The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-08
wEsr yIRGINIA cQNFERENCE,
Third Days Session Orthe Annual Meet
ing nj MOnndaNIlle.

Yesterday morning Rev. J. Engle conduct
ed the Conference prayer meeting at $3.50
o'clock After . very interesting meeting,
the bishop, promptly at 0 o'clock, opened
the Conference.
The Secretary read the minutes Of the pre-
vious session.
The committee In the case OF Rev. ], r.
Thatcher reported the charges Of insllbord'
ination to the church authority sustained,
and that he be expelled from the ministry Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. lie Is now,
now be o law unto himself, lie was treated,
we understand, with the utmost lenlenGy,
and was frequently demonstrated with by
his friends, but TO no purpose.
The committee in the case OF A. J. Lydia
reported that whilst DR.. Lydia was untOrtu.
nate IN his association with certain parties,
vet after investigating the case they thought
there were not sufficient grounds f9F arrest
ing his character.
Dr. Strong, of Drew Theological Seminary,
was introduced to the Conference. The doc.
tor Is the author as well as editor OF McClin.
took & Strong's CyClopedia. He: Is an emf.
nent scholar and Is still o lahprious student.
The class Of the thiEd yGaf waa called, and
the Committee Of Examination rep0rted
RevS. llaFbGrt, Ash, johnson and Hughes
had passed creditablO examinations, and
they were passed on to the fourth years
course Of study. There was but one man In
the fourth years course, and he graduated to
Elders orders.
Rev. Arnold, OF the Illinois Conference,
was introduced to the Conference. He was
for many years member OF the West Viz.
ginia Conference. amt by Tho way the older
men RraSped his hand We infer was highly es.
teemed.
Ilevs c. p. Masden, c. b. Graham, l.. W.
Roberts. S. l.orentE and A. L. Curtis were
called before the Bishop, aud after answering
the usual questions satisfactorily, were ad.
mitted into full connection.
Rev J. c. Weidman, Of the German Meth.
odlSI Episcopal Church. Of Whegling IS In
attendance upon the Conference.
Rev. W. II. Long. agent in West Virginia
for the American Bible Society, Is present.
The Bishop, in his address TO the class who
are up for reception, gave the conference his
opinibn VI thu high qualifications which
every man who enters upon this high and
holy office ought TO have. The standard OF
requirement Is rising higher every year; the
age demands It. The Bishop, In The course
OF hiy FeElaEkS, said that aSItN from q mans
intellectual qualifications and adaptation 10
teach, he ought to be a manly man. A man
to stand In the sacred desk should have the
elements Of noble manhood In him No
man with weak aud driveling spirit has any
right TO stand in the pulpit This manlineSs
he esteemed in the very highest degree Is.
sential.
Atso'llaak this afternoon Dr, Sweeney, Of
the Pittsburgh conference, preached an
earnest, eloquent sermon,
A stirring temperance meeting was held
tonight addressed by RevS. Ryan, Hite and
MASden.
On Wednesday evening Rev. G. +. Man.
chester, Of the Island N. r. Church, preached
the annual conference sermon. II Is very
highly spoken Of by those who we're present,
and will rank iavorably with any Of those
preached at former sessions
We have failed to rclNbl The regular rot.
tine business Of The Conference because we
knew It would not be interesting to Our
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