Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-30
SCANDALS ARE SAVED
By the Action Of the Two Ministers
Who Left the Conference.
THE REFORMED SYNOD MEETS.
Fire Works Play Disastrous Havoc Among
sistersviIle Oil Tanks.
NEWS FROM SEVERAL NEARBY TOWNS
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1spArcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPAToH.l
BLAIRsvILLE, Sept. 29.-At to-day's 3
session OF the Methodist Episcopal Confer
enee the first half hour was given to
Bishop Newman's address to the young
ministers of the Conference, his subject be-
ing Modes of Thought" He said the first
essential is an exhaustive knowledge of the
subject to be discussed and then it is to be
thought out and applied to the practical af-
fairs of everyday life, leaving the vision
ary, purely sentimental and idealistic to
the romancist of the lecture platform.
Strict adherence by the neophytes Of the
cloth to this advice soon give the church di-
vines more robust order of thought and
action.
Routine business followed the address.
Reports Of the private, public and pro-
fessional characters of the ministers OF
Pittsburg and Washington, Pa, districts
were then presented by the respective Pre-
siding Elders, and were unanimously passed.
No charges have been preferred against any
of the present members of the Conference
Rev. j. w. Wrighter, of the Pittsburg dis
trict, and Rev. s. K. Hill, of the Washing
ton district, resigned their ministerial tunc-
tions in order that charges might not be
brought against them. This obviates the
necessity for perhaps sensational disclos-
ures, and the public can only conjecture
how badly these particular ministerial robes
have been besmirched.
An usually large number of supernumer-
ary and superannuated ministers were SUBJ
iected to examination as to character and
their relations TO the Conference were con-
frmed and continued. With each succeed
ing Conference this list increases Among
the deaths of the past year is that of Rev.
Richard Jordan, Of Derry station, who died
August 81, IN the S1st year of his age. He
was an effective minister for SO years. Rev.
Martin L. Weekly, born in Virginia in
1898. died May 1, next to the Oldest men,
Der of the Conference. Rev. Hiram Sinse-
baugh, an ex-Presiding Elder and at one
time looked to as the coming man of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in this section,
also went to his reward.
The afternoon session was devoted to the
first anniversary of the Epworth League of
the Pittsburg Conference. The League
within the boundaries of the Conference had
Ill unparalleled growth. The principal ad-
dress was by Rev. T. N Eaton.
The principal event of the Conference is
the annual missionary sermon. This was
delivered tonight by Rev. w. c. Weaver,
of Myersdale, Pa, to an audience of 5000
people. His text was st. Mark, xvi, Is:
go out into the world and preach the
gospel" He referred briefly to the
origin of the Methodist mission work
and spoke eloquently of the struggles of the
early pioneers in Methodism in carrying
out the I'M junction of the Great Missionary.
At home Methodism has an herculean task
before it in dealing with the pauper hordes
of illiterate and vicious immigrants swarm
ing to the ports of this country. The Church
must act promptly and heroically. Gov
ernment and Church must work hand In
hand at this momentous task, and Chris
tians everywhere should grid their lons for
the struggle. The address was listened to
with profound attention by the great audi.
ence present, and Is pronounced one of the
ablest missionary sermons delivered in
Pittsburg Conference for many years.