The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-07
FAIRMONT.
The Methodist Protestant Con.
Ierence-SecOnd Days Proceed
ings.

FARMoSr, Sept. Q, 1877.
Editors IntslllGsnesr.
Conference resumed its business thil
morning, President Colhouer in the
Chair. A half hour was spent in devo
tiOn.
The roll was called and new names
added.
Rev. DR.. Martin, Of the NJ. E. Church
and Rev Gibbons, OF the P. Z. Church
were introduced TO the Conference and
given an honorary seat.
A request was submitted from GracG
Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, asking to be
relieved from this Conference, tthaI
Church having been receded to Ohio Con.
ierence). The request was granted.
Fraternal communications were re.
ceiVed from d. W. Bates and W. S. Ham,
mond, Of the Maryland Annual Confer.
enCe Of the N. P. Church, expressing
Christian greeting and sympathy, and
regretting inability to be presenL in per.
son. Similar communications we're re.
ceiVed from J. b. Mccormick and A. f.
Broy, Of the Muskingum Annual Confer
ence.
Rev. J. ]. Murray was received as a
fraternAl messenger from Maryland An.
nuAl Conference.
Rev. J. B. Walker addressed the Con.
ference, according to previous appoint.
ment.
The Committee on Ministerial Eluca.
ton reported, endorsing the operations
Of the Board, urging care in the teleclion
oi candidates Tor help through the Board,
apdexhorting the young men who have
received aid to prove themselyes worthy.
The report was adopted.
Conference adjourned till afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference called to order at l:30 Il. NJ,
President Colhouer in the chair. Devo.
tional exercises conducted by Rev. W.
Wallace, who read the 4th chapter Of
Romans.
After singing, roll call was ordered, and
minutes Of the morning session read and
approved.
A communication from the Cores.
ponding Secretary Of Board Of Church
Extension referred 10 committee.
A communication from the widow OF
the late a. Ragau, D. D., was also received
and referred TO q special committee OF
three.
The iollowirg was read and adopted:
WHEREAS, The late Union Convention
in Baltimore made 1t obligatory upon
each Annual Conference to organize
within its bolnds Board OF Church Ex.
tension; therefore
ReSolIed, That committee be appoiut
ed to nominate suitable persons 10 coa.
stitute said Board:
Under this resolution the President
appointed Revs. S. F. Crowther, j B.
Mccormick and George Swarl such com.
mittee.
The followiugiresolution was adopted:
RsSoIred, That as the abstract OF min.
utes Of the Baltimore Convention are 70
meagre as not to answer the purpose in
tended, we decline TO accept those sentn nl,
and kindly request the committee To
whom was assigned the publication Of
the minutes, TO publish them ay intended
W bu6 hthlOh VI kut SOuNtutlOUs
At 8 o'clock M. an election of Presi.
dent and other officials was held, with
the following result:
Presfdent-Rev. T. Fl. Colbouer, Ire.
elected)
Committee on Pastoral Relations with
the President-Ministe1s. John Scott, J.
H. Hull; Lsymen, g. W. Pogue, DR..
Henderson.
Conference Steward-Rev. W. Wallace.
On motion, the examination Of official
character was resumed.
Rev. D. Z. Helmick, an aged and faith.
ful servant who sustained a superannu.
ated relation, made his report this after.
noon. he is a cotemporary Of the Oldest
Of the itinerant workers. He was con.
tinued in the superAnnusted relation for
the ensuing year.
After several announcements Of eIen.
ing service, &c., Conference adjourned
till tomorrow morning, at % o'clock.