The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-03
KEHODBR RPHeORAL.
Meeting Of Wheeling District
Conference,


Meeting Of Wheeling District
Conference.
The District Conference for the Wheel
ing District met in the Fourth Street N.
E. Church at 10 o'clock Yesterday morn
ing. Most Of those present were from
the city churches, the country districts
being poorly represented. A larger at
tendance from the country is expected
to-day.
PREACHERS PRESENT.
After the opening devotional exercises
by DR., Martin, Rev. Thompson was
elected Secretary and the roll called.
The following gentlemen answered to
theiTsnames; Reys. F. Ball, Dr.. Kelley,
F.W. Webb, G. Martin, T. B, Hughes, ].
R, Thompson, A. ]. LYDIA, N. A. w,
Young, ". g. Rhieldaaer. The local
preachers present were. J. A. Lancaster,
W. G. Hobbs and David ChArHoek.
Communication we're read from .BiSh-
ops Foster, Ames, Simpson, and Andrews,
stating Why they were unable to be pres
emit.
Row, Wundelich, Of the German n. E,
Church, was introduced to the Conference.
The regular business Of the Conference
was then taken up, which included re-
ports and examinations Of characters Oi
local preachers and e3hOrters, whose Ii
censes required renewal. .a
RENEWAL oP LICENSES,
The licenses Of the following local
preachers were renewed: Joseph E.
WllCtts, E. B. Sweeney E J.stOne, W,
L. Gilbraith, ]. A. Lancaster, Jas. Bags
W. s. Hobbs, David eharaock and Jacob
Jefferson, la. .,l
The case Of local preachers whose pas
tors we're absent was laid over until this
morning, The licenses Of the following
exhorters were rsneEed' Samuel JepsOp,
A. G, Wincher, VIM, spargo, and Ab-
ner Charnock. r +,
DIsADlLT1ES 10 De IMPOSED. ian
A resolution was introduced providing
that certain disabilities should be imposed
upon local preachers and exhorters, who
failed TO report either In person or by
letter at the session Of the District Con-
ference. This resolution occaSioned con-
siderabla,discusSion, pending which the
Conference adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In tho afternoon the discussion was
renewed on tho resolution In regard to
abseptess, and .hs resolution was finally
adopted.
Rev. ]. R. Thompson then read very
eloquent and able paper on 1.-THE Matter
and Manner Of Apostolic PFeaching,n
The paper was afterwards discussed By
DR.. Kelley and ReyS, Hughes and Webb.
AT the afternoon session there was much
larger attendance than in morning d
large number Of ladies and citizens being
present.
EVENING SERVICES.
Rev. D. II. K. Dix was to have deliver.
ed sermon In the evening, but on &C.
count Of his illness Rev. RsilOy delivered
tho address which he had prepared for
this morning. The church was crowded
last night, and DR.. Reilev delivsd an able
and scholarly address upon the following
subject; "Do any Of the supposed ascer-
tanned facts Of science dlsprove the doc
trlne Of the Resurrection as Taught BY the
Evangelical ChurchesT
COMMITTEES.
The following Is q list Of tho Confer.
ence committees; E..a.,
Reception and EnlertaiamsRl-T, II. Lo'
gan, ]. Baltic, ]. Bodley.
Local Prueher3 Rmk-W.J. Hobbs, j.
WillettS, E. J. Stone, D. Charnock.
Recommendation or Cdndiddle ID; LStnse
10 Rsach and ReoOmmeAdaiibrI 10 AripiIal
Cowrtnee-J. W. Webb, G. Martin, r. d.
Hughes.
Examine AppliedtiOBat0r OnafHptiOn-W.
G. Wilson, L. i. Stewart, N. DowIer.
Sunday Schools; The Superintendent.
ExERcIsEs TODAY.
The order Of Exercises to-day WILDE as
follows; ="
$50. Devotional Exercises.
Oi45. Resolutions andReporis Of COM
mittecs. ar ga W.
1880. Devotional Exercises.
las. Resolutions and Reports Of COM
mites.
2.l5., Remedy, "For suchl diversions %
cannot be taken In tho maine II tho Lord
JesusT' A. ]. LYDIA.
300. How may our Week Day services
DO made more pro6tableH VIC. Rhiel.
daifer. ~ l.t.Hg, II ~ g
ZOO. Sunday School Meeting, Black
Board Exercises and Lecture by DR.. LO.
gan. Ten minuteaddresBes by ]. A. Ian.
caster, T. NJ. Hartley, II. G. Sanford and
Others. 1sI 20 ptfi
orrtcERs ELECTED LAST NtoHr.-For
the convenience Of our readers we give be.
low a list Of the officers elected by the City
Council last night:
Foltoe-Leyi Bogard, Scott LiSton, Jas.
A. Henry, Robert Junkins, George Birch,
VIM. Rex, Geo. Baum, John Baird, ]. P.