Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-05
THE FOURTH DAY.
rHv PROGRESS OF IHE INTERESTING NITRO
DIST CONFERENCE.
u. Lay Delegates Report to the Conference
Bishop Warren Makes an Interesting Ad-
drsss-NOi,s Of The Meeting.
lFrom tAs Sanear R.cisler. ]

There was no dlt6FnOOn me6Llng, Vet the
morning session, though largely devoted to
routine proceedings, attracted a large
Gathering. The meeting was opened with
fbe usual devotional exercises by Rev. j.
Engel. Upon opening the session Bishop
Warren spoke Of the significance Of the
morning lesson, after which the Commit
con Examination made its report on the
Rev William Cox. The candidate was
not present at the time, and the case was
temporarily deferred. The examination
committee reported fayorably on Rev. E.
j. Curtis.
Bishop Warren introduced a number of
ministers, among whom was the Rev DR..
Beam, Secretary Of the Board Of Education
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the
Rev DR.. Chadwick, Secretary Of the
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education
Fund.
The local ministers who were elected to
DeacOn's orders were Benson B. Brooks
and John w. Woodruff.
The Committee on Missions submitted
its report. IL said the demands for mission
support were so urgent that il recommend
ed the organization of the Sunday schools
into missionary societies. and TO make extra
efforts TO put forth the literature OF the so
Ciety everywhere 10 would do good work.
The report was adopted. The Statistical
Secretary made his regular report for the
year.
After the reading of the statistical report
the Conference proceeded to ballot Tor the
delegate 10 the General Conference.
While the tellers were out Bishop Warren
appointed the following committee 70 wait
upon the lay electoral Conference and IN
vite il TO meet the Ministerial Conference
The Revs DR.. Gushing, 5. Ernest Jones
and DR.. Fullerton. The Lay Conference
soon after went into joint session with the
Ministerial Conference. The report OF the
Lay Electoral Conference showed that
the following gentlemen had been elected
as lay delegates TO the General Conference:
ID. A. Martin, Charleston; II. p. McGregor,
Wheeling, Alternates, b. Z. Martin, Graf
ton, and w Z. Wiley, Morgantown. Al
ter the report had been read, Bishop
Warren gave an address 70 the
Law delegates, touching upon the educa-
ti0nal question, particularly in reference
tothe West Virginia Conference Seminary.
His remarks were very earnest and inter
estiug throughout
marks the Lay Conference was dismissed
with the doxOlOgy
Afterthe Lay Conference withdrew, the
result of the ballot for ministerial delegate
was announced, and resulted in no cleo
ton. The vote stood: 5. Ernest Jones.
40: J. Fullerton, 30; L. H. Jordan, IS. Al
ter the announcement Of the vote another
ballot was ordered, and resulted as follows
/. II. JOrdOn, IS; j. A. Fullerton, 10, and
5. Ernest Jones, 81. DR.. JOrdon was de
clared elected.
report. and the following were recommend
ed and elected: o. Q. Phillips, Harry b.
BowdiOn. George w. White, James M
Kinder, Vincent A. Nenna, w. W. work
man, Thomas H. Bunting, James ID. smith.
After the election of local deacOns, DR..
Chadwick, the Secretary Of the Freedmen
Aid and Southern Educational fund, was
introduced and addressed the Conference.
DIR. Pains, the Secretary of the Board OF
Education, was next introduced and spoke
of the work OF the Board, and continuing
SAID: The Board was organized IN looo'
The work IL is doing is Of two kinds, gen.
eral work and pacific work III there is an
heroic band in the whole ll2 Conferences
Of the NJ. r. Church, the West virginia
Conference is the greatest. Weare taxing
into the Methodist ministry every year one
thousand men, who are 10 be educated In
manly way. We aided last year
nine hundred and two young
men and one hundred and fifty
eight Young women. To do this work we
obtained that money collected on Children
Dav for the purpose This church has
100000 Sunday school scholars and zo,OVU
Sunday schools. We mad an increase OF
5000 last year"
AT the Conclusion Of DR. Paine's address
the Bishop announced the election OF Or.
Jordon as the delegate, and elected the
Revs. $. Ernest Jones and j. A. Fullerton
the reserve delegates.
The Rev DR.. Weakly, representing the
Deaconist Home in Cincinnati, addressed
circumference on the usefulness OF the new
order of the NJ +. Church. The deecOn-
esses are divided into two classes, the
nurse and visiting classes. Their duties
are 10 nurse the alex and visit the poor
aud needy. The order was founded IN
Germany twenty years ago, in Frankford-
On-the- Main, but owing 20 difficulties the
order was abolished after lew years
trial. The work, however, was started
anew fourteen years ago in the same place,
and has grown and spread until now It's
branches are being rooted into Church
work wherever the Church is known.
The Statistical Secretary made the fol-
lowing report: Number OF proOationerS,
2.S3l; number Of full members, IS, $50; mum
Of local preachers, 24S; number Of deaths,
4S3; number of children baptized, 90; mum.
her of adults baptized, ISL; number OF
churches. $50: estimated value Of church
buildings, sos, So; number of parSOnages,
1O7: estimated value of parSOnageS, 1924,
ISL: paid for improving ana building
churches and parsOnageS, S03,645; paid on
old Indebtedness on church property, Fl2,-
MS. present Indebtedness on church pro
pertv. $50, 33S; current expenses or church
brODerty. SlO,ll6; number Of Sunday
fsc660Is 617: number OF officers, and
teachers. BIAS; number OF scholars,
33 10 The benevolent collections
were for missions from churches, 81, IA
from Sunday schools, s., pa; FOR Board Of
Church Extension, SIo3; Tor Sunday
School Union, $3.50; Tor treedmen's AID
and Southern Educational Society, St52
for education, 1924; for American Bible
Society $500: for Woman'S Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, $l,02l; for NOman'S
Home Missionary Society, $40; for pas
TORS. house rent, presiding elders and blsh
ons sSO Csc; for Conference claimants
81 SD: and other benevOleI> SsuecuonS
Sl,7A. -. -,
dent of the Conference was -, l56; the
Conference paid 5000 more on the olc
church Indebtedness this year than II die
Iast The increase value Of church prop
ertI, is sq. eos; the increase in membership
was S24 the increase Of the benevolent
coiIections ID. 637. and the Sunday School
Scholars increased liooA
Tire evening session was devoted largely
20 educational work, special stress being
Iaid on the new Conference Seminary al
BDcShannon. Rev. c. W. Gushing nrst al
dressed the large congregation ana In1o'
an earnest plea IN OehalI OF the ! !eutlOu
lie clearly showed the value and import
ancs ~ such seminary, and well repre-
sante6 what would rebound 70 all WIT
W.iiIinglv opened their heart 70 support II
Following DR.. Gushing came PROF
Hptcbinson, principal of the Seminary
who began his remarks by saying that q:
would not inilicJ upon the patience OF tnS
audience BY making long speech nor u TAX 4