The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-23
GRAFTON.
Proceedings of the United brethren
Conference.
Correspondence OF the Register.
~ 'I GRAFTON, March ~. &"


THURSDAY EVENING.
The evening session was opened with
singing and by prayer, led by Rev. D.
r. Miller, of Miami Conference.
The special business of the evening
being the report of the Committee on |
Education, Rev. q. Hall, of BucKhsnnon,
read the report, which is in substance as
follows:
Education is OF superior importance.
Individually it means increase OF capsci-
ty and OF disposition to employ powers
for good. Education means to society
development and elevstion-physicsl,
moral, intellectual and religious capacity
10 make everything contribute to human
sustensnce snd happiness. To the church
it means an educated ministry and intel
ligent laity.
The history of collegiate education in
the church embraces period OF 81 years
The General Conference of lS45 took the
first step.
Following this, the Miami Conference,
at IFS session at Otterbein, Dark county,
Ohio, in March 1916, took steps to unite
with the Conference in Northern and
Central Indiana, but this effort failed. In
the same year the Sciots Conference took
action, resulting In the purchase OF
Bendon Young Mems Seminary at
Westeryile, Ohio, by the payment OF
81, 300. The following spring the trustees
gave 1t the name of Otterbein University,
and in September, lS47, opened it for
the admission OF students. From this be-
ginning the following results have flown;
About $1,000 young people have at
tended our schools. OF the students now
attending the college, with those at the
Biblical Seminary, three hundred are
known to be preparing for the ministry.
This is but partial exhibit OF the sue
cess in the past thirty years.
And the following preamble and reso-
lutions were presented;
WHEREAS, We believe education to
be of pre-eminent Importance to success
in every enterprise, and especially neces-
ssry to confu,e skepticism, aud to vindi-
cate the principles Of our holy religion,
and the sword Of the spirit needs to be
welded by skillful hands, directed by
cultivated brains; therefore be it
Resolved lst. That we are pleased with
the recent General Conference placing
the Board of Education upon firm and
influential basis by giving it constitu.
ton defining its duties and powers, and
in providing for the collection OF al edu-
cationsl fund.
2. That we congratulate all OF our insti-
tutions of learning on their past success
and present prospects, and will labor to
have all our people observe the day OF
prayer for colleges, viz: the last Thurs
day in January, and that We welcome
the agents OF our colleges TO our sessions.
8. That we register ourselves in favor
of the free school system, and favor q
modified compulsory law.
4. That we labor to give our young
people the advanced stages of the best
curriculum Of study IN our col
colleges, and that to meet present want
we open school in Parkersburg next
| September.
5. That Rev. Z. Warner, J. w. Bog
CESS, 4. Barnard, w. NJ. Weekly and j..
A. BIagg, be committee OF FIVE TO con.
slder the question in all its aspects, OF
opening school in Parkersburg, and
submit their report to this Conference.
6. That the standard as adopted by
our Conference, viz: Eighty per cent. OF
all questions involved In the oXamina-
ton of its llcentIates be continued and
that the committees adhere strictly to the
rule.
7. That We arc highly pleased with
the Theological Institute of this Con-
ference, and we recognize it as furnish.
ing very valuable qualifications for prac.
teal and efficient ministerial work."
After some two hours spent in debate
the resolutions were adopted.
FRIDAY-THIRD DAY.
The morning session opened with
prayer by Rev. q. Hall.
Rev. q. q. b. Brain of the Virginia
Conference was admitted to an advisory
seat
The Committee on Sabbath Schools,
through Rev, h. A. Hit, reported as fol.
lows:
WHEREAS, The Sabbath School Is 8
good and very important work TO give
character and strength 10 the Church
work upon which hangs the desLinies
OF many children.
We, the ministers of the Psrkersburg
Annual Conference, believe n minister
who fails to work 10 this noble sphere
will fail TO have success in building up
our Zion, and If he fail IN this he does
not please our Master, who loves little
children. Therefore be it
Res iued, That we go out this year and
organize schools in our fields OF labor,
giving all the time we possibly can to
keep such schools in good order.
Resolved, That we encourage these
schools TO take our periodicals., viz:
Bible Teacher, ChiLiren's Friend, Ms.
stondry Visitor, Lesson Leaves and Our
Little Ones.
ResoLved, That by the assisting grace
of Almighty God We will do more in this
sphere than in any previous year.
The report was, alter some discussion,
adopted.
The Committees on Publishing Inter
ests and on Boundaries reported, and
their reports were adopted.
The Committee on Missions, through
Rev. II. l.. Polling, reported as follows:
Over one hundred years ago Coos only
begotten Son stood upon the Mount OF
Ascension, and Issued q command that
the church should heed until the last
wanderer Of cur race has heard the ever
blessed Gospel. "Go We, therefore," said
he, "and make disciples Of ali nations
preach the Gospel to every creature"
Can the church that disobeys this com
msnd succeed2 Nay, verify. Your COM
mittee deplores the fact that 50
many Of the members Of our
church in the bounds Of this
conference.-the whom the Lord has
committed property-Psy go nesgerly OF
their means 70 the cause of missions. II
no mistake has been made in our figures
our people, within the bounds OF this
conference, on an average have paid,
during the present year, about 81 per
member. Should not the church take a
more advanced ground in this respect?
We would here beg leave 10 state we
are in fuIl harmony and sympathy with