The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-11
THEWEsTvA. CONFERENCES OF
THE u. E. CHURCH.
FOuRTH DAY.
81 WHEELING. March o. 1879.

ROOhAh DAIs
sirl 81 WHRKLNG, March 0, 1879.
Conference re.assembled at 0 o'clock
and was opened with religious services
conducted by Rev. A. Hall. VT Z
Theminutes Of yesterdays session werI
read and approved.
Election OFFICIAL preachers TO dcacons
orders was next In order, and the severa
districts called. The credentials Of Georgl
Franklin were presented also Of VIM
n. Edgell, r. Wilson, j. A. Lancaster o
the Wheeling District; Adam Gregory
and - Ryan, Of Charleston District
EThe ordination Of Joseph @. Sidebot
tom was recognized on condition that hi
take upon himself the VOWS prescribed
In the discipline. n' 20 I'a.'H .I. 1ai
DR.. Rust, Secretary Of tho Freedman'l
Aid Society, Rev. II. D. Rice, ofthe Ken
lucky Conference, and ProL. Woods, o
the State University, were introduced
REV. Geo. Crosfeld was introduced, I,
the Conference on Friday, but was no
reported In our abstract OF the proceed
ings Of that day)'m % ASIA %
Rev. LYDIA offered q resolution In rela
tion to electing local preachers 10 dea
cons orders who have not pursued tn
prescribed preliminary course Of study.
Report Of the Committee on tho OBJ
seEyanCo Of the Sabbath, was read.
Report OF the Conference Stewards wa
read and adopted.
Rev. Mullenix was instructed 10 place
o bequest which came into his hands, or
interest, taking therefor real estate securl
ty, for the benefit of ssuperannuatet
preachers. n Sif3sS ia w GO p
The Committee on Tract Cause report
ed, and the report was adopted. gI
The Committee was instructed TO pay
the funds collected to Dr.. Walden. i !
The report OF the Auditing Committee
was read. y,r D..
DR.. Walden, Of the Western Book Con
Germ, addressed the Conference in Its in
terest. rhi''~iR'A d" ''"'',
Revs. Ball, Hindman and Waymar
were appointed a committee Of inquiry int
the case Of Reys. Wood and Mich.
The two who received the highest vote
on the first ballot for delegates to the
General Conference were declared elected
alternates;-but there being tie between
two OF the brethren, the vote by which
the motion was adopted was reconsidered
and the Conference proceeded TO ballot
for alternate delegates. ....
Messrs. LYDIA, wallace and Bolton vert
appointed tellers. ~
It was voted that the two who should
receive the highest number on the first
ballot, should be declared elected. 80
The roll was called and the members
voted as their names were announced.
The tellers were permitted TO retire and
count the ballots. rl. .g.rr.f q
Report oil the Committee on the Freed
mems Aid Society was read and adopted
= DR.. Rust, Secretary Of said Society
addressed the Conference in It's interest
Bros. ISon and Dix were declared
elected Alternate delegates TO the General
Conference. 0sss a..a .Fr
DR.. Butler, one Of the Secretaries OF thu
American and Foreign Christian Union
addressed the Conference, giving com
prehensive but rapidly drawn sketch o
Protestant Missions in foreign lands. 9
The Committee on the Centenary
Fund, appointed atthe last session OF the
Conference to visit Pittsburgh and ascer
tain the condition of .the Centenary
Fund heretofore belonging jointlyby The
Pittsburgh and this Conference, submitted
their report, through Mr.. Clark, Its chair
man. The committee had not concluded
It's Investigations, and. was continued an
other year. - ~
A communication from the Sunday
School Union Of the NJ. Z. Church, in re
latiOni 10 the amounts annually sfep0rtet
collected and laid over during the scvcra
years, was read. A balance against Tit
Conference was shown by the accom-
panylng statement, which was raised by
u collection. ,,.s..,st..s $50
The Board Of Stewards proceeded L
distribute the funds placed in their hand!
for superannuated preachers, widows ant
orphans. ,,',,s n -st
Revs. Wood and Sidebottom, who's
previous ordination had been recognized
by the Conference on condition that they
take upon themselves the ordination VOW
prescribed by tho discipline, came for
ward and assumed the several obliga
tiOns.. ,,1 (. - ~. 55aGs5 a.soB -.
The Committee in tho case Of Revs
Woods and Mich reported in favor OF con
tinuing the former, and disseminating the
latter. II. i i5. fy97%'i
The report was adopted, ~
A circular from the Church Extension
society was presented and referred Il
the Committee on that subject.
The minutes Of the session were read
and the Conference adjourned with the
Doxology and Bcnediction.
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