Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-18
THE FOURTH ST. CHURCH
Interested in Action Taken By the Con-
ference, Yesterday.
A Resume Of the Proceedings Of
Neutrality-suspicious. Of the Pre-
siding Elders Read -Addresse
During the Day and Evening.

During the Day ana evening.
At the opening of the NJ. E. Confer
ence, at Moundsville, yesterday morn
ing, Rev. DR.. D. W. Upton, OF Cameron
conducted tho devotional exercises
After the reading of the minutes of the
previous days session by the secretary,
he stated that there was an error in
counting this as the fiftieth annual ses-
sion of the Conference, as it was only
the forty-ninth. As a result Of the f.s-
covery Of this somewhat curious error
there will be no celebration, as was at
first intended. The secretary further
reported that a considerable number OF
ministers had failed to subscribe for
copies of the minutes, and as a result
he was out quite sum of money. TINS
led to a long discussion. Rev. LYDIA
preciptated another discussion by III
Producing a motion that ministers De
assessed one per C Mt. OF their salaries
for the benefit of superanuated minis
ters
DR.. J. B. Keynett. OF Philadelphia, was
introduced by Bishop Hurst, and adj
dressed the Confer nee upon the topic
of church extension. He gave the status
of the financial situation, and extended
an invitation to all present to visit
Pittsburg November 8th, when tha an
nual session of the society takes place
The question OF ministers abstain
ing from the use of tobacco came lip, rs
it did last year, and a resolution was
adopted recomm snding that all mem
bers of the Conference addicted to the
use of the weed make a reform.
Reports Of presiding eldsIs were then
taken up, and the remainder CT he
morning session was devoted 10 them.
Rev. Archibald Moore, of the Wheel
ing district, reported twenty charges,
all Of which had been filed By the Con-
ference last year. All had been doing
good work and made advaHcsments IN
all church work. They had had moro
than ordinary prosperity and the min
listers had been in their places con-
stantly and were actively at work. At
special reviva,s more than 1000 con-
sversion had been made. and of this
number nearly 500 had been taken into
the church on probation and the ma
jcriLy are now in full m mbership. It
had been a successful year in the mat
ter of raising money for the various
church dues. Fifteen thousand dol
lars had been raised and expended on
properly. all pastors salaries had been
paid in full. and the motto seemed 10
be: Free tae Churches of all Debt
Rev. J. S. Robinson, of the Benwood
church. reported the best advance n
the history Of the congregation. Be
nevolence was larger and on the debt
of 81 800 last year s1.400 had been raised
and applied toward it.
Fourth Street Church. the largest In the
conference had its report all up in good
shape During the pastorate of DIR. Riker
the membership had increased 30 per cent.
Genevolence was good and 5000
had been expended on church
improvements. making it one of the hand
soonest in the State.
North Street. the Rev. y. 3. Johnson.
pastor did excellent work, better by far
than in any previous year.
The Rev. DR.. Buckley, pastor of Thorn
son Church reported everything in good
shape. and Of the $1,000 Indebtedness last
year only 5000 remained unpaid.
Rev. L. ". Roberts. Of Wesley, reported
good work in all departments, and Of the
5000 Indebtedness last year only $500 re-
NAMED. They had good REVEALS.
Zane Street, under Rev. DR.. Trippett.
paid off $500 of the debt of $500 which
they had last year. All other work was
in a fourishing condition. Rev. Moore
concluded his report by saying that he
had been on duty every day. working in
conjunction with the ministers.
Rev. Kepler, Of Cameron. reported sew
enty conversions and good work in all de-
partments. Repairs to the extent of 500
had been completed on the parsonage.
The Rev Helms. Of McMechen, reported
the greatest revival in the history of the
church. 70 souls being added. The church
had been repaired
The Rev. Clarke. Of MOundsvile report
cd co conversions. Seven hundred dollars
had been spent on repairs TO the church
property ard good work had been done
in all other branches. 37i"
The session of the afternoon was partic-
ularly interesting. 1t was opened by an
impressive address by Rev. W. 4. Will
Jams pastor of he Presbyterian Church
and President of Franklin College at New
Athens Ohio. Rev. p. W. Kepler. of Cam
eron. conducted the missionary service.
and preached the annual missionary SER
mon, which was an eloquent effort.
A question which is Of particular interest
to the members of the Fourth Street
Church of Wheeling was brought up. II
was the tabling of a motion to refuse adj
mission to the West Virginia Conference
to any minister unless an exchange was
made with the Conference from which
the applicant came. This motion was
tabled in order to give the members Of
that church an opportunity to request the
appointment of Rev. Or. Looy. of Des
,Nones. Iowa. whom the members are anx-
ious to have rs the successor Of DR.. Riker.
whose term expires according to the limit
prescribed by the Conference. This APP
pointment in all probability lies between
DR.. Looy and Rev. c. y. Clark. of Mounds
Vile. one of the ablest ministers of the
West Virginia Conference.
Last night Bishop Thoburn gave
splendid talk upon the India missions to
a large audience.