The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-06
ANXIETY OF TIE DELEGATES,

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ANXIETY OF TIE DELEGATES.
There was naturally n great anxiety o
tho part Of the delegates to got good seat
} Those sitting near the platform not onl
) hear better what is going on, but stand
better chance than others Of "catching th
speakers eye" when they wisht thro,
light upon tho subject under debate.
is customary for the delegateH from eacl
conference to cit together, just ss they d
III political conventions, and, to determin
their location, carLa bearing the name o
each arc drawn from hat, the frat I,
come out having first choice, and 30 or
until the process 10 complete. This is fall
enough, and tho lucky ones never com
plain. The others, however, are liable te
be dissatisfied, and in the present instance
the delegations from tho Wilmington
Minnesota and Northern New York Con.
terence, whose cards were the last three 10
leave the mysterious tllo which served the
purpose Of Il wheel Of fortune, were warm.
ly in favor ofhaving the drawing all done
over again. Finally, however, they got
seated, and then commenced the tug Of
war In regard 10 organization.
TIE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Tho General Conference appoints twelve
standing committees, rs followe: On Epis.
copacy, on Itinerancy, on Bcundaries, on
Revisals. on Temporary Economy, on State
OF the Church, on Book Concern, on Mig
sions, on Education, on Church Extension,
on Sunday Schools and Tracts, and on
Freedman's Aid aud Work in the South.
These committees really do tho work OF the
Conference, all memorials, petitions, ap-
peals, etc, being submitted to them, be.
sides the routine matters relating to tho
different departments indicated by their
several titles. Hitherto they have con.
sisted OF one representative from each del.
egation. but for some time there hes been
movement for making them smaller. The
contention has been that under the old ar.
rangement they were uuwieldy, and that
many Of the members did not attend. As
a matter OF fact, those representing small
delegations could not attend all the meet.
ings, for frequently two or more committees
OF which they were members would neces-
sarily he holding sessions at the same time.
The old fight 10 checta reduction, which re-
suited in discontinue at the two preceding
conference, came up at this, and once
more, in the final Issue, the project was de-
'eated:: The larger delegations were nearly
all in favor OF the proposition to allow one
man TO sit upon only three committees, but
smaller ones opposed it on the ground that
it would Lessen their influence in lcgisla-
tiop, and these worked 30 hard and found
80 nady tender hearted deympa,hizers that,
although on the evening before the plan
was carried by majority Of nine, on Fri.
day morning, upon motion TO reconsider,
it was defeated by vote OF 2o0 10 1872. The
committees were accordingly organized
npon the old basis, and each will have be.
tween ninety and one hundred members.
The committees OF greatest importance are
those OF Eoiscopacy and I:inersncy.
THE BURNING QUESTION.
The TACT that the conference has appoint.
ed special committee OF twenty. five mem.
rbers-one minister and one layman from
each Of the twelve General Conference dis
tricts and one representative from Sthe
church at large, to consider the subject OF
Temperance and tho Prohibition Of the
Liquor Traffic." indicates that the body is
fully alive to the Importance Of this burn.
ing question, and the remarks made at the
time leave no doubt that it will epeak out
On this subject in stronger and more ad-
vsuced terms than ever before,
Aspeelsl committee was also appointed
upon the subject Of lay representation.
This consists, like tho other, oftwenty.fve
members, and it will consider stimuli
tHneously the two questions, whether lay
men should not bD represented in the
Annual Conference, and whether they
should not have equal representation with
the clergy in the General Conference,
Pending the organization, the canvass in
regard to tho various offices has hecn al.
lowed to rest. Tho names already men.
TONED in connection with the episcopacy
must still stand. Itthcre is any change
must ray that popular favor seems to be
concentrating gradually upon Six men-Dr
Vincent, Dr.. Walden, Dr.. Ninde, DR., Buck,
lay, DR.. Mallalieu, and DR.. Buttz. Dr.
Vincent is the brilliant and popular Sun.
day.school man, known everywhere
throughout the church, and having, per.
haps, d larger personal following than any
other official in tho denomination. His
friends cay he has ia genuine bLom and is
sure to 20 in. DR.. Walden is the genial.
warm-hearted and efficient senior agent OF
the Look Concern ut Cincinnati. The doc,
tor has held this Office for sixteen yeara
and, il not made n bishop, he will be re.
elected 10 it, for it is the general feeling
that he is better qualified to manage the
publishing intete=lB Of the church than any
other minister in it. The DOCTORS best re,
commentator Tor the episcopacy is that
he is strongly and persistently urged fol
the office by those who have had the best
opportunity to learn his true character
DR.. Walden stands an excellent chance o.
being elected this time.
OTHER CANDIDATES.
DR.. Ninde is the president OF the Garrett
Biblical Institute. Formerly he was in thu
pastorate, and has tuppiied some Of tn.
best churches in the country. He is
lovely and lovable man in personal char
scter, while i'll preaching ability and th'
power to magnetic aud control men by bill
quiet, easy and kindly manners he has few
equals. Dr., Buckley would be more likel,
to be elected to the episcopacy il be wer,
not such an accomplished editor, but til,
church, having had four years experienc.
Of his ability to manage the leading churcl
paper, will not readily reconcile itself Il
the lcrs Of his services in this capacity
Still he has vigorous boom, and is il
danger Of being elected. Drs. Mallaliet
and But'z are equally eminent in thei
respective spheres and localities, and no
only would both make good bishops, bu
| each seemR 10 have a nnnl cha uca ni hain,