West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-01
Religious.

The Presbyterian laborers among
the colored people are making his
tory. They are laying the founda-
ton of Presbyterianism in a way
that will tell upon the future OF
this people.-Pittsburg Presbyterian.
WEST VIRGINIA CHURCH ITEMS.
PARKERsBURG. = We clip this
item from the Pittsburg Aduocate:
"The good people Of Parkersburg
Station highly esteem their new
pastor, w. G. Snodgrass, and all the
indications are favorable for a sue
cessful year. 1t is being demon
strated that a house-going pastor
makes a church-going people. The
Sabbath school, under the superin-
tendency of Col. G. w. Taggart, is
steadily improving"
M. P. CoNFERENcE.--The district
committee of the West Virginia
Conference of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church, met at Grafton on the
Oath day of January, 1882, and was
called to order by d. H, Davis,
president of the district. On motion
the committee decided that the
next session of said Conference be
held at Mt Glare, Harrison county,
w. Va, a station on the Clarksburg,
Weston and Chenille Railroad, six
miles south of Clarksburg. The
Conference will convene on the 4th
Wednesday in August, 1882
Grafton Eagle
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.---The
M. e. Church Conference Board of
Church Extension has elected Rev.
w. E. LOOMS of Wheeling to fill the
office of Corresponding Secretary,
left vacant at the last annual Con-
ference. .:. ......
The Point Pleasant Register an
nounces that DR.. Young will lecture
in the Presbyterian Church at that
place February 9th and 9TH.
BRowNsTowN.- Rev. P. Mallory,
P. E., held his second quarterly
meeting at Brownstown, Jan. goth.
MIssIoNARY.-Un Under this head,
we find the following items in the
Church Ncvs, the Protestant Episco-
pal paper of West Virginia: "The
Rev. Mr.. Woods has opened Mis-
sion on Fish Creek, in Marshall
County, about ten miles below
Moundsville.
"a lot has been given for
church. and it is expected that one
will be built in the early Spring,
"The Parsonage fund at Ravens
wood has grown to $143.00. Who
will add to it and help the Congre-
cation to build on their beautiful
lot in the Spring?
REVIVAL NOTES.
KINcHELoE, HARRISON Co.-A
writer in the Clarksburg Telegram
says: "Rev. R. S. Welch closed a
protracted meeting at this place
last Thursday. 1t was a grand and
glorious meeting. Fifteen profess
ed faith in Christ, and ten Access
sions to the church.
BEECH RUN.-There has been a
remarkable revival at Beech Run in
the Sistersville Circuit, Rev. J. &.
WATSON, Pastor. More than fifty
persons protested conversion, and
the entire community was greatly
moved.
ELIZABETH CIRCUIT,-Rev.G. w.
Grimes held a successful meeting at
Hickory Grove, resulting in several
conversions. Since the meeting we
learn the minister named has been
Frustrated with fever.
SHANNON CHAPEL, RALEIGH Co.
Rev. F. N. Lynch, Pastor, writing
to the Raleigh index, says: "Our
second protracted meeting closed
last Sabbath. There were IS con-
versions, and "a accessions to the
church. May God abundantly
bless our efforts for the up-building
of the church and the salvation of
menW
HARTFORD CITY.-The meeting
here, conducted by Rev. H. Scott,
resulted in II conversions and 81
accessions.