The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-06
District Conference OF tho N. E.
Church.
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District Conference OF tho N. e
Church.
THIRD DAY.
The Conference assembled AMI wa
held in religious exercise by Rev. I. II
Trainer.
The minutes were real and after cor
rections, approved.
The name OF o. L. Odds was added t.
the list of Local Preachers passed ant
duly accredited.
The order of business was taken up
and the Committee TO examine candi'
dates for Local Deacons' orders re
ported that Revs. William Evans aut
Howson Riggs had passed satisfaction!
examinations, when on motion they
were recommended to the Annual Con
terence for Local Deacons' orders.
An address on ministerial Support
was then delivered by Hon. c. D. Hub
bard. The subject was treated in terse
and vigorous manner, and was well re-
eeived by the Conference. Remarks
on the same subject we're made by
Messra. Davenport, Stone, Newman anc
others.
The committee 10 examine Candidate
for Local Preachers licenses, reported
George Rne and Arthur Pierce as hav.
Jog passed satisfactory examinations
who were after due representation Ii
censed as Local Preachers.
On motion the Conference adjourned
The opening exercisis were conducted
by the Rev. VIM. G. Hobbs.
Reports OF Committees were called
for, when the Committee on Temporal
Economy reported. Their report wa'
received and adopted, and q copy Of tn {
same was requested Tor publication in
the Christian Adv0cat5
The Committee on Enforcement oil
Discipline, touching popular amuse'
ments, entertainments and exhibitions
made report which was approved.
A Committee on Rules o! Order and
Order oil Business for the next District
Conference was raised, consisting o.
Rev. J, r. Thompson, Dr.. T. H, Logan
and Rev. F. Ball.
The Committee on Sunday Schools
made a report as follows:
Your Committee on Sunday Schools
beg leave to report that they have not
had time to examine the few reports
that have been received from the
schools of the district. The imperfect
character OF the reports received, with
the fact that no reports have been re-
ceived from many schools, makes it, in
our judgment, inexpedient for US to at
tempt an estimate al the actual condi.
ton OF the schools in this district at the
present time. We are impressed, how
ever, with the conviction that we have
in the District Conference an organiza-
ton which may be used to greatly i'm
prove aud develope the interest in aud
the efficiency OF the Sabbath School
cause. What is wanted is full report
10 detail from such schools. This has
now been provided for in the resolution
offered yesterday by Rev. Lvda and
adopted by the Conference. We would
recommend, in order 10 more fully carry
out the object Of this resolution, that
previous to the meeting of the next
District Conference printed blanks shall
be furnished to each superintendent, 80
that the reports may be made complete
and uniform.
We would recommend also that at
each session OF the District Conference
some time should be devoted 10 practi-
cal illustration of the best methods Of
teaching, OF government and other SUBJ
jects affecting the interests OF Sunday
School work.
We conclude our report by recon-
uending the adoption OF the following
resolutions;
Resolved, That the Committee Of
Arrangement Tor the next District Con-
ference be requested to arrange for the
instruction OF the next session OF the
Conference, of practical illustration Of
the best methods Of conducting Sunday
schools.
RESOLVED, That the same Committee
be instructed to furnish printed blanks
for Sunday school reports to each SUI
perentendent in each district.
T. II. LOGAN. Chairman,
B. E. NEWMAN.
On motion Senator Wiley WAS iu-
vited to address the Conference, which
he did. choosing for his subject The
Local Preachers Work.
After the address the Conference
unanimously passed the following:
Resolved, That we have listened with
deep interest and profit to the able adj
dress by Senator Wiley on the Local
Preachers Work.
Resolved, That We hereby express our
sincere thanks to Senator Wiley for
his presence in and address to our Dis.
trict Conference.
The order Of business was resumed
aud Moundsville was selected az the
place for the next Semi>Aunual Ses-
sion oil the District Confidence.
On notion the bill against the Dis
trict Conference amounting $40 were
ordered paid.
The Committee appointed to assign
felds OF lsdor to the Local Preachers
reported 40 follows;
The Committee on the work OF local
preachers and exhorters wish to report
that they have lsbored under no small
difficulty in arranging the work assign
I'd them, from the TACT that the work is
new, first; and second, that there WAS .
vreat difference nf opinion "a IN how