The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-17

per OF labor forbidden by the law of
God, whether it pertains to the opening
Of stores for business, or the running Of
railway trains carrying freight through
the State, or any other evil properly q
matter Of Legislation.
3 Every effort should be put forth
by the church to stop the practices OF
fishing, hunting, pleasure seeking, DC,
which are believed to be common on
the Sabbath in many places.
4. That as ministers we should
publicly enforce in our fields OF labor
the importance OF keeping the Sabbath
day holy.
Resolutions on Temperance.
WHEREAS, We are assured by Scrip
ture, history, and experience that the
use OF arden pirits, as a beverage Is
destructive VI human happiness; and
the liquor traffic generally productive
oil unto d misery aud evil; aud
WHEREAS, Actual statistics fully sus-
tain the above declaration, inasnuch as
there is in the United States annually
spent for liquor by wholesale, the sum
OF 81 ,4S7, 100000. which is retailed to
5 6000D0 drinkers for the sum Of
81 575, 100000 II is estimated that
there are 100000 more persons eugsg-
ed in the liqnor business than in
preaching the gospel and teaching
school. From its effects, annually,
there are 100 900 cent to prison, $50, 900
to druukaro's graves, and 200 0OO chill
dren are reduced to absolute want; aud
WHEREAS, All former efforts and
temperance organizations have been
only partially successful. but have
paved the way for the great spiritual
crusade against the Demon OF 1ntem"
pe1ance now sweeping over our nation;
therefore he it
Resolved, lst. That we re-affirm as
empbatically as ever our devotion to
the good cause OF temperance. beilev-
ing it to be the cause OF God and
humanity,
%. That this new mOveme nt, so late
ly but gIoriously developed, and now
spreading all over our land, called the
"Womans Crusade against Whisky"
has in it the true elements OF success,
viz: Christian people thoroughly
aroused, lifting !ervent prayer to God.
AID depending upon His guidance and
grace to assist them.
81. That we are in perfect harmony
and heartily sympathize with this hero
ic work OF the ladies OF our nation; and
az Metbodiste, rs Christians, as Minis
tiers OF the gospel OF Christ, we hereby
pledge ourselves unreserI eddy to stand
by the noble workers in this battle for
God and the right, until every grog-
chop in our little Mountain State is
closed, and we can truly say, Mount
aioeers are Always Free"
Tract Commihee-The Committee on
the Tract Cause reported the whole
amount contributed by the conference
i Tor the year just closed to be sl38 SO,
an advance over last year Of S43.72.
On Claims and Periodicals. The
Committee on Claims OF the Book Con-
Germ and Periodicals presented the fol-
loving report
We are happy to report that no un-
settled claim was reported against any
member OF Our Conference.
The financial exhibits Of the New
York and Western Book Concerns, go
lar as We are capable ofjudging, ap-
pears to show a prosperous condition.
The exhibit OF the Pittsburgh Chris
tan advocate was slso before us. The
circulation OF the advocate is not so
large as it was last year. We are in~
formed, however, that the subscription
list is increasing and promises to
reach the maximum OF last year. The
committee would earnestly recommend
renewed efforts on the part OF the
preachers TO increase the subscription
list OF our Conference paper, so well
deserving our hearty support and CO.
operation.
On TJ0ce0-The report on the use OF
tobacco was resd, and is as follows:
WHEREAS, The use o. tobacco is, to
cay the least, useless habit, aud con-
trary 10 the dignity aud purity Of the
ministerial character; therefore
Resolved That we, the members Of
the West Virginia Conference, will con-
sts9tly endeaYor 10 curtail its use both
by our precept and example.
Res0iped, That we reatfirm the reso-
lutous already upon record relating to
this subject.
As predicted in my last, although
the hour Of II NJ, to-day, was generally
accepted as the hour of adjournment,
sine die, the amount OF business to be
transacted necessitated longer seesion.
| think the adjournment will occur to-
day,
BY way OF special note, l will cay
that Rev. NJ. P Gsddis, Sr, preached
in the N. E church, on Sabbath evens
ing, using the following text: THE
prophet that hath dream let him tell
dream; and he that hath my word
let him speak nv word faithfully. What
is the cAsff 10 the wheat, saith the
Lord."-Jeremiah xii, 90. The GERS
mon is highly spoken Of, and no doubt
was an extra effort.
The temperance meeting held at the
Methodiet church, Fairmont, last Sat-
urdsy afternoon, was one oil the largest
gath erings ever held in the town, The
church was crowded, jammed, regularly
packed and the enthusiasm was ire
mendous.
An immense amount Of business has
been rushed through" to-day, among
other things the new tobacco resolu
tiop.' 6. Ii c.