The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-16
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
Church Officers for the Ensuing Year
Remarkable Years WOrk-Regret
Prof. Aldrich's Departure = DR..
Leech Unanimously Called.

The Quarterly Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church was
held last evening The following
officers were elected for the next
conference year.
Trustees: j A. Davis, G. c. Stur
giss, A w. Lorentz, w. f. Glass
cock, Geo. c. Baker, W. p. Wiley,
|. G Lazzelle.
Stewards: L. w. Anderson, L. S.
Brock, S. A. Poster, d. C. Hoffman,
j. NJ. Hagans, S. Pickenpaugh, M.
L. Brown, j. NJ. Gregg, 2. S. John
son. j. Ami Martin, Jos. M. Wood.
Recording Steward: j. NJ. Gregg.
District Steward: S. A. Poster.
Lay Delegate to the Quadrennial
Laymen's Convention: Hon. G. c..
Sturgiss. Alternate, /. G. Lazzelle.
The following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, we have learned with
deep regret that one of the members
of the official board-our beloved
and gifted brother, Professor W. S.
Aldrich, has accepted an important
professorship in the University oil
Illinois, therefore be it
Resolped, That we bear our testi
mony to the high Christian charac-
ter of our distinguished brother and
pray that God may bless him, and
his family, in their new field OF use
fulness and place of residence.
cHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES.
Missions: Prof. w. ?. Wiley.
Church Extension: Prof. r. A.
Armstrong.
Temperance: George C. Baker.
Tracts: Prot. c. r. Jones.
Education: Hon. j. Marshall
Hagans.
Freedman's Aid and Southern Ed
ucation Society: Hon. G. C. Stur-
giss.
Church Records: l. G. Lazzelle.
Church Music: DR.. E. H. Coombs,
Sunday Schools: Prof. R. w,
Douthat.
Parsonage and Parsonage Furni,
niture: Miss Emma Coombs, Mrs
w. p. Wiley, Mrs. j. NJ. Wood, Mrs
D. C. Hoffman. Mrs. E. Shisler
Estimating Pastors Salary: The
Board of Stewards. Each chair
man was authorized to arrange his
full committee
WHEREAS, this is the last QUA ter
ly Conference OF the present year Of
this church, and whereas, under the
guiding hand of our pastor, Rev. s
V. Leech, twenty-nine adults have
been received by letter and fourteen
converts on probation, and seven
persons have become full members
of this church, and whereas, during
the present year we have paid of
about six hundred dollars of indebt
edness against the church, and have
been enabled to purchase new pipe
organ at the price Of ~. 200 and al
the moneys due or to become due
thereon have been raised except
about sixty dollars, and
WHEREAS, the official board has
been enabled to substantially repai
our present church edifice and has
sufficient funds to pay such expenses
and has been enabled also to pay off
during the year, the indebtedness.
against the parsonage of eight hun
dred dollars and interest, and
WHEREAS our Sunday School ant
Leagues have made great progress
in membership and otherwise during
the year, and our pastor, Rev. S. V
Leech has been enabled to accom-
plish so much good, financially ant
spiritually, for our church, and w
are now entirely free of debt; there
fore, he it
Resolved, That we appreciate hi
earnest efforts and his able sermons
and that We most earnestly reques
| that the Bishop OF our church, a
the regular conference which assem-
bles on Sept 28th, will return to u
our beloved pastor, and that a,cop,
Of these resolutions be certified b,
the officers Of this quarterly confer
cnce and sont 70 our Bishop at th