The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-23

BELLATRE LoCALs.-The last session OF
the Barnesville District Conference met at
the NJ. Z. Church on Thursday night r.
E. Carr being in the chair.
After singing by the choir, and prayer
by Rev. B. E. Edgell, the report OF the
Committee on Missionary Contributions
OF the District was called for. The report:
read by Rev. Toland, presented good
showing from the different appointments
in the district.
As regards the work done in this dircc-
ton, under the auspices Of the Woman,s s
Foreign Missionary Society, Bellaire stands
clearly first, Barnesville second, st. Clairs-
vile third and Armstrong; Mills, q coun-
try charge in Washington township fourth.
During the past four years Barnesville
District has almost doubled her missionary
contributions.
It was pretty generally known that DR..
Dashiell, OF New York, Secretary OF the
Foreign Missionary Society, would ad-
dress the people on this occasion, and not
withstanding the inclemency OF the wealth:
or the house was moderately filled. VI
course, his subject was on the mission
work. Tho following were some OF the
points made by this very able gentleman:
When nm individual joins the church, he
tbercby enters into certain obligations to
snnnort the church, its ministers, to labor
for those in heathen lands, etc. Some
people would like TO belong toa church,
where no ministers are to support, anu
where angels would drop down Ike lakes
OF snow, being found at the door every
&c Cbrist's having said, "Go ye into all the
world and preach my gospel" imposes the
duty Of working for the heathen. We, IN
America, are Christians, because Paul,
when asked to 90 overinto Macedonia, set
sail nj once, and didn't wait to say you
are foreign people.
In n commercial point Of view mission
ary work pays, as the Sandwich Islands
snenG more for plows now in one year,
than the whole missionary cost,
II il A remarkable fact that the rent oil
tbe Book Concern buildings which have
come into the hands OF the church, pays
SlI the officers OF the Missionary Society,
and every dollar OF missionary money is
applied Tor itsImmediate purpose.
Il isseldom that the citizens OF bcIlaire
have the opportunity to hear such men as
~ Dashieil Indeed the entire exercises
n ,he Conference have been intensely In
teresting and profitable. Our citizens
mite in pronouncing the session OF tht
District Conference q success, anu long lol
tho da| when il shall be their pleasure tc
Snain entertain similar body composing
''' Resolutions OF thanks were passed toI
tho hospitality shown the ministers during
their stay in the city, and also to DR.. DASH
iell for his very able lecture.
Rey. VIM. CASTOR, OF the Presbyterian
Church, on Sunday evening, at the lisua
time for service, will talk to his people OF
tSTbe Evils Of Intemperance. he Is ar
earnest worker, and we think mani, espec
tally OF our young men, ought 70 De =. ~
tendance upon this occasion: t,..,
Dr.. G. L. Kun and iamlIy, VINO hay'
been quite sick for several dgys, arc, w
are happy to announce, convaeScing.
Eustace knight, who vas shot by Mar
shol Archer ON Inst Wednesday Tor de
tsrmined @ resistance to warrant for his or
M rest died on Thursday night, fifteen min
"tsS I m II O'Clock, He was buried In III,
csn,etcry,- snS h on the hill, on Friday, at
o'cIock his funeral having been attende'
Iv Sis brother, who lives at Benwoodr III
sssmed G No quite penitent all Of Thursday
Lsving sent for Rev. CASTOR at diiieren
times and when told Thursday at nool .9I
that he must die, stated that he was MlIl
;ng 10 do so, Every attention was glVei
lin nj The American House where he va
lying. --
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