West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
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has been preaching here for week,
has delivered some very able SER
mons. He will remain several days
longer, and we advise all who can
to hear him. Wetzci Messenger.
Rev. w. P. Walker has been as
sisting Rev. L. e. Peters in meet
ings at Ravenswood, at which place
five converts We're baptized, Sun
day, Feb. 25, and several more last
Sunday.
Our Presiding Elder, Rev. G. c.
Wilding, is engaged in protracted
meetings at Ravenswood, beginning
with the quarterly meeting last
Saturday and Sunday.
THE REvIvAL.-The religious
work still goes on in our town with
much interest. The Baptist church
seems to be filled ut every meeting
with anxious ones. Our town seems
to be under different regime since
the meetings were commenced at
the beginning of 81 Rareaswood
Nears.
Last week we recorded the death
of Bishop Wightman, and this week
we are panied to record the death of
Mrs. Doggett, widow of the late
Bishop Doggett, February 49,
Central Methodist
REvIvAL.-Rev. Andrew Rifle is
having quite a revival in the U. B.
Church on Ten Mile Ridge. He
closed meeting at the Eagle
School House recently, with % ac-
cessions to the church, and another
at the Thomas School House with
13 accessions.-W. Va. Radicol-
P. e. CHURCH, CuARLEsToN.-St.
Johns Guild, composed mainly of
the elder lady members of the Epis-
copal church, of this city, is an in
corporated society, and has paid
for the rectory, worth SO, 900, located
upon Washington street. The st.
Agnes, composed mainly of the jun
Tor ladies of the congregation, is
formed to aid in the erection Of
new church edifce at an early day.
We hope they may be successful in
their efforts.-Stdte Tribune.
U. b. CoNFERENcE.-The next
annual session of the Parkersburg
Conference, U. B. Church, will be
held at the West Grafton Church;
Rev. E. Harper, pastor; com1menc-
ing on Wednesday, March Odd, 1882.
Bishop J. Dickson will preside
The pastor and members are hav-
ing important Improvements made
on the church building and lot,
such as new fencing, steps, paint
ings, &c. The community will, no
doubt, give the Conference cheer
full welcome and liberal support
Grafton Eagle.
PINE GRovE.-From the Wetzel
Democrat, we learn that Rev. j. S.
Boreman has been engaged in a
protracted meeting at Pine Grove.
In his earnest labors in the cause
of Religion, Bro. Boreman does not
forget the claims of her handmade,
Temperance. In proof of this he
sends us list Of twelve subscribers
to the FREEMAN this week.
SHEPHERDsTowN.-- The revival of
Religion which was held in the M.
e. Church South here, Rev. w. G.
Eggleston, pastor, and which was
in progress about three weeks, clos
ed on Tuesday night of last week.
Thirty-three persons were convert
ed during the meeting, twenty-five
of whom were added to the Church
membership on Sunday morning
last.---ShepherdstoaDo Register.
The Register also says:
The fifteenth new Episcopal
Church built in West Virginia
through the active efforts of Bishop
Geo. w. Peterkin, is at Anstead,
near Hawks Nest, Fayette county.
We clip the following from an
excellent article in the Church
News, and again call the attention
ton of our citizens to this laudable
enterprise:
The ladies in charge of the Mis-
sion School of Trinity Parish, will
be glad to receive contributions OF