Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-01
THE CONFERENCE
HOLDS THRss INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT
SESSIONS
Considerable Routine business TranSscltd-Agsd
Minister'S to b. Hslp,d-Ths Church
Extension SCcisIy's Share.

The forty-fifth session of the West
Virginia Annual Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church convened
In Fourth Street Church yesterday
morning, with Bishop Henry w. War
rem, D. D. LII. D., of Denver, Colorado,
presiding.
The Bishop opened the Conference by
reading the 10th chapter Of st. Luke,
and the 9TH chapter of I. Corinthians,
and announcing the 79sth hymn, "And
are we yet alive, to see each others
face" etc. He then led the Conference
in an earnest and impressive prayer.
II addressed the Conference briefly on
t he Importance Of seeking and receiving
spiritual life and power, called the Pre-
siding Elders to the chancel, ana pro-
ceeded with the beautiful and impress
sive sacramental service. Nearly four
hundred persons, both preachers ana
laymen, participated In this service and
partook OF the sacred elements commem-
orative Of the Sayiour's death.
At the close OF the sacramental SER
vice, which was held in the auditorium
10 stairs, the Conference adjourned to
the lecture room down stairs, where
the regular business session was opened.
The Secretary called the roll and one
hundred and twenty answered to their
names. When the names Of j. w. w.
Bolton, II. Il. Trainer and G.. Crossfield
we're called it was announced that they
had died during the year.
A ballot was taken for Secretary, re-
sulting in the election OF the present
Secretary by two votes. He appointed
as his assistants L. +. Galway and 5. ID.
Tamblyn. Rev. A. Moore was elected
Statistical Secretary and he appointed
his assistants. While the Conference
was waiting for the tellers to report the
result Of the vote for Secretary, DR..
Goucher, President OF the Woman's Col
lege 1T Baltimore, addressed the Con-
ference In the interests of the College.
After the report Of the tellers, the
usual standing committees were APP
pointed by the Presiding Elder.
A number Of introductions were made
of visiting ministers, among whom were
Dr. Reyes and DR.. Rider, Of the East
Ohio Conference, and Rev. j. II. Bick-
ford, of Parkersburg, who was trans
ferred to this conference last fall from
Indiana, but who had never met with
the conference. Dr. Jay Benson Ham
ilton. Of New York, who IS here in the
interests OF the urerannuated preach
ers, was introduced and briefly ad-
dressed the conference. 1t was decided
by motion to make the hours OF opening
and adjourning conference $50 a. m.
and IL m.
The twentieth question, which is the
first in the routine work Of the Confer
ence, and which relates to the charac-
ter and work Of the preachers, was
taken up, and Rev. Jasper f. Cheno-
weth, Presiding Elder Of the Morgan
town district, was called forward and
reported his work. He has been on the
district for six years, the full term, and
therefore will be compelled TO change
this year. He not only reviewed the
work Of the past year, but spoke briefly
and tenderly OF his work during the past
six years, and Of his uniformly pleas
ant relations with the preachers.
The work under his administration
Has SbcdullI SOuC 4Oi W1iN1 anu VAS
past year has been the most successful
Of the six. At the close of his address,
the names of the following preachers in
his district were called, their charac-
tiers were passed, and they reported
their work: W. D. Carrico, c. Warman,
J. II. Hess, J. B. Feather, MY. Rider,
G. C. Show, f. CIV. Ford, A. D. Perry,
T. w. Chichester, L. II. j. King, and G.
". Cox. When the name of Rev. III.
T. Dryden was called, 1t was announced
that he had withdrawn from the minis
try and membership Of the Methodist
church, and had surrendered his cre-
dentials.
Rev. w. ]. Sharps, Presiding Elder
of the Oakland District, was called for
ward and read very carefully prepared
report OF his work during the year
which was very encouraging. He re-
ported much work done In the way of
building churches and parsonages. At
the close of his report the following
ministers reported their work, T. r.
Faulkner, A. A. Nichols, E. G. Wood
ruff, j. @. Morris, j. n. Sharp j. c. Rex
road, NJ. Knots, G.. w. Kepler, G. E.
Clark, r. S. Welsh, A. B. Rohrbough
and S. D. Tamblyn. Announcements
we're made, and the morning session
adjourned by expiration Of time, with
the benediction by Bishop Warren.