Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-11-16
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
synopsis of the Proceedings of the
BarnesviIle District Conference of
M 4. Church.

| III. L. Church.
Quite full representation of the
members of the District Conference art
in attendance. The session was opened
Oh Tuesday evening in the NJ. Z. Church
In this place The opening sermon was
preached by Rev. A. w. Butts, of Bell
aire, from st. JOHNNY "a: :"God is spirit
and they that worship him, must wor-
ship him in spirit and in truth" Tht
sermon was an eloquent discussion o.
the existence, unity, and spiritualit,
of the Divine Being, and the nature o.
true worship.
The second session opened at S:3t
Tuesday morning. The devotional ex
ercises were conducted by Rev. G. w
Gray. c. B. Henthorne and H. S. Jack
son were elected secretaries.
The following ministers reported tht
state of their respective charges: Revs
\. w. Butts. s. Cummings, H. A. Cob
bledick, l.. l.. Fisher, VIM. Ferguson. c
Is. Henthorne. C. NJ. Hallett; II. ). Jack
son, S. f. Minor and j. Fl. Rogers. Rev
DIR. Alexander, of this place, was intro
duced to the conference, and invited tC
participate in the discussions of the
Conference. Eli Moore, of GAINESVILLE
presented report of the condition OF
the District Conference Fund. The re-
port showed that there was some debt
yet upon the District Parsonage al
Barnesville.
Quite an interesting discussion was
had upon the best meGhuds of raising
the Presiding Elders claim. Remarks
were made by Mr.. Moore, and Reys. Mi
nor. Gray and Butts.
Rev. }. Keys, of Bridgeport, was in
troduced to the Conference.
Rev. A. w. Butts introduced, in very
practical way the subject: Qualification
and Duties Essential to Ministerial and
Pastoral Success. Remarks were offered
by Revs. Scott and Cobbledick.
The third session opened at 80 P. NJ.
Tuesday. The subject of ministerial
success, opened in the morning, was
again introduced, and pertinent remarks
were made by Revs. j. 81. Rogers, j. r.
Keys. II. S. Jackson, w. Ferguson and
G. B. Henthorne.
Hearing the-reports of pastors was
resumed, and the following ministers
reported their work: w. d. Starkey. j.
f. Huddleston,M. Scotland T. H.Taylor.
interesting paper on the following topic
"The Record of Barnesville District
on Church B6nevolences and how to I'm
prove Them" Remarks followed by
Revs. Gray, Minor, Huddleston, Cobble-
dick and A, w. Butts.
The fourth session of the Conference
was held on Tuesday evening. The
topic for discussion related to the inter-
ests of the Sunday School. A paper on
''The Art of Teaching" was read by
Prof. c. z. Hitchcock, of this place. 1t
was a carefully prepared paper, and was
full of good points. The next speaker
was Rev. c. B. Henthorne. Mr.. HIS
speech was animated and practical, and
was cordially received by The audience.
The Rev. Ferguson next addressed the
audience on "The Duty of Church Men,
bers toward the Sunday School" This
gentleman made a very excellent ad
dress. He WAS followed by Rev. L. II.
Taylor, of South Bellaire, who briefly
developed the point that, since the Sun
day School in IA large degree furnished
the members to the church, she should
patronize and labor in it.
Rev. G. w. Gray, the Presiding Elder,
in a witty way-and this gentleman can
be witty notwithstanding his dignified
bearing, caused some merriment in the
audience by an allusion to the prepara-
tion of the program. Just what the
point was, was difficult for the uninitia-
ted to uni rStand, but the neatly crack
ed joke caused DR.. Minor and Mr.. A. L.
McKelvey to blush like maidens. A few
remarks were made upon
the topic by Rev. Cobbledick and A. 7.
Mckelvey.