The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-01

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West Virginia Conference OF the NJ. L.
ehnnth opened It's first meeting in tho
Fourth street VI. Z. church yesterday
morning A. 9 o'clock, bishop Henry W.
Waingn, DID, LID, presiding. The
Bishop read for the opening service
Luke 10 and lst Cor. I. The 70Sth
Ayun was announced.
"Aui aru Wc yet alive,
AEi sc each others facet"
The congregation joined heartily in
the singing. aztec which the Bishop
oagrg! q icrent and eloquent prayer.
Au- bishop then addressed the confer
vGre briefly, outlining the business OF
iho -gsslon.
Tie sacrament Of the Lords Supper
VS. then administered, all the ministers
~r1amnainy. together with many OF
zoe iIymtn, who availcd themselves OF
Tat means OF grace.
Tie conference then repaired 10 tho
lecture room below, where all tho bust
ntss sessions will be held. The secrc-
i1ry % the last conference, Rev. W. &.
.~lGciiIiicf. called tho roll and n
lErzg number answered TO their names,
three having died during the year,
urmsiy Or. J. w. W. Bolton, K. Cross.
field and Thomas II. Trainer.
4 ballot WINS then taken for secretary
without nominations, ior,y-cight being
necessary 10 u choice. W. G. Riheldaf.
frr received fifty and the bishop de.
ciarcd Mr.. Riheldatfcr elected. While
waiting on the tellcrs the secretary
read i communication from the pub
fishing house, showing again OF Sl34, 900
daring the past year in that depart
menL. Sir. Riheldailcr nominated rs
his assistants, Rev. Messrs. Il. L. Gal
way and ;. D. Tamblyn. Rev. 4. Moore
WIS elected statistical secretary and ap-
pointed Tor his district L. D. Hanna.
The bishop called the names OF the
districts and the presiding elders nomi-
Eated the standing committees:
THE COMMITTEES.
These committees are composed as
follows:
Public Worship-Revs. c. W. Cush.
ing, 5. Ernest Jones.
Board ofStewa Observation-Disclosures
6. H. Williams, A. Mick, ". Z. Lovctt,
=. Darlington, I. G. W. Ford, j. NJ.
Grosc, Il. ". keplcr, W. Prebblo, c.
w. Upton. Laymen-JohA Baltic, J..
Nitlcrs, A. Robinson, Chas. W. Mayer,
u. ". McTacgcrt, w. ". Workman, B,
!. Martin, Richard Roberts.
Education = Rers. Jos. Lee, T.. D.
Hanna, W. r. While, E. D. W. King, j..
5. Hess, Vim. Hunter, s. D. Tamblyn,
W. q. Smith, &. W. Cushing, B. w..
Hutchinson.
Periodicals and Book Accounts-Revs.
II. G. Sanford, p. G. Mays, c. Warman.
Bible Cause-lsevs. Z. Polling, Thos.
Cotton and c. S. Allemone.
Temperance-Revs. L. Il. Evans, A..
M:ck, 4. D. W. King, A. Merrclls, NJ.
W. Rider, j. G. Stroller, a. B. Bohr-
baugh. l.. W. Roberts, f. n. Lynch.
Presiding Elders Accounts-Reys. B.
Ison, 7. ". Chichester, J. Richmond.
FrcCdmcn's Aid and Southern Educa-
tional Society-Revs. ]. S. Robinson, j.
q. Fugatc, n. L. Bumgardncr, John
BcGdow, W. 7. Quinn, c. L. Clark, G..
Blcakley, G. ". Grimes.
Funds Tor the Publication OF the
Ninutcs-Revs. G. Rodgers, II. B.
Bowdin, ]. A. Hammond, j. II. Red.
mond, g. G. Shaw, A. J.. L. Curtis, j.
Enlow, L. l.. Meadows, 0. Z. Latherby.
District Conference Journals-Rcvs.
G. W. Bent, W. S. Nandervoort, J. NJ.
Warden.
Memoirs-Revs. W. R. White, G.
Martin, j. Engie, a. B. Rohrbaugh, L.
d. W. King, J. Ii. Hess, a. J. LYDIA.
Observance of Sabbath-S. +. West
iall, J.. S. Jenkins, \. H. Prince, J.. w.
Wilson, VI. Taylor, F. ]. II. King, E. P.
Dunbar, J. G. ReXroad, D. L. Ash.
~Parsona9es ana Furniture-Revs. c..
3. Meredith, L. D. Hanna, J.. A. Ham
mond, J n. Davis, B. Fitzwater, J. N.
Sharp, j. Enjoy, j.. Englc.
Missionary Cause-Revs. Levi Cross,
Mr.. Phillips, S. Gamer, ]. Z. Feather,
r. B. Ward, S. D. Tamblyn, b. D. Ma
hone, S. King.
Conference Relations-Revs. C. Pol
ing, j. Hiatt, r. H. Hughes, G. w.
Mcthery, s. D. Perry, Wm. Hunter, J.
{. Morris, S. p. Crummett, A. w.
Owcnby.
Loans from Educational Fund-Reys.
j. i. Evans, s. L. Jones, C. W. Cox.
Conference Claimants-Rcvs. C. J..
Trippett, i. Ison, C. W. Upton.
EpwOrth L.eague-Revs. E. d. Hanna.
Joseph lee, Z. b. W. King, S. II. Day,
w. W. King. A. J. L. Curtis, G. l.,
Clark, Levi Cotticld, ]. a. Fullerton.
DR.. Gouchcr, OF Baltimore, addressed
the conference in the interest OF the
wop1en's college OF that city. The New
York book account was put in the hands
OF DR.. j. a. Fullerton. The bishop IN
troduced Rev. ]. Benson Hamilton, OF
liackcttstown, n. j., andhe spoke u few
minutes, explaining his mission to tho
conference. Rev. John Bickford, OF
Parkersburg, and q number ii members
OF the East Ohio conference were intro
dnced. a draft on the book concern
wa ordered for Sl35 Tor the benefit OF
the conference claimants. The time of
meeting was fixed at $50 q. m. and adj
journmcnt ut l. noon.
The twentieth question was then
called: "llas the character OF each
preacher been examined ?" and J. Z.
Chenoworth, Presiding Elder of the
MorSantown district, reported his work
az being in good shape. This is Mr.,
Chenoworti's last year in the district,
he having served in the work iorsix
years.
The following named ministers in
that district reported their collections:
W. D. Carrico, c. Warman, ]. II. Hess,
w. L. Dean, j. e. Feather, NJ. W. Rider,
+ X, Skidmore, G. G. Shaw; T. G. Ford,
n. I. Dryden, A. D. Perry.
When the name OF NJ. 7. Dryden was
called 1t was announced that he had
withdrawn from the ministry and the
Methodist church.
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