The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-03
VOLUME XXXIII.-.-NT,II,A- IATREIlR;|, a5 55
WEST VIRGINIA coSFb,rl,ES,cty.Et1 ]
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Correspondence Of The In.eiliocacer. e.. I,
BrcKlIANSoS, VIVA, October 1.-The
West Virginia Conference Of tho NJ. l.,
Church met in this place in its thirty.
eighth annual session thismor,nv, Bishop
J. NJ. Walden presiding. vi '
The religious, services consisted In tl,c
very solemn and impressive ceremony of
the Lords Supper. This was conduc,cd
by The bishop, assisted by Rows. G. W.y.
tin, Dix, LYDIA, Lee, Rhihldailar, SaninrI
Hughes, Pickett, Holmes anu lilo.
The Bishop delivered II very allc nnl
appropriate address ut the beginning Of
the morning session. rl lG.iEr =
g. q: Wilding was reelected Secretary.
with the privilege Of selecting his own w
The presiding elders, who are a Com.
mitiee on Committees, 10 repo,t q Com.
mittee on Church Extension, Missions.
md Freedman's Aid.
White, &. Martin, 7. b. Hughes and ]. W.
Webb was appointed OH tho Northwest
Academy, located at Clarksburg.
Report Of Allegheny College, Ohio
Wesleyan aud Beaver, were referred to the
proper committee. licport OF EpiscopaI
i'ind was referred to the proper commit.
tee. Rey. Eaton, OF Pittsburgh confer.
ence, and Dr.. Holmes, OF Allegheny Col.
lcge, and others were introduced 10 the
The Secretary read tho nc.
lion oi the General Conference in regard
10 statistics, after which Roy. s. Il. Jones
was elected, Statistical Secretary Of the
Conference. 1.'I7
t DISTRICT REPORTS.
Oh motion an afternoon session was
orderedfor the purpose OF collecting and
correcting statistics. a call was made for
District reports, upon which Rev. Ehihcl.
LATER, p. T., Of lluckhannon District, ca,c
Ills report. lie stated that lle Ind travel
ID $500 miles, and that the preachers Of
'js District had done faithfully the work
'ssigncd them. -"
llcalsoreporic.ls;x hundred conversions
md some churches and parsollares built
lnd Il large increase OF benevolent cnllcc.
ions, and also IN increase OF subscribers
or the church Inll.rra.+ lic I.It,niinrnt
leeds Of his district he stated were two
First, the people should be better i'm
,roved i'll regard to laws and discipline of
he church; sccond, ogivc Il better sim.
'ortto her ministry. 1lisci,arartcrpassed
llso the following effective Elders: j.
'olinv. 4. G. Woodruff, j. Lee. c. ". Up.
on, D.'M. Heaston. A. Mick, WE. Lovett
md d. s. Hammond.
Charleston district, II. G. Sanford, Pre-
ding Elder, reported. He stated that
ils dislrlct was like unto the heavenly
'ity, it lietll four square. lie gave M in
erestlns report OF his districts grand
;;ear* work, notwithstanding part OF his
listrictsuilcrcd much from the great flood,
md reported two charges Tint were
,lessed with great r.viva!s, the first Mt
clifton and Mason, where over five hun.
lred souls were converted. The second.
II Rev. I. r. Ryan's charge, where two
hundred and seven souls were converted.
L. J.: Steward, Presiding Elder OF Clarks-
'urg district, reported it was badly affected
" the recent drought. Many OF the
members were rctrencling to The great
letriment OF the preachers. He reported
number OF revivals, resulting in The con-
;ersion OF three or four hundred souls
Tho effective Elders ofthis district then
made their reports Of collections for mis-
lions and conference claimants
Rev. s. B. D. Pfickett, Presiding Elder
u the Gnyando.te district, reported his
district: This section suffered terribly by
iood and drought during the year, conse-
luentiy there was no advance in any of
he benevolences. The Elders Of this dis
.rlct reported as usual. ElG
\ very pleasant little episode occurred
Turing the morning. DR.. Fullerton, iii 4
lcat speech, presented Rev. II. G. San
ord, the retiring Presiding Elder OF the
jharleston District, with handsome gold
:hain as token OF the esteem in which he
$ held by the preachers OF the district.
IS NOTES.
The Bishop makes good presiding
,ficer. IN1l .WlE. = - S'e
age is telling fast on many OF the old
veterans. .t,UU ~ '5,7 -
The town OF Buckltannon is beautiful
or situation and the inhabitants noted
or their generous hospitality.
4 A rousing temperance meeting was held
nst night, addressed by Bishop Walden.
!: y: Hite and G. c. Wilding. -"
1t is said by some that by reason OF thc
Of preachers transferred 10 other
conferences, that it will be impossible to
upply the work.
1h!s is not surprising when We remem-
yer the previous support given by, West
'iTglnla Methodists to their preachers.
This is only tho beginning Of sreat
unless there is some improve
nent in this matter. Y.