Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
One of the Oldest Methodist
Ministers of the World.

our Des Moines conference. This
brief outline will be read with In
terest.
Born In Marion county, West Va
August IS, 1871.
Converted March 20, 1928. Rev.
Shadrach Cheney, pastor of Nor
gantown circuit, received him into
the church.
Was married by Rev VIM. Nor
gan to Margaret Dudley In 1884
His wife was sister of Rev.
NJ. Dudley, of blessed memory in
our conference.)
Was granted licence to preach,
and recommended to the Pittsburg
conference for admission trial In
1843. His first appointment was
Randolph circuit as junior preacher
Rev. Joseph Shaw being the
preacher In charge.
Ordained deacon at Beaver, Pa,
July E, 1S45, by Bishop Hamline.
Ordained Elder at Wellsburg,
West Va, July 4 1S47, by Bishop
James.
Came to Iowa In 1868. Took
superannuated relation In 1878.
Much of the earlier life of Father
Snodgrass was devoted to school
teaching. A number of his pupils
became prominent In church work
especially the Rev. D. MITCHELL
noted preacher of the Kansas con.
ference. He was class leader for
eleven years. Had a definite call
to preach the gospel. In 1S43 the
Rev. Dana Hess approached him
on this subject. The matter was
presented to the quarterly confer
ence without the usual recommen.
datlon from the class. He was not
present, and therefore could not be
examined as was the custom. DR..
William Hunter, the presiding ell
der, was intimately acquainted with
the young man, and assured the
quarterly conference that If he was
present there would be no difficulty
In passing the required examina-
ton. He was granted license to
preach. Bishop Soule presided at
the annual conference held In
Mouudsville, West Va, In 1843,
when he was admitted on trial. He
was unable to be present, however,
and did not pass the examination.
His first examination by commit
tee was at the close of his first year
In the MINISTRY at a conference
where Bishop Waugh presided.
At his second examination, Rev.
Wesley Smith, (the father of Rev.
c. w. Smith, now editor of the
Plttsburg Advocate) was on the
committee, and when his paper was
returned to him, 1t was endorsed on
the back very good" (Too many
RS In very.) He remembers dis
trictly the text OF Bishop Waugh:
The Poor Have the Gospel Preach.
ed Uuto Them" At his first quar-
terly conference on the Kanawha
circuit he received on salary SI.25.
At that time twenty-five cents
meant quarterage. At camp
meeting on this Circuit, the Sabbath
collection amounted to So. A gen.
tlemau, not a member of the church
borrowed a dollar of the young
preacher. 1t was In small change.
and about all he had. This gentle
man wrapped 1t In piece of paper
and gave 1t In the collection. When
the money was counted the
stewards were surprised to find
this dollar, and went to the donor
to ask If he had not made mis-
take. Father Snodgrass filled the
following appointments In that
early day, remaining at each place
two years, the limit then. Kanawha,
Harrisville, West Milford, Knots
Vile, Kingwood, Morgantown
circuit, Marion circuit, (his early
home, Frenchton and Buckhannon.
His presiding elders were Simeon,
Elliott w. Worthington, Rev.
Lemon, Rev. Adams, Sideon, Mar
tin and Gordon, Batelle. He has
received appointments from Bish.
OPS Soule, Waugh, Hamline, James,
Mossis, Ames, Simpson, Walden,
Foss, Merrill, Peck and other,
whose names he cannot recall,
His first appointment In the Des.
Moines conference was at Boons-
boro. He found a shell of church
and society devided by political
differences. After a pastorate of
three years, the membership was
united, the church finished, and he
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