The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-05
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BEAVER EALLs, FA'' sept IL 1893
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AS the lEELLIoENcER has many readers
out along the B. & o. Railroad who will
he Glad IN hear from the Methodist Pro.
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teS'ant conference ~" III se0',on y" ",o
place, IBend you q lew Items relatlng tolL
The iorty.sixlh session Of the Pittsburgh
animal Conference Of the NJ, P. Church
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cOnNeneu ne'9 Ne' S.
and was called 10 order ny the PRESIDENT
Rev. John Scott. y. D., also editor oil tile
Mthodid Recorder, Pittsburgh,
D. ,viII,.m Sol,ior n n oro NJ ,hs
NV " 49,
oldest members Oh 'ne conferences CON-
Quoted the opening exercises, which were
vArv appropriate and impressive, Almost
,.os snart IN dovo,,oro, s-oryicav
y" nSu' W. n"-,,.iaS.o. ~ H., D.
which were participated IL by KEYS
James Robson, &C Westfall and others.
The Presidentthen spoke Of the pleasure
a ,uoo,,nn and o,oo,,n, oro opo,hsr a,
VI uee''ns "IN sts y"
these annual gatherings anu OF the
changes the year bad brought. Alter this,
various items OF incidental business were
transacted, when the Conference proceed:
el TO The examination OF ministerial
character.
At 8 o'clock p. v. the conference elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
President, Rev. s. F. Crother, Secretaries,
Reys. John Gregory and ]. F. Dyer; Con.
ference Steward, W. W. Wallace; Com.
ni,ee on Pastoral Relations, or Station.
ing Committee, DR.. John Scott, Z. John
.On, Rsy, G. G, Westiall, ]. s. Barns and
the President,
Rev, Westiall and Mr.. Barns are both
from the n. i, Church OF Fairmont. Al.
though within the bounds OF the West
Virginia Conference, which held its ses.
sion at st. Mary's last week, this Church
by special action Of the General Confer.
ence was allowed to remain in the Pitts,
burgh District.
The work OF the Stationinp Committee
will certainly not be very %burdensome
this veal. as nearly ali tho Churches and
ministers have made arrangement nutu.
ally satisfactory, and oil the conference
has to do Is to ratify their action. There
il much other important work to be per.
formed. however, among which is the
selection OF delegates 10 the General Con.
ference. which meets In Pittsburgh next
NAV, Ex.Goy. Pierpoint will doubtless
be one Of the laymen' elected,
The name Of Prof, 7, @. Miller, OF Pair.
mont, ia being used in connection with
The p~astorate q two prominent churches
in the district. and he will probably accent
one of The APPOINTMENTS II he can be re-.
leased from bis engagement as PRINCIPAL
Of the FairmOnt Schools, So You see West
V]irVinians are rather u%opular nm here,
During all the sessions there seems Ia
be a tinge oisadness; there is somethinU
wanting The familiar form and cheerful
pleasant face Of Dr.. Alexander Clark arc
missing, For eighteen wears he had a seal
in this body and took a prominent part In
all its transactions, How little we though,
nj tho iast session that one of the vonnSer
class If members. and the brightest nj
them ali. would 80 soon he called away
All in attendance at the Conferences are
handsomely entertained by tbe citiZens ri
Reaver FAILS who seem IN he a kind hos.
pitalle people,
II learn that Rev. M. b. TAYLOR. who for
two wears has been nastor If thS II p