Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-25

/ ing results
Pre,sn. Number. in 1 sSs gesr.
6 omosrs and 1aisa 1898
S yoGes in Lib 1897 SSoii
RI5S 55 zsIs
Raised for the s. S, Cnion...... $llago
Number Of conversons........ S2,Sl5 1886
The Second Question of the Discipline, ''who
remain on Trial" was called, and Rev. Messrs.
Preble, Rhorabaugh, Cool, Coburn, Ford, Will
son, Wiley, Sharp, and Wayman, being favora-
bly, reported by the Committee on Examina-
ton and the Presiding Elders, were continued
on trial
Rev. S. S. Steel was appointed Assistant Sec
rotary.
Daring the Morning Session the Stewards
made their call for Expenses, Receipts, Oollec-
The Fourth Question of the General Minutes,
''Who are the Deacons," was taken up, and
Rev. Messrs. Shaw, Ball. r. Hagar, and Gregg
were passed. Rev. Mr.. Carroll was granted n
Supernumerary relation at his own request,
and Bro. Hatfield at his own request 10.
Gated.
The FIFTH Question of the General Minutes,
'Who are Elected Ordained Elders" was taken
up, and Messrs. Yandervoort, Stewart, Temple,
Jones, V. Sanford, Williamson, Garner and
Phelps were recommended and elected.
The .Serenh Question, "WhO are Supernu-
continued.
Rev. Mir Howe's relation was made effective
at his own request.
During the morning session, Rev. AR. Alder
man, of the Ohio Conference, was introduced as
"a visiting member.
The Eighth Question, ''Who are the Superanu-
ated preachers" was then taken up, and Rev.
Messrs. Birkett, McCarty, Jones, West and Dix
on were continued.
Rev. F. Guthrie had his relation changed to
effective: aud Rev. j. NJ. O'Flyng was at his
own request located.
The Annual Report of the Trustees of Allie
gheny College presented, read to Confer
cnce and referred to the Committee on Educa-
ton.
This institution of learning is under the joint
patronage and control of the Pittsburgh, Erie
and Western Virginia Conferences. Its patron
age extends from tue shores of New England to
the Gulf of Mexico, aud continues TO present
every year, n steady and gratifying increase
The students are not required to pay anything
for tuition, the expense thereof being betrayed
by an endowment fund, which, though amount
ing to some forty or fifty thousand dollars, is
represented as being quite inadequate 10 the
present demands upon the Institution. Quite
recently general disposition has been manifest
ed 10 increase the above fund; one gentleman
in Pittsburgh, who has already given literally,
proposes to give five thousand more, on cOndi-
ton that additional fifteen thousand dollars
be raised.
As some of the best students arc from West
ern Virginia, and this Conference supplies two
oi the Professors, it is not, perhaps, unreasona-
BILE to suggest whether the men whom God has
blesscd with large means and liberal minds
among US, should not take into more serious
consideration, than ever, the claims of this vast
fundamentally of doing good, upon them, and
the opportunity which God, in his providence,
presents and affords them, in this, as well as
other ways, to rear for themselves monument
.l,Vfs, hras ,,rI1
The larger part of the morning session
taken up with the examination of the character
of effective elders. The state of religion was
represented us being, through the blessing of
God, generally in prosperous condition; in
some cases amounting to nn increase of one
thousand or more in a single district. The ag-
gregate of members last year over 81 800.
The returns for this year have not yet been all
given.
After some announcements Conference adj
journed, with singing the DoXoIogy, and prayer
by father Brockunier.