The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-29
NJ. E. District conference.

MouNDsynLE, May 28th.
Editon ofthe IntellISeneer. l. .s
The second session oI the Wheeling
District Conference assembled in the NJ
e. Church in this place at Q o'clock thil
afternoon. Tho opening religious exer
cises were conducted BY Rev. D. Il. K
Dix, Of tho Marshall Circuit. .,i
The Presiding Elder, Rev. F. B1lI
being absent on account Of illness, the
Secretary called tho roll OF members
when the Conference proceeded accord.
Ing to disciplinary regulation to elect Q
President by ballot.
DR.. G. Martin, Of the Island Church,
having received q majority Of the votes
cast, was declared duly elected President
Of tho Conference. Prot W. 81. Morton
was reelected Secretary, and Rev. T. N.
Hartley, of West Liberty, Assistant Sec
retary.
The following members responded to
the roll call:
G. Martin, A. J. LYDIA, T. B. hughes,
T. NJ. Hartley, W. @. Wilson, D. q. K
Dix, n. A. W. Young, L. King, l.. H.
Jordan and W. 81. Morton, OF the regular
ministry, to which in the course Of the
session were added. J. Wesley Webb, ].
Nick. Kelley, E O. Woodruff and L L
Stewart. Local Preachers, B. B. New.
man, Walter Evans and s. Jones. Dis.
triCt Stewards, James Reed, N. W. Shan.
non, L. ]. Bloyd, A. Tomlinson.
Other members reported before the
evening session until fair proportion Of
the members are in attendance. Still
there are too many absent, especially Of
the lay members, and It occurs to your
correspondent that alter what has been
said and done Tor the Lay Delegation in
the II. E. Church, the brethren ought 10
be better represented than they are in
this and similar church meetings.
y The regular order OF business was
taken up when the first paper, on the
subject Of "0ur Benevolent Collections" !"
was read by Dr.. G. Martin. This essay
was q profitable resume Of the different
benevolences in the NJ. e Church, their
character and claims, and It's reading led
to an interesting discussion Of the same
subjectin which Revs. w. 81. Morton, s.
q. Jordan, T. B. Hughes, DssH. Z. Dix
and others participated. Z
After some regular minute business and
a briet song service by the choir, the Con.
ference adjourned at4 o'clock.
EVENING MEETING.
In the evening the Conference assem-
bled with the congregation TO hear DR..
]. Mex, Kelley OF your city preach.
The subject announced in the pro-
gramme was "The Sacrament OF the
Lords Supper; It's nature and the import.
ance ot It's Observance" and the preacher
selected as the text Tor his discourse on
the subject, l Cor. II: 1926.
We have not time to give even an out
line Of this excellent discourse. Suffice II
to say that It was an able and exhaustive
discussion, Of this too much neglected
subject, that Il well sustained the Teputa.
tion Of the preacher as an eloquent divine
and pleased and profted the congrega-
tiona ,ff a
The programme for to.morrow's ses,
sion includes, in addition to the regular
minute business usual TO such assemblies
the following subjects "How shall we
retain the fruits ofour Revival" ,"by D. H
K. Dix" "The Library Of the Local Preach
err" byJ. Willets, and "Pulpit Plagisr.
isms,' by T. n. Hartley. Besides these pa
pers there will be reports from local
preachers Of the amount and kind Of labor
performed since the last session Of the
District Conference, and also reports from
the Sunday School Superintendents Of the
District. . tFIi. 7sGa
At 1:S0 p. N. the District Conference
will have their business meeting, and In
the evening there will be q ohildrens
meeting, which promises to be- an interest
Ing occasion.