Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-28
Barnesville District Conference.

Correspondence GAINESVILLE Enterprise.
The fifteenth session Of the Barnes
vile District Conference of the NJ. f..
Church was held at st. Clairsville, Ohio,
commencing Tuesday eve, June 18th
and closing Thursday, June 18th. Rev.
j. VI. Carr, the Presiding Elder of the
District, presided with his usual urban
ity and ability. Ii is the judgment OF
some who have been members of the
GAINESVILLE District Conference since its
organization, that this last one, for the
amount and character of the work done,
Tor the strength and inspiration impair
ted % the church, was superior 10 any
vet held The regular minute business
was carefully attended 10 and indicated
three things; first, that the societies in
the main throughout the district are in
a healthy, growing condition spiritually;
second, that the literature of the church
was more widely circulated than ever
before. and third, that large per cent.
ut the money Of the church was finding
It's way into the missionary treasury and
treasures of other benevolent societies
of the churches than formerly. The
first session, Tuesday eve, was devoted
Iih the IIlI~~aNlAliN NAlllNNf anu ~
Umblrbv, Of Centervillc scircuit. who is
now under orders for our mission work
I'm Mexico, was the first speaker, who
was followed by DIR. A. Wheeler, editor
of the Pittsburgh Cb,l5im IdUcHt',
who delivered an effective and solid all
dress upon the subject oi the mission
AIRY cause.
Wednesday afternoon the st. Clairs-
willie branch of the WOnan's Foreign
Missionary Society held 4 meeting
which was presided over by Mrs Carol
and addressed by DIR. Wheeler, followed
hv RevS. Carr, llcuthOrn, and others.
ON Wednesday evening IN anniversary
of the Frredman's Aid and Church EN-
tension SDrictics was held. Instructive
ami eloquent addresses were spoken by
Rrvs. ". y Webster, :. y. Kennedy,
Il. =. SrIil, and j. ". TUluud for the
cause of tine Freedman; which were fol-
lowed bv two rOusing speeches from
RrvS. ". 4. CObbiciic and III. W.
Stewart upon the subject OF church eX-
tension. These meetings held IN the
interest of the benevolent enterprises oil
the church which, were introduced into
our District Conference session by pre-
Siling elder Carr are the means to the
accomplishment of u grand work, edu-
eating the people relative To thesecauSes
and ruthuSing them with the spirit ol
LOYALTY and devotion tO the work Ui the
entire church. The local preachers Of
the district were generally present and
many of them pasSrdycry crcdItablc cN-
gmiultiuuS upon the course al study,
prescribed for them hy the last General
Conference. The District Parsonage
Trustees presented report stating the
indebtedness vet upon this property OF
the district and pleading that measures
hp taken Tor its liquidation. The Con-
ference asked for an appropriation oi
the surplus camp-meeting funds Tor tins
purpose, and decided 20 appOrtlon the
debt among the charges upon the dis
trirt.. uuOu the basis of the presiding
elders claims. Resolutions highly COM
mcudiuy tine IahUrs of our presiding
elder. ru.ogiziug his ability To manage
ami develop q district, and his devotion
rp mn tine interests Of the church, were
unanimously adopted The pastor Ol
tine VI. T.. Church at st. Clairsvlllc,
Rev. J.. n. Couklc, and his people cyl-
IDENTITY had i'm their hearts Il desire to
make our STAY with them enjoyable.
They succeeded graudly. No Confer
pnrr WAS ever better entertained \
moro industrious, grnill-Snulrd lot of
Christians would Dee difficult to find
than those -. Gainesville McthodlSts.
our next district Conference Will he
IrII gf Washington. NJ j. SLUT.