New Church Society

The articles of the Sylvan Christian Union were filed in the county clerks office today. The church is situated in the village of Sylvan. "The members of said church society have agreed and do hereby agree to worship and labor together as a church of Jesus Christ, accepting his teaching, character and spirit as the divinely authorized rule and guide of Christian conduct, and hereby pledge ourselves to strive after that character and spirit"

There shall be six trustees whose term of office shall be three years, during all times at least four of said trustees shall be members of the church. The trustees now elected are William Kellogg and O. F. Conklin whose term of office expires Nov. 1, 1900; Jacob Dancer and James Beckwitb, Nov. 1, 1901; Jacob Dancer and Burt Giethy, Nov. 1, 1902. The annual meeting shall be held the last Friday in October in every year. The names of the parties who signed the articles of association are: G. T. Conklin, James Beckwith, J. N. Daucer, M. A. Kern, E. L. Beckwith, S. L. Conklin, L. J. Dancer, E. Kern and P. Dancer.