Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-26
MINISTERS FINISH WORK |
United Brethren Conference Has
Come to Close.
REV. DONOVAN REMAINS HERE
Statistical and financial Statement Of the
District for The Past Year Where
Tie Ministers win Be Found.

Tie Ministers Will be Found
The t05th Virginia annual confer.
ence Of the United Brethren church
came To d formal close at s a. m. Mon.
day lmorning, after very successful
session lasting since last Wednesday
morning. No business was transacted
Monday, the affairs of the minister.
having been concluded with the an.
nouncenent Of the appointment Of
the pastors Sunday morning.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
The meeting Of the ministers Of the
United Brethren conference to uomi-
nate is candidates from among whom
will be selected tho five ministerial
delegates to the general conference,
was held Friday afternoon. Bishop
Mills presided, and the following
ministers were selected:
Revs. J. ID. Donovan, A, A. Ham
mack. w. f. Grnver, &. p Holt, S.
d. Shelton. G. b. Fadeley, W. r.
Berry. N. f. A. Cupp, G. W. Slower,
| @. H. Crowell. ]. H. BrunE, 9. p.
Dyche, ". H. Sampsell, A. P. Funk
houscr, J. N. Fries.
The lay candidates for delegates
were selected by the committee which
met immediately after the adjournment
OF the afternoon session, and were as
follows:
/ J. N. Carver. II B Miller. J. II.
Ruebush, J. A. Bell, B. f. Graver
lC. w. Biser, Thomas Hancher, w. o.
Senger, Elmer Hodges. J, D. Rhine
hart, ". o. Mobry, G. W. Sewer, D.
A. Lays, #. NJ Smith, J. X. Bruce
Tie election for the five ministerial
delegates aud tine five from the lay
men, all of whom will be selected
from the 80 named Friday, will be
held in November next. Every mem
Der Of each congregation will have a
vote in the selection of both groups of
candidates, tho final choice being dc.
termined by popular choice. The gem
eral conference will be held in To-
reka, Kas., in Nav, 1905.
The report of Rev. ". b. Evans
was submitted and acted upon favor
ably. The report of the missionary,
secretary and treasurer was referred
to the auditing committee.
Prof. j. H. Ruebush was re elected
publisher of the conference minutes
". s. Rau and f. f. Neff passed
out of the second into the third years
course Of reading.
J. d. Donovan, treasurer of the
ministerial benefit association report
ed that he has on hand cash to the
amount OF 50, 800
The conference then elected the va
rious boards Of trustees for'the ensu-
ing year.
The boundary committee recon-
mended some changes in the bound
airy Of several charges, which was
adopted.
In making the appropriations to
various places needing il spirited |
discussion was precipitated by sew
eral who said that a too great differ
ence is made in the support of pas
tors. Bishop Mills declared the con-
ference too pessemistic, and asserted
that he believed in men OF faith, and
that it would be possible for almost
every congregation to literally sup
port its astor, pay its missionary
assessment and support a missionary
Of its own in the field.
Tie election for presiding elders
resulted In the selection of Rev. w.
f. Gruver and Rev. A. s. Hammack.
An offering for local church extern
sion was taken up and $4O5 in cash
and subscriptions was received.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev c. p. Dyche, after which
c. W. stinespring and N. l.. May
selle, of the Pennsylvania conference,
were granted advisory seats,
c. II. Crowell, G. B. Fadeley, S. D.
SHELTON and A. ]. Secrist were elected
committee to station the presiding
elders.
G. A. Newman, n. G. Harper, J. b.
Ferguson and w. S. Rau were passed
to the fourth years course. while j..
w. Steam was referred to the com
mittee Eon elders orders.
f. L. Neff and q. w. Burgess were
passed to the second years course of
reading
The church erection report, read by
q. p. Holt, was an able and interest
ing paper, and showed that, with a
capital of only $84, 900 to work with,
that committee has in a few years