The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-02
THE CONFERENCE
Begins Tonight With a Sermon
by Rev. Lynch.
Program Of the Meeting-Town Filled
with Preachers-WilI Be Here for q
Observation-Disclosures to Be Cele-
brated -Prominent Men who will
Attend.

with Preachers-W1il BE Here Tor
Week-Semi- Centennial to Be Cele-
brated -Prominen Men who will
Attend.
The annual conference of the Metho-
dist Church of West Virginia begins
this evening and will last week. The
advance guard Of diyines came in yes
terday afternoon, and the trains today
were crowded with them.
The citizens of the town are very
much interested in the meeting, al
though but little Of very great i'm
portance is to be done. They will
welcome the preachers warmly and
will try to make the visit OF the con-
ference a memorable one.
Bishop Mallalieu will preside. To
night at 1880 Rev. +. N. Lynch will
open the conference with a sermon.
On Wednesday there win be sac
ramental service followed by an adj
dress Of welcome by Senator Wiley
and response by Bishop Mallalieu.
Organization will then be effected and
statistical reports taken up. The
afternoon session closes with mis-
sionary sermon by Rev. II. b. Ward
In the evening the anniversary Of the
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa-
tional society will be observed.
Thursday morning an address TO the
conference will be made by Bishop
Mallalieu and the remainder of the
day will be devoted to the transaction
of business. Friday morning Rev.
George @. Wilding will address the
Itinerant club on "Why Preachers
Fail" Business session follows and
the day closes with addresses by DIR.
Hurlburt and DIR. A. J. Palmer, the
latter missionary discourse. Satur-
day DR.. Wilding will deliver a COM
panion sermon, or rather sequel to
his talk Of the previous day, taking as
his subject, "How Preachers May Sue
ceed." Then comes the conference
session, next memorial services and
| finally in the evening the church ex-
tension anniversary with an address
by DR. Spencer. Sunday morning at 8
O'clock there will he conference love
feast in the University chapel led by
Rev b Feather. An hour later in
the same sanctuary Bishop Mallalieu
will deliver sermon preceding the
ordination of deacons. In the after
noon Rev DR. Upham, Of Drew Theo-
logical seminary, will discourse in the
Methodist Episcopal chapel, followed
! by the ordination of elders. In the
evening Rev DR. Spencer, of the Freed.
mans Aid society, will preach.
Monday will be the last day of The
conference. DR. Upham will preach
in the morning, after which the final
conference session will be held. In
the evening the weeks work will con-
clude with an Epworth League meet
ing addressed by DR.. Winding.
Thursday is the semi-centennial OF
the organization of the West Virginia
conference, and in the evening an ap-
propriate programme will be rendered
as follows:
Devotional services by Rev DR. Fuller.
| ton.
"a Concise History of the First SEES
sion of the West Virginia Confer
ence, and the Men Who Composed
IT, Rev A LYDIA.
early Methodism in Morgantown and
Vicinity" ex-senator w T Wiley.
"a Half Century's Progress" Hon M
A Kendall.
"Reminiscences of Men and Events in
West Virginia Methodism, Rev DT
G Martin, DIR J L Clark and Rev Dr
b Ison.
''The Future Outlook of West Vir-
ginia Methodism,n Rev DIR A 4
Riker.
The conference will have a large list
of distinguished visitors. They will
be the presiding bishop, Rev. Willard
f Mallalieu, LII d; Rev G b M Ma
son, secretary of the Freedman's Aid
society; Rev A Palmer secretary OF
the missionary society; Rev w A
Spencer, secretary Church Extension
society; Rev Jesse Hurlburt, secre-
tary Sunday school union and tract
society, Rev ] ii Berry, editor Ep-
worth Herald; Rev G w Smith, editor
Pittsburg Christian Advocate; Rev D
II Moore, editor of the Western Chris.
tian Advocates; Rev + Upham, OF
Drew Seminary; Rev DR. Marsh, presi-
dent of Mt Union college; Rev DI
Crawford, president Allegheny college.