The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-18

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Proceedings Of the West Virginia
Lay-Electoral Conference.
The West Virginia Lay. Electoral Con.
ference of the NJ. E. Church convened in
the audience room Of the Fourth Street
NJ. L. Church, in Wheeling, on yesterday
at o o'clock A. NJ. The Conference was
called to order by Z. J. Stone, Of Thom'
son NJ. Z. Church, Wheeling, who NOM
mated Hon. C. D. Hubbard, OF Chupline
Street Church, Wheeling, us temporary
President, and George W. Atkinson, OF
Charleston, was elected temporary Sec
retary.
Bros. Davis and Dewitt conducted the
opening religious exercises Of the Con-
ference.
On motion the following committees
were appointed.
On Cfedeniials-Dr. Kennedy, c. W..
Brockunier, T. ]. Parks, Bro. Stout,
Samuel Hanna. A. Workman and Bro
liter, being one from each Presiding
Elders district in the Conference.
On Permanent OrganisatiOn-Hon. B. f.
Martin, L. ]. Stone, Samuel Billingsly,
Nathan COT, E., B. B. Curry and Jacob
Waugh.
On Resollions-J.J ]. Brown, C. D. Hub.
bard, A. C. Holmes, J. p. Cowan, George
W. Atkinson, L. D. Hager and Arnold
Willmott.
On motion the committees were au-
thorized to elect their own chairmen.
On motion the Conference adjourned
for half an honr to allow the committees
time 10 deliberate and report.
At the appointed time the Conference
was called 10 order by the President, but
as the committees were not yet ready to
report n second recess OF thirty minutes
was taken.
Conference was again called to order,
as per adjournment, and the committees
reported as follows:
The Committee on Credentials beg
leave to report the names Of the following
brethren as having been duly elected
members Of this Conference:
Joseph Dewitt, Granville circuit; D..
W. Frey, Brandonville; W. Hamilton,
Evansville; SamuelP Robinson, Charles
ton; Thomas NJ. Stone, Pine Grove: VIM.
Meredith, Salem circuit; Hugh K. Linn,
palatinc; Isaac Reed, Lewistown; T. J..
Parks, Mt. Pleasant; Nicholas Dowler,
Woods Hill; James 2. Cowan, Wilson
burg; Thomas II. Bowman, Lumberport;
Lemuel Z. Stout, bridgeport; Anderson
Workman, Wayne; Moses Kincard,
Knottsville; Leeper Rogers. Buchan'
non; Reuben link, Grave Creek;
L. NJ. Rhodes, Point Pleasant; Nathan
GotF, Clarksburgi William B. Conway,
Littietou; Joseph jackson, Clifton. Geo.
W. Staats, RavenswOod; c. Core, Fetter-
man; 4. L. Pelley, Benwood; L. c. Jen-
kins, Volcano; l. Waugh, Buckhannon;
BENJAMIN F. Martin, Pruntytown; An
drew Workman, Raleigh; James g. Hu-
gat, West Union, J. z. May, NewburS;
Fl. Scott, Maiden; c. D. Hubbard, Chap
line; A. ]. Wood, Weston; Stephen II.
Amos, Marion; J. j. Brown, MOrgantown;
Charles W. Brockunicr, Fourth Street;
George W. Atkinson, Charleston; j. G.
McGrew, Kingwood; John N. Davis, Oak
land; Morris RulonG, Green; J. W. Wat.
crs, Cassville; John Ritchie, Dallas; E,
], Stone, Thomson; W. A. Wilson, North
Street; J. Gregg, Rowlesburg; J. G. Fu-
gate, Elk River; Smith Crainc, kingwOod;
+. S. Byer, Philippi; B. b. Cary, Hamlin;
II. McCulloch, Short Creek and Liberty;
John Hortney, MAsOntown; Benjamin +.
Charlton, ManningtOn; Jacob L. Shriver,
Jollytown; F. Kennedy, Grafton; F. FL.
Crago, Moundsville; Joseph Teter, Up
shur; James Z. Hooten, Cameron; Robert
NJ. Dufiield, Mill Creek; S. D. Hannah,
Hartford City; Jacob Clammer, Calhoun;
Arnold WilmOth, Beverley; Daniel Skid
more, Webster; E. c. Fox, Harrisville,
F. Marteney, Pleasant Grove; W. D. Tai.
bot, Frenchtown; A. G. Holmes, West
Union; L. Warman, Morgantown; Alex.
Lowther Elizabeth; B. B. Brooks, Canaan;
Solomon Steele; FaiFmont; Stephen H.
Hedley, Blacksville; Jacob Hugus, Sis
tersville; Samuel Billingsley, Middle.
bourne; Abner Charnock, Wesley Chapel;
Bennett D. Rider, West Milford; L. F.
Rogers, Monticello; L. D. Hagar, Boone;
NJ. N. Lambert, Ellenboro; H. Martheny,
Pleasant Hill; JOS A. Bodley, Zane street.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
izution reported the following names for
permanent officers Of the Lay Confer
cncG
Prtddeni-HOn. B. +. Martin, Of Prun-
tytown.
Charleston.
Assistant Seerclary-John ]. Brown, Esq,
Of Morgantown.
Mr.. Brown was also appointed to CO.
operate with the Secretaries OF the Min.
isterial Conference in the procuring oi
half.iare tickets for the members OF this
Conference on railroads and steamboats,.
Those who paid full fare on coming to
the Conference are entitled to free tick.
e,s on their return over the B. l. o. Rail.
road.)
The Committee on Resolutions made
the following report:
WHEREAS, In the providence OF God
we are assembled for the second time in
the history Of the N. F. Church as lay.
men in the capacity OF Lay Electoral
Conference, we therefore recognize the
goodness and mercy OF God in sparing our
lives and protecting the interests Of our
beloved church; that we renew our con.
iidence in our church organization, and
that we will continue to labor for her in
all Of her interests; therefore be il
Resolved, That while we recognize the
progressive spirit Of the age in which we
live, and the demands made by many OF
our most influential and devoted mem.
bers for some changes in the Discipline OF
Of our organization, yet it Is the opinion
Of this conference that all Of the proposed
alterations in our church government
should be carefully and prayertully con-