The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-16
Committee on statistics-The Sscre-

taries OF the Conference.
The question of fixing the time for the
daily meeting and adjourning of the
Conference then came up, and Brother
Kelley, of Wheeling, moved that $50 A.
". be the time for meeting; 9 A. n.
was named by another brother. The
latter time was chosen. The time for ad-
iournment was fixed at 1l:30A. N.
The Secretary, Brother Clark, moved
that the motion be SO amended that the
BODY would not adjourR until after the
reading of the minutes. Carried.
The Bishop said that he hoped the
members would all be in their places
promptly at 9 O'Clock, and would not
stsnd about the door until the singing,
AS he had seen done elsewhere. lie ex-
dressed the belief that the times were
better than any the church had ever seen /;
but said that the conferences were be-
coming more business-like and less de-
youte in character He told the menu ers
to keep in mind that their business was
the buness of salvation.
DR.. Freeman, of New York, was in
troduced, and DR.. Ames. of the Church
Extension Society, together with
Brother Edwards, of the Book Concern
at Cincinnati.
Brother A. j. Fullerton was appoint
ed to collect the moneys due the Book
Concern of New York.
Each of the committees was authorized
to choose it. own chairman.
Brother Ison was appointed commit
tee to receive collections made for the
episcopal fund.
DR.. Martin was appointed Commit
tee on Expenses of Delegates to the Cen
ersl Conference.
The claims Of Brother Warman and
Brother ) d. Jones were referred to the
Board OF Stewards.
The Bishop announced that it had beer
determined to hold the next Genera
Con ference at Baltimore, instead OF st
Louis, and said that the West Virgins
Cor ference should vote to approve or dis
approve the change. 1t was unanimous
ly approved.
The Secretary made several reports
{ tho financial exhibit showing balance
of eight cents in his hands, and his repor
as custodian of the Centenary Func
showing balance Of Sl66. Anothe,
exhibit showed balance in his tavol
of So.
DR.. Scott of the India Conference wal
introduced, and spoke few words. De
said his Conference represented 100000,
900 souls, He declared the native con
verts to be as loyal to Methodism and (
! love Jesus as well as the American
! brothers. He thought in two centurle;
the 3OO,0O0,000 would be converted
Brother Knox, of Kansas Conference
was introduced.
Dr. Freeman addressed the Confer
ance. lie said he represented both the
! Tract Society and the Sunday School in
| terests. He said the former society had
two great things to contend with during
the past year-the pressure OF The
times, making money scarce, and the L.
vivels in religion, which increased the
demands for tracts. The organization
he SAID, WAS endeavoring 10 pub
lish tracts in India, China, Japan, &c
1t was unable TO supply the demand al
home He said the Sunday School work
had never looked more prosperous thsr
! now. One great want was felt, how
! ever-the scarcity of trained teachers
He said the Sunday School teacher
should be trained IA TO heart, as we'll as
head Training classes-normal classes
they might be called-were being or.
gained.
DR.. Freeman spoke for some time OF
the Sunday school assemblies at Cha
tauqua, and then explained some pubica-
tions that he had. He said the semi
monthly 4duocate had circulation OF
800 600 copies, and tract for the freed
non of the South $4,000 or 10000 circu-
lation.
b other Davenport, representing the
Board OF Stewards, spoke of resolution
that had been adopted at the Point Pleas
ant session, to have more systematic re-
ports to the Board of Stewards He said
the Board could not decide on many
claims, on account OF the insufiiciency of
reports.
Brother F. j. Stone was added to the
Board Of Stewards.
a communication from the Book Con
Germ at Cincinnati, recommending spe-
cial meeting of the Conference, at its
annual session, to consider the great
publishing interests of the Methodist
Church, was referred to the committee
on Periodicals.
A claim OF Mrs. James Smith, widow
OF member of the Conference was re-
ferred.
Brother Z f. Wunderhch, of the
Central German Conference. was intro
duced.
The Conference concluded ut p. NJ,
and adjourned this morninp at o'clock