The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-11
ESTABLISHED AUGUST "a, 1852.
Methodist Protestant Conference
--Sabbath Services, Ordination,
Missionary Meeting, etc.-MOn.
days Proceedings.

| MelnOulSt tt'fOleblnnl conference
-Sabbath Services, Ordination
Missionary Meeting, etc.-MOn.
days Proceedings.
FAlRNoNT, Sept. 10.
Yesterday Sunday was glad day fol
the people Of this town and Vicinity. The
pulpits OF the various churches were fillet
by members Of the Conference, and larg,
audiences were gathered together TO liz
ten 10 the dispenSatson Of the Word o
Life. DR.. David Wilson, OF Baltimore
preached in the NJ. p. Church at l0l A
NJ, after which three young men, A. "
Robertson, Harrison Curry and Thos. c
Miller, were ordained to the Office Of el
der in the church. Rev. J. ]. Muir
ray, D. D, Of Pittsburgh, First Church
preached at the II. L. Church, and Rev
John Scott, D. D., OF Sharpsburg, Pa, Al
the Presbyterian church in the morning
These and other churches were also sup.
piled from the conference at evening ser.
vices, "a were several churches in the
country round about, both morning and
evening.
A Missionary meeting was held at the
NJ. P. Church ats P.M Addresses were
made by Drs. Collier aud Clark, and by
Reys. Gregory and Crowther. Eighty
dollars were raised for Foreign Missions,
being the amount necessary TO bear the
expenses Of two girls, at the Mission in
Japan, for one year. Already the de.
nomination has undertaken the educa.
tion Of Eve girls in Japan. The
girls taken upto be educated by the Board
are namedlls,the society school or individ.
ual that furnishes the amount requisite
for the classes. One is named "Martha
Collier in honor Of the wife Of DR.. vii.
liam Collier, and another, "Eliza Brown"
for the vile Of Rev. George Brown, DID,,
deceased. The money raised-Jrsterday
is to be applied to the education Of two
girls, one Of whom shall be called Susan
Shore,D for an sged member OF the
Church here in Fairmont, and the other
for Hannah Reeves, the Lady Preacher,
now deceased.
Rev. David Jones, OF New Brighton,
Pa, preached to an immensely crowded
house at 7! P, NJ, after which the Sacra.
ment OF the Lords Supper was admins.
tered. Notwithstanding the crowded con.
dition Of the house, the order aud atten-
tion were very good. The occasion was
one OF peculiar interest and enjoyment
and will long be remembered BY those
who observed the ordinance.
The collections during the day amount.
ed to about Sl20
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Conference met at 81 A. NJ, Presi.
dent Colhouer in the chair. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. Henry
Lucas. The roll was called and the min.
utes read and approved.
Several communications were received
and referred to appropriate committees.
Among them WAS letter from Revs.
Geo. Nestor and Benjamin Stout, Frater-
nal Messengers from the West Virginia
Conference, now in session at Mount
Morris, Pa. The President was request.
ed to appoint messengers to that Confer.
ence.
Rev. Simpson, from the Committee on
Superanuated Claims, reported the fol.
lowing persons a. entitled to appropria-
tions from the Aid Society and Old Fund ::
Revs. Collier, Rutledge, Sutton, Helmick,
Laishley, MatherS, CoWl and Lucas; also
widows, Williams, Reeves, Elliott, Col.
clough and POttA. Referred to the
Preachers Aid Society.
The following resolutions we're pre-.
sented and unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, 4 disregard OF the forms
and spirit Of Law is one Of the most dis
cOursging characteristiCs Of the present
time; and
WHEREAS, The church, we are sorry to
say, has imbibed, to some extent, the pre-
vailing spiri! OF the age in this respect;
and
WHEREAS, We deem il essential at this
particular time, entering as we believe
upon new career Of usefulness, as z
united church, TO adhere to our establish.
ed usages; therefore,
ResOtpsi, That We are fully convinced
Of the Importance, in the transaction Of
the business Of the conference 10 supply.
ing our various charges, sustaining our
veal and general interests, 10 disccun.
tenance and discourage every irregularity
and disregard Of the forms and spirit Of
our admirable ecclesiastical laws.
Re;olrtd, That while we accord TO
all our charges the largest liberty
in securing such ministerial supply
Us their wishes and best judg.
ment may suggest. We, nevertheless,
deem it important to insist that in doing
so the forms and spirit OF our law shall
not be disregurdeJ, but that ministers
seeking employment in our Conference
place Themselves regularly under its ap-
pointing power, and that charges seeking
supplies obtain them in 4 regular way
from the Conference.
LSiguydl JNo. SCOTT,
D.JoEEs.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met at 1:30 P. N. Religious
services by Dr.. Wilson.
The order OF the day was then called,
being the reception Of the report Of the
Committee on Publishing Interests.
This report was read and discussed
item by item. Addresses were made by
DR.. Wilson and others. The MeLhodia
Recorder and Our Morning Guide, edited
by Alexander Clark, D. D., and published
by James Robson at 1872 Filth Avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pa, were highly commended,
and pastors and laymen urged to asaist in
increasing their circulation. Also the
Methodia Protestant, edited and published
BY Rev. E. ]. Drinkhouse, 332 West Bal.
timore street, Baltimore, as another off.
cial paper, was recommended 10 the mem.
bership as worthy Of cordial, earnest
support.
DR.. Wilson spoke at length upon the
necessity Of providing suitable literature
for our people, and urged that we keep
pace with the popular demand for good
reading matter, and especially that our
young people be notneglected. He spoke
earnestly and emphatically Of the per-
nicious influence OF some OF the litera-
ture Of the present day. The DR.. being
member Of the Maryland Conference
and a traternll messenger therefrom, ex.
tended greeting from his Conference
and dWslt with tenderness and
beauty upon the future Of the reunited
n. P. Church. He also spoke Of the thrift
and enterprise that he had observed
since he had been In West Virginia.