Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-03
TIE LAYmEN's CONFERENCE.
An Organization Effected and Oncers
Elected.

Elected.
The Conference Of laymen met In the
audience room of the Fourth Street
Church at 10 o'clock and effected tenn
porary organization, with Hon. J. G.
McGrew, of Kingwood, as Chairman,
and A. J. Clark, ESQ.,, as Secretary, and
w. A. Tucker as Assistant Secretary.
After the appointment of the usual COM
mittees the Conference adjourned until
the afternoon.
Promptly al U'Slaek the ConfareDce
met and was called to order Dy Temper
airy Chairman McGrew.
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended the temporary
officers for the permanent officers,
which was adopted. The committee on
credentials presented its report, which
was adopted without discussion. Fol-
lowing the report Of this committee
breezy and spirited discussion was pro-
cipitated by a motion to admit wo-
man from Rowlesburg as delagate.
The motion was defeated by large
majority.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following report, which was
adopted:
ResolUcd, That we as lay delegates
OF the NJ. E. church gladly acQuiesce in
the representation Of lay delegates at
every Quadrennial meeting of the NJ. E.
| Conference OF West Virginia.
Resolved, That we, as lay members Of
the ME Conference Of WestVirginia,pro-
test most earnestly against the opening
| of the Worlds Fair at Chicago for visit
ors on the Sabbath day, aud hereby
give full protest against all Sabbath
dissertation, especially such as running
unnecessary trains on the Holy Day by
railroad companies.
Resolved, That we, as lay delegates,
heartily approve the system now prac-
ticed In part Of our public schools, to
open every days session by reading OF
the Scriptures and offering prayer, and
gladly would notice the general observ-
ance of this practice.
RESOLVED, That we, as the represen.
tatives of the members OF the M. E.
Church, gladly recommend to our peo'
pie our West Virginia Conference Sem
mary as the proper place for higher ed
ucatIon, and that the most liberal help
be extended by all our members to lift
the institution out Of all financial diff
culties, and that we recommend to the
Ministerial Conference now in session,
to continue the collections for said Sem
mary.
Prof. w. P. Wiley, of Moagantown,
offered the following resolution as a
substitute for the first resolution in the
committees report:
"ResolUed, by this Lay Electoral Con
ference that we look with approval
upon the growing sentiment of the
Methodist Church and the world, In
favor Of the advancement Of womer
into positions Of higher activity anC
usefulness in the affairs and work OF
the misunderstanding that the result
will rebound to the glory Of God, tht
enlargement Of the power and induenct
Of the church and the emancipation o
the human race from the slavery Of sin
and we hereby recommend TO the dele
gates to the General Conference tina
they do all In their power to promot
the movement In favor OF the admission
of women delegates to that body"
After a heated discussion, the motion
to substitute was lost by a large ma
iority, and the women were defeated b.
: a larger majority in the Lay Conferenc
than in the Ministerial.
The Chair announced that the Con
I ference was now ready to vote for dele
gates to the General Conference. Tel
lers were appointed, and the followtn
persons were placed In nomination: q
P. MeGreEor Of Wheeling, L. A. MAJ
} tin of Charleston, B. T. Martin Of Grai
ton, Judge Woods Of Philippi, Thoma
. Scott OF Moundsville, ]. NJ. Davis G
Oakland and J. c. Bardall Of Mounds
: Vile.
. While the teller were counting I'd
. ballot, President Hutchinson, of the Cor
. ference Seminary was introduced an
addressed the laymen.
. At the conclusion OF the address tn
tellers reported the result OF the ballC
IS follows: Whole number OF votes cas-
!. 90: necessary TO choice, 46; B. T. Ma
!. tin received IS, H. P. McGregor recei'
ed IS, L. A. Martin ~, and the otht
o candidates smaller numbers No cal