The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-12
WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE.
special Report to the IntellIRcueet) " l.
FAIRMoNT- W. Va March II


: special Report to the Intelligence *
) FA1RMoNT, W. Va, March II.
The West Virginia Annual Conferenc
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church com
menced its twenty.seventh session at th
place this morning at nine o'clock.
Bishop Levi Scott, D. D., took Ii
chair, and called the meeting to ordel
The opening religious services were con
Quoted by the Bishop, who read the Al
chapter of Cd Cor, and announced tn
2S7th hymn, after which Reva. N. Tiche
mel and G. Martin led in prayer.
The roll Of members was called by th
Secretary Of the last Conference, whe
sixtY.nine members answered to thei
pames. .s,s. 4'
On motion J. Clark was reelected Sec
retary and 8. B. D. Pickett, T. M. Hart
ley and Prof. Morton Assistant secreta
ries. w
The hour Of DAN. was appointed q
the hour OF meeting and l2 o'clock as tht
hour of adjournment.
The following committees were nomin
ated and confirmed:
On Public RorShip-The PRESIDING
Elder oil Clarksburg District and th(
preachers in charge Of Fairmont and Pal
atine charges.
Board Of iSteVdrdS-MiniStefaI: Geo
CFOssfeld G. Martin. c. Cnnnef n M
Hughes, ]. W, w. Bolton, ]. B. Feather
]. a. Kibbe. Lay: G. A. Bishop, B
Davenport, q. Long, ]. W. Homer, VIM
Young, q. W. Morgan, j. W. Bonner.
On NeeeSSitOuS CdSeS-The Board oil
Stewards.
On EaucatiOn-To be appointed by the
Bishop.
On Sunday Schools-J. P. Thatcher, W
G. Wilson, r. s. Welsh, ]. T. Mccartney
W. e. Loomis, N. G. Beckley, s. E. Steele
On Periodicals - Samuel Steele, R
NorthcraIt, W. L. Hindmau, ]. A. vii
liams, E Q. Waymsn, W. d. Mullenlx
N. W. Rider. aaa -,
On Tract Causs-C. J. Trippett, T. B
Hughes, II. Il. Westwood, L. D. Caste
u. McNeel, g. E Manchester, G. s. ALE
mong.
On Bible Cau@-J. N. Warden, V. San
ford, w. r. White, J. Conwell, F. Il. J
King, G. H. Laken, A. T. Morriston.
On Temperance II. ]. DolliVer, A. L
LYDIA, r. n. Wallace, W. E. Lovett, W. E
Rippey, G. @. Wilding, ]. A. Il. Wilson
On Presiding Elders Acc0untS-W. G
Snodgrass, E. .. Woodruff, E 3. Wilson
L, D. Casio, 7. NJ. Hartley, W. II. Mule
nix, N. G. Baumgardner.
On Church ETtenSon- The Presiding
Elders. 81
On Observance of tie SaJbaM-W. @
Griffith, T., B. Hughes, W. D. CArrico, +
n. Hughes, G. Q. schaeter, B. Darlington
+. Weese. e'Isyf y
On Ptblication Of The Ainutss The
Secretaries. l55
On Funds for AInutes-W. b. Young
L. l.. Stewart, G. w. McOlelland, ]. 3
Lsughlin, ]. s. Freeland, Ut. Davis, N
L. Bumgardner. 'istk
On 8feadman's did soetay-J. "A
Fullerton, L. H. Jordan, J. F. Snodgrass
]. G. Rexroad, J. Chenewoth, B. Hagsr
&. E. Steele.
On Members AddreSseS-T. X Faulk-
ner, D. Coel, ]. D. Woods. G. Rogers
Il. j. Boalman, M. A. W. Young, 9. s
Allemong.
On The use of 7obaccO-E. W. Ryan, T
D. Hughes, W. F, Cannon, L. D. Casio
W. W. Kclley,F. A. Trippett,J j. A. Kibbe
On StdtiSticS-The Secretaries.
Treasurer Of Bishops Fand-R NJ.
Wallace.
On Mountain Resort Camp GrOund-M.
Tichenel, A. ]. LYDIA, ]. L. Clark.
On BQueStS Mrs. Burns Bequesi
M. Tichenel, s. B. D. Prickett, W. r.
White. a,
The Ptmphrey Be9ueSt-J. NJ. Powell
and the preacher at Point Pleasant. Il
Tho Jones BeQ4eSt-J. q. Trainer, n
Dowler.
The Conference ordered draft on The
Chartered Fund for $50. .g-ta
On motion the reporters ior the INTEL
LIGENcER and EUsniHg Standard were in.
vited to make reports for the papers they
represent, and were furnished facilities fol
the same. r..s .r. s.a.r...H
On motion all resolutions offered were
required to be in writing, and all reports
and resolutions 10 be duplicated. N
The eighth question OF the Genera
minutes was then taken up, viz:-
Who are the Supernumerary Preachers
NJ. Tichenel, NJ. Dowler, W. H
Shaw and s. E. Steele were mad
effective; ]. B. Pinchen, s. Hitch
ms, s. R. Dawson, W. H. Wiley and y. A
Tallman were continued IN the same re-
lation. gH ~
Rev. King, Of tie NJ. P. Church, ant
Rev. n P. Gaddis, Of the Cincinnati Con
ference, were introduced to the Confer
ence.
Tho 9th question was taken up, viz
Who are the superanuated preachers 7 D
A. McGinnis, ]. Blrkett, A. Dixon, R
8. Brooks, G. Jones, ]. B. Beatty, +
Guthrie, ]. B. West, B. F. Rogers and s
D. Jones, were examined and their rela
tion continued. G, W. Msthenay wa
made effective. .I-L., - i
The committee appointed at the las
session Of the Conference ip the case Q
A. Stevens, reported the charges agarns
him as not being sustained, and on mo
tion the report was adopted and his char
acter was passed.
| On motion the papers In the case Of F
Guthrie and Of s. D. Jones were reterre'