West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-04
PROCEE DINGS
Of the Oakland District Conference
Mt BrnndOuVillc.
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OF the Oakland District Conference
ut BrnndOnVillc.
The oakland District Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, com,
mencod It's first session In the McthoGis,
Episcopal church, in Bran lonYllc, Aug
the l7tn, 1890, az 2 o'clock T. NJ, Ruy
Is. Ison, Presiding Elder, Preceding.
The opening sc rvlces were conducted 10y
TIC Presiding EId,r, and after the sing
ing of the S2l hymn BrOs. d. Cool aud
j. w. HSIdesty led in prayer. The roll
Of the Conference WIS then called, after
which ON motion, ii &. Sanford was
elected secretary, gnd a. ID Hagans at
slant. Bro IsOu then addressed tho Con
terence. Expressing his Qualifications at
meeting his brethren and The hope that
the session would be harmonious, and
cmincutly religious. DIR VIM. Frey fol
lowed with q warm and earnest address
of welcome, 10 which Bro. f. c. w Ford
pleasantly responded. The following
! committees were appointed.
Committee onrulcs-N l.. Baumgmdaer,
l. E. WassOn and D. Cool. Committee on
examination Of candidates for license =
preach J. g. RcxrOad, d. H. Friend,
j w. HardestrY
Committee on GrSt years courss OF
study. ID. Cool J. Wasson, G.. w. Child
ester,
Baumgsrdner, RcXrosd, aud Ford. on
examination Of Candidates for admins
sion into the travelling connection.
On home mission work B Ison, II. G.
Sanford, DIR. VIM. Froy, ID. Cool, j. w.
Hsrdesty, a. Broadwater, ID. III. Friend,
q. w. Cox, T.. II. Grimes,
On appointments Of local preachers and
OK horters. The Presiding Elder, and
preachers in charge. On programme,
and literary exercises for next District
Conference Tho Presiding Elder. and
paster Of Oikiand, and Deer Park charge.
On ResOlutiOns--BrOs. Wssson, Coo and
a. ID. Hagans. Bro Hsgans was ALSO
appointed reporter for county papers
The Izauluation Of the character of local
elders was then taken up. and the follow
ing brethren wero pafse1 NJ Davis,
VIM. George, Joseph Dewitt, aud j. w.
Rector. The character Of the following
local deacons were examined and LAS
scd II. Z Friend, 6 Furgos sou, A.
Bowling, and NJ ~ Note,
r. @. w. Ford, read a good etsay on
the District Conference The Doxolopy
was then sung, and the benodiction Yves
pronounced by J. D. Weaver At8P.M.
Bro. WATSON, preached TO large and
attentive audience, very scupturol stY
mon ON the words what think yo Of
Christ ?"
WEDEEsDAY AUG 18Th.
Devotional exercises Wero well cor
Quoted by J. G. Bsgcosd.
Committee on rules made their report,
which WA adopted. The examination
Of the character Of eXhortcrs was attend.
Cd 10. The report Of the financial and
religious condition Of the District wa
then made by the r. T., showing alto
gether a good state Of things In the dis
trict. The pastors Of the several charges
in the district made their reports which
on the whole wero encouraging. Rev ID.
Cool then delivered a plain aud pointed
address on the question, ''Whst constitutes
a Methodist" G. J. Trippett being sb
sent. Bro J. @. Rsxroad, lutrod dced the
discussion on "Tbe good and evil OF
protracled, and cappmeeting." The
discussion was then postponed Till the
afternoon session.
Rev L. II Jordan, Of Kingwo)d, gas