The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-09

meeting of the Young Mems Christian
Association, was held at their rooms,
last evening. The attendance was fair,
and after the usual devotional exercl-
ses, the minutes OF the last meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. McKelvey, from the Committee
on Devotional Meetings and Lectures,
read a circular received from the inter-
national lecture bureau, in which it
was stated that the bureau had secured
the services OF John B. Cough for the
lecture season of 1s69-7O, and that APP.
plications for lectures by him should
May next.
A member remarked that Mr.. Cough
had disclaimed having made any such
arrangement, and that he was not
pledged to any association.
Mr.. Hervey made the motion that
the lecture committee address note
to the lecture bureau, asking an ex-
PLANTATION OF the discrepancy, and after
being amended that the committee be
instructed to secure lecture from Mr..
Cough, cit her through the bureau or
by application to the lecturer himself,
the motion WIS carried.
The Committee on Devotional Meet
ings and Lectures submitted report of
their operations during the past year,
through its chairman, Mr.. McKelvey,
which was received and ordered to be
placed on file.
The retiring president, Mr.. Daven-
port, read his annual report, detailing
what the association had done during
the past year, and making suggestions
for the future. The increase OF enrolled
members during the year just closed
was twenty one, and the hope express
ed that the association would yot be
more successful in the object of its or
ganization.
1t was ordered that the report be re-
ceived and placed on file. and that the
city papers be requested to publish it.
Mr.. Henry Jones was elected a men,
bsr ofthe association.
An additional section to the constitu-
! lion, providing for an executive board
to prepare business for the meetings,
which had been presented at the last
meeting, came up for consideration,a and
after some time spent i'll its discussion,
on motion OF Mr.. Dodge, was laid over
until the next meeting.
y committee from the Ministerial AS
ISOLATION of the city was received, and
reported that the ministers would glad
ly and heartily cooperate in the effort
to awaken deeper interest in the Soci-
ety's objects.
The subject of having sermons
preached for the special benefit of young
men, both on Sabbath and week day
evenings, was fully discussed, and the
conclusion finally reached to try tho
experiment of having a series of ser
mons delivered on some evening in the
week, as experience had proved that
Sunday evening services OF that char
acter had proved detrimental to the in
terests of the Churches.
Mr.. Simpson, President elect, took
the chair at this stage of the proceed
ings and made his Acknowledgements
for the honor conferred on him. He
announced the following Standing
Committees for the ensuing year:
ESSAYS AND REVIEWS.
MessrS. b. Davenport, D. r. Wolfe
and G.. w. Stoner.
CHURCH INVITATION.
PreSbvtcriGn-W. II. Irwin.
Franklin Coen.
EpLScOpuL-G. X. TingIe.
BaptiSt-I. C. futile.
| Eng. L1ttherGm-Geo. T. thinner.
| Ger. LtttherGn-F. Schwertfeger.
United PrcSGytcrinm-M. W. Miller.
Ger. MethodiSt-JohnD d. Piehler.
DiScipleS-C. Mendel.
DEVOTIONAL MEETINGS AND LECTURES.
Messrs. J. G. Hervey, A. Il. Nickel
vey and w. T. Singleton.
PRISONS, STREET PREACHING AND RE-
LIEF.
Messrs. Joseph Willets, Samuel Jep-
son and a. G. Wincher.
EMPLOYMENT AND BOARDING HOUSES.
Messrs. L. II. Joy, Alex. Bone, ST.,
Jos. II. Connolly.
FINANCE AND PRINTING.
Messrs. D. r. Wolfe, 3. Davenport
and J. j. Jones.
ROOMS AND LIBRARY.
Messrs. G. w. Stoner, Robt. Nesbitt
and w. II. Irwin.
After singing the doxology, the ben
ediction was pronounced by Rev. Mr..
Currie, and the company separated,
after having spent an hour or two in Il
pleasant, profitable and harmonious
manner.
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.-The ap-