Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-02-27
Reported for the Chronicle.
RarnesyiiIe District. Conference


at II o'clock A. NJ, and was called to
order by RcS. s. Burt, Presiding Elder
of the District. Rev. ]. 1. Wilson was
chosen Secretsry. The following COM
mittees were appointed:
Temporal Affairs.-Revs. s. Price,
S. Wharton, II. M. Close, H. Fauple,
S. Hoffer, ]. Elliot, DIR. Kirk, NJ. Kirk,
DR.. Strickler.
Spiritual Affairs.-Revs. T. NJ. Hud-
son, E. D. Ho'tz, s. Wharton.
Benevolence.-Revs J. S. Lennon,
w. T. Koontz, DR.. Grafton.
Examination of Local Deacons.-
Revs. s. Price, J. Stephens, j. S. Lem.
mon.
Examination of Candidates for Ad'
mission into Annual CUnference.-Revs
S. Burt, w. F. Lauck, ]. A. Wright.
Missionary and Church Extension
Revs. W. F. Smith, J. I. Wilson, W.
Hambledon.
Sunday Schools.-Revs. B. F. Beaz
ellie, III. H. Pershing, ]. 81. Rogers
keenan, and Thomas.
Books and Periodicals.-Revs. c. j
Feitt, J. r. Cooper, J. Shaw.
Mutual Insurance Society.-Revs
J. Stephens, C. J. Feitt, B. T. Beazelle
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Rev. s. Burt, presiding.
The following Local Preachers and
Rxhortors were passed and license re-
newed:
Local Preachers.-S. Price, T. III
Barnes, E. Rogers, H. Fauple, H
Highleyman, w. Dowdle, H. Ship
man, S. Wharton, Jesse Patterson, Joe
Patterson, J. Braze, J. Perkins, d. f
Howell, II. NJ. Close, E. Snyder, S
Starr, C. B. Henthorn, S.Davis, ]. Hoff
man, J. Mexican, II. Cash, DR.. Arm
strong, j. Gadd, Wilson Martins.
Exhorters.-M. Sanders, J. D. Carter
G. Beckett, NJ. Morton, ]. S. Close, A
Taylor, M. G. Major, J. Jeffers, R. Nc
Kendree, G. Walters, S. Grizzel, ]
Davis, ST., J. Davis, jr., w. HANDLED
on, J. Craig, E. Craig, J. D. Clethers
]. Schoonover, J. OFT, w. I. Hunter
L. Evans, H. Meek, s. HOLSTER, A
Bright.
D. o. Waters was licensed to preach
III. Faupel and ]. Scott were recon-
mended to the Annual Conference f0l
Deacon's orders. A. II. Robb, w. 7
Koontz and M. G. Pierson, were re
commended for admission into thu
Annual Conference.
Tuesday Evening.-Sermon by Rev
T. M. Hudson, cor. 3:6. 81 have
planted, ,,,ApolIos watered, but God gave
the increase" The heads Of the dis
course were: 1. God employs human
instrumentality in saving sinners. 2
The men employed in this work have
various talents and offices to perform
I 8. When good is done and souls art
converted it is God who accOmplishe.
it. He said '"The promise is not tt
those, who are successful, but to those
who do their duty" All revivals are
from God. There is more humanity
than Divinity in some revivals. &c
to the throne of God for help. He has
preached for fifty-two years and would
be willing to preach another half CEN
tury.
Rev. J. R. Cooper read an essay on
the Library and its Distribution" He
advocates the introduction of the best
quality Of books into our Sunday school
and speaks decidedly against those
trashy books which sometimes find
their way into our schools.
I WEDNESDAY MORNING.
It was resolved to buy or build Dis
trict Parsonage for the Presiding Elder
at GAINESVILLE at a cost of $500,
GAINESVILLE Offering 81 900. DIR. J. T.
Mackall, Eli Moore and John McCOllin
were appointed Local Building COM
mittee and the Presiding Elder and
District Stewards were appointed to
solicit aid from each charge. The Mis-
sionary committee reported that they
recommended Sunday School Mission
ary Societies In all our schools, and also
recommend an average contribution of
fifty cents per member. The Church
Extension Committee reportedthat they
recommend that enterprise to the in
creased benevolence of the church,
The committee on Books and Periodi-
calls recommend the circulation of
Methodist books and periodicals among
our people and that each of our families
ought to be supplied with our church
papers. The committee on Spiritual
Affairs reported that there lad been
revival influence in many of our
charges and numbers had been con-
verted. They also recommended
stricter attendance upon all the means
of grace among our members The
committee on Benevolence reported
5,194 members paying for Preachers
salary, 1863 or $2 6S per member
Average salary, 1913 46. For all be-
nevolent purposes 1880 80 or 3s cts.
per member. For Missions s1,O03 20
or 10 cents per member. For superan-
yates $641 45 or II cents per member.
The District paid less to her Presiding
Elder, less to her preachers, less Mis-
sionary money, less church extension
and less tract money than any other.
1t recommended larger benevolence.-
The committee on Sunday schools re-
nnrted that in the District there were