Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-14
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/ Reported fDrtho 1ltenIs,se.r.l
| TIE western Virginia Confidence Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, now Kidding
F! Its aunualEession In this city, met yeSter-
day morning, at oeloclt,lin.the 4ih Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop Baker
presiding.
The exercises of the morning were OPEN
ed by the reading of The one hp64rea 49d
| twenty-fifth and sixth Psalms, and the
ttouIthsehuptsr SeeOnd GnEinthians, fols
lowed by hymn.and an impressive pray
Ier-Bishop Baker conducting the exer-
Eeises. .-i.,,..!- 81 - rs,
The CoufepQnee rollgWas called and six
ty-three members responded 70 theirnamss.
/ The next business was the choice of
Secretary, Samuel Steel was elected.
Reys. r w. Woodyprd and ]. Wesley
Webb were elected first and second as
siEtants. Rev. ]. B. Blakepy Vas elected
Secretary TO prepare the minutes of the
proceedings OF the Conference for .Publi-
cation.f ,tfF7. s.7fs,,ll, I'd, "a,
On motion, the hour for assembling each
day was fixed at half past eight o'clock
a. ~, and the hour Of adjournment at IL
O'clock u. 5s.
soiir STANDING COMMITTEES. .e..i
The Conference next proceeded to the
selection and appointment OF Standing
Committee. Rev. Irwin suggested that Il
would be well hereafter 70 appoint the
standing Committees the preceding year.
Il was evident there were important ad-
yhntages 70 be gained by doing so. lie
cited as an example, the Bible Committee,
the Tract Committee and the Educational
Committees and said they were thrown to-
gether atthe annual sessions without any
preparation TO report upon important in
terests of the Church. II Appointed the
year before, they would have time TO look
after the necessary documents.
Objection was made that the subject
was not in OrdeFI-Sand the matter was
dropped. Hai 10 .IiH7T .se1 sifE
=, On motion it was resolved thata Board
OF Stewards be raised, TO consist of one
member from each district. In accordance
with the resolution, the following gentle
men were elected: Morgantown District.
j. w. Arnold Wheeling District, Jacob
8. Patterson Glsrksburg District, r. ii.
Wallace; ParkeFs6Irg District, Richard
SortEcrafti Charleston District, Gallon
Conner; Guyandotte District, Henry Ste
yens. H3n 11ss .A9d :. 90. +
On motion of Mr.. Irwin, eas1si'1h +
Resolpsd, That the Board Of Stewards 30
also constituted o committee on Necessi-
IOus cases. -
1t was tntimatsd to the Conference that
the Lay Stewards would be present BY to-
morrow. He
On motion, COMMITTEES on Education.
to consist of i've members was ordered to
be appointed by tie Chair. g
A Committee ON Sunday Schools was
also, on resolution, selected, as follows
Benjamin lson, E. Phelps, and s. Jones.
Us. Hall, j. W. Richmond and VI. a.
Shaw were appointed Committee on the
the Tract Cause. iis, itisl
Also Committee on the Bible cause. to
consist of three, was appointed as follow:
j. L. Clark, ]. B. Feather and Chas. King.
Also q Committee on Temperance. az
follow: E. Q, Wayman, Levi Park, Steph-
cas- Gntherie: 7a'' '53tfe
Alsoa COMMITTEES on Post Offices. con-
sisting Of D. d. K. Dix.
IL was moved and resolved that the
Presiding Elder of the Wheeling District,
and the Preachers in charge ia the city Of
Wheeling South Wheeliug2be
constituted a Committee on Public Works.
, The following Committee on Periodicals.
consisting Of one from each diztTietg S va
appointed: Morgantown disttist, William
Hunter Wheeling district, James L. CLARK:
Oiarksburg district, j. B, BIakeny; Par
kersburg district, Robert Brooks; Charles
town district, n. A. Arthurs; GnySndotte
district, Ulyssus Preble. Subsequently
Ar. Brooks asked to be excused on account
of i'll health. He was excused and e. q.
Nixon appointed TO his stead. 2 @ii9e
On motion Il was resolved that the Pre-
siding Elders of the various districts be
constituted . Committee on Missions. go
On motion Of Rev. G. BatteIIe, Prof.
Alexander Martin WAS requested TO act as
Conferences Reporter during the session.
The Conferences proceeded to admin
Ister the Sacrament OF the. Lords Supper.
Bishop Baker was assisted by Revs ].
Drummond, Moses Tirbnell, g. Martin.
K. Broekunier and Philip Green. ~
The Rev. Alexander Martin, having been
apPotnted BY the previous Conference 10
preach the Conference Sermon, thsn pro-
eeeded 70 the discharge OF this duty IN ii e
presence OF atarge and very attentive ati-
dienee, taking for his subject the nature.
condition and power of the aPirst and
SFeat commandment" AftersinRfnR, and
prayer by Rev. A. Poe, Of Ciacinnafi, the
usual aunouneement, and the Introduction
OF number Of visiting Brethren, tue e66-
ference adjourned, with the Apostolie ben
edtction by Bishop Baker, 49isE o
90 all..lsll s.ig
A DsmoeFatIe Plea In Behalf n IN.
New AdmInIEtFati0n! @
LEFo;n the PailhaslPbia Prssj.l fe
twill depend upon Mr. LineoIn Whsther
We are TO have a government or not. The
only ground, therefore. which ti,e tr,5ao