The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-13

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AFTERNOON MEETINas.
The Stewards held their second meet.
ing In the church OF 9 o'clock. They are
making satisfactory progress with their
perplexing work and will be able to bring
In their report by Saturday. Dr.. G Mar.
tin Is chairman OF the Board Of Stewards
and B. Davenport Secretary.
A rousing temperance meeting was held
in the Presbyterian Church at 8 o'clock,
which was addressed by Rev. NJ. P. Cad
dis, who Is fresh from the field OF battle
In Ohio. The woman's temperance move.
ment has begun in FAirmont and prom.
ises TO work out the usual result. The
enthusiasm at the meeting was quite high
and the preachers seemed to gather fresh
inspiration in the great temperance rgvl.
val that is sweeping over the land.
At 4 o'clock meeting for the promo
ton Of Holiness, was held in the Audi
ence room of the NJ. E. Church. This
was conducted by Revs. Ryan and
Hughes, and was well attended.
Rev. ]. W. Hess preached at night to
fair audience in the colored M. E.
Church: Rev. N. McNeel preached in
the Palatine Church at II o'clock.
The occasion OF the day was the Mis-.
sionary Anniversary, which was held in
the n. E. Church at II o'clock. The
principal address was by DR.. Eddy, the
Missionary Secretary, and was worthy
the occasion, the subject and the fame Of
the speaker. As the Anniversary closed
at late hour we have not time for an
extended notice.
GENERAL NOTES.
In addition to the regular proceedings
OF the Conference as given above, your
correspondent has jotted down some
Wayside notes, which may properly be
included in this report.
This Is the twenty.seventh annual ses.
sion Of the Conference, implying that II
was organized in 1s4S. The Conference
was held in this place in 1854, Bishop
Scott presiding, and in 1868, Bishop Nor.
ris presiding. There are about 1876 mem.
bers Of the Conference, OF whom over
loo arc on the active list. The annual
sessions arc held at different points with.
in It's bounds. The daily sessions are held
in the forenoon from 8 to 10 o'clock; the
afternoon 10 devoted to the meeting OF the
committees, Board of Stewards, and the
Bishops Cabinet. This last body Is one
peculiar to Methodist economy, and in It's
meetings the mythical iron wheel is sup
posed to revolve!in grinding out the ap.
pointments from year to year. The
Cabinet this year is composed as follows:
Bishop Scott, presiding, Revs. ]. W.
Webb, F. Ball, A. Hall, J. W. Reger, B.
lson, J. n. Powell, and D. H. K. Dix.
The Cabinet has had two sessions already
and some progress has been made in ar.
ranging the appointments Tor the coming
year, but not enough Is known to outsid.
ers TO warrant your correspondent assum.
ing the role Of Old Probabilities.
The preachers and visitors are well
entertained BY the citizens Of FAirmont
and PAlatine. Bishop Scott and DR..
Eddy are the guests Of =. Steele, Esq,
DR.. Hunter, DR.. Horner and DR.. Rut-
ledge, Of Governor Pierpoint; J. W.
Webb :and E. W. Ryan, OF Mr..
Sands; Presiding Elders Dix and Powell,
Of 3. McCoY's Esq; Rev. Ball and Prof.
Morton, Of Rev. A. Hall; Revs. N. P.
GAddis and J. W. Roger, Of F. F. Brock;
Mrs. Wlttenmeyer and Blng, Of o. Jack.
son, Esq; Dr.. A. Martin, Of Mrs. Tear.
ney, etc.
One remarkable feature Of the enter.
tainment Of the preachers Is that each
one earnestly claims that he has the best
stopping place, and each host and hostess
hold that he or she entertain the most tai.
ented and best looking member Of the
Conference.
Rev. ]. K. Thompson, Of the Chspllne
street church, was called 10 Ohio last
evening by telegram announcing the Sc.
rious illness Of his father.
Though recently transferred TO our
Conference, Rev. Thompson has won a
high place in the esteem and regard Of
the members Of the West Virginia Con-
ference