Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-16
THE METHODISTS
Annual Conference at Man
nington Soon.

Lot of Business to be Transacted by the
Preachers Bishop Fowler to preside
at the Meetings-Seyerai important
changes to be made-a large number
of people from here expected to at
tend.
The annual conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will be held
thisyear at Warrington and it prom
Uses to be very interesting meeting.
The conference opens on the 29th
and continues until about the fol-
lowing Wednesday, The Rev. Bish-
op Fowler will preside during the
entire time. The bishop has been
in Europe for the benefit of his
health, which has been very poor for
some time, and returns very much
improved. He is, without question,
one of the most intellectual men IN
the church and is in the front rank
Of bishops. His address at the
Wesleyan conference in May last as
fraternal delegate from the United
States, was the most mastery ever
delivered to that body on an occa-
sion of that kind. 1t has been read
with the deepest interest and crea-
ted a most profound impression
throughout the religious world. The
bishop will address the conference
on the opening day and no doubt
there will be large gathering to
hear him both of ministers and lay
men.
This conference will be attended
by every Methodist minister in the
state numbering 200 or more, and
the session promises to be of vital
interest
THE MEETING.
At this conference all of the bust
ness for the year is transacted. The
character of each applicant for ordi
nation is examined All the preach
ers who pass the examinations are
admitted on trial for three years and
then ordained. To this body all the
preachers make a report of their
work for the year.
The most important work to be
done by the conference this year is
the readjustment of the appoint
ments for the following year. This
is done by the cabinet composed of
the bishop and nine presiding ell
ders who meet in private session and
consider the needs of each of the
charges and the adaptation of the
men to the places. The reading of
these appointments is the last item
of business transacted by the con-
ference. In the regular order of
business that is to be gone through
with, is the reading, and acting upon
of 30 disciplinary questions and it is
these that consume a great deal of
time. Some of these questions take
half day and some of them day
before they are finally disposed Of
and it generally takes from four
to five days to get through the en-
tire list. Following these questions
comes the constitutional questions
but this year there will not be
of very great Importance arise, as
they were all voted on and disposed
of at the conference last year.
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
There will be many important
changes in the conference this year.
There are some very compiicating
things that will arise at this session
that will prove of extraordinary in
terest
Among the changes that will di-
rectly affect us is the relocation OF
DR.. A. Cameron who is serving his
last year with us. He was. kept
here a year longer than the regular
time on account of the expressed
wish of the congregation to that eff
feet A large attendance of people
from this section is expected The
meeting of the conference took place