The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-07
METHODIST MINISTER'S, MEErIxG.
The Annual Conference now In session
AZ MoundsyIIIe.


Yesterday was the second day Of the an.
nual session Of the West Virginia Conference
Of the N. h. OhuFcl,.
The Conference was called to order by the
Bishop promptly at $50 4. N. Rev. T. II.
Trainer, Of Morgantown, conducted the re.
liglOus exercises.
The Hish9P named the members Of the
committee In the trial OF Rev. Jonas =.
Thatcher. The Court will sit this afternoon.
It will 10 remembered by those who have
been following the movements OF Rev.
Thatcher. that preliminary trial was held
in Wheeling, where he was suspended from
oil ministerial functions until the annual
Conference. His tE9Hble gFoFs put 9f haying
left the work 10 which he had been appoint:
ed, without lawful excuse, and the charge
Is general INSTRUMENTATION to the authority
Of the church. sIRss A!s tslspen.an be ha'
dist Episcopal Church, and wishes row 10 he
known rs Elder J. r. Thatcher, Of tlle
Evangelical Holmes Church, az which
he Is The originator. III course, Ills WIN.
drawBl under charges will not be permitted.
lie will be tried, and unless he consents 10
be governed by the rules Of the church he
doubtless will be expelled, To Tie prellmI.
nary trial lie paid nd attention, did not an.
pear In person, nor would lie send counsel.
The Church gave himable counsel. Whether
he will treat this final court with cuntenpt
reinailA 10 tn sseu. Ills friends arc iii / tOhS
that lie may reconsider IliS' course. lIy those
who know him best he Is regarded as d good
but misguided man.
During the report Of II. C. Sanford, Dishop
Fo.teb, Who Wllfn a ypNnH llan, Travelled
within the bounds 'oitlie ChaFlestot Distfict'
(pf which Mfr. Sanford Is the1' T., remarked
that lie had swan Elk river OH horseback,
50 that the Bishop has gone through Inc
course necessary y 70 graduate to the EpspopAi
Dr. J. Wesley WGBG,'P. n. OF the Guyan.
d0tte District tlade q report Of his work.
His reports are always unique aud interest.
ing. AT the close Of his address he was pre-
sehted with handsome watch, az d token Of
respect, from the ministers Of the GuyandOtte
District, u
Req R49lI9n OAK, A!attin and Webb,
Presiding Elders II The MOrganthwn. park.
ersburg, ClarkSbutg and OuyahdOtte DistriCis.
have served the term Oi four years and will
yield up the work to other hands.
Wien the case Of A. ]. LYDIA was called.
he arose and made statement, and asked
that committee he appointed 10 ascertain
tue taatS il hb GaAg GGnNbfnlng q tIattit III
which he ClalmSto lave been hiisfepFesenled.
Tie c inimittee was appointed.
The missionary sermon will lie preached
this evening by Il. II. Owen.
The venerable Wesley Smith. formerly n
pastor Of tile Fourth Street Church was In.
trOdQCei 10 The Conference, also number
Of visiting ministers. :"
Rev; J, ]. nOlliyer one 'Qf the gtandest
men the Lord ever made, after having ttav.
eied for more than thirty years In West Wiz.
ginla, expects to 1eSlst lfqiu active labor and
will mako he llOlhs Will bis sons, Who are
successful lawyers In the West
Several prominent laymen put IN an
appearance yesterday morning, doubtless 10
look after the right men for The churches thew
represent,
PtuseSsors Purihton and Wade, Of MORAN.
town, are In attendance.
AZ yet the work Of the Cabinet has not id.
yanced iaI enough TOT mitch speculation IS
to appointments,