Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-09-28
IN FULL BLAST.
M E. Conference at Parkersburg
down to Business.

Lecture by Dir. Leech First Thing of
General Interest taking Place What
the Doctor Said-Receptio rendered
the Members Program for To-day.
The first meeting OF the conference
of interest to the general public was
held Tuesday night, DR., S. VLeech,
of Morgantowu, delivering his lee
ture on "Sophisms OF Robert c. In
gersolla says the Sentinel. The
speaker was introduced by the pas
tor, Rev. Frank 5. Townsend.
DR.. Leech is scholar OF wide re-
search and extensive travel, at home
and in Europe, and has been pastor
of a number of the foremost churches
in Baltimore, Albany, and San
Francisco. When he left the First
church in Albany and was transfer
ed to San Francisco, he was sue
ceeded by Rev. George L. Hite, for
merly pastor here. He was twice
chaplain Of the New York state son
ate, being the first Methodist elected
to the position. The Morgantown
church unanimously requested his
return.
His lecture opened with references
to the recent death of Ingeraoll and
the more recent conversion to Chris
tianity OF Marshall o. Wagner, who
celebrated his union with protest
ant church at Cleveland by burning
his entire library of intidel litera-
ture He took up in order the ar
gument of Ingersoll, the great icon
oclast, IN which he lay slavery, POI
lygamy, cruelty and kindred vices
to the charge of the Bible and
Christianity, and refuted them in to
to by scientific argument and his
torieal allusion. 1t was ringing
defense Of the dear old Bible against
the assault of modern infidelity,p
contrasting ancient and modern So
eial and religious nsages, and the
pagan and Christian life. The mo-
tives Of Ingersoll, he asserted were
inexplicable, in attempting to tear
down and destroy, for the young OF
the land, the sun that shone out
for their guidance and comfort, ex-
cept on the ground of financial gain.
Incidental to the lecture he de-
nouneed polygamy in unmeasured
terms, referring to the case of Rob-
erts. OF Utah, elected to the house of
representatives, and advocated trans
fers Of ministers from one conference
to another only when the pastoral
charges involved are equal in impor-
lance; he is in favor Of the admis-
sion of woman to representation in
conferences, and equality in the
franchises Of assemblies of the
church. Every item mentioned in
this paragraph ELECTED applause
from the audience.
In closing DR.. Leech compared the
deaths Of Sir Walter Scott and the
late Ingersoll, the one safe In his trust
and faith In the diyinely inspired
book, and the future, the other going
out into the unknown beyond devoid
of hope or knowledge OF something
better to follow The lecture closed
with magnificent peroration to the
Bible, its stability and its teachings.
The meeting concluded with the
long meter doxology, after which the
members Of the examining board and
the candidates for the ministry adj
journed to the parlors OF the church,
where they were served with refresh
ments by the young ladies of the Ep-
worth League.
THE PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY.
900 a. m. Opening OF Conference
with Lords Supper
200 p. m. Statistical Session of
Conference
$3.50 p. m. Missionary sermon, Rev.
j. B. Workman.
1880 p. N. Lecture by Rev. j. w.
Bashford, ID. D., President of Ohio
Wesleyan University.
Suunysidp Notes.