The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-20
NJ. E. PREACHERS AssOCIA-
TIOM.

ing Of the n. L. Preachers AsSoC la'lOh
held in Moundsville several months ago,
that body convened at the Island NJ E.
church Yesterday afternoon at 81 o'clock.
The chair was occupied by Rev. DR.. G.
Martin President. Rev. NJ. Dover read
the LIST and CXXXIIIrd Psalms as the
scripture lessons, when the 7O4th hymn.
commencing with
"Jesus united by thy grace
And each 70 each endeared,"
was sung. Prayer was offered by Rev, j..
G. Reiber, of Chapline street German NJ.
Z. Church.
The roll was called and the following
members responded; ReVs, Martin, JOr.
dan, Dowler, Ryan, Ball, Cool, Hall,
Hughes, Mccartney, Gilbreath and
Davis.
Rev, S. w. Davis was elected Secretary.
Before. entering upon the programme OF
exercises for the meeting 1t was agreed
that at the close Of each sermon, essay or
exposition, the members should be at
liberty to make, criticisms, after which
opportunity whnuld be given the person
criticised to reply
The following was the programme Tor
the afternoon session:
Sermon, (Relation Of the Church to
moral relorms,) G. Martin; Essay, (Sun-
day School Literature,) l., II. Jordan (;
Exposition, I'D Peter, I'D, l3thl j. g.
Reiber; Essay, (Seli Denial)J . A, II. Will
son; Essay, UtinerancyJ .. II. Conway;
Exposition, Heb. 18th, Both, 4Olh9 g.
w. PaTOtt
Rev. DR.. Martin read a sermon on the
subject stated in the programme, which
was followed with an essay on Sabbath
School Literature" by Rev. L. II, Jordan
Both the sermon and essay were credita'
BILE productions and were very high
ly complimented rather than criticised.
An invitation to take ten tomorrow
(this) evening at 81 o'clock at the Female
College, was presented by DR.. Westwood
on behalf OF President Morton, and &c.
cepted by the Association,
Rev. J. q. Reiber read an exposition OF
3 Peter, 8; 10, which was evidently the
result of much thought, and WIS well re.
ceived. ....
The other members OF the Association
on the afternoons programme OI exer.
cises were not present.
Rev, Dabney Ball, of NJ, T. church
South was introduced.
On motion the request of Rev. DIR.
Westwood that the reading of the essay
announced for him this evening he post
poned until tomorrow to-day was
granted. He will therefore occupy the
time In to.day's exercises allotted TO Revs'
Stewart and Feather who are absent.
Rcvs. Ball and Cool who are to read
essays tomorrow today were requested
to do 80 ut this evenings session.
On motion the Association adjourned
until u o'clock
EVENING SESSION. ~
The Association rc.assembled at n
o'clock. The choirOf the church, led by
Mr., G. II. Collier, rendered that excellent
voluntary, "The field is the world" with
fine effect. At It's conclusion, Rev. A.
Hall announced the 237th hymn, which
was sung, the whole congregation uniting.
Rev. Dabney Ball offered the opening
prayer
The minutes Of the former meeting
were read and approved.
III accordance with tue arrangement
made just before the close of the after.
noon session, ltevs. +. Ball and D. Cool
read essays on "Thc duty Of the Metho.
dist Church In maintaining high stan.
darl Of moral purity" and Education"
respectively. Both were productions OF
decided ability, and their reading com.
manded the close attention Of the large
congregation.
Rev. 7. II. Trainer who was To have
delivered an address on sabbath desc.
Grafton, and tho way to prevent IT," was
not present.
After abe usual;closing services the AS.
ISOLATION adjourned until 0 o'clock this
morning.
The following Is to days programme
o.. M.-Essay, (The Model Pastor) A.
J. LYDIA; Exposition, John 1. l.3) G. W.
McClelland; Essay, (WOman's sphere IN
the Christian Churcll) II. 9. WeslwOOd,
D. d.; Essay, Use Of TobaccoJ NJ Dow.
Ter.
DISCUSSION Shall we advocate Unity
of Church Organization /? Affirm, T. W.
Ryan; Deny, W. II. Morton, A. NJ.
3 1.2 P. M.-Essay, Church FestivalS,)
r. Northcran; Essay, Future Retribu.
tion) j. p. Farmer Essay, Early Piety,)
D. s. Benedum; Essay, Power Of the
P ilpit,) w. +. Cannon.
Z 1.9 p. M.-Essay, (Ntoral influence Of
the Press) A. Hall; Sermon, ADMINISTRATION
ofAngels) W. Brown. |
The exercises yesterday were very in.
terestlng, and promise to be equally so
to-day A cordial invitation to be present
Is extended to the public.