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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1856
Abstracts 301 - 309
CHURCHES & SECTS - Methodist Episcopal (Cont'd)
301 - L Sept. 27: 1/4 - The general conference of the Wesleyan Methodist
connection meets in this city Oct. 1 in the Wesleyan chapel on Euclid st.
302 - L Oct. 2: 1/3 - The connection of churches known as the Wesleyan
Methodist connection, whose general conference is now in session in this
city, was organized in the year 1843 and owes its being to the anti-slavery
movements which has, on its onward march, wrought so many changes in
civil and ecclesiastical affairs. (5)
303 - Oct. 2:3/2 - The fourth general conference of the Wesleyan Methodists
connection of America convened in the Wesleyan chapel, Euclid st.
It was organized by the election of the Rev. Luther Lee as president, and
the Rev. John McE 1downy, secretary. (2)
304 - L Oct. 3: 3/2 - The session of the Wesleyan Methodist conference,
which met yesterday, was introduced by the usual devotional exercises.
The standing commi ttee is as follows:
Pastoral address - W. H. Brewster, R. McCune, and D. G. Cartwright;
conference records - A. W. Curits, G. Dunham, and M. Fink; missions -
S. H. Chase, j. Croker, and E. jones. (4)
305 - L Oct. 3:3/2 - The Rev. D. D. Douglass of New York will preach this
evening at the Wesleyan chapel, Euclid st. Tomorrow evening, the Rev.
james Paxton of Indiana will deliver the sermon. (1)
306 - L Oct. 6:3/2 - At the Wesleyan Methodist general conference held on
Oct. 4, the order of the day was to elect the editor, agent, and corresponding
editors of the denominational paper. The results were as follows:
Edi tor of the WESLEYAN AND JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR, the Rev. Cyrus Prindee;
agent of the book concern, the Rev. H. B. Knight; corresponding editors,
the Rev. 1. C. Matlack, L. Lee, and W. H. Brewster. (10)
307 - L Oct. 8: 1/4 - At the Wesleyan Methodist general conference Oct. 6
resolutions were adopted condemning the use of tobacco, condemning the
use of intoxicating liquors, against slavery, and against war and secret
societies. (16)
308 - L Nov. 12:3/2 - The Ladies' Home Missionary society received a box
of goods from Newburgh, and also one from Richfield, where not only adult
persons have become interested in our Ragged school, but little girls
have met and plied the needle for the little needy ones among us. (2)
309 - L Dec. 9:3/2 - The Ladies' Home Missionary society will hold a fair
for the benef i t of the Ragged School on Dec. 16 at the Gray's armory,
Superior st. (2)
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