The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-09

audience room Of the church.
On motion OF Bro. Hubbard commit.
tee Of five laymen DO appointed to make
ARRANGEMENTS for said joint session, which
was carried and the following committee
apDointed: Bros. Hubbard, McClaskey
Stone. workman Of Boone, and DAVIDSON.
On motion Of Bro. Stone the Conference
proceeded 10 the election Of two lay del.
egates TO represent this body ID the Gen.
cral Conference at Brooklyn, N. w. A
motion to elect by ballot, without n0mi,
mating candidates, was carried, and the
President nominated Bros. BoatmaI and
Crane as tellcrs To- receive the ballots oil
the delegates. = a ag52 Dee -a
. Bro. Workman inquired the number Of
votes necessary TO constitute an election.
The President replied that q majority oil
all the votes cast would be necessary,
which was decided 70 be 90. i.
A general discussion arose as 10 wheth.
or Hon. W. 7. Wiley would serve II
elected, and O large number Of delegates
stated that they were sure he would IL
elected, and they hoped he would receive
the Endorsement Of this Conference.
On the first ballot the result was as fol-
lows: Hon, O. d. Hubbard, AZ; Hon. W.
T. Wiley, Al; Dr. T. II. Logan, o; G. W.
Atkinson, 8; N. Gofl. er., d; lion. U. +.
Scott, 4; Hon. SAINT Woods, /, and Hon.
j. G. McGrew, ]. Ahlliili&h-1I I'll
The President announced that Bros.
Hubbard and Wiley having each received
q greater number than 80 votes were
duly elected as Delegates TO the General
Conference. Their election on motion
WIS made unanimous. a E.9a ~
On motion the Conference then pro.
ceedcl TO the election OF two alternate
Delegates.
The first ballot resulted as follows DR..
Logan 80, GOT 81, Atkinson 10, Scott IS,
Wade 0, Crane Z, Woods 8, Stone 2, Nc.
Grew !, Bailey l, Conway /. 1EE
The Vice President announced that DR..
T. II. Logan having received sufficient
number OF votes was therefore duly elect.
ed Senior alternate Delegate to the Gene.
raj Conference. s1:gt.1I1G 81 s.-.l r7nr.s a
The second ballot Tor the remaining al.
ternatc delegate was as follows: Golf 33,
Atkinson il, Scott 5, Stone 9, Wade 2,
Woods |. Whereupon the President de.
clared Bro. Golf duly elected; and, on
motion Of G. W. Atkinson, tho election
Of Bros. Logan and Golf was declared
unanimous. s.1,-.-s.-- .....
Bro. Hubbard, In very touching little
speech, returned many thanks for the en-.
dorscment he had received by the Con.
ference In electing him to the responsible
position Of q General Conference Dele.
gate. sS'i- la1'7.
The committee appointed to confer
with the Ministerial Committee in regard
10 union OF both bodies Of the Confer
ence, reported that it was agreed TO meet
in joint session In the audience room Of
the Fourth street church at 3 o'clock PM.
Adjourned until 8 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION. .
The Lay Delegate Conference met in
the session room Of the Church pursuant
TO adjournment,
While we were in waiting for tho call
from the annual Conference 10 assemble
in joint session, the following resolution,
after q general discussion, was adopted
ReSOlUed, That we as q Conference are
opposed to any material change in the
Episcopacy in our church.
The Committee of Ministers was an.
nounced, and upon motion We adjourned
to the audience room OF the Church;
when the 7l0th hymn was read by the
Rev, Bishop Simpson, and was heartily
sung by all present. Aftcr which prayer
was offered by Rev. G. Martin, DID,, on
the part of the ministers and by E. j.
Stone on the part of the laymen.a A
thrilling address was delivered by Rev.
Moses Tichncll, extending welcome to
the laymen in their new position in tho
Conference. A report of the speech will
appear in the proceedings Of The Annual
Conference.
DR. Logan on the part Of the laymen
delivered the following address:
Dearly Beloved Bishop and Brethren of the
Ministry Of lie West Va. Conference
1t is with no ordinary emotion that we
enter upon the exercises Of this occasion.
We are about to consummate one OF the
most important movements which our
Church has made in its American history.
No human mind probably can fully com.
rrehend the important results which will
follow 1t. Under the influence ofthe SOL
emn feelings inspired by this occasion, we
come praying that this hour, and the
movement which it represents, may be
sanctifled to the great good Of the Church
and to the promotion OF its important en-
terprises.. ..s a E
AS members of the first Electoral Con-
ference Of Laymen Of West Virginia, We
acknowledge with grateful hearts the
kind greetings and the cordial reception
which we have received from our minis.
terial brethren,
We are glad that we come to you not
seeking to take from you any OF the pre-.
negatives or privileges which have hither-
TO been so Justly accorded you, and which
it may be said, have been purchased by
the tolls and sacrifices Of the hundred
years OF American Methodism.
We would not detract in the least
IRON the honor and glory which have
crowned theheroic history of the church's
achievements, accomplished by tho self.
sacrificing labors OF the Fathers,-labors
which, in a large degree, arc still your
heritage. n .t.r
We come rather to rejoice with you in
the wonderful power Of the gospel, as
preached by the fathers and yourselves,
and illustrated in Its widely extending
conquests; conqucsts made possible, only,
as we believe, by the peculiar organiza.
ton, which In the Providence of God, our
fathers hopefully placed in your faithful
hearts and hands.
That organization VIC feel was admira.
bly, adapted TO the times upon which II
was cast. No word Of reproach or com.
plant do we suggest In the reaiew Of its
wonderful success.
But we recognize the fact that the times
have changed. The church has recogniz.
ed the same fact; and after long discus.
sion and mature deliberation it wise.
ly adApts itself to the changed cir.
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