Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-22
YESTERDAYS SESSION
SUMMARY OF THE DAYS WORK.
ing-TO-Day's Programme to be
Rendered by the Conference.

the Washington M. e. Conference con-
vened for the third days session in
the Fourth Street M. g. church, with
Bishop Fowler presiding. Devotional
services were conducted by the Rev.
]. H. Watson, after which the Confer
ence took up the work of hearing the
reports of the various presiding elders.
This work took up the entire morning.
The first report submitted was by
the Rev. NJ. Carroll, of the South Bal
timore district This report was very
encouraging and showed that in the
district there are nov % ~self-support-
ing charges and 4 missions. There
are q travelling preachers, 80 local
ministers, and 81 exhorters. The uni
ted congregations form a total of $3.50
members. In the district there are 60
Sunday schools with an enrolment Of
$500 pupils. This is an increase OF 6
schools and 120 pupils over last year.
There are "a Epworth League chap
ters with a membership of 5000. The
intellectual and moral standing of the
people has grown better, their being
good schools in the country as well as
in the cities. The benevolent collec-
lions have all been looked after and
in some cases they overran their as
SeSSmentS.
The Rev. Mr.. Carroll reported that
during the past year 1000 converts
had been made and if, he said, the dis
trict continues to improve as it has in
the last three years, it will soon be the
banner district of the conference.
The Rev. s. H. Brown, presiding ell
der of the Staunton district, stated that
new churches had been built at White
Oak and Gap Mills. A slight debt re-
manned on the former but hone on the
latter. A $500 chapel was built near
Covington. The district is in a very
healthy and encouraging condition and
about 300 conversions occurred in the
past year.
The report for the Washington dis
trict was submitted by the Rev. w. w.
Clair, the presiding elder. The work.
he said, during the past year has been
pushed with great difficulty, but never
theless, the membership of the district
has been increased by 600 conversions.
The district convention was a great
success and helped the people to a bet
ter understanding of the work. The
Epworth League is being pushed. as we
have realized it's value in reaching the
young people. The department prom
Uses large and gratifying results.
The Rev. j. T. Owings presented the
report for the Wheeling district. He
said: THE year has been n OF toll
and conflict. The forces of evil are
strongly intrenched in our midst, but
they must be overcome. they will be
overcome, because Christ and his
cause will triumph until the last en-
envy shall be destroyed. All the breth-
rem have labored earnestly and faith
fully for success and the reports will
show their work has not been in vain.
"The benevolent collections have all
been carefully looked after, but the
amount received has not been as great
as in other years owing to so many
other interests demanding attention.
THE spiritual condition of the work
is fair. The Sunday services are well
attended. The mid-week prayer meet
ing is improving, and as IN former
times it is realized by all who attend
to be a means of grace indeed, for the
soul is made spiritually strong. The
Sunday schools are all well attended
throughout the district and are all well
supplied with literature"
Very successful revival meetings
were conducted in the charges OF Mont
gomery, Huntington, Keyser, Romney,
Moorefeld, and other churches.
s'The Epworth League is not moving
-uN-1 1;I-o tA n ~ hr1T
we are doing all that we can to awak-
en- the young people. Organizations
have been formed at Cumberland,
Romney. Piedmont, Grafton, Clarks-
burg, Pt. Pleasant, Charleston and
Wheeling. The financial conditions OF
the district compare favorably with for
mer years. Only three charges are in
debt"
The Rev. Mr.. Owings then took up the
following charges individually, giving
the condition of the church in each:
Buckhannon, Charleston, Clarksourg,
Cumberland. Grafton, Fairmont, Hunt
ington. Keyser, Piedmont, Morgan
town, Moorefield. Pittsburg, PIT. Pleas
ant. Parkersburg, Romney and Wheel
ing.
Reports were heard from the fol-
lowing ministers and their characters
were passed as effective elders:
South Baltimore-Alex. Dennis, D.
w. Hayes. Samuel Brown, t. W.
Boothes. 4. e. Lyons, c. G. Key, J. w.
Banbury. Edward Moore. ]. H. Jackson,
VIM. Murray, T. H. Danbury, Josh
Barnes. w. M. Norman, VIM. Smith,
s. R. Hughes, ]. ~. Tightman, Jos.
Henry. f. A. Stockett, ]. l.. Evans, J..
W. Meredith and J. H. Perkins.
stanton district-G. D. Nickens. L.
W. Briggs, C. G. Cummings, G. S. Law
renee. A. c. Steptol, c. 2. Hodges, A.
n. Tightman. C. j. Withrow, L. w.
Jackson, ~. R. Davies, J. ". Colbert,
J. NJ. Bean.
North Baltimore. H. Jones, G.. w.
w. jenkins, II. A. Carroll, A. Young,
J. A. Holmes. J. w. Carroll. B. Boyce.
w. B. J. williams, G. B. Williams, j. 4.
Maten, B. f. Meyers and P. G. Walker.
Wheeling district-Daniel Aquilla.
d. w. Shaw, j. H. Watson, Joseph
Wheeler. Alex. Hogsett, T. B.. Snowden,
W. H. Draper, w. P. Ryder, c. H.
Mathews. S. P. Haskins, j. w. S. Will
son and j. ". Waters.
Washington-A. 3. Dorsey, Daniel
Wheeler, B. D. Brown. Moses Lake.
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