The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-05

The second days session Of the Pitts
burgh Conference Of the African Meth.
odist Episcopal church convened in
Wsyman chapel yesterday morning.
and large amount Of important con-
ference work was dispatched. Bishop
Arnett presided, and during the alter
noon while the ministers were being
catechised as TO their educational quail.
ifications kept up running fire OF good
natured comments which frequently
convulsed the audience.
The opening devotional exercises
I were in charge OF DR.. Coppin, after
which the conference reports OF Reys.
s. P. West. OF Eeie. and 0. T. Davis, OF
Mt. Rome, were received.
The conference then resolved itself
into missionary meeting, aud in tho
election OF missionary comm itteeman
Rev. Lowery was tho successful candt-
date. he receiving % votes to II cast for
DR.. Palmer.
Rev. w. II. Brown moved that an sp.
preparation be made for the Arnett
medal, but the matter was referred to
committee for report.
Rev. W. Il. Coleman, formerly presid-
ing elder OF the North Ohio conference,
Rev. Cuterly, OF bridgeport, Ohio, and
Rev. G. W. Elliott, Of the Baptist
church, were introduced to the confer
ence aud exchanged fraternal greetings.
The conference book steward report
ed the amount OF money collected for
tho conference minutes.
Rev. Ely Mcknight, OF Waynesburg,
Pa, made his report. and afterwards
was brought to task by the bishop for
leaving his regular church services for
campmeeting and absenting himself for
ten days. This matter was subsequently
explained to the satisfaction OF the
bishop, tho report arising through a
mistake.
Rev. West, OF Blacksville. W. Va.
submitted the report OF his charge for
the conference year.
Rev. DR.. Coppin, editor OF the A. NJ.
E. church Review, presented the claims
OF that paper to the ministers OF the
conference.
Reys. G.. ". Maxwell, Of Steubenville,
O., and William Tolliver, oil GAINESVILLE,
O., were introduced.
The afternoon session was opened
with singing Fam Soldier OF the
Cross"
The educational board was elected as
follows: Nfinisters-W. Ii. Brown, G..
s. Skinner aud r. Il. Morris. Laymeu--
a. W. Tanner, Bridgeport, Pa, and
Charles W. Henderson. MeadyIIle, Pa
Tho election for Sunday school COM
mittee resulted as follows: Revs. 6. u.
Sampson, s. @. Honerty and Richard
Tanner.
Dr.. shafIer, secretary Of tho church
extension society, reported that the
affairs OF that branch OF the church
work were in good shape, and that
much progress hal been made during
the year.
The roll Of the ministers in attendance
on conference was called at the instance
OF the bishop to ascertain how many
we're graduates Of colleges, under.
graduates or what class OF education
thew had received. The conference OF
5 o'clock adjourned until 1850 p. m.
The church was crowded to its utmost
last evening, many white people being
in the audience to hear educational
topics discussed, and they listened to
most excellent addresses, all referring,
Of course. to the uplifting Of the colored
race. Bishop Arnett was never in a
better humor, interpreting tho exer-
cises with flashes OF his enjoyable wit
After few musical numbers by the
choir, On earnest invocation was offered
up BY Rev. &. W. Maxwell. Bishop
Arnett introduced the first speaker OF
the evening, Prof. B. W. Arnett, j., his
son. His subject was general educa.
ton. Ho was very much in earnest and
at times eloquent when referring to his
own race. Man, he said, was the only
disconnected animal; that no was al.
ways reaching out Tor something he did
not possess, and naturally was spread
| ing and unfolding his power. Educa.
ton appealed to the popular mind, and
today does not belong to any special