The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-21

Than They Were Last Year.
The fourth day OF the conference was
II busy one. Four members Of che
board OF control OF the conference 1Ip-
worth League were elected as follows:
s. J.. Miller q. C. Shaw, J. W. Clay
pool and i. u. Evans. y resolution was
approved, changing conventions OF
the league from annually to %bi.annual-
Is. The class OF the first year on trial
Was advanced 10 the second years stu
dies. DR.. Marsh, president OF Mount
Union College, was introduced and
spoke,
The order of the day was taken up at
$3.50 n. m, The constitutional amend
ments from the general conference were
submitted and acted upon. The ballot
on the first amendment, the eligibility
OF women was as follows: Ayes. Sc;
noes, 81. The second amendment,cQunl
lay and ministerial representation In
the conference. was defeated by Il vote
OF noes. ll6; ayes. 81. The vote OF last
year on the same propositions stood
rs follows: For women, 81: against. 81.
For equal representation. li5; against,
q, 1t requiring Il threc-fourths major
ity to adopt, the wOmen amendment
was also defeated again.
The question Where shall the next
conference be held ?" was put. A silence
prevailed and the first time In. the his
tory OF the conference no invitation
was received, and the matter OF select
Ing 4 place was referred to the prcsld-
ing elders, with power to aCt.
DR.. Crook, president OF Ohio UnIvcr-
slty. or Athens, Ohio, was introduced,
also DR.. Schcll. OF Chicago. the general
secretary OF the Epworth League, who
spoke for u short while.
The roll OF districts was called for
candidates Tor admission on trial. Sew
Cral were received, but n great many
were not admitted on account OF their
age. while their per cent gained In ex-
animation was below the average pre-
scribed, debarrInS them. A number
were good men and the presiding ell
ders labored hard for their admission,
all TO no avail. and by request. permits
sion employment OF them as supply.
An effort was made to lower the aver
age examination grade for this year,
below ~ per centunl. but II was de-
fcatcd. TIL. discipline FOR 1896 lowers
the average to 70 par cent, beginning
next conference.
The question Of employing conference
evangeliSts WAS referred to a special
committee. who Will report Monday.
DR.. Gideon Martin. OF Fairmont. was
excused by receiving the Intelligence
OF sickness Pin his family.
J. Wesley Engle and John II. Samp-
son were elected to local deacon's or
ders. II. V. Kingsley was elected to
local elders orders.
II Is now certain who shall be the
editor OF the ". E. Times, published at
Parkershurg. BY request OF the man
agcment OF that paper, the conference
instructed the bishop to make the ap-
polntment OF D. A.. Denton. now pas
tor OF Chapline Street church, Wheel
Ing.
Heretofore no age limit controlling
the admission on trial OF members to
conference, existed. 4 resolution was
adopted that no person over thirty-five
years OF age be admitted.
W. J. Sharpes. Of ~Buckhannon dis
tr!ct, was elected from effective 10
superannuated relations.
Treasurer ROBBERS reports that all
benevolent collections for last year
amounted to SlG.Sl3. being an Increase
OF $l,10i over the previous year. The
oppressive times seems to have had
little effect upon the church collections.
Saturday night the greatest anniver-
sary OF the conference vas that OF the
Epworth League. Lcaguers from
Wheeling and vicinity and other parts
Of the state and MoundsvIlle and vi
/ HinifSs T~p fhAFRI In thn .NhNIrnh tN ,paa4
| their honored general secretary, DR..
Edwin A. Schcll, OF Chicago. W. b.
Mathews. president of the state organ
izat!on, presided. Two delightful soloS
were sung by Miss Anna Pelly. OF Benz
wood. and c. H.. Mallory. Of Charles
ton. The first speakeru OF the evening
was Dr.. Crook, Of the Ohio University,
who spoke on Higher education" as in
harmony with the motto Of the Ep-
worth League. He carried his audi
enCe up into high realms OF thought
n designated the man OF education to
he the pinnacle Of nohier manhood.
pressing the subject OF the hour as the
necessity OF every EpwOrth Lacquer.
DR.. Scheil, before beginning on his
text. asked for some old -fashloned
Methodist singing and announced thu
ErwOrth League hymn. "a charge to
keep ! have" which was suns heart
lily. His subject was My church." He
compared the history, the strength and
power u the Methodist church with
other churches from their earliest in
cepti0nS. coming down the ages to the
present day and saying that my church
was better than your church. because
II has an Epworth League In II. The
whole was n soul stirring address and
added much enthusiasm to league
work, which will be carried out all
over the state. and produce untold
prosperity. This Is DR.. Schell'S first
visit to the West Virginia conference
and indeed won a host OF friends to
him upon his visit. He represents an
army OF young people organized Into
over twenty-five thousand chapters