Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-06
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THE EPWORTH CONVENTION
At kingwood Was Decidedly Successful
Meeting-The Work In bet all.
Prois. D. & L. LEVITT. Managers
Special to the Register.


Special to the Register.
Kingwood. w. Va, July 5.-The sec
ond Epworth League convention OF the
West Virginia Conference of the NJ. r.
Church was held at this place last Tues
day. Rev. A. Moore, OF Wheeling, pre-
sided and Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot, OF
Wheeling, was secretary.
A. A. Dorsey, president of the King
wood chapter, and Rev. S. p. Crammett,
the pastor, delivered addresses of well
come, which were responded to by Hon.
T. P. Jacobs, of New Martinsville. The
convention was then turned into a gen
eral reception.
Wednesday morning at o'clock, after
fifteen minutes of devotional exercises,
the various committees were appointed.
This was followed by the reading OF a
paper on How to secure most efficient
officers at first election" by T. n.
Barnes, of Weston. c. H. Guard, Of
Grafton, addressed the convention on
Departments that should be first set
to work" followed by an interesting
general discussion.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Jennie
Protyman, of Morgantown, led the de-
votional exercises that opened the
afternoon session, and reports from the
delegates were next in order They
showed the Leagues in good condition.
Devotional meetings; what they
should accomplish" was handled by
Walter Evans, of Moundsville. 1t was
followed by papers by Howard Satter-
field, of Fairmont. on Works of mercy
and help" Prof. F. H. Crago, of Wheel
ing, on How to secure the best results
from entertainments and by Mrs.
Maggie Wordsworth, Of Huntington,
who had as a subject, THE ideal secre-
tary and treasurer"
The amusement question was brought
up, and the agitation for an hour was
intense, though one-sided. 1t ended in
the adoption Of a resolution supporting
John Wesley's rule and the action of
the General Conference regarding para
graph 24O of the NJ. E. discipline One
or two opposed the General Conferences
action.
The evening session was a short
praise service and an address by Rev. A.
Cameron, Phi. D., of Morgantown.
Thursday morning a sunrise prayer
meeting at o'clock was an inspiring
feature. Miss Jennie Smith, of Noun
tain Lake Park, Nd, addressed the
convention, having as a subject, "The
League training school for church
workers" President Hutchinson, Of
the Buckhannon Seminary, was the next
speaker. High education for Epworth
Leaguers' was his subject.
At 1870 A. NJ. Kendall, OF Parkers-
burg, addressed the convention on New
lessons from the cd story" 1t was
good and some pronounced it the best
thing Of the occasion. He was fol-
lowed by another excellent one by W.
B. Mathews of M0undsville, on How to
reach nOn-church goers."
Thursday afternoon the report from
the Nominating Committee and election
of officers resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, w. B. Mathews. of Moundsville;
first vice president, Rev W. \. Haggar-
ty, Warrington; second vice president,
Hon. T. p Jacobs, New Martinsville;
secretary, Charles Furbee, Manning
ton; treasurer, Miss Jennie Protzman,
MorgantoWn
very interesting question DOX was
then conducted by Rev.. b. B. Evans,
OF Clarksburg, and was followed by an
excellent PAPER, entitled, "How can we
increase the number of Chapters within
the bounds of our conference?" by Hon.
U. G.. Young. of Buckhannon. The
General Conference of 1896" was the
subject ON which Rev. D. L. Ash, OF
Grafton. then spoke.
Thursday evening, after brief praise
service, Rev. L. A. Rudisell, of Noun
tain Lake Park, Md, delivered his lee
ture on picturesque America" which
vas illustrated by Prof. w. r. Johnson
with one hundred and fifty Illuminated
views. The report of the Committee on
Resolutions was then read and adopted.
and after some miscellaneous business.
the convention adjourned to meet in
Charleston next year.