The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-16
THE FIFTIETH
Annual Conference OF West Viz.
ginla Mcthodists
OPENS IN MOUNDSvILLE TODAY
A large Number OF Ministers Have Ar
riyrd--A 0iost Interesting Gathering.
Iiishop Hurst, OF wn,hlngton' will
Preside. = Many Prominent Lights. or
Niethodi,m Arrive Conference sermon
Last Night by i.ev. s. L. CrnmmIu, or
Ikingwood.

Tho West Virginia annual conference
OF tho Methodist Episcopal church win
convene In its ilttIcth annual session
In tho NJ T. church Mt Moundsvllle,
this morning at o'clock Bishop ].
f. Hurst, OF Washington. d. c.. viii
preside. After the devotional exercise
es the bishop. assisted by the presiding
elders OF the conference, will admin
lister the sacred sacrament OF the
Lords Supper. Tho conference roll
VIII be called and tho members IN at
tendance viii be noted.
Following will come the business OF
the conference, including the election
OF n secretary, the assistant, journal,
railroad and statistical secretaries,
treasurer nnd the appointment of the
several standing committees. The pre-
sent officers are Rev. J. Engle. presM-
Ing elder Of Clarksburg district, secre-
tary; Rev. A. Moore, presiding elder
OF Wheeling district. statistical secre-
tary: Rev. L. W. Roberts, pastor OF
Wesley church, Wheeling. conference
treasurer. II is expected they will be
all reelected.
The reports OF the pastors will also
be heard during the days session.
All day yesterday the ministers ar
rived at MOundsvllle in large dclcga-
tl0ns. They were met by q reception
committee and escorted to the church
where they were assigned TO their
homes OF entertainment In the city. Up
to last evening the major portion OF
the members had arrived and we're
well cared for. Among the prominent
ministers who had arrived are Rev. J.
II. Hess. presiding elder OF the Buck
harmon district; Rev. J. Engle, presid-
Ing elder OF the Clarksburg district:
Rev. J. ". Bedford. presiding elder of
Huntington district: Rev. D. l.. Ash,
presiding elder OF the MOrgantown dis
trict; Rev. l.. II. Jordan, presiding ell
der OF the New River district; Rev. A.
d. Rohrbough, OF Belington; Rev. AS
bury Mick, OF Buckhannon: Rev. A. J.
LYDIA, OF Maiden: Rev. F. y. Lynch. OF
the First church. Huntingdon; Rev. s.
?. Crummit OF KingwoOd; Rev. S. K.
ArbuthknOt, OF kingwood: Rev. B. W.
Hutchinson, president OF the confer
ence seminary Mt Buckhann0n:' Rev. J.
S. Robinson,of Bcnwood,and Rev. D. a.
Denton, OF ChaplIne Street church.
Wheeling Three OF the superannuates
are present TO attend the conference
once again. They are DR.. ]. l.. Clark,
| now of Terantum, Pa. Dr. Gideon Mar
| tin, OF Falrmont, and Rev. Benjamin
IsOn, OF Oakland. Nd. Bishop Hurst
| arrived from Kentucky, via Wheeling,
| last evening. and was driven 10 the
| residence OF Mr.. J. C. Bardap. where
| he is to be the guest. DR.. Joseph Eor-
ner, OF Pittsburgh. Is on hands and
has n book store opened.
Yesterday was consumed In the ex-
animation OF the candidates for adj
| mission and the classes OF the first,
second. third and fourth years. Last
| evening Rev. S. P. Crummit. Of King
wood, preached the conference sermon.
| \ large congregation was present.
| This evening the anniversary OF the
| church extension society will be held.
| DR.. 4. ]. kynett, the secretary, OF
Philadelphia, will speak
On each evening the OF session the
| anniversary OF the several societies In
| the church will be held. On Saturday
evening there will be an Epworth
League rally. The speaker for that
occasion Is expected to be DR.. Edwin
| 4. Schell, the general secretary, OF
Chicago. Many members OF this
young peoples society from over the
state and the Immediate vicinity are
contemplating attending. On Saturday
| a meeting OF the board OF control OF
the state Epworth League has been
called to meet.
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