Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-21
FOURTH DAY-MoRNING SESSION.

/ bOUhIi DA -1hOhSNlNJ sESSlON.
| The devotional exercises were
| conducted by j w Grimm. The
| minutes of Saturday were read and
! Improved. The printed proceed
ings of Saturday omitted to say
that p w Weller was received into
the itinerancy.
| G j b Brane, G w Brown, j
| Negley and G Harmon were
passed on to second years course of
reading.
| The committee on education re-
ported.
Pending the adoption of the re
port, addresses were made by A
M Evers, j w Holt, Pres. l. Ham
mond, r. Light and G w Station
on the item relating to Lebanon
| Valley College. Conference BUSH
ness was suspended at 1925
a. NJ, to give place to the confer.
ence sermon and ordination
services.
The Bishop did not announce a
text, but spoke in general from
Timothy, 3 chapter. He made
the following practical points,
bearing on the duties of ministers.
/. Aim to be able ministers of
the New Testament. BY making
everything bend to the work of the
ministry. BY availing themselves
of every help, especially the study
of the holy scriptures. Denying
| themselves of everything that
would be a hinderance.
2. The minister must be active,
not drone.
3. He must be clean in his per-
son, in his habits, in his speech,
and in his heart.
4. He must avoid apologies for
they are generally falsehoods.
5. He must avoid long introduce
tons and long sermons. Mem
bers should pray while the preach
err breaches, but they should never
be under the necessity of praying
for them to get done.
6. Avoid all extras; feigning
to be learned.
7. Avoid airs OF assumed sanctity
and piety. We are not to be rec
ognized as preachers by our
clothes and clerical appearances /;
bat by a full proof Of our work.
s. Take care Of your delivery.
Too much sound for theamount of
sense makes congregations sleepy.
8. Avoid repetition saying II
repeat it," when nothing had been
said worthy of being repealed.
10. Church government.
IL. See that every congregation
| works See that every member
works, small and great. male and
female; keep every one at his
post.
u. Aim at success and expect
! it.
The sermon closed with a SOL
emn charge to the candidates for
elders orders, who were then SOL
EMMY ordained by the laying on
of hands by Bishop ID Edwards,
assisted by Father j Erb, of Penn.
Conference, and j Renbush, j
B Funk, VIM. BURNER and G II
Snap were ordained.
The preachers then gave the
right hand of christian fellowship
to the newly ordained elders with
deep feelings and solemnity.
Conference then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Devotion was conducted by
G b Hammack.
The several items of the report
on education were discussed and
adopted, except the last item,
which was laid over for further
consideration.
The committee on publishing
interests reported, and report was
adopted.
Pending it's adoption, remarks
were made by G b Hammock and
Father Erb.
Committee on Temperance re-
ported.
Pending the adoption of the
temperance report remarks were
made by j Reubush, DIR. Beall, j
l. Grimm, DR.. Il S McNill, j Erb,
and Prof. w o Tobey.
Committee on Centennial re-
ported, and report was adopted
with remarks by j w Holt.
III A Bovey was elected as
trustee for the Hoover fund in the
place of j. w. Holt, resigned.
Missionary Treasurer's report
was adopted.
Benevolent fund report was
adopted.
G w Station was elected Mis-
sionary secretary and treasurer.
G. w. Howe was elected treas
urer of benevolent fund society
On motion G. w Howe was
allowed $50, to be paid out of
Preachers Aid Society.