The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-11
Tho nissiounrE Society.


rosed of delegates from the States OF .
Ohio. West Virginia and Kentucky. !
The delegates are from the iorty-four |
sub divisions of the seven annual confer
ences OF those States.
The lecture room OF the Fourth Street
Church presented singular appearance
when the first session opened, In the
morning. Look over the sssem5lsge in
whatever direction you would, there was
nothing TO be seen but bonnets, bonnets,
bonnets, with never masculine
head, except where party Of clergy
men and active church workers had
gathered together as il for self-pro-
lection. in little group by themselves.
The ladies were evidently not there upon
p frivolous erraDd. They were thorough
" informed on the object OF the meeting.
and could act in rs parliamentary
manner as any gathering OF the sterner
sex. They could make speeches, too
sharp full Of brightness and right to the
point, as was evident from the way that
they frequently engaged in debate.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Bishop Clark, Of Cincinnati, and
Mrs. General Cowan then read an aP.
propriate selection from the Bible.
The following are tae officers of the
Society: President Mrs. Bishop
Clark, of Cincinnati; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. w. A. lnghsm. of Cleve-
land; Recording Secretary, Mrs. f. A.
Gamble, Cincinnati; Treasurer, Mrs w.
b. Davis, Cincinnati; VIce-Preaidents,
Mrs. Rev. j. II. Creighton, ChillicOthe;
Mrs. j. E. Reedisil Columbus; Mrs.
Mast Berea; Mrs. Comegy, Cincinnati;
| Mrs. A. X. Clark, Cincinnati; Mrs. h.
X Lindsey CovingtoF, KY Mrs. M,
Hill, Cleveland.
The following ladies are the delegates:
ONO Conference.-The. b. Blng, Erie;
4. Il. Miles, Z4nesvile, NJ. X, Brawley,
Amesvile; S. \. Glenn and Z. Parrot,
Columbus Nj. s. Rogers, Mstsmoras; NJ.
Warner London; j. r. Rudislll, Colum-
bus; NJ. Marshal, Eureka; a. L. Jones,
Kingston; j. II. Creighton and 9. o,
Scott, Chillcothe; J. Boyd, Athens; j. II.
Williams, Ironton.
East Ohio CONFERENCE.-The. B. K.
Cowon, Bellaire; W. A. Inghsm, j r.
Wells, G. a. Cushing, b. Axcell, A. K
Chapman, NJ. Hill, II. Wilkins ). Duty,
G. p. Burnell and Mrs. DR.. Miles,
Cleveland; G.. W. Manley, J. b. Cory,
Akron; \. U. Walker, WellsviIle; Mrs.
Pond, Brlstolvil.e; 5. II. Gibson, New
port; Mrs Tiemau, Bridgeport.
Northern OaiO COnierence-Mrs. DR..
Mast, Berea; G. d. Allison and b. b.
McVev, Mansfield; g. II. Hartupre Nor
walk; r. j. Gard, l.. Bowers, NJ. Yer
non; Ii. 3. Benton, Cleveland; Mira. DR..
Campbell, Calvin,
Central Ohio CONFERENCE.-The. p. S.
Donelson, Toledo H. G. TrioLey, Marion,
w. Jones, Toledo; l.. Kelly, West Lib
erty;A. d. Matthews, and j. +. Ken
nady, Marion.
Cincinnati Conference.-The. DR.. Rust,
!. Weeks, NJ. Gamble, Cincinnati; G.
Ferguson, Franklin; s. V. Whitmore,
Dayton, 9. II. Lswton, Spring Valley
j. i. Lloyd and NJ. j.. Pickering, Hills
boro; n, w. Darlington, NJ. Collins,
! Manchester.
Kentucky Conference-Mrs. G. b.
Savage and II. X. Lindsey, Covlngton.
West Virginia Conferenca-Miss a.
TAYLOR, Wheeling, X. Banker, King
wood, f. Pride, Fsirmont Mrs. DR..
George, Wheeling; L. Rusteil, +. Her
man, Kingwood.
Mrs. DR.. Cunningham, of Wheeling,
and Mrs Hannah, of Pittsburgh, made
| short addresses, after which Mrs, DR..
George spoke tor nearly half an hour.
She spoke Of the Society generally, OF lts
aims and objects, Its work and its forms-
tIou, and welcomed the delegates to the
city in very hearty manner. The ad-
dress was On able one, delivered in
bright and interesting manner, rebounds
greatly to the lady's credit.
! Mrs p. Doue!son, Of Toledo, fol-
lowed Mrs George, and made an elsbor-
ate speech on somewhat similar topics,
which was warmly received.
4 motion to sond kindly note OF
greeting to the Presbyterian Womens
Foreign Missionary Society, now in ses-
sion in Cincinnati. was carried, and Mrs,
Benton and Mrs. Clark were appointed q
committee to prepare 1t.
| The following rules were then adopted:
The morning. sessions shall open al 9
and close at u o'clock. The afternoon
sessions shall open at 2 and close al 3
O'clock.
Each session shall open with Scrip
ture lesson, singing and prayers, and
close with the doIology.
Every member desiring to speak shall
rise and address the Char, and no one
shall speak more than once or question
until every member desiring to speak
shall have spoken, and no member snail
! speak more than ten minutes without
permission OF the meeting.
All resolutions shall be presented IN
writing.
Each corresponding secretary shall
present list of the tuil names of her
delegation to the Recording Secretary at
the close OF this session.
After the closing religious exercises tho
ladies were invited TO partake Of an eI-
cellent lunch which WAS provided in the
rooms next the lecture rooms, by the
ladies' Of the Fourth Street Church.
The afternoon session was taken up
! almost exclusively with unimportant dis
cussIons OF matters Of formation of COM
mIttoes, passing resolutions IN connec-
ton with the work that lay before the
Society and desultory talking.
As some of the delegations were not
full, resolution was offered to fill the
vacancies, by placing upon these
delegations such ladies as were
present as visitors to the meeting, from
the several districts.
a somewhat lengthy discussion arose
and 1t was at last decided by an almost
unanimous vote to reject the resolution.
The question Of having alternates for
each Of the regular delegates arose, and
was warmly advocated and disspproved
Of Some OF the members evidently mis-
understood the question and thought that
it was intended to have two delegates.
After some time this was rectifed and
the motion to appoint slternstes was car
RED.
The religious exercises were of an IN
usually interesting nature and the ladies
grew eloquent in their addresses on this
subject At five o'clock an sdjournmtn.