The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25
West Virginia N. Z. Confer
FIRsr DAY.

West Virginia Conference of the NJ
E. Church, convened in this town
Wednesday, September 18th, Bishop
Isaac W. JoIcE, pending.
Thcre are about $50 members at
tending this Conference. To enter
tain them was big undertaking
for our town. but as usual, our peo-
pie were equal to the occasion, and
the visiting ministers have all, nice
comfortable homes, aud are being
royalty entertained. The doors of
all our citizens have been thrown
open to them, without regard to
creed or denomination.
The morning service was opened
at o'clock, by Bishop Isaac W.
JoIcE, who read the SD chapter of
Isaiah, and announced the s35th
hymn in the Methodist HymnaI.-
at the close of the singing the Bish-
op called the Presiding Elders to
the chanceI, and assisted by them
administered the Sacrament to a
large number of both ministers and
Iaymen.
The roll of the Conference was
called and about IA hundred preach
ers answered to their names. Fol-
lowing thc-rolI call, Rev. w. G. Ri
hcldaffer, of Wheeling, was elected
secretary. He appointed his assist
ants-Rev. T. E. Galway and Rev.
= D. TOmblyn-and Rev C. 3.
Graham was elected statistical sec
rotary The usual standing com
mittees were nominated and CON
firmed
A motion. was made to send Il
message to the kentucky Confer
ence which is now in session at Ash
land, Kentucky
Rev. Dr. HOrner, of Pittsburgh,
and Rev Dr. Gushing, of Wheeling,
were introduced 10 the Conference.
The following transfers were an
nOunced: Rev. ID. A Dixon, to the
Virginia Conference, Chas. f. Boil
Finger, to the North Dakota, D. Cool,
TO the Central Illinois, r. F. Ran
dUlph, to the Genesce Conference,
and S. BID. Prickett, to the Newark
Conference
Rev G. R. Copeland, transferred
Lastly to the Central Illinois Con-
ference. was announced as trans
fcrred back again to this Conference.
The names of the superanuated
preachers were called and their char
;cters passed upon. Some of these
old veterans, who did frontier work
in this conference fifty years ago,
were present and addressed the con
ference with great feeling.
Rev L. H Jordan, Presiding FL
der of the Buck fan4+aif-Distrirt,s was
called forward and represented the
work in his district during the past
Year. Hereported great prosperity,
especially in the work OF church
building
Rev. J. NJ Warden, Presiding Ell
der of the Charleston District, then
represented the work over which lie
has presided for the past five years
He reported more than half thouS-
and conversions, and correspond
ing increase along all lines of church
work. He spoke at length of the
damage done in his district by the
summer flood, and also of the won
dcrfui improvements that are going
on in the bounds of that territory In
the way of the opening of mines and
the projection of railroads aud the
building of towns.
o. Tho WhnaIiVn DiyfY-iof rroC
called for by the Bishop, and the
Rev. S. E. Jones, the manly and eff
Gent Presiding Elder, presented an
elaborate and encouraging report of
his work. He spoke of the revival
III church building and church i'm
prOvement in the district and in the
city. The mission collection is more
than 5000 greater than last year and
$50 greater than the assessment
His report was received with great
interest and manifestations of APP
prOval. Brother Jones is popular
with his preachers and popular III
the conference.
DIR. J. A. Fullerton, representa-
tive of the Parkersburg District,
spoke of the fact that many of his
preachers had suffered in their
salary as the result of the damage
along the Little Kanawha by the
terrific foods last summer. He
spoke in a very complimentary
manner of the services and work of
DR. George E. Hite, at Parkersburg.
Rev. Joseph Lee represented the
Clarksburg District, and he pre-
scented brief but crisp report The
Improvement of the church at ClarEs-
burg, under the pastorate of Rev a.
Moore, was mentioned especially
Announcements of committee
meetings were made and the con
ference adjourned.
SECOND DAY
The devotional exercises of the
Conference this morning, were con-
Quoted by Rev. L. l.. Stewart, OF
Moundsville The prayer meeting
was unusually well attended, and
was a season of great spiritual
power. At the close of the prayer
Vrlaaf:nOr P:ob,Dr, L. ., III. .. .. 81,