The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-06

Church; who aided "a efscting the sus,
pension Of the Northern Conferences for
q lengthy period, inorder that the ayex-
ed" disputation over the slavery 1ues.
tion might be disposed OF; the same men,
too, who in 1866 voted aye upon the
question Of adopting the "new name,
submitted for their consideration, and
the same men who are, with others, &c.
quiesciDg In the reunion.
Up to this hour but about sixty mem.
bers are present. Among the number,
however, are many Of the venerable as
we'll As many Of the distinguished Of the
Conferences. Rev., MAtherS, DR.. Collier
and the venerable Peter Iaishley are
among the most elderlyoi thote present,
while very many aeeni 10 have arrived
at or passed The meridiAnpf life; and
there are some youthful faces, here also
some feW.s % ~ a
j is announced that DR.. =. T. LaiShley
will preach from the Methodist Protest.
ant pulpit this evening at the usual hour
OF service. As write this faithful ser.
want Of the Lord Is tremblingly making
his report 10 the Conference. Fifty.seven
years ago he made his first report Of this
character. In answerio a question from
the President, lie has just annopHeed that
he is 80 years, s months and some few
days old, and Rs full Of life as he was
when lie frat entered the ministry. lie
has had the blessing Of unusually good
health the past year, and has done more
work during the year than formerly dur.
the same time. he thinks he has posses.
sion Of all his faculties, with the excep.
tion Of his memory as TO proper names,
and were Il not for tho frequently rscuf.
ring pFemonitions, oi final dissolution,
which event he now very naturally ex-
poets will not be long delayed, he should
ask TO be returned to active work.
Reg. MRtherS, also an aged member
having passed three score and ten years
asked TO be placed on the superan.
nnated list. The Doctor remarked that
he did not by any means propose to aban.
don the work; he feels that he can preach
"a much now as ever, but is not Able to
travel. Mr.. Mathers has done some
hard work in the cause, and the member.
ship recognized the justice of the request
he made. His past record is an entirely
sufficient guarantee that had he not felt
the necessity for 1t, he would never have
asked to have his relation changed. Mr..
Malhers entered the Pittsburgh Confer
encein 1865 cd E. asGssss
Rev. Y H7 CalhOner, the President,
discharges the dutSs ofhis position with
ability, and prosecutes the work OF the
Conference with promptness very uc.
ceptable 10 the membership.
As an incident | will note that Rev.
Kahle, Of Cassville (Pa.) Circuit, to
whose report | have Just listened, WAS
asked il he had lifted the usual collec.
tions Of the year. lie reported he had
only taken a portion oi them. And
brother member Of Conferences iIuuledi.
ately asked il he knew OF any other per.
son having "liited" the collection. The
worthy brother responded mot that he
knew Of" but smile went round. Rev.
Kahle had the misfortune to sustain the
loss Of sol, at Grafton, last evening, by
the agency oi n deGtrous piCk.pocket,
who had travelled on the ne train with
him from Cumberland to Grafton. The
money stolen comprised the collections Of
his charge, which Mr.. Kahle was bringing
up to Conference. He and his congregH.
tion deserve sympathy, while the rascal.
ly thief deserves term in the peniten.
tiary. The same nimble fingers, at the
same place and lime, distracted pocket
book from the custody Of an old lady,
taking all her money and her ticket 10
LoGansport Ind. Through the kindness
Of Captain Taylor, who was in command
OF the train, the unfortunate old lady was
continued OH her journey. i ~