The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-24
GLneGatelLiqeneer.
West Virginia Conference N. T..
Church.
THIRD DAY.
GRArroN, MARCH %, 1877.

Mai ASANf AAeAeAssA >-"f So -
The session opened at . o'clock, relig.
ions service conducted by W. L. Rippey.
A communication was read from Rev.
DR.. Rust relating to the Freedman's Aid
Society, and was referred to the Presid.
ing Elder. Also a communication from
Rev. Mulenix, a former member oi this
Conference, asking to be released from
The custody OF certain trust funds. A.
Hall was appointed in place Of W. A..
Mullenix.
The Committee on Education submit.
ted their report. The repor! warmly en-.
dorsed the election Of Rev. ]. L. Th0mp.
Son, A. NJ, a member OF this body to the
Presidency Of the State University at
Morgantown, and requested that the
Bishop 10 appoint him; and also com.
mended the University to the patronage
OF the people OF West Virginia.
An interesting discussion took place
in regard to the proper relation OF the
Conference to the University, past and
present, in which President Thompson,
Prof. White, Revs Webb, Ryan and 9th.
ers participated The impression made
by the new President in the debate, as
also by the eloquent address delivered by
him last evening in an educational meet.
ing held in this church, will do much in
securing the support OF this whole body
administers to the University at Morgan.
town. 1t willbe observed that this Con.
ference has assumed different attitude
from that OF the last session in your city.
II is to be hoped that the control OF the
University will hereafter be non partisan
and such as 10 secure and retain the
earnest support oi all the friends ofsound
learning in our State.
The committees report also made com.
mandatory mention Of Mt. Union College,
and requested the Bishop to appoint Prof.
i. W. Wood to the chair Of Modern Lam
guages in that college, md that W. II.
Morton, j. W. Webb and j. w. Reger be
appointed a Visiting Committee, and
j. W. w. Bolton and q. Martin be placed
on the Committee OF Supervision OF said
college.
The report further commended the
Allegheny College to those seeking
liberal and christian education, and ex.
tended IN invitation to the Eastern Ohio
conference to participate with this con-
terence, the Pittsburgh and Erie confer
ences in the joint control OF the college
according to the terms OF the original
agreement.
The report as whole was adopted.
Rev. Davis, OF the Baltimore Confer.
enee, aud I. Il. Carskadon, late lay dele.
gate OF that conference to the General
Conference, were introduced.
Theelass ofyoung men who had travel
ell two years, were called to the altar, and
after receiving searching and impress
sive address from the Bishop. and also be.
ing iavorably reported as to standing and
attainments, were severally admitted into
full connection, and elected to Deacon's
orders, viz: John II. Hess, Joseph w.
Bedford, and Clark Crawford. Clemmcr
Warman, already Deacon, was admit
ted into full connection
The committee appointed at the last
session Of the conference TO consider the
feasibility OF establishing conference
seminary, made their report. For want
oil time to consider the report at present,
the conference ordered that the report lie
onthe table.
The proposition from the last General
Conference to change the Constitution oi
the Church, as contained in what is called
the second restrictive rule, relating to
the basis OF ministerial representation in
the General Conference, was taken up
The Conference refused to approve OF the
proposed change by vote OF 65 to %.
Also the proposition to change or sus-
pend the third restrictive rule, relating
10 the number Of Presiding Elders dis.
tricts in each conference and the number
OF pastoral charges each shall contain,
was non.Concurred in by vote OF 81
to &c.
The Judicial Committee reported their
finding in the case OF N. A. w. Young,
rendering verdict OF guilty. He was
expelled from the Conference and the
Church.
S. Lowther and n. L. Bumgardner
were appointed on the committee to ex.
anime Local Deacons Tor Elders orders,
in place OF q. Martin and J. W. Webb
excused from that committee.
After various announcements were
made, the Conference adjourned, and
closed by singing the doxology, and the
benediction was pronounced by Dr.
Clark.