The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-03-11
West Virginia Conference.
MEpyEspAY.

The Conference roll was called, pre-
liminaries gone through, and the
forenoon spent in examination and
passage of the characters of elders.
THE AFTERNOON,
was occupied by committee work
blocking out the business Of the sess-
ion proper.
Rev. ]. Wesley Webb preached the
Conference sermon, in the NJ. E.
Church, to a large and appreciative
audience-from the text Mark 8: is.
His theme was a grand one and was
handled in a mastery manner. Rev.
W. c. Griffith occupied the pulpit Of
the N. Z. Church South, at the same
hour.
THURSDAY
from 9a. NJ, to u, occupied with
Conference business, principally the
passage Of ministerial characters.
N THE AFTERNOON
DR.. J. A. Fullerton filed the pull
pit of the old Presbyterian Church
very acccptably. The ministers on
the committees by this time hard at
work preparing their reports.
NIGHT.
The anniversary exercises of the
Missionary Society were held in the
NJ. Z. Church. DR.. J. NJ. Reid, Mis-,
sionary Secretary, addressed the au,
dience in burning words, in behalf
of the great work of the Church, He
was followed by Bishop Bowman.
iwhe earnestly impressed on the Con,
!
ference the importance of taking
la personal interest in this great ef;
fort.
Mrs. E. V. Bing of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society also de,
ilivered very interesting address
FRIDAY
morning occupied in Conference bus
illness; attended largely by our peo-
pie.
n THE AFTERNOON
Rev. N. ". Rider preached in the
Episcopal Church at 3 o'clock. ATT
o'clock a ladies meeting was held in
| the new Presbyterian Church
AT NIGHT
The pulpit of the NJ. E. Church
South, was occupied by Rev. S. King.
: In the NJ. E. Church, a temperance
! demonstration was held. Every
available spot in the house was occu-
pied by the audience. The opening
address was delivered by Rev..J. R.
Thompson of Wheeling, which could
be cxcelled by very few. He was
followed by ]. McKendrcc Kelley, OF
dEhceling, in an address which cyin-
ced clearly that DR.. Kelley is no ordi-
nary man.
SATURDAY
morning occupied with usual bust
ness routine. Quite a number Of
visitors in attendance from our neigh
boring towns.
AFTERNOON
Meeting at the NJ. E. Church in
the interests of the ladies and Pas
tors Christian Union, addressed by
Mrs. L. V. Bing, Miss Lizzie Boyd
and Rev. L. ". Ryan.
NIGHT.
Rev. s. Z. Steele preached in the
NJ. Z. Church South; and Rev. ". II.
Uilcy in the colorcd NJ. Z. Church.
In the N. E. Church the Preachers
Aid Society held its annual meeting.
After the business was transacted
Chaplain McCabc treated the audi
cncc to some delightful music.
SABBATH
was a rainy, drizzly day, notwith-
standing which the people We're on
the move in large crowds, at an early
hour. The programme OF services
was filed as follows:
NJ CHURCH
Conference lovc-feast at . a. m. At
1Ol a. H., Bishop Bowman preached
glowing, burning Gospel sermon
from John 3; s, after which the min
listers elected to dcacon's orders were
ordained. At3 p. M, DR.. J. Horner,
of Pittsburg, preached grandly from
1st. Peter 1: 10, after which the elders
were ordained.
At night DR.. Kelley preached to a
o,o,,,J,l houco from, psoln, 61.0 in