The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-31
RELIGIOUS.
APronhetic ConTerenee.

NEw YoRK, October 30.-The Prophet
Conference began this morning In thu
Church OF the Holy Trinity. The obiec
OF the Conference Is to listen to series o
papers on the premillenial advent o
Jesus Christ. :,
VIM. Reynolds, Of Peoria, presided
Rev. s. II. Tying, the first speaker In the
Conference, read q paper entitled, Christ
Coming. Is It Personal and VisibleT
"ChFst's Commission, Is 1t Premillen
la, was the title OF q paper read by Prof
Kellogg, Of the Presbyterian Seminary
Allegheny, Pa. :,
Rev. Dr.. Tying, sen., was unable TO be
present, owing to illness, but his address
was read by his son. In II he says this
future coming OF Jesus Is the very life and
hope OF His people. Union with Christ
following Christ, looking forward to tho
promised coming aud everlasting dwelling
with Christ, have made upthe Joy and hope
OF true believers in every age. In BELIEF
OF Christ's coming the Church OF Jesus has
been one in every age. In pure conf.
dence in the reality OF the personal advent
OF the Savior to the earth, and that the
time OF His glorious advent draweth near,
we stand and wait. Increasing multitudes
are looking for the Lords appearance.
Many OF us believe that this great mani.
iestation standeth at the door, and while
many sleep the Son OF Man will come.
Among the clergymen and laymen, pres.
ent on the platform to-day were Bishop w.
r, Nicholson, Bishop w. G. Moorehead,
Bishop 7. H. Vail, Topeka, KS, Stephen
II, Tyng, ir., W. K. Nicholson, Rufus W.
CLARK, James H. Brooks, P. ]. Gordon, s.
II. kellogg, Prof. J. T. Cooper, Allegheny,
Rev. G. K. Imbrie, n. J., Rev. John Par.
ker, Brooklyn, Rev. L. W. Bancrait, Brook
lyn, Rev. Z. 7. Perkins, Louisville, r. C.
Matlack, philadelphia,S J. W. Bonham,
New York, J. M. orrick, Boston, Rev. Il.
C. Booth, Brooklyn, W. H. Ward, .Phila.
delphia, Rev. ]. +. Grammer, Baltimore,
Rev. Z. P. Adams, Dunkirk, Geo: I. PEN
frost, Boston, Rev. E. r. Craven, Newark,
n. j., Rev. Z. P. Goodwin, Chicago, Prof.
T. W. Bancraft, Brown University, Rev.
VIM. Reynolds, Peoria, Ills, J. Q. Whit
ing, Boston, Geo. C. Needham, Philadel-
phia, D. M. Whittle, Chicago, B. F.
Jacobs, Chicago, Prof. ]. 7. Dufiield,
Princeton, H. d. Hastings, Boston, r. D..
Morris, Oxford, o., ". ". Clark, Pains
vile, o., Rev. ]. Hyatt Smith, Brooklyn,
and many others.
The evening session was very largely at
tended, the church being crowded TO its
utmost capacity. Letters were read from
Bishop W. W. Miles, DR.. II. Bernard, the
Bishop Of Huron, the Dean Of Montreal
and others, regretting their inability to be
present and expressing an earnest interest
in the proceedings.
AMERICAN MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
TAUNTON, Mass, October 30.-six hun
dred delegates were in attendance at the
SD annual convention OF the American
Missionary Association. The annual re-
ports show the receipts Of the year to be
sl05, COL; expenses, Slss,o79; balance, 81
500. The current receipts are not equalby
$3.50 GS to the preceding year, falling off
mainly in legacies. The debt which two
years ago was $1,000, has been reduced by
gifts and pledges to s26,27s. The work
among the Chinese and freedmen is pro-
ductive Of much good.