The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-10
SATURDAYS SESSION
or the West Virginia Annual Confer
Ince NJ MOlndsuiIIe.


Saturday was the fourth day Of the annual
session Of the West Virginia Conference Of
the NJ. E. Church.
Rev. j. J, DOlliver conducted the morning
prayer meeting, At0A.N. the Bishop called
the Conference 10 order, aud Rev, G. c,
Wilding read the minutes OF Fridays pro.
ceedings, Prof PurintOn, acting President
OF the West Virginia University, when the
report Of the Committee on Education was
made, made very able address in represent
ing his school, The University has now II
larger number Of students in attendan, .
than ut any other time so early in the yeai.
The school is growing and its prospects are
promising,
The Conference passed q resolution prom.
ising its patronage and earnestly welcoming
PrOis. PurnitOn and l.OrentZ to the Confer.
ence.
Rev, W. II. Long was introduced, aud
made very eloquent plea for the Bible
cause, Of which he Is State agent.
ReVs, lIalderman, Blair, Richmond, Fitz
walen and Nichols were elected to Deacons
orders.
1t is the opinion of Bishop Foster that no
man should be an official member who does
not take one Of the church papers. lie gave
this opinion, when some one asked II the
above named persons took u paper Of the
church.
Dr. Strong was allowed an opportunity to
address the Conference,
Rev. Joseph llOrncr, u. H., in brief all
dress represented Allegheny College,
Rev, ". e. SnOdgrass presented the claims
Of the Ohio Wesleyan University.
Rev, Archibald, Of Cleveland, was intro.
luCed to the Conference and spoke lUr the
t,,tn # q AZ
Of the evil growing out Of the young being al
lowed to read FLASH papers, Police Nrws, PO-
lice Gd:riic and the trashy hooks that are seat
tered broadcast over the land, Some young
men md ladies, he said spend hours every
day reading such literature.
The COniercnre adjourned with the bene'
dicton.
SUNDAYS SERVICES,
Yesterday at the close Of the morning
meeting the bishop ordained the class Of
lcnCOnS.
Long he(nrO tho time for the preaching
hour arrived the house was dcnscly crowded
with persons eager To hear man who by
many Is considered the greatest preacher in
the Methodist Church Bishop Foster an
n0unccd for his text, 1T Is u beautiful say
ing, and worthy at all acceptatiOn that
Christ Jesus Caue into the world to save siE'
ners;' Tim, l. !.
Toattempt synopsis Of the Sermom in the
space Of this report Is impOSst bic, We will
say, however, that It has never been the pleas
Wre OF the reporter to leNra more masIerly
s1rm0n fall from lIumanllpS,
Ills argument In support Of the ground
principles Of Christianity was simply unan'
swera6lU. When, by slow md steady strides,
he reached the climax Of his argument, the
effect was overwhelming, 1t was q gEapd
sermon, and worthy tho gy4nd man who
prcachcdit ASH tl,inkCE Bishop Randolph
Foster rRNE. with tho foremost men Of the
age, Whose who heard this sermon will not
soon forget either the man or his theme
Yesterday afternoon ut 3 o'clock Rev, W.
G. SnOdgrass, Of MorgQNIpwN, preached Il
very Thoughtful spaNnil tr0m John xvii H.
Hey, RVQdgESs Il one Of the good preachers
Of tic Conference At the conclusion Of the
sermon the Bishop, assisted by the presiding
elders, ordained Rev, l., \. iieatherIy an
Elder,
Iast night DR.. Joseph IIorncr, Of Pitt"
burgh, preached