The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-16
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
THE WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE


The Conference prayertneeting began at
$50 o'clock Yesterday asd continued until
the hour for the Conference session arrived.
Rev. T. B. Hughes led the prsyermeeting.
At 8 o'clock the Bishop took the chair and
the regular proceedings Of tho Conference be-
gan. The Journal was read, and after oorec-
ton was approved. The reporter ives be-
trayed into az error In stating in yesterdays
ISTELUaESCER that tue work OF the Cabinet
was completed on Saturday afternoon. He
was relying on the usual order. which Ia al
most universally been to have the appoint
ments read on Monday, and the ADJOURN
ment o the Conference 70 immedISteiy I IL
low, But there seems to be unusual diff
Guilty In arranging the RpLointmenlS. Same
perpexing problems have been before the
Cabinet for solution. The impression now
prevails that the Conference will adjourn
this morning. Tbs Bishop ordained Rev. ID.
H. Friend deacon, he not having been preS-
emit 10 be ordained Sunday.
There Is rumor that Rev. L. W. Ryan has
been requested by the B!slop TO aCu.pt the
pa torate OF an important cnDrch In Detroit.
Il no doubt would be to the personal Edvan.
tSge Of Mr.. Ryan TO accept the appointment,
but his friends In this district would regret
his leaving them, a1dthe West Virginia Cor
ference has not any men OF this type to
loose.
An appeal from decision rendered In a
church trial on the Dallas Circuit by Rsy. Z.
W. Ryan, the Presiding Elder, waS;preSented
to the Bishop for his decision. He sustained
the decision Of the Presiding Elder.
REroEr on EDUCATION.
The Committee on Education made very
elaborate report heartily endotStng the fol-
lowing institutions: Allegheny College, Ohio
Wesleyan University, Mount Union College,
Beaver Female College, Pittsburgh Female
College, and Wheeling Female College.
Ds. Hartshorn and Taylor spoke In behalf
OF their respective Institutions
An effort to take up the resolution looking
to the division Of the Conference territory
failed.
Reys J. A. WilliSms aud f N. Lynch had
their Conference relations changed from
effective to nop.effectlve.
The Committee appointed to consider the
advsabiliiy of enlargipg the Pittsburgh
Christidn ldpacdte reported that It toe
opinion OF this Conference that the publish
| ing committee should enlarge the pIpsr a.
soon as 1t can with financial safety.
The Conference took up the question,
"Where shall the next session Of the Confer
ence be held?n BuckhEnnon and Charles
ton were placed In nomination. Rev. J. Lee,
DR.. White, Webb and Hughes spoke In "a
yor OF Buckt alnon. Drs. Fullerton, Steele
and Reys, Sanford and Pickett advocated
Charleston. Bu3khannon was selected by q
vote OF sixty-four to tbirty-niGe -.
A collection was raised 10 dtffay the Incl;
dental expenses OF the Secretary.
The Committee on obituariel msds their
report. The report was recommltted In order
to allow the committee 10 secure further data
concerning the preachers who had died In
the past year.
Germ. was Introduced aud represented the
publishing interests OF the church.
TALK ABOUT TEMPERANCE.
IL the coursee of T. WGldon's remarks he
incidently referred to the tslnpiranca agits-
ton in Ohio. He said that 1t was maxim
that figures will not lie, but It Is interesting
to notice how some people twist figures to
make them lie. He said, "You will see by
the morning papers that the second amend.
ment Is lost In Ohio by vote OF 0.000 but
the facts are these: the whole vote reaches
0ll,70l; OF this vote 800 600 Is a msjorily.
The vote on the second amendment reached
800 454. 50 that the amendment W 9 defeated
By 5,442 only, instta OF 10 600. No reform
has ever been so grossly misreprts 4uted a1d
maici0usly lied upon as that OF temperance"
The Rev. George Z. Htte was selected 10
bear tia.ernal greetings from this Coo difference
to the Annual Conference oil the U. B.
Church. The Rev, D. II. X. Dix, was chosen
as q n serve.
After the reading OF the usual notices
Conference I'D burned.
Dr.. Walden preached an able sermon last
night,