Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-23

The fourth days session Of the
Washington NJ. e. Conference was
opened yesterday morning at 9 o'clock
In the Fourth Street Church, with
Bishop c. H. Fowler presiding. Devo-
tional services were conducted by the
Rev. Joshua Brown, at the conclusion
of which the conference session was
begun.
w. M. Brown and Nathan Ross,
whose examinations were quite credit
able. were promoted to exhorters. The
following were elected to the local
deacon orders: Thomas Lewis, VIM.
Swan. Robert Green, Nathan M. John
son, VIM. O. Lyler, Edw. M. Banton
and John H. Jackson. ]. F. Chestnut
was changed from the supernumary to
the effective relation. Alfred w.
Brown was continued in the super
numary relation.
John Loggins, VIM, Snyder, ]. H.
Pindall, Stephen Tascoe, Robert wheel
er, j. H. Baily, T. w. Jackson, N. c..
Brown and Absalom little were con-
tinued in the superannuates.
The question of the place for holding
the next conference was taken up and
provoked considerable discussion. A
number of cities were put in nomina-
ton, but 1t was finally decided in favor
of the Asbury Church, Washington,
d. C.
Rev. DR.. Pierce, representing the
American Bible Society, was next in
PRODUCED and spoke for considerable
time on the Importance of sustaining
the society by the distribution OF the
Bible throughout the world. He ex-
planned how the society is translating
the Bible into the languages of thirty
four tribes in the Philippines. Wher-
ever the flag goes, he said, the Bible
goes.
The class to be admitted into the
full membership was composed Of Eb-
eneZer d. Venture, Columbus G. Brown,
George e. Stephens and ]. II. r. Car
ter. The class was called by the Bishop
and then addressed by him. In the
course OF his remarks the Bishop laid
particular stress upon the fact that
when the conference voted to admit
men, who are known to be incompe-
tent, 1t commits a crime against the
church. In that case they are sent in
as mere butchers of the church, and a
church butcher should have no place
in the Methodist ministerial ranks.
Both the conference and the candidates
are on trial, one with the other, and
both have rights. If one cannot get
along quietly with the other, then dis
solve partnership.
He also emphasized the fact that the
church had simply picked up these
young men, perhaps barefooted, from
corn fields and cotton tields, and has
taken care of them and brought them
where they are now. In your admis-
sion as practitioners to the conference
you have been permitted to learn how
TO preach and to pastor churches at our
expense. You are now standing upon
an elevated plain looking over into
other fields. You are expected to walk
in constant fellowship with God and
bear the witness of the Spirit every
hour of the day.
You will come to many tight places
and will fall into the hands of men
who are not good, and you want to be
on such relations with the Lord Jesus
Christ that He can take hold of you
and lift you out of your difficulties.
the poorest thing in the world is Il
'backsliding Methodist preacher.
He then followed with much good
advice as to how they should study.
conduct their work, preach, select their
texts, etc. In conclusion he said:
New, brethren, I'm planning to make
preachers of you. You are in for a
prize fight. You are in the ring and
cannot get out. Your prize will be,
not a belt, but an e~verlating crown.
You want to build your sermons so
they will go head first. Do not build
them like tadpoles, all head. In writ
ing a sermon do not see how many big
words you can use. When you read it
over cut out all the big words, they are
simply wind. a tomb for little ideas.
The people that you are to reach and
save nus be reached by the methods
Jesus used when he was on earth.
You must succeed; we are not sending
you out to fail.
The afternoon session opened with
a preaching and pentecostal meeting,
conducted by the Rev. D. w. Shaw.
D. d. He was followed by the Rev. d.
V. Bowen, who delivered the third of
his series of lectures before the con.
ference on the Book OF Joshua. Last
evening he spoke of the difficulties of