The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-22
MANY CHANGES
In the Location OF Methodist Epis.
eopal Ministers.
TIE WHEELING ASSIGNMENTS
Arc Changed with Hut Onc Exception.
Mr.. hoberts Continued at Wesley
chureh-Dr. so9y 'iet' the Fourth street
Appolntn,ent-k Prohibition Party Res.
oiution Voted Down-Fuil aud Correct
List OF h Appointments.

The Methodist Episcopal conference
ended its work at MoundsvIlle At 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. otter fin
lshIng up the business and receiving the
appointments Of preachers for the COM
Ing year. Dr.. a. b. Riker presided at
the sessions Of the conference in the alb
sence Of the bishop. who was with his
cabinet.
The employment OF n conference evan
GelIst was deferred one year. The sew
eral committees reported. 4 long dis
cussiOn arose over The report Of the tenn
pernncc committee. n clause In which
would commit members of the confer
cncc to support only Prohibition candi-
dates at the ncxt election. That prnyi-
sion was soon squclched.
The statistical secretary reported the
number OF churches to be GI3, with q
membership OF i6.S6S; number OF Sun
day schools, IA: Sunday school schol-
RrS, 1905.
\ commission. consisting OF Reverend
Mssssrs. f. y. Lynch. a.. u. RIker. J.
". Bedford, D. s. Hammond and l.. II.
Jordan was appointed TO confer with the
NtIlkuChN GOlttAtIGt lOI NIlt Sfkllts2lltLiI
OF the dispute over the boundary lines
OF both conferences. C. S. AllemonE's
relation was changed from s~upernumer-
airy To effective. G. W. Lewis relation
was changed from effective TO supernu-
merary.
Bishop Hurst spoke In the interest OF
the great American university at Wash
IpGton, D. c., OF which he Is the founder.
Subscriptions ngGrcgatIng over $500
were made TO this institution OF this
conference. After n short prayer by the
bishop. he read the appointments. at the
close OF which there was great confusion
among the rejoicing and disappointed
OF the congregations present and confer
cnce adjourned with no place Set for the
next session 10 be held.
Following are the appointments:
Buckhannon district. II. Hess, pre-
siding cider; Addison. G. L. Ward; Bar
hour. ]. Wesley EnElc: BrlIngton. P.
C. Mays; Beverly. James w. Ensle:
B]uckhannon. Asbury Mick: Buckhnn-
non. Second church, l., Rcsingcr; Buck
hnnnon, circuit. +. l.. Bent: Cleveland.
Perry II. Hawk: Cowcn. William Fall
len: Cutlipsville. G. ]. Crafts; Duffy,
John o. Bolton: East Buckhannon, to
be supplied: Elkins. G. U. Balsley:
Flatwoods, +. Cottrill: Freemansburg.
NJ. Talbot; F%renchton. C. Z. Leathcrby;
Chenille. j. C. Strndcr; Holly Grove.
o. U. MARBLE; Monstrose, II. NJ. Stradcr:
MinGo, r. J. Lewis: Newton. Daniel
wcsttall: Philippi. C. B. Meredith:
South B%uckhnnnon. T. W. Chldester;
Sutton, G. D. Smith: Ten Mile. A. L.
Ireland: Troy, j. y. Marteny; Weston.
". J. Harkness: Weston circuit, W. T.
w. Slceth; r. w. Hutchinson, president
conference seminary.
Charleston dlstrict-D. s. Hammond.
presiding elder; ArnoldshurE. j. NJ. Kin
der: Buffalo. W. W. Burton: Charleston.
A. r. Riker: Charleston circuit. G. w.
Alley: C%lcudennen. w. II. Hammond:
Clifton and Mason, Arthur Mcrrclls:
Cottagevillc. Z. l.. Meadows; Danavillc,
e. a. Davis; East Charleston. TO he
supplied; Elmwood, o. T. liutchisson:
Graham Mines. to he supplied: Gold
town, l.. Il. Leslie; Hartford, c. J. Trip
pctt; Leon. T. W. Wilson: Maiden, 4.
j. LYDIA: Mount Union. p. ID. Fisher;
Noble, ". P. Quinn: Point Pleasant. w.
]. Holt: Rnvcnswood. II. Scott: Ray
mond, e. s. Withcrs: Reedy, u. +.
Rhodes: Ripley, W. T. McCutchcon:
Spencer. j.. J.. White: Walton. II. X.
RInc: West Charleston. NJ. W. Rider.
Clnrksburg district-JcrcmIah Englc.
presiding elder; Bridgeport. Cyrus Pol
lng; Cherry Camp, T. G. Meredith;
Ciurksburs. G. W. Grimes; Enterprise.
j. i. Mcclure: Fairmont, NIB. John
son. Pennington, D. A.. Friend; Jar
vlsvillc. Marion Taylor: L~ogansport. w.
r. lennon; Lumberport. II. C. Sanford:
Warrington, r. j. Ward: Marion, l.. N.
Cotncld: Mount Glare. Taylor Rich
mond: Pine Grove. T%hcophllus Mccoy;
P~runtytown, T.. ID. W. King; SmithtOn,
a. d. Garrett: West Milford, ". L..
King: WilScnburg, j.. B. Davis.
Huntington dIstrict-J. W. Bedford.
presiding elder: Ashton. to he supplied;
Cnssville. to be supplied; Central City,
W. S. Nicholson: Ccrcdo. +. NJ. Cain:
Coalburg, 10 he supplied: Coal River, to
he supplied: C~oplcyvIllc. l.. b. Wilkin-
son; Dingcss. to be supplied; East Ham
lin, j. NJ. Grimes; Fairfield. &. NJ. Day:
G~uynndottc. II. C. Howard: lInmlin, G..
u. Fuller; Hearts Creek. to be sup
Piled; Huntington. First church, j.. n.
Lynch; Huntington. Second church. s..
J. Miller; Henderson. A.. ]. L. Curtis;
Milton, l.. D. Bryan: Hurricane. to be
supplied: Knnnwln City, to he supplied:
| Ollville, T.. NJ. Cochran: Reed. to be sup
piled: Sheridan, 10 he supplied: Saint
Adams, f.. +. Howe: Scott, j. p. Hens
ley; Wayne, J. p. Workman; William
ron. to h" supplied; Winfield. l.. S. Car
ter; Winifrcd. William KinBlcy.
Morgantown dis,riCt-D, l.. Ash. pre-
siding elder; Arncttsvillc, ]. b. Feather:
B%lncksvillc, G.. II. Williams: Grafton,
G. i. Shaw; lInllrck, II. l.. Mercer: Jol-
lytnwn. +. G. W. Ford: EinEwOod. 8. l..
CrummItt; Knuttsvillr. l.. a. Barnes:
LLttlcton. U. s.. G. Carroll: Masontown.
Marccllus Knots; MononEalIn, John
Rcddow: MOrEautown. Albert Cameron:
MOrEnntown circuit, S. T.. Jones: l'nln-
t!nu. II. u. Rcwdcn; palatlnn circuit,
Alexander Justice: Tunnclton, W. c..
Rogers: WnlcstOwn, G. W.. Bent.
New River distTict-L. II. Jordan, pre-
gliding elder: Birch River. Daniel VIII
son: B0onc, j.. J. Workman: Ciarrmont,
]. W. Carroll: Clny. to bc supplied:
Concord, Mcclellan Reed: Elk River. T..
4."H