The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-25

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POPULAR MEN.
Or. Moorc's vote iorLtho Wtitm was
1906, all but co. Of tho whole number
cast. Dr.. Buckley lacked Just 90 Of
unanimous vote. but this - 3, consider
able gain upon four years ago, when
moro than a hundred votes went to
Miss Frances Willard. This timo Miss
Willard got only is OF tho scattering
votes. Woman Is alwayain itwhen tho
election OF DR.. Buckley lnpcnds, and
this time the honor Of walking of with
some Of his votes was divided by sever.
al OF that charming sex, ono being cast
even for Amanda Smith, n distinguished
representative oflihe colored race. For
editor OF tho Methodist Rtrtew 453 votes
were cast, DR.. Mencnhall receiving 800
Of that numbers. Chaplain McCabe, for
missionary secretary, got all tho votes
cast excepting G7, and OF course his
colleagues, DR.. Peck and DR.. Leonard,
went In, though by smaller lnajoriiies,
on the samc ballot. Most OF tho other
elections wcro moro closely contested,
but Tho whole matter turned o,it as
nearly In harmony with tho schedule
laid down In advance In this correspon-
dence rs though the brethren, since
laying on tho table the report Of tho
commission on that subject, had ad-
opted our letters Us their constitution.
This allusion to tho constitution OF
the conference moves us 10 consider tho
effect OF tho conference upon the con.
Situations OF those composinsit. II any
new delegate calne here expecting TO
rest, or to have time for visiting friends
and seeing sights, how rudely must his
pleasant authorizations have been shat.
tered. Either that, ut least, or he must
have found time for other things blythe
fragrant neglect OF duty. Three meet.
ings a day, the,first o these lasting four
solid hours, with numerous smaller con.
,claves between times, tho routine OF eli.
gagemcnts beginning alter early break.
fass and lasting until about ten at
night-this has been about tho average
bill Of fare SO far and il auyman thinks
il is any picnic to DO a delegate to tho
general conference, he should try it.
doubtless, many would be glad TO try it
il they could only get the chance, for it
'is tho same in-this matter as. in tho
scramble for ecclesiastical office. Tho
work may be great, but willing laborers
are by no means few. Fortunately
there ARE always at hand, both in the
annual conference and in the general
conference, those who arc ready to sac
tiiicc themselves for the good 1.-the
church.
Still, a general conference involves no
end OF exhaustins work. The scene
when the body is in session is that Of q
perfect beehive OF industry; and this
figure should hold, perhaps, even us re-
CARDS the buzzing ; yes, and without ex-
cepting the occasional sting; for these
religious folk, somehow, can be as sharp
and cutting in their remarks, when they
want to hurt 4 man who is in their way,
or stab n movement which fails to enlist
their sympathy, as the rest Of mankind.
But overlooking.any.of the weaknesses
they may have, seeliowt these menlabor!
OF the bishops who presideitis literally
true that they more than have their
hands full. One OF them lost the head
OF his mallet twice at one session, and 1t
was feared by some that Bishop New
man, who seemed bent on having peace
even il he had to fight for it, would not
only break the gavel, but split at the
same time both the table he was pound
ing and the ears OF his brethren. Still,
he didn't; and perhap: his vigorous adj
ministration was just what was needed.
A BlGtTHtNd.
The secretary, who was almost iuInlani-
mously elected for the third time, is DE-.
DIS Monroe, Of Altoona, Pa. lie is a
most efficient officer, and, fortunately, is
blessed with a stentorian voice. How
much work he has to domay be inferred
from the fact thatto get through with
1t in proper shape he has haG. to call to
his aid no less than eighteen assistant
secretaries. The DaiW 4ldrocdk, whose
circulation is about 5000. has two edit
ors, DR.. G. W. Gray, and Dr. a. K. Sand
ford, with assistants 10 the number OF
perhaps n dozen. This paper gives daily
q verbatim report ofHthe proceedings,
besides 4 large amount OF other matter.
The efficient business manager is D. D.
Thompson. OF Cincinnati, aud it is on
occasion OF constant remark, that with
such limited faciljties,the paper should
be 80 satisfactorilyconduc Imagine,
now, on and ;hroundathe platform; tho
tables necessary for all this work, and
az many more rs are needed by. about
seventy-tive representatives of the press,
with ali tho labor involved,remember.
ing at the same time, that tho scene
closes in theiconferGncc room proper,
only to'reproduce itself in. great com
mittee meetings at nearly all the
churches, and at several OF tho hotels,
and that all this goes on with scarcely
any abatement tor q full month, and
YOU will then have an idea of what n
general conference Is and OF the burden
It entails both upon tho members them
selves and upon the town which under
takes to accommodate it.
Really it's too big and enterprise for
n city no larger: than Omaha. The peo-
ple have.done their best, but the thing
has been beyond their capacity. It was
with considerable lnisgiving that tho
commission, which had to decide tho
matter, consented finally to have the
conference meet there. Such a body
ought never 10 convene in a place hay
ing no moro than 100, OOOTof population,
with halls, hotels, churches and other
c~onyenienees only in proportion there
to-. But the growing west was bound
to have, its way, and Omaha made such
great promises that she. could mot be re-
sisted. Moreover, many a. bigger place
might have done no betterthan she has
in carrying outthcsep promises, and per-
haps, alter all, when everything Is con.