The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-21
WESTERN VIRGINIA
Conference of the VI. T.. Church.
South.

| PHILIPPI, w. Va, Sept. IL, 1874.
I Editors of the Register.
Immediately after the close Of the
morning prayer meeting the third day
session of the twenty-tirst annual session
! of the Western Virginia Conference OF
the VI. +. Church, South was opened
with religious services by Rev. :. Il.
/ Wright. p. f. of the Huntington Dis
trict.
After the reading and approval oftne
journal of the previous meeting com
mittce of five. consisting ofthc Presiding
Elders ofthe Conference, was appointed
to nominate for the election Of Commit
/ tees of Examination. for the four years
! next ensuing.
/ Bishop Doggett then resumed tn" con-
/ Sideration Of the twentieth question:
Are ali the preachers blamelcSS in their
/ life and official administration?
The names of the elders not previously
| called thcreupon came up for passage
Save one. whose case was postponed, the
/ characters of all We're passed and pro
nounccd good.
In response to the twentieth question::
Who are supcrrannuated? " the name
! of Rev. j. \. West was called. Being
! absent, he WAS represented by the
Presiding Elder, ). Il. Naught, who
after speaking Of lii attliction, in
duced by his being thrown from
II runaway buggy, moved that his con-
nection be continued. Whcrcupon it
Wa done.
Tho first ouos,;o, ,.o, ,L.D c,lIoJ
who are admitted on trial." In reply
to which, there were presented and adj
mitted on trial into the travelling con-
nection. Charles l.. Hanlon, who was
said to be aged %, of good health and
habits. single, and better educated than
the average candidates for admittancc;
VIM. &. Leach, aged 80, of prrcarious
health, married, and with twelve or iif-
teen years cNoeriencc in the ministry;
John W. Taylor, aged %, married, OF
good health, and education.
In reply to the second question, "Who
remain o. trial. o. W. Cook,
whose examination was approved
BY the Committee, was passed and con-
tinucd on trial. James W. Umstead,
whose examination was conditionally
approved, WAS passed and at his own
request discontinued. VI. w. Trippctt,
examination conditionally approved, was
passed and continued.
Bishop Toggett during the session
made the following decisions: lst, No
Presiding Elder has right to release
any preacher from his work, though h"
NAV allow him to be transferred to an
other circuit. ID. Stewards have no
right to interfere with the appointments
Of the Bishop, by refusing to receive the
preacher sent. They must provide for
him the best way they can.
The Secretary, Rev. VIM. Gamer Mil
Ter. announced that he WAS provided
with. and would furnish free return tick
ct, to all the ministers travelling on the
b. * OR. r., who had full fare coming
out.
II WAS announced that there would
be preaching to-day at o'clock by Key.
+. Golden, and at : o'clock, =. NJ, by
Rev. Polk. of Kentucky.
DR.. Richard Abbey Of Nashville, Tenn.
preached last night to "A crowded house.
Text. Lord what will thou have me to
dn2" Hcsitancv suggests ~iI"nr" in one
80 unable as your correspondent I" make
inst report of SO good sermon, but
that YOUR readers may not he wholly
deprived of the truths uttered hy pr.
Abbey. a brief summary Is here attempt
,d The sermon was characterized 10y
force. tcrseness and simplicity. All great
.uolinu, are simple. The address was
made principally to the young with the
,.NprcSrd design of enforcing upon their
mint, the oI0cs and ,rdy Of beginning n
Christian life" He said in tho progress
Of the sermon. Conversion Is something
the Almighty docs with divine hand;
4, j. ALWAYS the same though It's results
arr &, diversified rs the disposition, vi
mankind are various. nc ru!ihE
sentiment of. most men Is W Il:''
q" want, and how can OBTAIN
IT. Before the Christian III" can TIC
commenced the sentiment of man heart
must be- - ord, what wilt Thou have me
rodo'" Religion out ofthe church Is I'm
npo->ihility, because 1t is rontraut L. l.
lii religion without religion, Tor rcIiSloI'
and tn" church are one ana the S''''i'
thing. The first thing IL teach man !
e. ,2.t,. hr ch,,rch. That is the pInc" to
begin. He who will not enter the church
declares by that act his unwilhnSn'>S =, to
submit his will to the will OF ""u.
. begin with men must enter the rhMrch
Not by lame only. but in person. lneN
/ Themselves must enter. DIR. Abbey then
g., "rn, "u to peak of conversion. y" man
u"rt trouble himself on that score. Let
INN ao his duty. Let him d" r'SH'
m I'll. things, and God VIII prov zoe .,
i"r his conversion. BE 'H"hh'N !.
i"r 'h"rrUmhS and God will give the lo"'
on h1i You say Won can't be Christian
why can't You? Men do thing, ever!
DAY they cant do Suppose You nave MI i.
0 "'"'i'uany" If assistance, can you u" -
0 then Why the Almighty has IIcuS'J
ms E"rariiy I" assist YOU abundantlE' I az!
0 rs ms RESOURCE, are incxhaustiblc ana ms
truthi1Inr, m>hakablc and lnDhn'
, lie cannot '"il You. To begin properly
D and well, simply do rel. That al
0 Go straight on and God will do His par
. "t tn" work. Invest the whole ot you,
d r"Sourcc--y"u have somc-and tr'>
0 0hriSt for the rest and it will be gwen
= BE q man! b. womanl Walk cree
and live for something.
! After the doyologv, and bcncdiction
by the Bishop Conference adjourned un
, I'll o'clock to-morrow morning.
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