Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-19
THE QUARTERLY REPORT.
DR.. Leech tells what the Meth
odist church has accom-
plished in the last quarter.


books of the Bible-Uniyersity stu
dents looked after-Plans for new
church bnilding-Dne death i'm three
mOnthS-4 call to the members for
an increased interest and enthusiasm.
Friday evening the quarterly con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church held it's first session for this
conference year. By a unanimous
vote the secretary was instructed to
present to the press of the city the
pastors report, read on this occasion.
The following is the paper DR. Leech
submitted.
PASTORS REPORT.
DEAR BRETHREN: Since October
10th the following persons have uni
ted with this church by letter and on
probation;- all of them being adults.
w. o. Baumgardener West side of
river; Mrs. Birdie BanniSter, Main
street: Miss Lillian Boyers, Sunnyside;
Miss Nettie Boyers, Sunnyside; Mrs.
Rebecca Leech, Parsonage: Lloyd L.
Friend, Front street; J. Ami Martin,
Mrs. Mary G. Martin, Miss Bessie
Martin, Miss Grace Martin, South
Morgantown; Mrs. Mary G. Richmond,
Main street; Mrs. Minnie Stewart,
University Ave; His. Rose Wade,
Main street: Lawrence NJ. Cox, with
his regiment.
1t has been my privilege to attend
the sessions of the Sunday school and
some OF the meetings of the Epworth
League. Both organizations are in a
fourishing condition the senior League
having 16l members seventeen Of them
are recent acceSsions. [ desire to
thank the ladies Of the church for
their thoughtfulness and generosity in
papering the parsonage throughout,
adding thereby both to its interior
beauty and financial value. The re-
ceipts of the thanksgiving supper en-
abled them TO pay for this expendi
ture and have comfortable sum in
their treasury.
| would also thank the Sunday
school for the presentation of the
large and elegant new pulpit bible and
hymnal
Having had, throughout continu
Gus ministry of more than third of
century monthly collection for
missions from the Sunday schools of
my churches. and also missionary
birthday offerings of a penny for each
year travelled in life's splendid pro
gress, your cultured and faithful super
intendent has cheerfully consented to
my request to introduce these fea-
lures into your Sunday school work
and thus give the young people fire.
quent opportunities to aid in the
sublimest of all of the aims of the
christian church, the conversion of the
heather nations and the support of
domestic missionary labor in the des-
titute parts of this Republic.
Nine weeks ago, by vote Of the
congregation permission was given me
to sink into the rim of our devotional
services, each Wednesday night an ex-
temporaneous talk of 80 minutes on
the books of the bible. their age,
authorship inspiration, prominent
characters and great events. They
have been attended by large and at
tentive audiences. | have taken up
these books in consecutive order and
on Wednesday night last discussed
Solomon and his three biblical COM
positions" I wish it were possible to
have present at these meetings all of
the church officers, not because Of any
merit or entertainment in the ad
dresses, but because of the blessed in
tluence of such attendance on the
minds of our young people to whose
doctrinal training, | am defeating
much of my pulpit work and with
promising results.
| have solicited from President Ray
mond an accurate roll OF Methodists
in the University and he has kindly
given me their names and addresses.
At the pastors request the Epworth
League recently mailed to each of the
150a handsome invitation to all of our
public services. This I followed with
areception to these students at the par
sonage and so far as have had the op-
portunity [ have given to these young
men and women pastoral attention.
They are attending our services in
large numbers; and during the uni
versity curriculum of each we ought
to do all in our power to magnetic
them to this church and hold for
Christ and Methodism their intellect
ual convictions and UNCONVENTIONAL
relationships. / regard it as mag
niflcent privilege and most solemn
responsibility Sunday after Sunday to