The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-04
SECOND Days Session
Or the Conference Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church.
THE ENCOURAGING REPORTS
From All the Dis,rlcts-A Large Glass
Of Young Men Admitted II
Rouslns Missionary Meet.
Ing Addressed Mt Night.
Special Di.pa,eh to he Iu.tliqene.r.

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WESTON, W. Va, Oct. 3.-The secont
days session Of the annual Confcrenc,
OF the Methodist Episcopal church open
ed this morning Mt o'clock with Bishop
Cyrus D. Foss, D. D., L. L. D., in tn,
chair. Rev. W. A. Kelly, Presiding
Elder Of the ClarksburS district, conduct
ed the devotional services, these ser.
vices commencing one.half hour before
the business session. The forenoon waa
principally taken up in hearing reports
from the several districts. Rev. l.. L.
Stewart, Presiding Elder OF the Parkers.
burg district, reported tho work OF his
district as being prosperous, advancing
in finances and in church improvement,
Rev. Dr.. Hite reported over seven hun.
dred dollars for the missionary cause
from Parkersour2, making this the ban.
ner appointment for missionary work in
The conference. Rev. j. NJ. Warden.
Presiding Elder Of the Charleston dis.
trict, reported. This is Rev. Wardcn's
sixth and last year in the district, and
he parts from tho work OF the district
and the preachers with regret and re.
luctance.
Rev, ". J. Sharps, Presiding Elder OF
the Oakland district, spoke encouraging.
ly Of the work in his district. Churches
and parsonages had been built aud re.
palrad and goodly number OF conyer.
sions. Rev. L. II. Jordan reported
boom in the Buckhannon district. Sew.
eral new charges have been opened in
this field. Rev. J. +. Cheno with and
". W. Kelly, of the Moryantown and
Clarksburg districts, each gave encour-
aging reports of the work in their re.
spective districts.
The class of young men for admission
was called up and the Bishop addressed
them on the Importance OF the work of
the ministry. The eaddress was one among
the best ever delivered 10 the Young
men OF the conference, and was charsc,
teristic Of the man. After the usual
questions were asked them by the bishop
they were voted members Of the Confer
once: The afternoon session was de-
voted TO minute business. The classes
OF the first, second and third years were
passed upon. AT the close OF the after.
noon session the Hon. Judge Woods, OF
Phillippi, President Of the board OF
trustees OF the Conference Seminary, was
introduced to the Conference and made
an earnest plea to the preachers and the
forty thousand Metbodists OF this Con.
ference in behalf Of the institution. Dr..
J. 0. Peck, Of New York, Secretary Of
the Missionary Society, was introduced
and addressed the Conference in behalf
OF the missionary cause.
At 1880 p. IN. DR.. Peck was announced
to speak again on the missionary sub.
ject and long before the hour the house
was crowded to its utmost capacity,
every one desiring 10 hear DR., Peck.
The Doctor is an enthusiast and to say
that he enthuses his hearers is putting
it very mildly. The conference to.mor.
row morning will 10 over to Buckhan-
non in body to assist in the formal
dedication OF the Conference Seminary.