The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-18
PREACHERS MEETING.
THE EASTERN ONO CONFERENCE
Opens it. Annua, session a. Barns.vnls.
About 500 dlDIsters Already Present.
Interesting Exercises Yesterday.
The Prohibition oaestion.

SPECIAL Correspondence Of he Laielltcener.
BGRNEsvILLE, O., Sept. 1.-THE Eas
} oaio Conference held sacramental services
this morning, and opened Immediately
af!erward. This conference is not lesl
than fourth in Importance in the entire
NJ. E. Church. The town has in 1t many
visitors attracted here in their anxiety Il
note its actions upon questions that are
looked upon by many as political ones
Probably 800 ministers are already here
and were in attendance to hear the open
\ ing suggestions OF the Bishop, Rev. Ran.
dolpk s. Foster.
There wus an explosion in camp this
morning and the first feelsr" is, In every
way, satisfactory to the vast majority ol
ministers who desire to deal with the
Iliauor traffic in q practical way. As q
matter OF accommodation the Bishop in
troduced several visiting clergymen OF the
church and its institutions. Among these
were DR.. Brown, Of the Cincinnati Wes-
Ivan College, and DR.. Bayliss, editor Of the
tTeterI Christian Allocate.
Dr.. B.ylis', In his retnRrks for the bene-
fit OF the Adroclie, dwelt upon that ,per's
position upon the topics OF the time. In
this ho took up the temperance question
as q current topic with which it he'd had
something TO do. This assertion that, as
he understood it, the NJ. E. Church, by
discipline and by the action Of the general
conferences, was everywhere pledged to
the doctrines OF Prohibition, was heartily
applauded by one Of the local ministers
aud perhaps a half dozen other Third
Party men-familisrly called "Prohibo-
crats." There seemed TO be strain for
an approval OF their actions on their part,
and it Immediately dawned upon them
that they had made mistake. The edi-
tor at ouce dsz.d them with the assertion
that ave do not Eee that the church is
given 70 the support Of any party" This
they did not applaud.
Mr.. Bnyliss has an acquaintance with
all three of the candidates for Governor
and, after speaking OF each personally, and
also OF Mrs. Foraker, he said that he once
gave Judge Foraker friendly notice,
when, it seemed to him, almost every Pro.
hibocrat in Ohio strajghtwsy asserted
that the paper "had gone over" He said:
$50 have We gone OH, ever occupying q
positively non. n.partisan attitude--and
there we propose to stand" This was
Tremendously applauded by all except the
half dozen above referred 70.
The early business OF the Conference
was transacted in weilregulated and
prompt manner. The permanent secre-
tary OF the Conference is DrLSilliam II.
Locke, who has so served Tor many years.
Rev. J. R. Keys was chosen as assistant.
Rev. Mr.. Haskell, Of Steubenville, was
chosen az Statistical Secretary.
The Committee on Public Worshiprecom.
mended that the day sessions he opened
by sermon at 80 A NJ, to be followed
by prayer meeting, and devotional exer.
cises to close at 8 o'clock. The business
sessions to close at l1:45 to meet the de-
mands Of tho towns people.
Alter the Bishops timely and earnest
remarks. the first sitting broke up In song.
The following visiting brothers were next
introduced by the Bishop: Revs DR.. War
ner, DR.. Bracken and DR.. Troy, OF Pitts.
burgh Conference; Rev. Mr.. Brown and
DR.. Bayliss, of Cincinnati; Rev. DR..
Young, Of Akron, and Rev. Mr.. Knox.
The different committees we're then
formed aud located as 10 meeting places.
The Conference Court was then formed
by the election OF thirteen, with the under
standing that nine would be able to trans
act any business coming before 1t, which
Court was to try any who had charges pre-
ferred against them. -
Rev. DR.. Minor was chosen president,
and Rev. ]. r. Keys, secretary Of said
Court. DR.. Dallas was chosen advocate
for the church, and the accused permitted
to choose counsel within the church.
Committees were then appointed to
make the proper and legal distribution OF
money left to the different organized char
tiles Of the church.
at this point, by the suggestion Of the
Chief Secretary, DR.. Locke, Rows. Z. J.
Kerrs and /. X. Ryder were appointed ad-
diuonal secretaries. The reports OF the
work Of the Conference, for the past year,
was then taken up by districts, through
the Presiding Elders. At the conclusion
OF the report Of Rev. Burt, of the Akron
district, the first morning business session
adjourned.
At 2:3O P. NJ, the church was comfort
ably filled to hear Rev. Moses Hill, D. D.,
OF Kalamazoo, Mich, deliver the centen-
NAL sermon. Rev. Mr.. Hill Is q man Of
powerful physique, strong in voice, elo-
ouent in his teachings and, though 60
years OF age, has humor as well as figures,
and induces the laugh as well as the tears.
His text was the 47th chapter OF Ezekiel.
Fine, indeed, was his discourse upon this
beautiful vision. Rev. Mr.. Hill Is Meth
odist, there Is no doubt about that, and he
SAYS ''God laid It on the Methodists, though
few in number, to correct the theology OF
the times. The early fathers ot the
church were offensive paItisans' and
they are now angels with God"
Just here Rev. Hill says: Brethren,
I've Just been an hour" The answer
from all over the church was: "Go oni
20 on!'-and he went.
Then followed comments andstatistica as
10 otheadministration OF the church. Atthe
conclusion OF Rev. Mr.. Hills discourse q
business session was formed u hear the
reports Of the Statistical Committees. All
reported at this hour excepting nine, and
two Of these were away from the Confer
ence. Adjourned to 1880 P. NJ, and the
anniversary Freedmen's Aid Society.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Rev. E. A. simons, Of Ashtabula, Pre-
adinS Elder Of the youngstown District,
bears a striking resemblance to Judge
j. B. Foraker, the next Governor OF Ohio.
1t Is asserted that Mr.. simons Is the young
est presiding elder OF this conference.
The press, so far as met, is represented
as follows: DR.. L-cke, Pittsburgh Com.
Imereial. Ga.etle; W. O. Wilson, Cleveland
Leader; Rev. T. Il. Taylor, Bellaire Tri-
buns; the local press and the 1STELtt-
dREcER scribe.
Presiding Elder E. Hingeby, the white
haired Christian, Is called by some the
tragedian Of the Conference.
DR.. D. H. Muller, pastor Of the Scoville
Avenue Church, Cleveland, Is one Of the
learned men OF the Conference. he 10
called ''the silver tongued," and many do
sire to hear him.
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