The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25


he entered npon his duties.
After some unimportant details
were attended to- Rev w. ] Sharps,
Presiding Elder of the Oakland
District, reported his work. Rev.
NJ w Rider read a carefully pre-.
pared report of his work ON the
Gnyandotte District during the
year. lie spoke especially of the
wonderful growth of the city OF
Huntington, and prosperity of the
church in this place during the
year. Mr. Rider retires from the
District with this conferences, be-
loved by all his preachers. Rev.
Robert Hughes made his report of
the New River District, the Dis
trict embracing the toughest and
most difficult portion of the Con-
ference. He reported Improvement
and prosperity. The penetration
of this territory by railroads, and
the opening up of mines. are help
ing the Methodist Church in these
parts. He also announced his in
tention to leave the District with
this Conference, and spoke tenderly
of his relations with the preachers,
and the hardships which he had
been compelled to endure in his
work.
Tho scene in the conference room
was very affecting at the close of
his address, when the preachers
came forward and bade bin fare
well. Rev. J. f. Chenoweth, the
active Presiding Elder of the Nor
gantown district, next reported his
work. As usual his report was full
of encouragement. He annonced
the death of the wife of Rev. A. ID.
Perry This makes two of the
preachers wives who have died
during the past year. The other
was the wife of Rev. A. Mick, of
Charleston. Rev. w. D. Carrico
and Rev. John Conwell, both old
members of the conference, were
superannuated ut their own request,
and IL H. Miles was requested TO
locate at the next conference.
The following young men were
recommended for admission to the
Conference or trial S. K Arbuth-
not, of Wheeling; l.. a. Core, of
Morgantown; G. w. Bent, George
Lewis.
A-temperance Mass Meeting was
held at night, aud the church was
crowded to it's utmost capacity
THIRD DAY.
The regular conference proceed
ings of the day just ended were of
moro than usual interest, especially
the address of Bishop Joice to class
of some seventeen young men who
were recommended for ordination
and for admission into the confer
ence. The address occupied about
fifty minutes, and it was rich in its
originality and simplicity.
The evening exercises consisted
of an educational anniversary The
exercises of this meeting were in
charge of Rev. DIR. Bolton. The au-
dicnce was large and the interest
intense Addresses were delivered
by Rev. DIR. Norcross, President of
Pittsburgh Female College, DIR. &.
NJ Turner, President of the West
Virginia University; Rev. w. r.
White, of M6rgdmtown; Hon. B. F.
Martin, of Grafton; and DR.. j. L.
Spence, Chancellor of G S. Grant
University. Chattanooga, Tenn.
Rev DIR. Tiff, Superintendent of
the Mormon Missions, is here, and
will probably address the conference
tomorrow.
FOURTH DAY.
The attendance was larger and
the interest greater than on any
day previous.
Addresses were made by Rev.
DIR. G. w. Smith, editor of the
Pittsburgh Christian Advocate,
Rev. DIR. Norcross, President of the
Pittsburgh Female College, and by
Rev. DIR. lift, Superintendent of the
Mormon Missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. In the evening
the anniversary of the Church
Extension Society was addressed
by Rev. DR.. Spencer, Secretary of
the Society.
SUNDAY, FIFTH DAY.
Sunday was day of especial in
terest. The puiplts OF all the
churches in town were filled by
members of the Conference.
The Conference lOve-fcast was in
charge of the venerable Rev. Gideon
Martin. 1t was held in the NJ E.
Church, where the Bishop preached
at 1890 A. N, and where Rev. DIR.
Tiff preached at 3 p NJ, and Rev.
DR. S pencer preached in the evening.
AT the Sunday morning service
the following persons were ordained
deacons:
Travelling Preachers, ordained Deacons.
Enoch S. withers.
Thomas III. Clark.
Arthur w. Lowther.
VIM J. Holt.
| ]. q. Fugste.
Wallace z. Guin.
Albert w. Ownby.
Wm.J. Hardness.
| Geo. f. Fisher.
Burt G. CALDWELL.
| TOsPDh H. Stratton.