Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-01
NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
An Interesting Session sAturdsy-Repor
OF the Work.

Az Interesting Session saturdsy-Repor
OF the Work.
Special Correspondence Of The Register.
FAIRMoNT, September 29.-Tbs confer
eucs assembled at the usual hour this
morning, and after devotional exercises
conducted by Rev. C. b. Meredith, the
regular order of business was taken mp.
The preachers seemed anxious that some
thing shall occur to break the monotony
of tbs Quiet and stereotypsd routine, and
there is a feeling that this will be the most
interesting ssrsion of the conference.
The seventeenth question was first taken
mp, what Local Dsacons are to be or
Gainsd?' A number of names were pre-
sented from the various districts. The
class of the first year was called and nine
teen names were reported. Of these, two
were discontinued, and one was granted
permission to attend school.
The committee that was appointed to
investigate the charges against Rev. Geo.
E. Shaw, after being in secret session fol-
two days, reported through their chair
man, DR.. White, that he was suspended
from the ministry for one year. The
charge against him was for breach Of
promise.
Rev. J. Wesley Webb, D D., formerly
Of Wheeling, was granted surernume,
rary relation at his own request, and will
be employed as au age Mt for W. A. Wilson
for time The report of the Board OF
Stewards was presented by Mr.. John Bal
ley, their secretary, showing an expendi'
ture of between two and three thousand
dollars. DR.. Clark, the conference treas
ureF, presents his report, showing q very
encouraging increase in all the benevolent
collections. The conference is very nearly
Up to, if not beyond the coveted million
dollar line" for missions. The class fol
admission into full connection was tber
called, and nine were presented to tbs
Bishop. He addressed them for nearly
half hour, concerning their ministerial
work and duties, in words OF wisdom that
will not soon be forgotten by those who
had the privilege of hearing him. The
church was crowded with citizens from tb'
town who had been told that the address
to the class for admission, was always ont
of the most interesting of the conference
The following are some OF the more
salient points in his address He empha
sized the necessity and Importance of al
educated and trained ministry, saying
that the standard of education that wa
tolerabls in the pulpit iu his boyhcod,
could no longer be tolerated. He said
that the old idea that God would some
how make up for all the de6cien'
ciencies of education, was most absurd.
In speaking Of the possibility of every
preacher being a student, no matter under
what circumstances PLACED, he referred al
length to his experience on the Charleston
Circuit in this conference, fifty years ago.
he said that his circuit was three hundred
miles around he preached twenty-seyenty
times every tweniy-eight days, and re.
ceived one hundred dollsrs salary, snip
plemsnted by the gift of sufficient mum.
Der of coarse yarn socks to last him half q
life time. Many night during that year
he said that he had laid on the rough floors
of the cabins, with his head close to q
lighted pine knot reading from dusk till
midnight.
he spoke of the employment of evan