Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-16

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exercises were conducted by Rev. Moses
Tichenell.
Amer which the roll was called.
I The minutes of the previous days pro-
I ceedings were read, and after some slight
alteration, were approved. I'll
4 Rev. Mr.. Irwin moved the appointment
iof committee to lie denOminated a Com
mittee on the State of the Church, embra-
cling a member from each district OF the
( Conferences. The committee were selected
! in the usual manner, as follows: Morgan
/ town district, Gideon Martini Wheeling
district, Moses TieAenell; PHrkersburg
district, A. j. Lyda Charleston district,
R. A. Arthur Guyandotte district, Henry
Stevens.
On motion, DR.. T. H. Logan, OF Wheel
ing, and Mr. Harper, of the GuyAndotte
District, were added to the Committee as
! lay members.
The Bishop then Introduced to the Con-
ference, Revs. Mr.. Nesbit, Editor OF the
Pittsburgh Christian .1droeGIe, Mr.. Wat
kins, Mr. McGaw, of the Pittsburgh Con-
ference, and Dr. Loomis. President of AL
leghany College.
Ca motion OF Rev Mr.. Irwin, it was re-
solved that ali papers referring to the
state of the Church, that might be in pos
session of the members of the Conference,
be presented and referred to the appro-
pirate committee.
The members of the Second Years Glass
were then called to the altar, and were APP
priately and imPressiVely admonished by the
Bishop, in relation to the Importance and
responsibility of the Christian Ministry.
The Third Question of the Minutes, Who
are admitted into full connecticut was next
taken up, and John S. Carroll, John B.
Ford, Elisha S. Nicholson. benjamin F.
Rodgers, Benjamin Darlington, William
E. Ste ems, Lorenzo D. Caste, James Sand
ford, Nixon Potts, Allen B. Smith, Martin V.
B. White, and William Il. Wiley, being IA
vorably reported on, were admitted into
full connection, and elected to Deacon's
Orders.
On motion, all members of this class
who did not pass good examination on
Fletcher's Appeal were required to be ex-
fimined on that book next year. R. N.
Maxwell was discontinued at his own re-
quest. On motion, Moses Doolittle and
Nixon Potts were continued on trial.
The Bishop then introduced to the Con-
ference Revs. II. V. Dodge, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church. ]. G. SAMSON,
Mr.. M'Clcary. J. Crismon, W. Darby, and
Mr.. McIllear, ofthe Pittsburgh Conference,
Mr. ShimyIfauy, of the Cincinnati Confer
ence, and j. 7. Mcclure, of the Associate
Reformed Church of this city.
The Fourth Question, Who are the Dea-
cons? was taken up. The following breth-
rem were passed: Ulysses Preble, Ashury
B. Rorhbaugh, Eugenius Ford, f. G. Way
man, J. B. Pinchen. f. S. Wilson was
granted n location at his own requcst.-
On motion, John Cooks case was referred
to a committee of FIVE to be named by tue
Chair, to report to the Conference. Com
mittee: ], L. Clark, T. II. Trainer, J. W..
Curry, Henry Stevens, and r. 81. Wallace.
The Fifth Question of General Minutes,
Who have been elected and ordained as
elders2 was then taken ur. Aaron Bower,
James W. w. Bolton, Francis II. ]. King,
]. W. Richmond. Charles King, Thomas B..
Hughes, William C. Wilson, Henry d.
Rice and Samuel E. Steel, being reported
favorAbly, were elected to Elders Orders,
On motion, Samuel R. Gtifiith was, Mt
his own request, allowed location.
Rev. Mr.. Hunter presented the report OF
the Board of Trustees OF the Allegheny
College, which was read TO the Conferences
and referred to the Committee on Ednca-
ton. Alter which,
| Rev. ]. G. SAMSON, on invitation of the
| Bishop, made few remarks. He said
that in contemplating the scene before
him, his mind had been carried away back
some 30 years, among the Virginia hills
He looked over this Conference and saw
| preachers here, whose fathers and moth
ere, and grandfathers and grandmothers,
he had preached to in years gone by. He
saw number before him whom he knew
as boys shortly after they were converted
4 Perhaps the brethren would love to know
how he was spending his past 9th win.
Ter. lie was spending it calmly, peace
fully, with the star of hope in relation &c
the Church and his own soul, beaminp
upon bin. Last Sabbath he finished
his 42d year in the service of Cod
On that day he rode eight miles through
the snow and mud, aud preached twice
But it was n subject u consolation
that while lie was going down the decliyity
OF life, the good cause, to which he had
devoted himself and his life, was going
glOriOusly on. When be was first appoint.
ed to preach in this district, which then
included all the territory between here
and the kanawhh river, there were in ali
that boundary bnt four circuits and one
station. II now numbered, he supposed
AS many districts MS it then did circuits
They were little people in those days
but God was With them. The preacher:
then had labor to perform such as mont
Of them were called to do now. He saw
"EOuhU MN many ministers who vert
young men, but some that he he'd licensed
many years ago, who were beginning
to have the blossoms of years hang.
ing on their browa. He, himself, had
lost his wife and seven of his chill
dren. One SON remained, and two
Rrandsons and their mother. He had 4
comfortable home, peace with God, a pIae,
10 the Church, and aiming fora homo il
heaven. He had never lacked a coat o,
something to eat He had been so pool
that he had but one cent in his pocket
but even then, the love Of God stimulated
and sustained him. In the last ten month
he had preached I3T times, aud travelled
l.SO0 miles. BE expected to labor as lon,
} AS the Lord wOnld permit him to. HI
preached here ON the lot we now occupy
when Methodism had but one Church Il
Wheeling. and that about as large as on