The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-25
GRAFTON.
Proceedings of the United Brethren
Conference.
Correspondence OF the Register.
GRAFTON, March %.


GRAFTON, March %.
sATURDAY-THIRD DAY.
The morning session was opened by
prayer by Rev. }. w. Perry.
l.. w. Roberts was granted 6 transfer
to any Conference he might wish to join.
The Committee On Elders Orders and
the Treasurer of the Teachers AID So.
ciety read their reports and they were
adopted. Rev. Z. Harper was reelected
Treasurer of the Teachers Aid Society.
The Bishop presented ten dollars to the
widow of Rev. w. II. Diddle, beng in
terest received from the Snider donation
for the benefit of the poor.
Hartford City, w. Va was selected as
the place OF holding the next annual
conference.
The committee appointed to draft I'm
itations for the admission of lay delegates
reported as follows:
Lay delegates may be admitted into
the annual conference from all the pas.
Storal charges within our bounds. Such
delegates must be II years old and have
been in the church and charge represent
ed at least two years previous to their
election.
The last Quarterly Conference on
each field OF labor shall elect from
among the lay members suitable per-
sou to attend the ensuing annual Con-
ference as lay delegate, to whom the
Secretary shall give certificate OF sach
election al upon which the delegate shall
be admitted. No preacher is eligible to
this position in the Conference. The
election may be by ballot.
The report of the District Sabbath
School Convention was ordered to be
spread on the minutes.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee to spportion the mis-
sionsry fund for the past year, made
their report, which, after amendment,
was adopted.
1t was ordered that the minutes be
published in pamphlet form.
r. A. Hit offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The American Bible So
ciety is spsring no pains or reasonable
expense TO supply the poor with the
holy Bible, and to maintain repositories
and send out colporteurs to go from
house 10 house, and they have already
done a noble work; therefore be 1t
Resolved, l. That we will welcome the
District superintendent, Rev. Walter r.
Long, in his missionary work and the
colporteurs IN their explorations OF the
uasta nlacas Of orr State
2. That we will give our influence to
such works.
Rev. Z. Hall read the following paper
on Temperance.
WHEREAS, The distllling, vending and
use of intoxicating drinks as beverage
is forbidden in the Bible and our Book OF
Discipline. Therefore, be it
Resolved, l. That we are in hearty
sympathy with our discipline on temper
| snce.
.. That we, the ministers of this Con-
ference, are in hearty sympathy with the
Christian Temperance Union and other
temperance organizations, and Will give
them our influence.
3. That we ask all our people to lend
their influence to all tenn perance move
| ments.
4. That we will petition the Legisla-
ture to pass q general law authorizing
the people to vote on the question OF
| licensing the whisky traffic.
The resolutions were adopted.
The Statloning Committee read tho
ALLOTMENT OF LABOR.
BUcKHANSoN DIsTRICT-J. W. Bog
CESS, Presiding Elder.
Buckhannon Staiion--J. w. Shoe
maker.
Freeman's Greeks. T. Westtsll.
Barbour Circuit. Z. Morris.
Grafton Missionary Station R. A.
Hit.
Upshur Circuit-J. r. Kemper.
Warrington Circuit-C. h. Westfsll.
Philippi Circuit. d. Barger.
New Interest Circuit. Cross,
Preston Circuit-R, Wood.
Glade Circuit--A. Z. Haltermsn.
West Milford-M, d. NJ. Alice, one
to be supplied.
HARRISBURG DIsTRICT-Rev. +. Har-
per, Presiding Elder.
Petersburg Station. Warner.
Parkersburg Circuit. W. Perry.
Cairo Circuit. Rexroad.
Gilmer Circuit-J. Barker.
Brsxton Circuits. Consnt.
New Milton Mission-R. A. Motiett.
Tray Stations. j. Graham.
Peunsbore Circuit-C. G. b. Brain.
Middle Island-M. w. Reymer.
Middle lsland-M. Kelley.
Titles Mills Mission-J. q. Jones.
WEST COLUMBIA DIsTRICT-Rev. w.
NJ. Weekly Presiding Elder.
Point Pleasant Mission-C. Ii. Cox.
Thirteen Mission-L. NJ. Csrder.
Milton Nission-E. F Chapman.