West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-16

bouti, prov llcu l1eIe are no TWO
held at the same time. So his last
issue informs US.
The first volumne of Bishop Dog
gett's sermons, accompanied by a
sketch of his life, will be issued by
the first Of May. DR.. John f. Ed
wards, his literary executor, has
charge of the work, which will be
executed at our Nashville Publish
ing House.-Methodia.
CoLoRED NJ. E. Conference.-The
conference of the Colored NJ. Z.
Church will meet in Wheeling on
March %, says the htcliigencer
The conference delegates from the
States of Maryland, Virginia,
District Of Columbia and West Vir-
ginia, number about one hundred
and twenty-five ministers, making
the largest body of colored ministers
in the country Bishop Simpson
will preside.
The ground has been staked off for
the new Evangelical Holiness
Church. 1t will be on the Laferty
lot facing Market street, and will be
40x60 feet.-Neeo State Gazette.
Bishop Peterkin will visit New
Martinsville on the 22nd Wheel
ing, Sunday, March 9th, and Sis
tersville, March 2Sth.
Rev. c. H. Sturgeon, in recent
letter from asick bed, to his Church
says: | am distressed for the poor.
If we ever were generous it should
be now. Every one must look after
those Immediately around him.
Every well-to-do member Of the
Church, must personally see to the
care of some brother or sister in
need"
How little the great flock ofChris-
tians realize what continuous bur-
dens of care and anxiety is borne
for the suffering among them by
such great hearted Pastors as Spur
geon.
Nothing is old enough in religion
that is not eighteen hundred years
old.-Ruskin.
The U. B. Conference will convene
in this city on the Both inst.
NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Clarksburg District.-Rev. T. S.
Wade, P. E., reports many gracious
revivals in the church, and many
added to the number of Christ S
followers in this district. He says
many laymen worked faithfully
and were rewarded gloriously, in
the conversion of their friends and
the building up of the church.
| Ravenswood.-Rev. T. S. Mallory
held a series of meetings here with
gracious results in conversions and
accessions to the church.
Richmond, Va.-The Aduocatt
says: Twenty-six souls were con-
verified on last Sunday week, at the
Clay Street Church.
Mrs. Lutte V. Hampton, Ashland
| KY, asks all auxiliaries of the West
Virginia Conference to report to hel
at once, just the State of their work
whether good or bad.
Bro. Meek, in last weeks Metho-
dist, says: "Our venerable brother
Rev. J. O. Tinsley, of the West Va
Conference, although almost blind
sets a good example by sending III
a good list of subscribers; and thai
we may keep ourselves comfortable
sends us seventeen pairs Of yarr
socks and two pairs of ladies stock
ings made of the best mountain
wool" adds: "Now, if some
one will send us a keg of maple
syrup and a half-dozen cakes O
sugar, we will make the Contra
Methodist sweet as well as warm"
| Among the greatest benefciaries
of the closing of saloons will be the
keepers themselves 1t will be q
mercy to any man to save him from
such fe.-Nashuile Advocate.
The Richmond Aduocate says
"Martin Ruter was the first Metho-
dist preacher in the world who re-
ceived the degree of D. d., which
was conferred by Pennsylvania