West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-09

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There have been reported to him
ON his field, over 600 conversions
since the 30th of November last.
PARKERsBURG ANNUAL. CONFER
ENCE of the I. B. Church meets in
Parkersburg on the Doth of the pres
ent month.
NJ +. CHURCHES.
Leon, Mason Co.-This Church
holds an anniversary meeting every
year IN commemoration, of the dav
on which the class was first orcani
zed. Rev. &, l.. Hensley, of the L.
b. Church, writing ofthe pleasure he
had in attending this meeting for
1881, recently held says, he preach
ed for them morning and evening,
and they all enjoyed rich season of
grace.
New Haven.-Rev. Mr.. Scott.
commences series of meetings here
this week.
Grafton.-For two months past,
meetings have been continued here.
There has been a large number of
conversions, and between 40 and so
accessions to the membership.
Hamlin Circuit, Lincoln Co.
Rev, c. B. Graham, writes: Provi
dence has smiled approyingly on
the Churches at Ames, Trace Creek.
Cobbs Creek and Adkins More
than 60 have been converted with
73 accessions.
Evansville Circuit.-Rev. d. Cool,
says: We have had about 40acces-
sions up to this time, and are now
in the midst of great revival at
the Bethel appointment,
The Centenary Record, is a neat,
statistical monthly, published by
DR.. A. c. George, Pastor of the Cen
tenary, M. E. Church, Chicago 1t
is distributed gratuitously through
the Congregation and Sunday
School, and'is specially devoted to
the interest of the Church. Dr.
Georges many friends in Parkers-
burg and throughout West Virgin
la will ever havea lively interest in
his future work.
The Fourth st. NJ. E. Church,
Wheeling, has just finished the
finest Parsonage in West Virginia.
1t is three story brick, the house
and lot costing ST 900, and is being
furnished throughout by the con
gregation.
The late w. H. Hollis, of Brook
Ign, left Drew Seminary and Wes-
leyan University, his residuary
legatees, property valued at $3.50
600.
Rev. S. B. D. Prickitt, of Volcano,
made his Parkersburg friends hap
Ply on Saturday, by calling on his
return from trip to Wheeling.
The Methodist Church of Canada
gives at the rate of 81 80 a member
for missions.
From Baltimore Episcopal Method
ist, "a ministerial loafer is an
abomination to the earth, an eccle-
siastical nuisance that ought to be
abated."
1t is a matter for congratulation
that the Book Concern will resume
paying dividends to the annual con-
ferences but it would be calami-
ty if such payments should reduce
the collection for conference claim
ants. $4,000 is less than one cent
per member, and if the collections
were reduced in this proportion,
there would be no gain. The appro-
priation of $4,000 to some ninety
conferences containing 1900 mem
bers is blessing only because it
will presumably add this amount
to the slender receipts of the wild
ows, orphans and superanuates of
the ministry. The collections in
most conferences, ought to be in
creased and not diminished.-N. Y
Methodist.
The Baltimore Conference, M. E.
Church, South, will meet in Har-
risonburg, Va, March 8, 1881.
From Nashville Cnristian Aduo-
cate: "Mr. Geo, I. Seney, of New
York CITY. has given $4,000 to the