The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-09
REV. j. WILEY
OF DELAWARE
Elected Moderator of the
Presbytery.
REVEREND c. c. GERLACK
Delivers Opening Address
Monday Night
Reports Show Advances In Every
Department Have Been Made
During the Past Six Months.

With representatives of twenty-five
churches in attendance, the semi
annual conference of the Marion
Presbytery, commenced its session in
the auditorium of the First Presby-
terian church, Monday night.
Following the devotional exercises,
Rev. G.. c. Gerlack, of Prospect,
Moderator Of the Presbytery deliv-
cred the address OF the evening.
Rev. Mr.. Gerlack took his text from
Revelations 81, Thou hast the
name that thou livest and art dead"
THE Characteristics of the True
Church" was the subject chosen by
the speaker.
Rev. Gerlack described the ideal
church with the ideal pastor, and
the ideal congregation. The fact
that a member OF the church is
wealthy, gives literally and has a
good moral character, does not make
,himSthe ideal Christian, for he must
do more. The pastor and the mem,
bers Of the church must put forth
every effort for the salvation Of
souls, even though he gives his life
H. the work.
The speaker closed with the story
lof the shepard dog that left the f,ld
and went out to search for lost
sheep. The dog returned at last
F, with the sheep, but fell over dead
from the effort. $50 1t should be
in the church of today said the
speaker "the true believer should
go forth to bring in the sheep, even
though he spend himself in the at
tempt"
The address was very we'll re-
ceived and the speaker held the en-
tire attention of the audience
Throughout.
The business OF the session was
next taken up and Rev. j. NJ. Wiley
or Delaware, was elected Moderator
To succeed Rev. Gerlack. Rev.
Leon Arpee, of Redwood was eloct-
ed temporary clerk. The reports
o. the various committees were re.
ceived and read. The Presbytery
made excellent advances In almost
every department during the past
six months and the present condition
Is highly satisfactory.
The Tuesday morning session of
the Presbytery was opened with
prayers and devotional exercises led
by Rev. j. r. Lloyd, of Radnor.
The members answered the roll call
by giving their reasons for not at.
tending the last meeting of the
| Presbytery
The business of appointing the
numerous committees was then TAX
EN- up and the clerk read the min
utes Of the last, meeting. Reports
Io' the various divisions of the work
were read, showing the Presbytery
to be In excellent condition and to
have made substantial gains during
the past half year.
me reports Of the committees
the time until the noon recess.
This morning the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Societies of
the Presbytery commenced their an
nual sessions at the church. The
meeting was called to order by the
president of the Home branch, Mrs.
~ ~. Hills of Delaware. Devotion
al exercises were conducted by Mrs.
". 2, Galbreath, of Ostrander, and
II Mrs. G,',N. Rourke, of this city,
delivered the address OF welcome.
The responses were delivered by
MRS. j. NJ. Wilbur, Of Marysville
The reports of the various branches
Iof the work were then read by the
secretaries. During the noon hour
the, members of the missionary So
cieties and the Presbytery were en-
tertained at dinner served in the
basement OF the church.