Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-03

The Pittsburg District Sunday School
| Association of the Reorganized Church
| of the Latter Day Saints, which con-
! vened at the North Benwo0d chapel
| Friday evening, held two more ses-
sions yesterday, one in the morning
| and the other in the evening, and dis
posed of the remaining portion of bus
iness requiring their attention. The
conference opened its semlIannual
meeting in the afternoon. There were
present ait the two sessions of the or
ganiZation many prominent members
of the church from every section of
the district, and during the sessions
they were Hospitality entertained by the
reception committees.
At the Sunday School Associations
morning meeting the members con-
tinued the discussion upon the propo-
sition introduced at the previous ses-
sion, recommending that the district
association unite with the general as
] ISOLATION, and a motion to accept 1T
prevailed. The following named Off
/ GERS were elected for the ensuing term:
F. G.. Piut,o Pittsburg, superintendent;
O. J. Terry, assistant superintendent;
l.. A. Serig, secretary, and Harry
Thomas, of Pittsburg, librarian.
The conference convened at two
o'clock in the afternoon, and an or
ganizatiCn Of the conference was eff
fected by electing G.. T. Grifiths, of
Kirkland, o., as chairman; f. E. ONO.
tundra, of Pittsburg, as secretary, and
f. G. Pitt, as choTister. T. A. Hongas,
of Henderson, Ind; James Craig and
F.. G. Pitt were appointed as members
of the committee en- credentials. Sta
tistical reports from the Wheeling and
Fairview schools and also the schools
of Fayette City. Beaver Falls and Pitts
burg in Pennsylvania.
Reports We're received from j. F.
Mcdowell, James Craig, F. G. Pitt, L..
ID. Alum, G. T. Griffiths, active mem
bers of the district. and also from
seven local ministers. These reports
related to the conditions of the church
and the outlook for the church work
in different localities. o. j. Terry n
]. f. Mcdowell were chosen to COM
pose the press committees.
The report of tho bishops agent was
also misunderstanding the receipts
and expenditures, and on motion it
was referred to the auditing commit
tee.
l. 1t was decided to hold the next con-
ference at Fayette City, and the fixing
OF the exact date was left. in the hands
OF the district president. 1t was pro-
posed that the district invite the Cen
eral Council, which meets at ~Independ-
ence, Mo-, to hold its sessions of 1902
at Kirkland, O., and after a brief dis
cussiOn a resolution carried in favor
CT the proposition. The following
named officers were elected to serve
until the next conference:
Il. G.. Pitt, president; L. E. Omohun-
ORA, secretary, and L. D. Ullum, bish-
ops agent.
F. G. Pitt and wife, L. D. Ulum, JAS.
Craig, Mary Lewis, F. j. Ebeling, Miss
Anna Smith, j. F. Mcdowell, G. T. Grit
fiths, T. A. Hongas and Jacob Reece
were elected as delegates to the Cen
eral Council at Independence, Mo-,
early in April.
By unanimous consent, the confer
ence adjourned until Sunday night, in
order to give the Sunday School AS
ISOLATION an opportunity to finish it's
work in the evening.
The associations closing session was
devoted to practical Sunday school
work. Papers were read by c. e. Mil
Ter and Harry Thomas, and addresses
were made by F. G. Pitt and T. A.
Hongas.
There will be devotional services at
the church to-day. and large congre-
oofiOnc ~ M av,,n1EoI ~ 1z Oe1 r~b1
Rev. T. A. Hongas, of Henderson, la,
will preach at eleven o'clock this
morning, and the Rev. F. G. Pitt, or
Pittsburg, will occupy the pulpit this
evening, At the conclusion of the lat
ter service the conference will consider
several important questions.
Our necessity is your gain. Read
ad. GEO. vi. SHOOK & co.