The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-07
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SECOND DAa

mt GlnrLsburg-rhe reports II the
Presiding Elders ANA the Preachers
| Hospitality ar the CInrIssbury i'eopic
Reported for the inteliigcnccr.
CLARIsDuRa, October 5.-'rhe conference
convened this morning nj $50 4. NJ, Bishop
Andrews presiding. Religious services
were conducted by Rev. james +. Clark
D. D. The calling Of the roll being dig
pensed with the Secretary proceeded to
read the minutes. DR.. Warner, iraternal
delegate from the U. B. Church, Prof.
llamme.t, Of Allegheny College, and Dr.
Wheeler, editor Of the Pittsburgh ChriJ,ian
.Adtocdtt, were present
Rev Geo. L. llite, Of Wheeling, preached
the conference sermon 10 crowded house.
Rev. D. II. X. Dix WINS called and made
his report as Presiding Elder Of tho Nor.
gantown district. He reported prosper.
ous condition OF church aiiuirs In his dis.
t.!ct. The names OF the several pastors oil
this district were called and reported n
prosperous year.
The Wheeling district was called next.
Rev. E. W. Ryan, 2. l., responded, and
gave good account OF the work under his
care. The Preachers OF the district, US their
names weru called, responded, and consi,l.
ering the prolonged strike, nAde good
financial report, with two or three excep.
tons. :
Oakland district, B. Ison, P. E., was next
called, and Rev. lson responded rs to the
work under his care. The preachers In
turn nade their report. Que interesting
feature in the report OF this district was the
statement that all the churches were out
OF debt, with the exception Of the church
ut Deer Park. ~,
Rev. L. l.. Stewart, P. f, OF Clarks.
burg, was next called and made his report,
N the course OF his remarks be stated that
there were more "isms" to the square uiile
IN this district than any district OF the
Conference. Every phase Of theological
anu ecclesiastical doctrine is advocated
within its bounds. -.y.- .".
Rev. W. K. White next represented
EHckhannon District. lie gave good nc.
count OF his stewardship
Rev. &. G. Wilding, ?. E., of Parkers.
burg, made bis report. He seems to be
very hopeful for the future Of the church
III tAAt section.
A matter to which several OF several of
the Presiding Elders alluded is tho custom
OF some Sunday Schools using literature
not OF the VI. Z. Church. This was strong.
y disapproved on the ground that It is dis.
loyal, anu that no other publications ARE
superior to those OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
Rev. II. G. Sanford, P. E., reported from
Charleston District. No.. 81.
Rev. 5. BID. prickett reported for Guvan-
,lo,te district. This district il the
Siberia Of the Conference. A
man feels TINT he is going long wav
from home when he starts for some OF the
points within the bounds Of this District.
tormoral heroism anil self denial no mis-.
slonary in 70 eisn fields knows greater pri.
ration than dos some who labor in that sec
ton. Tie following transfers have been
made; Rev. G. T.. Masden goes to Scran.
ton, Pa. Scranton iS to be congratulated
GU securing the services OF such a man.
Rev. Ashford Hall, WHO during the past
year has been stationed at kirgwood, goes
to the Central Ohio Conference. Rev. W.
q. Wilson, stationed last year ut Grafton,
goes, as does G. c. Shaifer, to the Central
illinois Conference. Rev S. Cunlmins has
been transferred to the Eastern Ohio Con.
ference. Rev.. Warren, D. b., fraternal
delegate to this Conference from the Uni.
ted Brethren church, made very interest
Ing address, giving j brief history OF the
work OF his church and bearing the Chris.
tian greetings OF that church to this Confer
ence.
The people Of Clarksburg seem to enjoy
the presence OF the Conference in-il,-ir
midst very much, and> attend III large
numbers the sessions OF the Conference.
The town Of Clarksburg is u very pretty
place. ! see great many beautiful homes
here. The Widow Jackson lives in i
tasteful mansion. The grounds about the
house are beautiful; filed with rare flowers
and plants which grow with i luxuriance
which is denied our poor smoke and SCOT
smo'liered flowers aud plants OF Wheeling.
Rev. $. D. Jones preached the missionary
sermon tonight. G. f. Il.