The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-03


bred Of them being, It was said, in regular
attendance upon religious services conduct
cd by two OF their own number. Another
rather novel developement Of this debate
was the opinion expressed by several
speakers that, in working among the
masses, Methodism was being left far be-
hind by the Salvation Army, who, it was
said, by using the means employed by the
early Meth0dists, were realising similar
success TO that enjoyed by those devoted
workers. The climax OF novelty WIS
reached in this debate when it was affirmed
by Primitive Methodist that Charles
Bradlaugh had more influence with the
working.men OF England than bud any
Christian minister in the realm, The
point in this allusion was that this iniidel
had gained the hold he had on the popular
heart by putting himself on level with
the laboring classes in their struggles for
right and liberty, und that ministers Of the
Gospel, to reach the same end, must follow
Bradlaugh's example in this respect,
The C0lOred delegates have been treated
with great consideration, One OF them re-
marked the other day that II he were not
to look into the glass occasionally he should
he In danger al forgetting thnt his skin
WINS black As sneeeh. makers, thew haye
lone nrcttv we'll. thouyh perhans thev
som~bt tbs nrivilcyes of n" Il9or " iittle too
oftcn' ipndinS british delem,te WINS
ovcrboord IN re5ork one mornin" after
several had snoken' that there had been n
orrot iot of stnIF mix cd lint div Int Ills
rcmork wos iomhtless nct,ateG some.
whit nv the fnct that this Gan.
tIemnn bimsclf Loi heen very npxions
IN sno"L That day md h"G foilaI In several
attemnts IN "et the cvo NJ the chnir The
colorrd DELEGATE who has been treated with
the greatest defcrencc il Rishon II. A,
pawn of t6o African n. II. Church The
Bi;hon occnnied the chair to-day, and he
WINS one ~ the few who were chilled mon
m snrk nj thn Iorj NInvor's rncan,,on
Rishon Hnlsnv ~ thncoIorsG NJ Il chmrch
has hern norknns thn ncxt in favor thonGh
the most hnnninr sneHkers NJ tI,is r,,ro haze
bcen Bishop Dirkcr.nn If Columbia s q.
0nd Rev. II q. Pricr, ri Newberne, x. q,
Not tho least Interesting of the services
sustained Nv the Confcrence have Lren the
0 O'clock pnlver meetinvs. md the nirht
meetings a. Eyo,er.hnlI G'Lo mcotinv on
Friday mornimv wns ieI Inv the Raw, + p
SfcFerri,S pD n venerable minister Of
the NJ Il Chnrch Sonth who statad in bis
openino remnrks that hn had been nreach.
inr ri years tbat be Ind three brotbers in
The ministry. and Tint his mother died Mt
the noe of In leaving n nosteritv number.
inp one hundred the entire adnlt norton
% whom. with only ak eycentions
were members of tho Methodist ChurcL
ii Excter.hall on Tbursilay NIGHT, dele.
rates were received from other EvanGeli.
mi Churches There were about three
tho,snnd nronle nresent md the churches
lint sent r messaues ' Of REORGANIZATION md
pood.will were t6e Presbyterinn. The Con.
sreuntionnlist, the Bnntist. and t6e Morn.
Vim. Peculiar interest attached to tbe
deleCntion irom tia los..nS,ned church
owing 10 the iact That il WINS through tie
@gnney If ana of its ministers PETER Koch.
lar md nj one NJ its meeting.h houses in lhis
city, Tint John Wesley was converted.
The Chair on lila oec,lsion was occupied