The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-10
THE METHODIST PROTESTANT
CHURCH.
The Pittsburgh Annual Conference
Forty -fOurth Session.
FOURTH DAY.

FAIRMoNT, w. VA, September 8.
The conference was called to order at
9A.M, by the President. Devotional
services were conducted by Rev Henry
Palmsr by reading Peter, fourth cha, t n
and the first eleven verses, and an
nouncing the 59Sth hymn.
"a charge to keep 1 have"
The roll was then called, and minutes
read, corrected and approved.
A communication from the Third
church (Soho) of Pitts burgh, WAS read
and referred to its appropriate committee.
Dr. John Scott, from the Committee
on College Interests, made report
recommending the church college to the
people, and urging that they give it their
hearty sympathy, support and patronage
Adopted.
The Committee on Missions through
its chairman, DR.. Collier made report
strongly commencing this important in
tere,t TO the prayerful consideration OF
the church, and urged that greater faith
fuIlness be shown in attending to
the missions. The report Was earnestly
discussed, by Drs. Caller and Lslshly,
and Revs Palmer, Westsipe, Cslhouer,
Brown, Clark, Gregory and others. The
discussion elected the fact that at pre-
So It there were five young girls being
educated at Yckahams, Japan, under
the care of the NJ. z. Church, to 90 out
AS Bible readers among the native in
habitants. Pending the discussion, the
following paper was submitted by Rev.
). +. Crowther:
ResoLUed-That hereafter any of our
pastors who do not present To their con-
gregstions the subjects FOR which the
conference requests them to take contrl
buttons, and make an earnest effort &C
cording to conference action, to get the
amount, he shall be held responsible
by the conference for that amount.
Dr.. Laishley offered substitute, simi-
lar in its provisions to the New Discip-
lnary provisions, which called out
spirited discussion, after which, on
motion of Rev. Crowther, both substi-
tute and original were laid on the table.
Revs. Brindley, Ruttou and Simpson
were appointed committee to consider
LuC NOllLlLuOlNhIlOh iiOAii biO III ~
Church (Sohol Pittsburgh.
The committee appointed to report on
the relation to the Pittsburgh Conference
OF the Plttston Pa Church, submitted
n report embracing the following items
That Rev. j. Gregory, the late pastor OF
of the Pittston Church, is u member OF
the Pittsburgh Conference; that b. Hur-
ding be received as delegate to this
Conference from said church, and that
Pittston station is properly within the
bounds of the Pennsylvanis Conference.
Tabled till the afternoon session.
The morning session then adjourned
with prayer by Rev. K. II. Sutton.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 1901 NJ, the Conference WAS called
to order and religious exercises conduct
ed by Rev. A ID. Brown. The Confer
ence then sang the Papa hymn:
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds"
The roll was called, after which the
minutes of the morning session was read
and approved.
The report of the committee to which
the Third Church (Soho) of Pittsburgh
was referred WAS taken up and referred
10 the Board OF Church Extension
A motion prevailed authorizing the
Conference Stewart to pay the expenses
incurred by the President on official
business during the past year, out of the
Conference funds, and To dlsburse the re-
msinder among the pastors who received
the least support during the year.
The Committee On Frsternsl Rels-
tions. through DR.. Clark their chairman,
reported several fraternal messengers
present, and introduced Rev. j. j. Mur-
ray, d. d.. of the Maryland Conference.
DR.. Marray spoke of the pleasure it gave
HIM to be present at this session,
and the courtesy, ability and
piety manifested towards each
in social intercourse, and during debate
referred with feeling to the session of
eight years ago in the same room, of the
satisfactory reunion of the two branches
OF the M. P. church, in May last il Bal
timore; commended in the strongest
terms the Methodist Recorder, of Pitts
burgh, and the srdous labors of the edi
tor, DR.. Clark. Referred very tenderly
to the veterans of the cross, who have
finished their course with Joy, and joined
the general assembly OF the church OF
the First Born; and closed by prophe-
cying grand things for the future OF the
united church.
Rev. A. ID, Bsssett, Of the Ohio Con-