The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-09
The CONFERENCE
Has Gotten Down to Business.
Hears a sermon by Rev. LYnch-Is
Welcomed to Morgantown by Senator
Wiiley-Bishop MaIlalieu Responds
Committees Appointed - Routine
I}usiueSs.

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All day yesterday the members Of
the West Virginia Conference and
their friends kept pouring into the
town on every train. The movement
has been kept up in lesser degree
to-day. AS fast as the ministers ar
rived they were taken to the church
and from there sent to the various
places to which they were assigned.
There are now considerably over 200
of them in the city and they are as
representative body of men as one
would care to meet anywhere.
They seem to be enjoying the oc-
casion to the greatest possible degree
and the greetings exchanged be-
tween old friends are indeed warm
| ones.
The impression has gone about
that some of the sessions of the con
ference are to be private and the
public to be excluded but such is
not the case. All the sessions are
open to the public and it is hoped
that the citizens of the town will en-
brace the opportunity given of at
tending. The Bishop will however,
hold meetings at Dr. Camerons
where he is located with his cabinet
of elders. These meetings will be
secret but the Bishop may be seen
at other times by any one who may
wish to meet HIM.
The conference was opened last
night with sermon preached by
Rev. +. n. Lynch pastor of the First
M. f. church at Huntington. This
is what is called the conference
ence sermon. A large congregation
heard it and frequently applauded
the speaker and tervent amens were
often heard. Rev. Lynch is force
full energetic speaker and his adj
dress was one of the finest heard in
AIorgantown for some time. The
singing was feature Of the service
being as one member expressed it
"old fashioned and was much en-
joyed by all in attendance.
Conference convened at $3.50 this
morning. The venerable Senator w.
T. Wiley on behalf of the church and
citizens of Morgantown welcomed the
conference to the city. He said among
other things that it was the last ses-
sion of conference which he expected
to be able to attend. The ministers
were urged to go on with their noble
work which is the grandest possible
fora man to engage in.
A brief history of the conference
was given. Its past glorious achieve
ments were recounted and its wonder
full possibilities for the future discuss
ed. Senator Wiley then welcomed
the conference to Morgantown for
three reasons: First-Because the
Methodist preacher was gentleman.
Second-Because he was preaching
the everlasting gospel, and third
Because he was called by the Holy
Spirit.
Bishop Mallalieu responded on be-
half of the conference and replied to
the address of welcome. He thanked
the senator and the people he repre-
sented for the kind words of welcome,
and said that if he had the address
printed he would mail it to his class
as his charge. He spoke in the high
est terms of the senator, and said that
it was indeed great honor to the
church to possess such man to speak
for her.
The regular business was then taken
up. The standing committees were
appointed, a complete list of whom
appear elsewhere in this paper.
After the reading of the committees
DIR. G. W. Smith addressed the con-
ference, presenting the claims of the
Christian Advocate, of which he is
editor. At the conclusion of his re-
marks conference adjourned for the
noon recess.
Conference convened at D. M, and
for an hour was busy receiving statis-
tical reports. At $3.50 p m Rev r B
Ward began the conference missionary
sermon.