The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-19
SKETCHES
From the Life of a Vest Virginia
Methodist preacher-wOrtIy Of
the perusaI Of Everybody.
Rsy. Or. Fullerton VIII Review
Through the Columns Of the
Telegram His Thirty Years
work In the west yir-
gInla Ministry.
the perusaI Of Everybody.

James Archir Fullerton, NJ. A, D.
D., was born in Armagh county, Ire.
land, Province OF Ulster. His mother
was baptized by John Wesley. The
first Methodist society in that country
was organized by Mr.. Wesley, the
founder Of Methodism, in his great
grand fathers home
Mr.. FulIerton's ancestors were
among the organized Methodists whe
established the Methodist church In
the old world. He has today in Ire
land two brothers in the ministry, one
OF whom is now pastor in the old, his
toric town Of Dundalk. The other is
in Belfast. His only sister is married
to Rev. George Turner, Of Belfast,
also a minister Of the Methodist
church. This comprises the entire
family, now living.
DR.. Fullerton was born May .
1850. de became Methodist preach
.er early IN his 18th year and was ap.
pointed pastor OF an important church
in Ireland, July l, 1870 This charge
is known to American tourists the
world over as Glenarm and Carnlough
two Of the most beautiful resorts in
the North Of Ireland. After the first
year Of his Irish pastorate, he decided
to come to the United States.
As very suitable preparation he
was united in marriage to Annie Jane
Barrett, the daughter of one OF the
oldest Methodist families Of his native
country. He has twice been solicited
to return to serve churches in the
"home land" and has declined so to.
do. He has filed most Of the impor-
tant charges Of West Virginia Cen
ference, including Charleston, Wheel
ing, MouadSvilie, Fairmonr. Morgan:
town, Cameron, Oakland and other
important points. He served full
term as presiding elder Of the Park.
erSburg district.
1t was bis vote which located the
Methodist seminary at Buckhanuon.
OF this school he was one OF the origi-
nal founders and trustees, and is the
only member Of the first board now
living. lie with DR.. C. W. Smith, the
present editor of the Pittsburg Chris.
tian Advocate, represented this Cen
eral Conference district in the Ecu.
menicaI Conference at Washington,
d. c., in 1891. He has had a goodly
number Of honorS from his church.
DR.. Fullerton was the first editor Of
the Methodist Episcopal Times, and
as new editors usually have to do
many a hard and arduous journey
be made in his fourteen months Of
editorShip to establish that growing
paper. He is man of studious
habits, nervous temperament, and in
tense in his deyotions to his friends.
This latter quality has sometimes
cost him unjust and unEina criticism.
For some years past he has suffered
much from what is known as acute
malarlal nervous prOstration, and yet
he often breaches with all OF his old
time vigor.
Recognizing that his life has been
full OF usefulness TO a great denomina-
tion, the Telegram has gained his
kind consent to give through its col
umns number OF sketches OF his
thirty years or more work in the West
Virginia Conference. They viii ap.
pear from time to time, and this pa
per has no doubt that they will be
read with interest and profit.