The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-05
The Preachers had a very Busy
but Pleasant and Profitable
Time During Their Stay
Among Us.
The Appointments
Given in Full.
Raw. William Anderson Remains
Pastor Of Golf Chapel Here,
Where he has done such
Faithful and Excellent
Service thepasttwo
Years.

The West Virginia Methodist Epis-
copal Conference closed at 10 O'Clock
Monday night. The Conference was
one of the best and most successful In
the history of the organization, and
certainly the most distinguished body
Clarksburg has had the honor OF en-
tertaining in recent years.
At Thursday mornings session
telegram of greeting was read from the
W. c. 7. 10. convention then in session
at Petersburg. Rev. NJ. +. Compton
was instructed to reply in behalf Of
/ Conference.
Frank Hart representing the Ma
tional Fire Insurance Company, dis
cpssed insurance, and NJ f. Compton,
n. B. Johnson and Daniel Westfall
we're appointed to confer with Mr..
Hart in reference to the matter Of
church insurance.
Rev. L. E. Peters, of the Baptist
church, and w. G. Riheldaffer con-
Quoted the examination of the follow
ing classes: Fourth year, P. y. Mus
grave, +. b. Davis, c. H. Maloney and
p. D. Fisher. They were elected to
be ordained, subject to the elders
orders. Those of the third years
course who passed their examination
to the fourth year we're G. r. VIII
hanson, NJ. d. Reed, o. a. Kelly, j.
S. Harvey, NJ. E. Goodrich, G. N.
Balsby and Larkin Bowers.
Fridays session, opened with an adj
dress by Bishop Cranston ON the mis-
sionary situation in Japan and Corea.
This address was instructive and in
terestlng, as had been all the Bishops
several addresses prior to that day on
missions in various sections of the
Orient. The regular business of the
Conference was then taken up, con-
sumingthe morning hours. One OF the
prominent features was the admission
OF Rev.J. B. Cook, Of Lumberport,
and five other candidates into full
membership of the Conference.
Bishop Cranston made an impressive
address for this occasion on the aim
and object of the true Christian minis
ter. This address is always attentive
ly listened to. Friday afternoon DIR.
Crawford, president Of Allegheny Col
lege, and DR.. Nicely, Of Philadelphia,
led in an interesting temperance meet
ing, and made addresses much apprecl.
ated. AT night Rev. J. ii. Race, D.
d., president of the U. S. Grant Uni
yersity at Chattanooga, Tenn, made
an address on the Anniversary Of
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa-
tional Society.
The Missionary Situation in Asia
was the subject of the Bishops lecture
Saturday morning, after which the
disciplinary questions of the church
and the various reports of standing
committees were taken up and dispos.
ed of. In the afternoon Miss Henrietta
Bancroft, of New York, field agent for
the Woman's Home Missionary Socie-
", spoke in behalf of that Society.
She was followed by Miss Julia Dona.
hue, NJ. D.. who discussed Woman's
Foreign Missions. Miss Donahue's ad-
dress was intensely interesting as she
recently returned fromChina, where she
practiced medicine. Miss Donahue
was rescued from the Boxers and was,
therefore, quite conversant with the
Chinese war situation. DR.. Kynette,
OF Philadelphia, then spoke on the
Anniversary of the Church Extension
Society. DR.. Kynette's father was the
founder Of this society.
Sunday was the big day OF the Con.
ference. Both morning and evening
all the pulpits of the city were filled
by the ablest preachers in the denomi-
nation. At the opera house big love
feast service, led by Rev. B. b. Evans,
was held at 8 O'Clock. People began
o lock to the opera house at an early
ioan1> long before the hour for
rSNf the building was crowded to
sts utmost capacity, and hundreds
We're turned away. At 1880 Bishop
Earl CranSton, d. D., preached one Of
the ablest, most profound and eloquent
discuurses ever heard here. He had
Tor his text Genesis 1881. Many conn-
Try people attended this service.
At o'clock Sunday afternoon an
Impressive memorial service was held
In honor Of those who died during the
year. The names OF the dead are Rev.
A. j. LYDIA, d. D., Rev. G. E. Morris,
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