Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-04
THE SECOND DAY
OF THE WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE OF THE
NE. CHURCH
At WesiOn-The Reports Of the Presiding Elders Of
inc Various Misunderstanding Leads IN
Benevolent Contributions Foss
Address to the Candidates.
Soeciql Telegram to Me R.gister.

Special telegram to ds R,gster.
WESTON, W. Va, October 3.-The
Methodist Episcopal conference prayer
meeting was held this morning from
$50 to o o'clock by Bishop FosS, who
deserves special mention for the atten-
ton which he gives to the religious SER
vices of the conference. Up to this
time all the meetings have been inter
eSting and largely attended and have
only been interfered with by the bad
weather. Yesterday and last night the
rain came down in torrents and
umbrellas and overcoats were in
great demand. Notwithstanding this
the church is crowded at every service
with the preachers and with citizens
from the town.
4 feature of interest connected with
this session, which is worthy OF mem
tion, is the publication Of daily paper
called the Ddiiy Mchodisi, by the enter
prising publishers, Edwards and Bland.
II is filled with local notes and sketches
which are of interest 10 the preachers.
The address of DR.. ). l. lIurlbut, last
night, on The Workings Of the Ep-
worth League was very fine. His plea
for the care Of the young people elected
hearty applause. lie stated that the
Epworth League, the society OF which
he is the Corresponding Secretary. now
has 25O. 900 members.
The second session of the Conference
was opened by the reading of the min
utcS of yesterdays session, after which
the reports from the districts were
taken up. Rev. w j. Sharp, Presiding
Elder Of the Oakland District, present
cd his report. This was followed by the
report of Rev. l.. l.. Stewart, the popu-
lar and efficient Presiding Elder Of the
Parkersburg District His report was
listened to with the deepest interest,
and he brought down the house by say
ing, in speaking Of the tendency ON the
part of our young men 10 transfer 10
other Conferences, I'VE train them up
in the way they should 20, and when
they get old they go.
Dr. George +. lltc presented his re-
port of the contributions OF the ParkcrS-
burg church for the various benevolent
enterprises Of the church which gives
this church the first place in the con
terence in the amount Of its cOntribu
tiOns.
Rev. C.. II. Lakin represented Guyan-
dottc District. This district is the ban
ncr district In the conference in the
work Of church building. Rev. L. IL.
Jordan reported the Buckhannon Dis
trict. lie seems to carry with him into
his district the zeal which always char
acterizcd his pastoral labors. He re-
ported ,OGi conversions
Rev. j. NJ. Worden, of Charleston,
reported the work in that end
Of the State. This is his last year in
the district, and he leaves it with rcluc-
tance. Rev. c. r. Shacklcford repre-.
sented the New River District. He
spoke very feclingly, and touched every
body's heart by referring to the death
OF his wife, which sad event took place
early in the year.
At this juncture the class for admiS
sion was called forward and Bishop Eos:
addressed them in maSterlul manner
on the requisite elements OF success il
the ministry. In speaking nf the ncccs
Sity OF StudiOus ministry he said: ''FOl
Jesus sake learn to spell correctly: fol
Jesus sake learn good grammar.
DR.. j. O. Beck, of New York, cor
responding secretary Of the Missionary
Society, delivered an address of wonder
ful power tonight.
Tonight committees are here from
the following churches looking foi
preachers: Parkersburg, MoundsyillC
and MorgautOwn. The conference zoe,
in body tomorrow to Buckhannon
where Bishop FoSS will dedicate The
the new seminary bu ilding