The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-19
RAIrIlORE CONFERENCE. SOUTH.
Tho 1o4tll, Annual session of the NJ. E.
Church, South.
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The 1Oitli Annual session OI inc NJ. =.
Church, South.
Special DispGteh to he IateLtigeher.
MAnrlxsDuRa, w. Va, March lS'-The
10th annual session OF the NJ. E. 0urch
South, Baltimore Conference convened
here Wednesday morning ut 0 o'clock
prompt, in Trinity Episcopal church,
South. Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson
presided, and opened the exercises by
singing very familiar hymn, "And Are
We Yet Alive and See Each Others
Faceg" after which he read the twelfth
chapter OF First Corinthians. Business
was next IN order, when a number OF
committees were appointed and reports
read. Rev. DR. John S, Martin, presid.
ing elder OF the Winchester District, was
reelected Secretary, which position he
has filed since 1858. Rev. James L.
Armstrong, Rev. George I. Tyler, Rev
Asbury Il. Martin, Rev. Beverly W.
Bond, Rev. Henry p. Hanill and Rev.
James P. Stump, were appointed assis-
tant Secretaries. The roll Of delegates,
both clerical and lay, was then called,
and respondedlto by about 26O. The fol-
lowing were then appointed to consti-
tute tho Conference Boardp Missions:
Rev, j, S, Martin, President; Rev. Thos.
L, Carson, Secretary; and Charles Ship
lev, Treasurer. Clerical aianagers-ReVs.
James S. Gardner, Samuel Rodgers, i.
H., Whisner, and ]. w, Dutfey, Lay
NIanagers--T, ]. NlagradGr, II. L, Wal
ton, and Robert Il. Lumpkins, Anum-
ber Of committees were appointed to
represent the following boards; Joint
Board OF Finance, Board OF Education,
Sunday School Board, Board Of Church
Extension, on Conference Relations, on
Publication o., Conference Minutes, on
Memoirs, on Examinations, on Railway
Tickets, on Bible Course, on Public
Worship, an Publishing Interests Dis
tribution OF Conference Records, sntp6n-
perance, and to canvass for subscriptions
TO Conference Records. These branches
are represented by both clerical and lay
men largely, ' n
Rev. DR.. Lev. RosseF, Of the Virginia
conference. and DR.. DUNLAP, Of the Hoard
Of Missions, were introduced. A large
number of reports from the various COM
mittees and boards we're read, approved
and adoptel, Services were held Mt
night conducted by Rev. Leopidas NOsser,
in Trinity Church; Rev. J. ]. Garden, in
the Presbyterian Church; Rev. j. n.
Mccormick, in she Baptist; and Rev. b.
F. Rail, in fhe reformed 0hurGh, '
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The weather was very rough during
the entire day, but, however the attend
ance at church was much larger than on
Wednesday. Tho second days session
was opencd with religious exercises by
the presiding Bishop, after which the
regular routine Of business was taken
up. A numherof candidates were Nd
mitted, also reports from presiding
elders of their districts were adopted.
Rev. George J. D. Collins was appointed
postmaster 70 succeed Rev. John II.
Davidson, who was appointed Wednes-
day, but was unable to attend, Rev. g.
H, A. Zimmerman proposed d paper for
instlrinE churches in the conference by
mutual association, The HBaltimpre
Conference Relief Association" is the
name suggested, with the object TO assist
in repairing and building churches, II
is to be limited TO liability of s., 900,
with full value to be allowed as set forth
| in the minutes OF the conference. The
matter was referred to committee com,
pesel Of Reys. q, II, Zimmerman, Wm
II. Ba1nitE, Collins Delny, Il. q. Lump.
kin and NJ. l.. Walton.
Rev. Henry p. Hamill was appointed
to represent the Woman's Missionary
Society and to receive money for them
4 number Of reports from elders were
read, and candidates were admitted,
Local eldersI orders were awarded tC
Samuel i. Boyd, q local preacher,
/ A short and appropriate address was
made by Prof. w. W. Smith, President
of Randolph.AEacon College.
The question, "Are all the preachers
blameless in life md official administra
tj0n?p was taken up and discussed, anC
tic eharaOtes Of the baltimore distric
! ministers passed. Ii
Conference then adjourned 10 meet OF
Friday at o a. m. .1
A number OF committees met in in
afternoon at various places for the trans
! action OF committee work, ReVs Jbhl
A; Kern and Collins Denny preached il
i the church during the afternoon an,
night, The meetings have been largel
.. tattended, and hundreds OF people hay
been turned away, unable tp find stant
ing room.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The third days session Of Conferenc
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