Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-23
M. 3. CONFERENCE.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE METHODISTS
YESTERDAY.
Committees Appointed for the Ensuing Ysar-Ths
Talk on Africa Continued = Need for Aid for
the Extension Society.
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The venerable Bishop Taylor held his
! last meeting at 6 a. M, and
Z 1t was continuation Of what has
gone before In regard to his work In
| Africa. The meeting was large aud en-
| thnsiastic and the Bishop goes from
| here much encouraged by the prayers
/ and subtantial aid received.
/ Prayer meeting was held as usual for
half an hour before the meeting OF the
! Conference.
Promptly at 9 a. M. Bishop Fitzgerald
took the chair and called the Confer
ence to order. The reading OF the
minutes was proceeded with.
At the request of Rev. Burt. c Cad
we'll he was retired from the ministry.
The examination Of applications for
| advancement in the second and third
classes were then taken up and COM
! pleted. At the close OF this business,
Mr.. Williams, of the Frenchtown Cir
cult, IN happy little speech presented
/ P. K. Jordan, of Buckhannon district,
with q silver cream and sugar bowl
with spoon. Bro. Jordan in a happy
manner responded, and the Bishop then
| laughingiy asked all those who were
opposed to the repeal OF the silver
clause to say no, and they were very
| few ald weak, much to the amusement
of the Conference.
At this point DIR. Eaton, OF the NeI0
! York Christian Advocate, was then In
| troduced to the Conference, and In a
pleasant and senaible talk OF half an
hour, presented the claims OF the New
York Publishing house and the Epis-
copal fund, and as result OF this ad-
dress many will take more interest in
these branches of the church work in
the future.
p. E. Jordan then presented the fol-
lowing resolution to the Conference:
$40 the Senate and House of RepreSen-
tGtiUeS, Washington, ID. c.:
THE West Virginia annual Confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
assembled at Grafton, w. Va, on the
goth day Of September, 1898, composed
of 10 ministers, respectfully petition
your honorable body TO Immediately re-
peal the act passed on the 5th OF May,
1892, known as the Geary law. We
make this earnest petition first, on the
ground injustice and fair delaing. BY
solemn treaty agreement the Chinese
now in the United States are entitled
to the same treatment that is accorded
to the citizens or subjects Of the most
favored nation. The provision that
they shall register and take out certih-
Gates to assure their continued residing
here, producing the testimony Of white
witness to their rights to be here, re-
Ouires of the multitude Of them an i'm
possibility, and yet subjects them to i'm
prisonment and deportation II they
fail TO comply with the requistion.
This requirement made Of them alone
in contradistinction to all other foreign
ers in the country is palpable viola
tion Of the treaty.
We Furthermore petition for the re-
peal of the law because it endangers
our interests in China. The NJ. e.
church has one hundred and twenty
FIVE missionaries in that empire. 1t
has churches, chapels, dwellings, school
buildings, hospitals, printing presses
aud other property to the amount OF
over $500, 900. We have reason to fear
If the provisions of this law are insisted
upon, our missionaries and property
will be imperiled. The christian senti-
ment Of the country is opposed to this
enactment, and we earnestly oeseech
its immediate repeal"
The resolution was enthusiastically
adopted without debate.
The examination Of the first class then
proceeded and much work was accom-
plished. The case Of Shirley j. Miller
excited considerable interest, but it was
decided that while the Conference dis
approved of his course in not going to his
appointment last year, yet in view OF
extenuating circumstances he be ad-
vanced in the course.
The following are the standing CON-
mittees appointed:
Public Worship-D. L. Ash, A.
Moore.
Board Of Stewards-Revs. George 81.
Williams, d. Upton, w. E. Lovett, j.
T. Arnold, f. h. ]. King, j. NJ. Grose,
Levi Cross, B. d. Malone, s. d. Tam
blyn, Laymen P. Fetty, B. f. Martin,
A. II. Mathney, II. c. McWhorter, 5.
L. Townsend, John Baiie.
misunderstanding Elders.
Education-S. X. Arbuthnot, E. D.
w. King, o. H. Day, J. w. Claypool, j.
A. Fullerton, Z. D. HANNAH. S.Arnett,
A. B. Rohrbough, S. E. Jones, B. w.
Hutchinson.
Sunday School and Tracts-John
Beddow, w. Z. Dean, L. W. Roberts.
Church Extension-The Presiding
Elders.
Periodicals and Book Accounts-P.L.
Bent, A. J. l.. Curtis, Geo. (. Ward, A.
A. Kelley, V. A. Mamma, c. 5. Allie
Tong.
Evans, NJ. w. Rider, A. B. Rohrbaugh,
H. c. Sanford, c. ]. Trippet, F. d. t.
Beckley, w. p. Quinn, S. P. Ca mmett.
Presiding Elders Accounts-C. w.
UPTON, A. D. Adams, D. B. Orr.
Freedmans Aid and Southern Educa-
tional Society-S. T. Westfsll, W. j.
Shapes, c. Waman, w. G. L. Carroll,
! q. w. Grimes, j. J. White, s. G. Car
rel, E. e. Conway, f. P. Dunbar.
Funds for publishing minutes. j.
J. Richards, w. S. Nicholson, E. r.
Scidmure, D. w. Ruble, a. B. Boden,
V. A. Mamma, J. w. Queen, c. Z. Leath-
erIy.
district Conference Jeurnsl-O. c.
Phillips, j. NJ. Warden. g. w. Bent
Missionary Causes. Z. Jones, j.
Engle, w. P. Grimm, f n. Lynch. r.
II. Hughes, D. A, Friend, q. Pribble,
| A. Merrill.
Conference Relations-C. E. Clark,
D. n. Cofield, w. d. Curvico, w. G..
Smith, J. Hiatt, /. VI. Kinder, Lloyd
Bovlen, A. d. Firry.
Episcopal Fund-Presiding Elders.
Loans for Educational FUND.-. w.
Hutchinson, T. Richmond, g. w. Alley,
j. II. Hess.
Epworth Leagues. K. Arbulhnot,
/ I NIL y q Dar g w. kRnlar a.