The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-26
SKETCHES
FROM THE LWE OF A WEST VIR-I
GINIA PREACHER, WORTHY OF.
PERUSAL.
Rev. Dr.. Fullerton Reviews Through the
Columns OF the Telegram His Thirty
Years Work In the West Viz
ginia Ministry
sketch XXI.


After few weeks rest from writing.
resume these sketches in the first
person singular" hoping to bring them
to a close On some six or seven more
The last sketch found me in Wheeling
where j remained three years Metho-
| dism has many conferences and conven-
tions One of the lntest IS the ecrmeni-
cal council, which was first called in 1891
when it met in London. 1t meets every
ten years. and is simply advisory and
fratcrnal organization, with delegates
from all the branches of NIethodism.
These are both lay and ministerial The
second session of this council was held
| in Washington an 1891 in the month of
October, and continued ten days. 1t was
my high privilege to be chosen one Of
the four ministerial delegates to rep
resent the fourth general conference dis
trict. which was then, as now, composed
Of seven annual conferences. We had
great time at that convention. The tide
of fraternal feeling ran high. There
were many from other denominations
and from all parts of the world Speech
Is were made and sermons preached
worthy to be held in memory forever
IL seems OuI sH"'t '4t'1
ma YET als's! some OF ei,e me-!
whose mghty eioquehee SHOWS shs
assembly have passed away to their long
home. Bishops Foster and Hurst, Hugh
Price Hughes, of England, and John Hall,
ii New York, who represented the Pres
byterian church and many others, are
,mong the number who have fallen
asleep ana gone 10 theiE fe""i
member OF that Do"N' at was Piesiou9
privilege to near those men Spe'tS 'ini -
see them Grasp the irtteiia' ""iiN
true Fellowship. Wonaeriu, was -.
impression maze upon Tue He'.i .
minds OF the people IN our oe't't'i' u
Capitol City There was iarSe com
2any present from our own west
inisl.
Through the Slndhess OF my MINIS
rial brethren IN supplying my PuiPi''
vas able to secure three months E'e't-
ion to visit my early nome IN lrel'n't'
md once more ana tor the i"st lime ~
ms world spend some "eehs Win ny
mother. My father had died since my TOT
Ter visit IN 1855 ms last WISH WIS
lie in the summer 81 1917 ana MUS
1rly home association rlo'"er, pio'n
ers, sister and friends was tiine o.
UGH precious enloSlheht 0''"s -
OF be easy TO lind words 10 describe ~
%or IS 1t easy to write up the last part
lg scene. when everyone Is Almost
,ured 1t IS the very Iast ana tn'' eu'i'
meeting IS not hkeiy 70 tiSE Pi't'
gain. The thon%ht OF thiS mas -
ency to cast sorrowtu VEN INTO ''e
enjoyment OF All the preceding weeks o.
taPpiness' va hatter now o"S =,
ne may have hved away IRON tiie 'i''
tome and native land' there IS Away
warm place IN ones heart tor lhe a'lys
nd associations Of Aud Lang syhe
My mother dled Nv" years "i'Fr .,'is
isit in the SUN year OF her age "i.''
illness OF only three days. "heh 'H'
'ews 81 her death reached me was pas
IT ut tairinont. II came on 9lturu'!
venins ana alas! How saa ! ielt 10,
any long day afterwards me Wo'i"
me seemed less oeautitul ana eNS"
'ow there seems TO be a want th"t noun
ng else can satisfy we may lose hl''''i,
u this hfe, but the loss OF soou
other seems 50 heavy that our WORDS
Ill to measure ~ nor can pen urA" '''e
'ictnre
The next strange event IN my Mheei-
ag life was the very extraordinary one
# boycott. IT was act mar tilnt
pastor Of zane street church ~ M"S