The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-23

AOtCS VI AutCECDts
After full discussion by the Off
cial Board of the NJ. Z. Church a
committe was appointed 10 consider
the matter of memorial windows Tor
the new church. The committee
after careful consideration reported
at full meeting of the board last
night, and the resolutions which
follow below were unanimously
adopted. This conclusion will be a
disappointment to many who desired
to place memorial windows in the
church, but the wisdom of the action
is beyond question. 1T would have
been a delicate and difficult matter
to have even attempted to decide
who should have the windows, when
there are three or four applicants
for every window. The action of the
board was the only solution possible.
"Whereas, the number of those
who are DESTROYS of placing memori
al windows in the new church now
being erected, far exceeds the num-
Der of windows, which could be thus
used, and since any discrimination
would prove embarrassing to the
trustees,
Resolved, first. that it is the sense
of this board that the interets OF the
church will be best conserved by
the exclusion of any and all memoir
al windows as such.
"Resolved, second, that we are in
full sympathy with those who may
desire to beautify the church by the
placing of artistic windows or in any
other way make the new church
more beautiful ard attractive and
to this end we pledge our influence
and support. And we further re-
quest the trustees and building
committee to carry out the senti
ment of the board as expressed in
these resolutions"
No date has been selected for
laying the cornerstone of the church
1t is hoped to have one of the Bish
ops here at that time, aud DR.. NJ. F
Compton will postpone action unti
after he visits the annual conferenc
which meets in Wheeling on Septem
Der 30th.
The meeting of the conference had
been set for Huntington, but on &C
count OF the prevalence of small
pox down there it was decided to
change the meeting place. Parkers
burg and Wheeling wanted the hon
mr., but Wheeling was selected.
There are TO be five lay and five
ministerial delegates selected to go
to the General Conference. The
number of those who want to go as
lay delegates is very large, and near
ly every prominent church in the
state will present candidate. In
this connection the name of George
G. Sturgiss, OF this place has been
prominently mentioned The min
isterial delegates are more modest,
and none of them are actively en-
gagged in scramble for the prefer
ment.
October iiTsi is the date at which
the transfer of the Bough2er strip is
to be made to the church aud North
High street Is to be widened but it is
probable that this will not be done at
this time.
The large amount of material which
is needed in the erection Of the church
has covered all the lot belonging to
the congregation and part of DR..
Whites land has been given for the
purpose also. The street is filed with
material and it would be drawback
to have it widened and the public
could not use it even il the street be
turned over to the church.
The church structure will be COM
pleted first and then attention will be
turned to the street. Reports which
are to be made by the local church to
the Wheeling conference will be better
this year than ever before. The year
generally over the state has been
successful one for the organization
and there Is nothing which has come
to the surface which has interrupted
the even tenor OF its life.