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1887.
In the East Nimishillen Church, May 18, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, I. D. Parker ; Assistant, Wm. Murray ; Clerk, Noah Longanecker; Assistant, Jas. Murray.
A committee of tellers conducted the elections.
Churches present, sixteen ; churches absent, eight. Paid to District treasurer, $39.50.
The Ashland Church asked for the appointment of a District Sunday-school Secretary. John F. Kahler was appointed.
The Rush Creek Church asked to be transferred to Southern Ohio. Granted.
Members are not permitted to join the Grand Army of the Republic.
Annual Meeting was asked to set aside Whit- sunday as a fast day.
Received by Home Mission Board, $166.04 ; paid out, $150.90.
Mission work during the year was carried on in Ashtabula, Trumbull and Delaware Counties. Eld- er Samuel Sprankel was appointed as Home Mis- sion Board solicitor.
I. D. Parker was elected to Standing Committee.
1888.
In the Sugar Creek Church, May 9, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, I. D. Parker ; Assistant, Noah Longa- necker; Clerk, T. C. Wieand; Assistant, Samuel Sprankel.
Churches present, nineteen ; churches absent, five.
The city of Cleveland was considered as belonging to the Lake Shore Church territory.
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Each Sunday-school should hold one or two chil- dren's meetings during each year.
Received by Home Mission Board, $124.92; paid out, $168.90; churches contributing, fourteen ; paid into District treasury, $39.50.
D. N. Workman was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
1889.
In the Ashland Church, May 29, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker; Assistant, I. D. Parker; Clerk, D. M. Irvin; Assistant, D. J. Yutzy. Churches present, twenty ; churches absent, three. Paid into District treasury, $30.25.
The Rush Creek Church transfer to Southern Ohio was completed.
A query was sent to Annual Meeting asking if it is allowable for a sister to act as delegate to Annual Meeting.
Received by Home Mission Board, $126.60; paid out, $125.77 ; balance in treasury, $0.83.
The local churches are to pay for the Annual Meeting Minutes distributed hereafter.
Collected for general mission purposes, $175.57, ten churches contributing.
The following is the first Sunday-school report given : Schools reporting, fourteen ; officers, nine- ty; teachers, 116; scholars, 1,024. Average, offi- cers, sixty-three; teachers, eighty-two; scholars, seventy-three. Increase above last year: schools, two; officers, fifteen; teachers, thirty-two; scholars, 117. A number of schools did not report. Several
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schools held children's exercises. A unanimous re- quest was received from the superintendents for a Sunday-school convention. The official brethren were urged to take an active part in Sunday-school work.
J. F. Kahler, secretary.
The delegates were requested to urge their home churches to contribute more liberally to the home mission work.
Noah Longanecker was elected to Standing Com- mittee.
1890.
In the Mohican Church, May 14, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker; Assistant, I. D. Parker; Clerk, Reuben Shroyer; Assistant, James Murray.
Churches present, seventeen; churches absent, five.
It was decided after much discussion to change the time of holding District Meeting from spring to the first Thursday in October.
A petition was sent to Annual Meeting urging that the Brotherhood do not purchase the Brethren Publishing Company's interests.
Home Mission Board receipts, $189.65 ; paid out, $185.62. General Mission receipts, $209; tract work receipts, $28.89; District treasury receipts, $60.66.
A lengthy report was adopted to better facilitate the raising of home mission money.
I. D. Parker was elected to the Standing Commit- tee.
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1890.
In the Chippewa Church, Oct. 2, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, I. D. Parker ; Assistant Samuel Spran- kel ; Clerk, Jacob Mishler ; Assistant, James Murray.
Churches present, twenty-three; churches absent, three.
The churches were urged to represent by dele- gates at Annual Meeting.
It was decided to locate a minister in the Lake Shore Church, and also to start a mission in Youngs- town.
Home Mission Board receipts, $82.96; expenses, $94.90. General Mission receipts, $64.05; District treasury receipts, $47.24.
George Worst was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
1891.
In Canton Church, Mt. Pleasant house, Oct. 1, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker; Assistant D. N. Workman; Clerk, Jacob Mishler; Assistant, T. C. Wieand.
Churches present, nineteen.
D. N. Workman was placed in charge of the Delaware Mission.
Canton Church requested that a Ministerial Meet- ing be provided for. Granted.
A. C. Wieand was appointed Sunday-school Sec- retary.
Home Mission Board receipts, $199.89 ; expenses, $173.73. District treasury receipts, $27.24 ; General Mission receipts, $197.32; Book and tract receipts,
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$27.44; District treasury receipts (special), $34.25.
Edward Loomis was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
1892.
In the Owl Creek Church, Oct. 6, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker; Assistant, I. D. Parker; Clerk, Jacob Mishler; Assistant, Samuel Sprankel.
Churches present, twenty ; absent, three.
Wooster Church asks for a committee. Granted. Queries for local councils should be signed.
Not advisable to pronounce the benediction at the close of services.
Home Mission Board receipts, $301.57 ; expenses, $198.25; District treasury receipts, $34.25; General Mission receipts, $293.73; book and tract receipts, $80.82.
Sunday-school secretary's report shows only twelve schools reporting. Both the Brethren's and Cook's literature is used. Prizes were offered in some schools for memorizing the Scriptures. Five schools taught the alphabet and reading, instead of Bible lessons. Penny collections were taken in all schools.
Noah Longanecker was elected to Standing Com- mittee.
1893.
In the Jonathan Creek Church, Oct. 5, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker ; Assistant Edward Loomis; Clerk, Jacob Mishler; Assistant, R. R. Shroyer.
Churches present, twenty ; churches absent, three.
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The Delaware Church was disorganized. The members, eighteen in number, were assigned to the Owl Creek and Danville Churches.
Churches are to exercise their best judgment in placing their poor in the county infirmaries.
The Sunday-school report shows some improve- ment. Twenty-eight schools in all, total attendance, 1,490; teachers, 146; amount collected, $239.64. Do- nated for missions, $80.57. Three schools are ever- green, three in session nine months, most schools only six months. There were twenty-six additions to the church from the schools.
Home Mission Board receipts, $282.95 ; expenses, $166.88. District treasury receipts, $35.64; General Mission receipts, $168.04; book and tract receipts, $17.13.
Samuel Sprankel was elected to Standing Com- mittee.
1894.
In the Springfield Church, Oct. 4, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Samuel Sprankel; Assistant, Noah Longanecker; Clerk, Jacob Mishler; Assistant Q. Leckrone.
Churches present, twenty ; churches absent, two.
It was decided that an Old Folks' Home was not needed at present.
The home mission work was boosted to the ex- tent of the appointment of a District evangelist and two elders to be added to the Board ; the Home Mis- sion Board to push their work, solicitors to be ap- pointed in each church; all members should pay a
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stated amount quarterly ; mission sermons should be preached quarterly.
Requested that a Bible school be held within the District.
Lake Shore, Bristolville, Tuscarawas and Coshoc- ton Churches were placed in the hands of the Home Mission Board.
Home Mission Board receipts, $158.22; paid out, $149.50. General Mission receipts, $139.37; book and tract receipts, $8.31; District treasury receipts, $28.50.
The Sunday-schools show an improvement along every line. Five thousand one hundred twenty-two verses were committed ; five schools are evergreen. The Mt. Zion 'school at New Philadelphia is the old- est in the District, organized in 1866 as a union school. The older members are urged to take more interest in Sunday-school work.
F. B. Weimer was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
1895.
In the Danville Church, Oct. 3, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker; Assistant, Ed- ward Loomis; Clerk, Jacob Mishler; Assistant, Q. Leckrone.
Churches present, nineteen ; churches absent, two.
Home Mission Board receipts, $245.03 ; expenses, $228.20. India fund receipts, $8.38; General Mission receipts, $165.03; District treasury receipts, $39.25.
Sunday-schools, total enrollment, 1,566; teachers, ninety ; paid to missions, $71.99; conversions, nine- ty ; evergreen schools, eleven.
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The General Missionary Treasury was dispensed with, all home mission money to be paid direct to Home Mission Board, and General Mission money to General Missionary Treasurer (Galen B. Royer).
Tobias Hoover was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
1896.
In the Sandy Church, Oct. 1, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Edward Loomis; Assistant, Noah Longanecker; Clerk, Jacob Mishler; Assistant, Q. Leckrone.
At this meeting the History of the Credential Committee begins.
Churches present, nineteen ; absent, two.
Coshocton Church was transferred to the Sugar Creek congregation.
More unity in church government was urged.
A change was made in the terms of office on the Home Mission Board. One, two, three, four and five-year terms were adopted.
Home Mission Board receipts, $163.09; expenses, $170.19. District treasury receipts, $38.25 ; expenses, $40.75.
There are now thirty-three schools, attendance, 1,850. Larger contributions are given for missions. One teachers' meeting. The largest school has 155 scholars, and the smallest, eight. Eight report no discouragements. Sunday visiting is a hindrance. Lena Wieand moving out of the District, Geo. Cul- ler was elected Sunday-school secretary in her stead.
Edward Loomis was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
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1897.
In the West Nimishillen Church, Oct. 7, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Tobias Hoover; Assistant, Noah Longanecker; Clerk, Q. Leckrone; Assistant, Ja- cob Mishler.
Churches present, nineteen; absent, two; dele- gates, thirty-three.
The Ashland Church petitioned for the appoint- ment of an annual Sunday-school meeting. Re- quest granted. Note: This will be the first Dis- trict Sunday-school meeting since in 1880.
The Home Mission Board was again overhauled with a number of resolutions.
A committee of five elders was appointed to set churches in order, which were varying from the usual customs in dress.
Home Mission Board receipts, $183.92; expenses, $121.15. District treasury receipts, $34.75 ; expenses, $36.75.
The Sunday-schools show a slight falling off. Samuel Sprankel was retained as railroad agent.
Henry Keller was elected to Standing Committee.
1898.
In the Sugar Creek Church, Oct. 6, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Tobias Hoover; Assistant, Noah Longanecker ; Clerk, Q. Leckrone; Assistant, R. R. Shroyer.
Churches present, nineteen; absent, two; dele- gates, thirty-three.
The Ashland Church asked the District Meeting to allow churches to charge for meals served during
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the various meetings of the District. The sum to be not less than five cents, nor more than ten cents. Any balance to be turned over to the Home Mission Board.
Home Mission Board receipts, $435.34 ; expenses, $167.07. District treasury receipts, $35.75; ex- penses, $34.75.
The Sunday-schools show some improvement over last year.
Schools reported, eighteen; scholars enrolled, 1,- 286; teachers, 136; average attendance, 923; col- lections, $252.39 ; expenses, $260.59 ; mission collec- tions, $86.83 ; additions to the church, 108.
M. H. Shutt was elected to Standing Committee.
1899.
In the Maple Grove Church, Oct. 5, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker; Assistant, F. B. Weimer; Clerk, Q. Leckrone; Assistant, R. R. Shroyer.
Two churches were absent, leaving nineteen, rep- resented by thirty-one delegates, to do the business.
An attempt was made to disorganize the Lake Shore and Bristolville Churches, but failed.
A query was sent to Annual Meeting asking that the General Conference send a committee to the Landmark publishers and ask them to discontinue their publications.
The Home Mission Board was authorized to take out incorporation papers, and proceed to raising an endowment for the furtherance of mission work in Northeastern Ohio.
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More safeguards should be thrown around the Sunday-school conventions.
A mission point was opened up at Gambier, Ohio ; also some work done at Friendsville, Ohio.
Home Mission Board receipts, $183.85 ; expenses, $181.35. District treasury receipts, $38.50 ; expenses, $35.75.
Sunday-school report: Scholars, 1,363; teachers, 123 ; collections, $305.87 ; for missions, $151.02.
Thirteen schools are evergreen. Four schools have teachers' meetings.
The secretary reported that he meets with more encouragements than discouragements.
Noah Longanecker was elected to Standing Com- mittee.
1900.
In the East Nimishillen Church, Oct. 4, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Tobias Hoover ; Assistant, F. B. Wei- mer ; Clerk, W. F. England ; Assistant, R. R. Shroy- er.
Thirty-three delegates were present, and two churches not represented. The delegates paid $49 for District purposes.
This meeting was interesting from the number of queries and requests that were turned down
A paper asking for the organization of a Breth- ren's Insurance Company was returned.
A motion to have the delegates' credentials passed upon in open council was lost.
A uniform method for handling adultery cases in the churches was tabled.
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A paper asking for free meals at District gather- ings was returned.
A paper asking District Meeting to request An- nual Meeting to say who shall have the benefits of the Railroad Ministerial Permits, was respectfully returned.
The above would indicate that departure from that which was established is a difficult matter.
Home Mission Board receipts, $180.72 ; expenses, $188.19.
No Sunday-school report was given.
S. M. Friend was chosen as Sunday-school cor- respondent.
Tobias Hoover was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
The Gambier Mission was discontinued.
1901.
The minutes of this year are omitted from the minute book.
1902.
In the Jonathan Creek Church, Oct. 1, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Tobias Hoover; Assistant, W. F. En- gland; Clerk, Reuben Shroyer; Assistant, E. S. Young.
Twenty-nine delegates present from
twenty churches; three churches not represented.
The Sunday-school meeting asked the District Meeting to approve of its raising funds and support- ing a missionary in the foreign field. Request was heartily granted.
The Danville Church asked District Meeting to urge that the ministers devote more of their time
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to the work of the ministry, and that the churches should render support for their services. The re- quest received commendable support.
An attempt to join with Southern Ohio in estab- lishing an Orphanage and Old Folks' Home failed.
The Sunday-school report shows that sixty-two per cent of the enrollment is in regular attendance ; fifty-eight brethren are officers, thirty-two sisters, and one not a member. Fifty-one brethren against forty-two sisters are teachers. One teacher a mem- ber of another church, and one no member of any church. Fifty-two scholars were added to the church during the year. Fifty-three per cent of the scholars are members.
An apportionment system of paying into the Home Mission treasury was adopted. The valuation of the membership of each church was estimated, and an assessment was to be made from said valuations to replenish the Home Mission treasury from time to time. The plan worked with considerable diffi- culty.
The Akron Mission appears for the first time on the mission calendar.
The Canton City Mission is growing to consider- able importance.
Home Mission Board receipts, $552.78; expenses, 286.75; District Meeting treasury receipts, $66.50; expenses, $35.
The present greatest need to carry on mission work in Northeastern Ohio is a few houses for wor- ship in the cities.
W. F. England elected to Standing Committee.
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Edward Culler was chosen Sunday-school Secre- tary.
Samuel Sprankel continued as railroad agent.
1903.
In the Black River Church, Oct. 1, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker; Assistant, W. F. England; Clerk, E. S. Young; Assistant, Edward Shepfer.
The churches were represented by thirty-one dele- gates.
The Old Folks' Home idea was considered im- practicable.
The Sunday-school Secretary's report shows a shrinkage in most every department. This seems to be due in some measure to the indifference of superintendents to forward their reports.
The Canton City Mission appears on the calendar as an organized church.
Home Mission Board receipts, $341.21 ; expenses, $216.60. District treasury receipts, $33.45 ; expenses, $68.17.
C. J. Workman was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
S. M. Friend elected as Sunday-school Secretary.
1904.
In the Chippewa Church, Oct. 6, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, W. F. England; Assistant, Tobias Hoover; Clerk, Edward Shepfer; Assistant, T. S. Moherman.
Thirty delegates answered to the roll call.
Four churches were not represented.
The District asks for the 1906 Annual Meeting.
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The boundary lines between Northeastern Ohio, Southern Ohio and Northwestern Ohio were finally adjusted. Beginning at the northeast corner of Franklin County, follow the east county lines of Licking, Perry, Morgan and Washington; and the west lines of Fairfield, Hocking and Athens to the Ohio River.
The District Meeting voted adversely to Annual Meeting changing the church name.
The Black River Church petitions District Meet- ing to authorize a Christian Workers' Meeting to be held in connection with the Annual Sunday- school Meeting. Granted.
Fuller reports from the Sunday-schools were called for.
More suitable Sunday-school literature was asked for our young people. Petition sent to Annual Meeting.
The Home Mission Board asks for the privilege to employ an evangelist to do work in the District during the year.
New Philadelphia is placed on the mission calen- dar.
Home Mission Board receipts, $351.30; expendi- tures, $427.17 ; balance in treasury, $690.49.
There are thirty-five churchhouses and forty-one preaching places.
Sunday-school enrollment, 1,688; teachers, 158; collections, $737.80 ; for missions, $524.10.
This is a big improvement over former years.
W. L. Desenberg was elected to Standing Com- mittee.
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1905.
In the Springfield Church, Oct. 5, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, W. F. England; Assistant, Samuel Sprankel; Clerk, T. S. Moherman; Assistant, Ed- ward Shepfer.
Thirty-four delegates were present to transact the business ; four churches not represented.
Motto: "Workers together with God."
It was deemed not prudent to join with North- western Ohio in maintaining an Old Folks' Home.
The Home Mission Board, District Sunday-school Meeting, Ministerial and Christian Workers' Meet- ings may present matter to District Meeting with- out first having to secure the sanction of a local church.
The Sunday-school Secretary was authorized to visit the schools of the District at least once each year.
A committee was appointed to look into the ad- visability of building a house of worship in Akron.
Home Mission Board receipts, $325.35 ; expenses, $412.82; balance in treasury, $527.15.
District Treasury receipts, $57 ; expenses, $56.26.
The Sunday-school report shows an increase in most every phase of the work.
James Murray was elected to Standing Commit- tee.
1906.
In the Sugar Creek Church, Oct. 4, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Noah Longanecker; Assistant, W. F. England ; Clerks, Edward Shepfer and T. S. Moher- man.
Motto : " Onward and Upward."
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Thirty-five delegates were present and five churches were absent.
The Sunday-school Secretary's expenses in visit- ing the schools are to be covered by collections from the schools visited. Any surplus is to be turned over to the Home Mission Board. Any deficit is to be paid by the District treasurer.
The committee on the Akron churchhouse prop- osition reported favorable to building, and offered plans for raising the money.
Credentials of delegates to District Meeting to be the same as those to Annual Meeting.
District Meeting asks Annual Meeting to drop the medical ads from the church publications.
An annual Sunday-school institute was authorized and a committee was appointed to effect the organ- ization.
Committee : Jas. Murray, H. H. Helman and G. A. Cassel.
The Sunday-school report shows an enrollment of 2,023; collections amounting to $937.76; scholars received into the church, 118.
The Ashland Sunday-school is the banner school in enrollment, Canton in average attendance, and Maple Grove in collections.
Number of teachers' meetings are increasing and five Home Departments are organized.
Home Mission Board receipts, $269.71 ; expenses, $468.83. District treasury receipts, $61 ; expenses, $51.30.
Noah Longanecker was elected to Standing Com- mittee.
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1907.
In the Wooster Church, Oct. 3, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, W. F. England; Assistant, Jas. Mur- ray ; Clerks, H. H. Helman and D. R. McFadden.
Delegates, twenty-seven; churches represented, twenty-two; absent, two.
The Lake Shore Church was disorganized.
The Ministerial Distribution Committee was urged to locate ministers in the weak churches.
The appointment of a District Missionary Sec- retary was authorized, whose duty it shall be to visit all the churches and stir them up along mission lines.
The Sunday-schools show a little falling off in attendance, but are above the thousand dollar mark in their collections.
Home Mission Board receipts, $239.41 ; expended, $224.68; District treasury receipts, $162.81 ; expend- ed, $150.70.
Jas. Murray was elected to Standing Committee.
G. A. Cassel was elected Sunday-school Secre- tary.
1908.
Held in the Canton Church, Oct. 3, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Jas. Murray ; Assistant, Noah Longa- necker ; Clerks, H. H. Helman and D. R. McFadden.
Thirty-four delegates were present ; four churches were absent.
All District officers are to be elected by ballot in the future.
A committee was appointed to devise plans for
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the purchase of the Bible Institute and Canton Col- lege of E. S. Young.
Committee: A. W. Harrold, Quincy Leckrone and G. A. Cassel.
The committee reported later that it was unable to make favorable progress.
The Mohican Church asked for a committee to assist it in settling some local difficulties.
The Sunday-schools show growth in every line of work. Enrollment, 2,239; collections, $1,217.20.
Home Mission Board receipts, $555.72 ; expenses, $248.42. District treasury receipts, $58.08 ; expenses, $61.
Noah Longanecker was elected delegate to An- nual Meeting.
1909.
In the Mahoning Church, Oct. 7, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Jas. Murray ; Assistant, Noah Longa- necker ; Clerks, G. S. Strausbaugh and D. R. McFad- den.
Thirty-two delegates were present and three churches not represented.
The Danville Church petitioned Annual Meeting through District Meeting to receive candidates for membership who have been baptized by trine im- mersion and for the remission of sins, without re- baptism. The petition was heartily supported by District Meeting.
Non-resident elders should not be chosen to the oversight of churches for a longer period than three years at a time.
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The Sunday-school report shows a total enroll- ment of 3,248. Teacher Training and Cradle Roll departments are new additions to the work. Col- lections for the year reached $1,372.76. This is over four times as much as the churches have been con- tributing for home missions.
Aaron Shriver and wife were chosen to take charge of the Akron City Mission.
Home Mission Board receipts, $1,392.57 ; expend- itures, $895.48. District treasury receipts, $70.33; expenditures, $92.72.
A. S. Workman was elected to the Standing Com- mittee.
1910.
Held in the Owl Creek Church, Oct. 6, at 8 A. M.
Moderator, Jas. Murray ; Assistant, T. S. Moher- man; Clerks, D. R. McFadden and G. S. Straus- baugh.
Thirty delegates present and six churches not represented, the largest number of absentees in the history of the District.
The local churches were permitted to represent by delegates even though they have not paid their Annual Meeting assessments.
A committee was appointed to write and publish a history of the churches of Northeastern Ohio.
Committee: T. S. Moherman, Simon Garver and Albert Harrold.
A paper was sent to Annual Meeting asking that non-resident elders' oversight of churches should be limited to not more than three years at a time.
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The Sunday-school report of this year will be seen on another page in its complete form.
The Akron Mission is doing excellently.
Home Mission Board receipts, $2,915.52; ex- penses, $4,419.29. District treasury receipts, $59.65 ; expenses, $73.47.
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