Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-23
CHURCHMEN AT WORK
PROCEEDINGS OF THEM. CONFERENCE
ION SATURDAY.
A Large Glass, Of Unusual Merit, Admitted to The
COnfsrncs-Rsv. Dydsns Health Improved.
Addresses BY Noted Ohurchmsn-Ssr-
mons Preached Yesterday.
Special Correspondence of the Register.

SPoSiol OEIe>pouueuce OF the Register.
POINT PLEASANT, W. Va, September
2l.-Dr. E. W. Cushing led the confer
ence prsyer-mseIing yesterday morning.
1t has been observed by those who have
been attending the conference for years,
that never before has so great interest
been taken in distinctively religious ex-
ercises Of the conference sessions. The
minutes of fridays session were read by
Secretary W. G.. Riheldaffer. l may take
this occasion to take this occasion TO speak
of the carefulness and efficiency Of Brother
Riheldaffer as q secretary. Up TO this
time no mistake or correction hs| been
made in his records, which is high I'M
pliment tn his ability.
Rev. DR.. j. Wesley Webb, well-known
to the Wheeling people. and Rev. D. W.
Smith were placed on the superannusted
list. DR.. Webb has been preaching in
West Virginia for forty years, and retires
from active work with considerable
reluctancy. He still insists that he is q
Simpon-pure Democrat. The following
visiting brethren were introduced: DR..
Wilbur L. Davidson, Secretary Sunday
School Union, DR.. T. @. Ilif, Superinten-
dent Of cur mission work in Utah, DIR. J.
F. Spence, President of the U s. Grant
University in Tennessee, and DR.. A. A
Norcross, President Of Pittsburg Female
College.
ADMISSION ON TRIAL.
TIE question was taken up, "Who are
admitted on triai?" and large class Of
young men was introduced. DR.. Menden-
hall said that it was the largest class he
had ever seen introduced into any confer
ence. Among the Young men, and the
most promising Of them all, is the Rev.
s. K. Arbuthnot, Of Wheeling. lie grad
uste of the Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
sity, and at present stationed
at Buckhsnnon, to which place he will
doubtless be returned next year. Your
reporter omitted to mention in its proper
connection very pleasant event which &C.
Cured during Fridays session. The
preachers of the New River district pre-
sented to their retiring Presiding Elder,
Bre. Hughes, handsome Bible as an evil
dence of their high esteem for him.
REV. NJ. F. DRYDEN
was announced as being transferred back
again to this conference from the Maine
conference. The many friends OF Brother
Dryden will be glad to learn that he is
greatly improved in health, and letter
just received from him by one of HE
friends bears the cheering news that he ex-
pects soon to be strong sgain.
DR.. @. W. Smith, the jolly, handsome
editor OF the Pittsburgh Christian AdUOcate,
addressed the conference in the interests
of the AdUOcate He announced that the
publishing committee of his paper had
decided to contribute fifty cents to the Su-
peranusted Preachers Fund, for every
new subscriber that might be secured for
tie next year. This announcement was
greeted with manifestations Of approval,
aud the preachers will take en- increased in
tOrest in enlarging the circulation of thia
valuable paper. DIR. Smith epoke at some
length, and very pithily, or the recent
temperance campaign in Pennsylvania.
AN BXACTIEG FARMER.
DIR. Davidson, Dr.. Norcross. DR.. Stiff
uHu DAs bpChocA IL ADNOASotAht WoJ
addressed the conference along their re-
spective lines. DIR. Davidson brought
down the house by telling of farmer
in South Carolina, who tried to
cross the honey bee and the lightning
bug in order to get bee that would make
honey after night. The reports of the
committees have been deferred until Mon
day morning. The election of two minis
terial delegates to the Ecumenical Confer
ence to be held in 1892, will take place
later in the day, and their names will be
given in our next report. la Monday 9
report we can also give part, if not the
entire lis. of the appointments for the en-.
suing year.
Bishop Joyce preached in the Trinity NJ.
E. church this morning, and baptized a
number of children in the afternoon. He
expects to get the conference ready for ad-
iournment by Monday noon.