Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-20
xEfkOnISr OONTERgNCg IN ErAL

CHARLESTON, w. VA, september II.
The West Virginia NJ. Church
Conference convened at $50.
After the conclusion of the devotional
service, DIR. ]. L. Clark, treasurer, sub
mitted the report, which showed col
lectlons during the year amounting to
Sl4.54O, and balance to the perms-
neat fund Of STATS, There arising a
question IS 10 the security OF portions
of the permanent fund invested, il was
ordered that u committee be appointed
TO audit the accounts OF the treasurer
and examine the security OF the invest
ed or loaned funds Of the Conference
and report upon the same 81 the next
meeting Of the Conference.
Rev. A. Moore, Statistical Secretary,
submitted his report showing collections
for benevolent purposes as follows:
Church, 81, $50; Sunday School, S2,453;
Beard OF Church Extensioa, S7l5; Sun
day School Union, Sl65; Tract Society,
Sl51; Freedman's Aid and Southern Ed
vocational Society, 1881; Ch!ldren'S Fund,
S459; American Bible Society, 1921;
WomAn's Foreign Missionary Society,
SS21; Woman's Home Missionary Soci-
ETY., S472: Episcopal Fund, $685.; Goa
ference Claimants, S2.l26; General Ex-
penses, other collections, Conference
Seminary. 81, 900: other educational o0'
jects, Sl79; number Of church members,
A, 400; number OF baptisms during the
year, 3,04O; number Of church build
ings, 5S4, valued at Ss74, 651; number Of
parsOnages lis, valued ut Sl56,O75;
number Of Sunday Schools 6S5-S3S, SOC;
Salaries OF Pastors, Including house
rent, "a, 497; Presiding Elders, S10,04l.
Rev. s. Hamilton Day, D. D., secre-
tary OF the Committee on Education,
read the report OF that committee.
After outlining some OF the relations OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church to ed
ucation, the committee spoke or the
Conference Seminary at Buckhannon,
w. Va, an important and prosperous
institution under the patronage OF the
Conference. The debt which rested
upon the school for the past year had
been lifted during the past yeSr and
new ladies' boarding hall 10 cost 100000
had been projected. The report showed
the BuckhaDnon Seminary to be in eX-
celleht condition, with more students
AT the opening this fall term than at the
beginning at any previous term In the
history Of the institution.
Rev. G.. W. CASTOR was transferred to
the ST. Louis conference. Rev. b. f.
Rogers was placed on the list of super
intenesnts. +. II. Fugate was located
~ his own request. Rev. q. T.. Carter
c. L. AlemODg had their relations
g..
The list of superannuated preachers
was read, their charters passed and the
following continued: j. b. l.. Jones,
Gideon Martin, r 5. Welch, Benjamin
IsOm, ID. 5. Benedum, John Birkill,
Robert Brooks, j. L. Carroll, j. J. Dol
liver, Benjamin Hager, I. E. Leslie, Z.
A. McGlnnis, Moore Mcneil, j. L.
Clark, Richard Northeraft, John Con-
veil, A. A. MorriStOn, V. Sanford, Hez.
aklah Scott, Asby Stephens, William
Wriston, J. G.. Eiclsbarger, e.. w.
Matheny, J. T. Davis. :. A. Hammond,
W. II. Shaw, K. L. Brooks and b. +.
Roeers.
j. L. b. Jones vas continued on trial
without appointment, 10 attend school.
). A. Coffman. Of the class OF the third
year, was discontinued.
The clsss Of tue third year was called,
examined and passed to she fourth year.
Their names are George ID. Smith, John
w. ClaypOOl, Charles Hughes, Wm.
Nichols, Francis Kahn, Addison NJ.
Kelly, jacob Hiatt, George w. Alley,
:. Harry y. BOWden, David w. Ruble,
RVintOn Manning, L. II. Bunting, VIM.
anderson and James Boylen.
Orlando c. Phillips was retained in
he class OF the fourth year.
w. A. Sage was dropped.
5. Earnest Jones was transferred 20
the New York Conference, Lorenzo d.
Haynes TO the ST. Johns River Confer
euce and D. w. MarstOn to the st. Louis
Conference.
Nathan Prl &C. Arthur Merrill, T. II.
VI OU-.ua, gilbert Rogers and b. l..
Rogers, supernumerayr preachers were
called, their characters passed and were
continued.
The OPPOSITION from other annual
conferences and the General Confer
epce were taken up.
On the proposition to approve the &C
tion OF The Baltimore Conference 20 dis
sent from the proposition Of the Gener-
SnGanierence admitting an equal num-
h&y delegates to the General
sit as one body with the
delegates the vote stood
A resolution was adopt
the sense of the confer
' action did not commit
Hs against the admission
10 the General Confer
parate body.
tion TO change the
tGtiOn OF ministerial
90 IS TO - TO 90, the
43 DO.
vote was recorded
ion TO admit women
General Conference,
ote was recorded in
tion 10 change the
e General Confer
IS " OF May 10 the
~.
sc OF nine TO eX-
ad mission 10 the
nth the regular
urpOse, was ep-
NJ W. Rider,
:. L. Connell, (.
NJ Gross, J. w.
d ID. ID. Denton.
from tae New
Rev. J. w. Bed
Pennsylvania
bSferred 10 this
dates were re-