The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-13
A SOaEME TO SPLIT
'rss WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE
.I.to Two, warmly pl.ea...d Neutrality-suspicious.
Orp.l,ra,,. to the General Conference.-The
Lag Members conasnes their wOtt-rhs
rAIrd pays Proceedings.

Yesterday was the third day Of the annual
s'ssion OF tue Wet Virginia NJ. L. Conference.
Tns Conference WIS called TO order promptly
at 0 p. NJ, by the Bishop. DR.. Al. Lydia. Of
Klnvwood, led in devotional terylces.
After the reading ot the journal, theorder OF
the day, motion to divide The West Virginia
Conference, was taken up, and Dr. ]. w.
Webb made a very eloquent speech in favor
OF 1t. Rev. d. H. K. Dix followed In q strong
speech against the proposition. Rev. W. G.
Snodgrass, Rev. r. b. Hughes aud Rev. G.
Martin, D d., also spok1 to the question.
ELECTION OF DELEGATEs.
The discussion was arrested by tho arrival
OF the hour for the election OF delegates 70 the
General Conference. The following tellers were
appointed: Rev. A. J. Lyds, J.--a. Fuller.
ton, W. U. SnOdgrasI aud l.. II. JordRn.-
a motion 10 call the roll and have each
member deposit rs vote was lost, and the tell
erS passed round aud collected the vote. In
this wSy the voting was greatly expedited
When the votes were all collected the tellers,
with one OF the secretari $, retired 10 count
the vote, and the Conference resumed It's
regular business.
rev. II. Il. Miles, who Is q member OF the
class OF the third year, who was absenton the
previous dsy, having arrived, was called before
the Bishop aud asked the questions that are
propOunded to all candidates for member
ship. Answering the question satisfactorily,
he was by vote elected member OF the O0n-
ference.
The class OF the first year was called, and
the Committee determination reported 10
each case and the Whole class was continued
on trial with the exceptions Of ReVa Exline
and Polished, who were discontinued 10
order to allow Them to attend school. Several
residents and visiting brethren were intro
duced to the Conference at this juncture.
PRESENTATION.
On behalf OF the preachers OF New River
District, DR.. J. W. Webb preseated RAv. +. ],
King, the Presidiug Elder, with handsome
silver watch, as an expression OF the great
esteem OF the minis ers for their elder. Ii
attempting 10 respond, the fortunate receipt
ent OF thu valuable present was yisiblJ
affected. He knows what such gilt means
Rev. W. K. LoUg WFs introduced, and
spoke In the interest oil the work OF tht
AmsricAn Bible Society.
The tellers having finished the counting
came IN ana the B.suop announced that thu
whole number oil votes cast was l24; sIatS
TO au election 6S. No Que having received
this number there wss consequently NJ
choice, A second vote was taken, aid thu
tellers again retired. The first vote shos &c
or" ~ two men 10 possess . surprising
strength.
MAJ, the tellers were out counting thu
second ballet the Committee on Temperance
made its report.
Rev. A. L. Curtigs, Raw. H. Scott and Rev
J. F. Snodgrass had their relations cta1get
from the effective to the nor-etisciive li,t
Rev. J. +. Suodgrass Was recommended 0
suitable peisln for u chaplain In tlt
United States Army, as there is probability
VI his receiving such an appointment
The t.llers having finished the count OF tht
second ballot, the vote was announced and i
YVES ascerl4ined that Rev. Berj amin Ism haC
received ssyeniy.seven votes. He WIS de
Glazed elected. A motion toadjourn the Con
ference and second motion to allow tn
third / al!o, 10 be taken and the result no
made known until tG-day's session, were lost
The report on periodical, was presented
and spoken upon by Or. Alfred Wheeler
editor Of the Pit sburgh ADVOCATE. His show
Ing Of the financial condition was vary satts
factory. He urged the necessity 81 enlarginf
the paper. and the increasing of Its cir0uia
ton.