The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-16
West virginia Conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church.
FLEMINGroN, TAYLOR COUNTY, |
" Va Sant. IL. 1879

FLEMINGToN, TAYLOR COUNTY,
W. Va, Sept 10, 1875 !
Correspondence Of tho Wheeling IntellgenScrl
This growing body of Bible and Re
publican christians convened in It's TWEEN.
ty.frst annual meeting at Reinersburg,
Morgan county, Ohio, on Wednesday the
1st OF September, 1875, and held session
Of six days in which the usual routine OF
official business Of the Conference was
done in great harmony and dispatch.
In the afternoon at o'clock OF the first
day the Conference proceeded to the
election Of permanent officers. Rev. Geo.
Nesior, was elected President by large
majority. This Is the sixth term he has
been elected to this honorable, response.
bic, laborious, and useful position In the
Conference. Rev's. L. J. Wilson, and A.
L. McKeever, were elected Secretaries.
SABBATH MORNING SERVICES
Services we're held in beautiful grove
near the town, on account Of the inca.
pacity Of the house to accommodate the
immense congregation.
Rev. W. Z. Ames, Of the Maryland
Conference Of the Methodist 7. Church,
and relative Of the Bishop Of the Meth
odist Il. Church, preached an impressive
sermon, founded on tire Gospel according
to St. John the lst, and 14th verse; "And
the word was made flesh, and dwelt among
u.s."
After preaching, the Secretary present.
cd to the President, for ordination to the
order Of Elder, Prof. A. 7. Crnlle, Princi-
pal Of the high school Of Grafton, West
Va, who was ordained by the President,
assisted by Reys. o. c. Lowther and w.
C. Ames.
In the afternoon there was sacrN.
mental service in the same grove at 3
o'clock. A very solemn meeting, indeed.
More than two hundred cOmmemorated
the snlIerings aud death Of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
The report Of the StatiOning Committee
was read and adopted, as follows:
president-George Nestor.
PruntytOwn-J. j. POynter.
llarrison-M. l.. Barnett.
Lewis-Oliver LOwther.
MOrgantown-E. ]. Wilson.
palatine-E. +. Westfall.
Monongalia--J.J. Mason.
prestOn-J. W. r. Good.
lIarbOur-J. NJ. Conway.
Randolph-S. r. Davis.
pocahontas-A. L. MCKeever.
Lewisbnrg-J. NJ. Warden.
PrCmiscland-To be supplied by the
President.
Nicholas-S. s. 1Tonaker.
Sutton.-J. Delany.
Lumberport-M. Hartman.
WebsLet-to be supplied.
GeOrgetown-G. W. Barrett.
lluckhannon-W. sisk.
Doddridge-A. D. Thomas.
PennshorOugh-D. g. lfelmick.
Tyler-R. a. Lowther.
81. Marys-W. s. Sears.
Olive-George Willis, and A. Black.
burn Assistant.
Gruve-Johh Norris.
Lee Creek-W. l.. Warren.
Sandyville-M. Ireland.
JacGson-J. NJ. Wilson.
Spencer-Joseph Dunn.
freeport-A.J. Lyons.
Glennville- L. Merrill.
MISSIONS.
observation-disclosures Stout.
Graiton-H. p. +. King.
Troy-To be supplied.
Raymond City-fo be supplied.
RavenSwood-D. G. Weece.
Conference Missionafy-W. NJ. Belts.
Rev. l.. Clawson, not heard from; Q.
Wade, II. r. Leepet, T. s. Golfer and J.
Flint, left in the hands Of the President
S. g. Riley, J. T. Hacker, ". Dunlap, B.
+. Shne and D. II. Lilley, transferred to
the unstationed lisl; Rev. ]. X. SiFyeF,
stricken from the official list, Rev. j. A.
Allen, without an appointment at his own
request Rev. J. a. Cobb, taken his certi.
iicate Of good standing.
The Conference has nearly nine thou.
sand members, and owns upwards Of one
and fifty thousand dollars worth
Of church property, located in some Of the
best portions Of West Virginia, Eastern
Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania.
On THE ITfSERANT WING.