L. II.
Stewart, also of Cleveland.