The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-03
CITY AND STATE ITEMS.

ing the first Sabbath School Convention
of this county met in the First Presby-
terrain Church, when the following
named Schools were represented: St.
Mathews Episcopal, First, Second
Third and Fourth Presby terrain, of the
city, West Liberty and Forks OF Wheel
ing Presbyterian, Fourth Street, North
Street, Zane Street, Chapline Street,
Island, Fulton, South Wheeling, Asbury
Chapel, The Tent and Triadelphia Meth
odist Episcopal, Baptist, English Evan
gelical Lutheran, Disciples, German
Lutheran, United Presbyterian, Centre
Wheeling German Methodist Episcopal,
German NJ E. Mission, Beech Glen
Union and Zion German Lutheran.
A temporary organization was eff
fected by the election Of Rev. S. b.
Barnitz President and WIN. Fl. Oxtoby
Secretary.
IAN hail The power OF Jesus name"
was sung.
The first half hour was spent i'll deyo-
tional exercises, conducted by Rev Alex
Martin, d. D., of Fourth street nj. e
Church
An address of welcome was delivered
by Rev. D. w. Fisher, of the First Piesby-
terian Church.
The Committee of Arrangements,
Messrs. E. ]. Stone, S G. Stevens, John
Harrison, Geo. w Stoner, L. l.. Higgins,
j. N. Vance and S. p. Wheeler were
constituted committee to report per-
manent officers for the Convention. The
committee retired, and after short
absence made the following report, which
was adopted
Permanent officers of the Convention
to consist of President and one Vice
PRESIDENT from each Sabbath School rep
resented, and four Secretaries.
President Thomas H. Logan.
Vice-P residents.-John Barton bet
wiler, English Lutheran Sabbath School,
Rev William Burkemeyer, German Luth-
erau Sabbath School, T. c. McAfee,
Protestant Episcopal Sabbath School,
John L. Wilson, Disciples Sabbath
School, William Ming Nicol, First Pres
byterian Sabbath School, J. Z. Orr Sec
ond Presbyterian Sabbath School,
Samuel OFT, Third Presbyterian Sabbath
School, Rev. j. A. Mcintyre, Fourth
Presbyterian Sabbath School, K. S. Hop
kins, Forks of Wheeling Presbyterian
Sabbath School, Rev. John a. Brown,
West Liberty Sabbath School, ). IL;
Williams, Fourth. Street Methodist
Episcopal Sabbath School, Rev. Steele,
Chapline Street Methodist Episcopal
Sabbath School, Rev. Gideon Martin,
North Street Methodist Episcopal Sab.
hath School, l.. NJ: Layton, Zane Street
Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School,
Rev. j. A Kibbe, Island Methodist Epis'
copal Sabbath School, Rev, Trainer,
Richietown Methodist Episcopal Sab
bath School, H. A. C.. Hartman, Centre
Wheeling German Methodist Episcopal
Sabbath School, John f. Sisson, Triadel
pbia Methodist Episcopal Sabbath
School, Powell Wharton, Tent Methodist
Episcopal Sabbath School, William
Frazier, Beech Glen Presbyterian Sab
bath School, j. N. Vance, United Pres
byterian Sabbath School, j. w Rowley,
First Baptist Sabbath School.
Secretaries.-William II. Oxtoby, +.
J. Stone, Christian Sche rpf, and b.
NJ. List.
Treasurer c. Hervey.
Mr.. X. S. Hopkins, of tho Elm Grove
Presbyterian and Mr. VIM. L. Wilson,
of the North Street Methodist Sabbath
School, were appointed committee to
conduct the President the chair.
Upon taking the chair, Dr. Logan
thanked the members of the Convention
aud other friends of tho Sabbath School
cause for the honor conferred upon him
IN being selected to preside over the
Convention After invoking the bless
ing of God and the prayers of the men,
beers of the Convention upon their de
alterations, Mr.. Logan took his seat as
President of the Convention.
The committee of Arrangements 70
ported the following named gentlemen
to constitute Business committee, viz
Rev. S. B. Barnitz, VIM. B. Simpson aud
Rev. +. Ball.
The official reports from some twenty
Sabbath Schools were read by the Secre-
tary.
The reports as read foot up totals rs
follows for the county:
Number of Schools ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
Number of Officers li3
Teachers-Male. 1879
Female. ....-... 213
Number of Scholars-Male ............. ISL
Female 24l4
Volumes inl Library. 1905
Sunday School publications
distributed monthly. 1900
Amount of funds contributed for benev
Olent objects 81 23l 10
Amount OF funds for local expenses. 2s77 %
NumOer oil additions to the Church from
the sunday School during the year.. 27S
On motion of Mr.: ]. C.. Heryey, all