Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-30
ELOQUENT SERMONS.
DR.. S. v. Leech Delivers Fare
well Discourse.

Four Hundred Sermons in his Four
Years Pastorate-Chureh ont OF
bodybuilding of New Church assur'
ed.
The M. E. church was filled to its
capacity Sunday night by an appre-
cIative audience to hear the hnal
address OF DIR. S. V. Leech, who for
four years has been the eloquent
and active pastor of the nj. E. con
greeation here. Most of them came
for love of the pastor, and instruction
in Divine things. Some may have
come out of curisotiy, but II they
did, they went away with blsseing
for having heard an eloquent gospel
sermon.
DIR. Leech, always eloquent was
never more inspired than in this dis
course.
In closing his sermon, he referred
to the many changes that have taken
place here in the four years OF his
passionate.
All church obligations have been
paid off, and for the first time IN
forty years the church is entirely out
of debt with considerable sum OF
money available for the erection OF
new church edifice.
The Ladies Aid Society which
was organized in the first year OF
his pastorate has done much toward
clearing the church Of debt and i'm
proving its appearance and comfort;
The old church has been renovated
within and without. A choir plat
form has been erected and a new
pipe organ installed.
The Sunday School has quadrn-
pied it's contributions to missionary
causes. Two hundred persons have
united with the congregation IN
church fellowship. Nearly fifty
souls have been converted to God at
the various services of this Church.
A beautiful lot of ground has been
donated by DIR. and Mrs. |. G. White
for new church editice and par
sonage. In reference to the con
struction OF this church Dr. Leech
said:
"God has permitted me to lead in
the creation of sentiment that Will
bear its fruit in the erection OF the
most magnificent church edifice In
the state"
And here is his touching reference
to those who have fallen asleep In
Jesus in the four years.
Twenty five members of the
church have fallen asleep in Christ
since | became its pastor. What
magnificent Christian Patriarch was
Elk United States senator Waltman
T. Wiley, whose patriotism, states
manship and splendid christian char
acter are interviewer with the history
of West Virginia"
Judge j. Marshall Hagans was an
able jurist, representative patriot,
and kind father. William Hagans
HI. C. Baker, Jas. H. Rogers, Samuel
F. Conner, John Kinkaid, Bernie L.
Morgan, Richard Jacobs, and James
Newton Pickenpaugh were all excel
lent men, and had large circles of
friends. Mrs. Mary R. Lorentz, Mrs.
Eliza A. Pickenpaugh, Mrs. Eliza
III. Chadwick, Mrs. S. F. Dunn, Mrs.
Sarah Hackney, and Mrs. Sophia
Hiel, were all noble and good women.
Among our little girl members, we
laid in the grave Flora Myers.
Among our young ladies who have
passed into eternal life have been
that sweet and patient woman Mrs.
Sallie K. Brown, the long, long sui
fering, Mrs. Bessie Wallace Google.
that cultivated and gifted lady and
earnest Epworth League worker,
Miss Bessie L. Hagans."
"Three earnest andbeloved christian
young women whom we have laid
in the cemetery for their long sleep
have been Mrs Della Arnett, Miss
Della Hennen and Miss Amy B.
Wade"
''And very recently we parted with
a precious woman a lovely wife and
mother, standing among the tore
most women of this church in high
christian character, devotion to the
welfare of this church and in all of
those graces of womanhood Mrs
Ella j. Wood"
DR.. Leech goes to conference at
New Martinsville Wednesday morn
ing.
At this conference he will be as
signed to a new charge, and new
pastor sent here. He goes with tue
sincere best wishes OF congrega
tion loyal to him and the church