The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-13
M. 81. Church, South.

lered, mere were very IdI6e duulsnSSs
at ali Of the churches yesterday.
M. e. Church, South.
There were no preaching services
at the church. for the pastor, Rev. r.
T. webb, is on a vacation. He will
be back this week, and next Sunday.
there will be preaching both morning
and evening, and at Monongah in the
afternoon. The Sunday school, un-
der Superintendent Boland, had a
very interesting session yesterday.
First M. e. Church.
The announcement was made yes
terday that Rev. G. d. Smith is the
for the pastorate for the next year.
and the Presiding Elder, Rev. Ander-
son, was Instructed to try to have him
returned to. Fairmont by the next Con-
returned to Fatrmont by the next
Conference. The election is highly
complimentary to Rev. Smith, and
speaks loudly of the high esteem in
which he is held by his congregation
The Presiding Elder delivered a very
forctble sermon in the morning. The
sacrament also was administered. On
next Thursday afternoon, the MEM
bers Of the church and of the Sunday
school will spend the afternoon at
Traction Park. where supper will be
eaten. Those going will meet at the
church at 1900 o'clock in the after
noon. and from Yeager's corner they
will take the 2:15 a for the Park.
Presbyterian Church.
Besides an excellent Sunday school
yesterday, two sermons were deliver
ed by Prof Thos. e. Hodges. of the
State University. Both OF them were
filled with thought. The pastor of the
church, Rev. H. G. stoetzer, was not
present, he, with his family, being on
a vacation at Terra Alta; there will be
no preaching services at the church
next Sunday, but there will be the
regular sessions on the Sunday follow
ing, for the pastor will have returned
by that time. The sermon of the even
ing was founded upon the story Of the
man who was robbed by highwaymen,
and left to die by the roadside, until
the charitable man came back and took
him to the Inn, where he was left all
bills to be paid by the travelling man
who had found him. Prof. Hodges
then brought out the point, Are we not
to-day passing by the injured man,
the man who is unable to take care Of
himself? Is not the Syrian Ieper,
Rossett, injured, and walking by on
the other side? The point was beautl'
fully worked out, and had great effect
upon the audience. The truth was
readily seen as the professor brought
1t out.
Methodist Protestant Temple.
Two excellent sermons e delIV.
cred by tie pastor, Rev. ]. G. Broom.
field, who came back from his yaca.
ton long enough to deliver them.
Large audiences were present at both
the morning and the evening services,
Central Christian Church.
"A splendid address" is the descrip.
ton which the pastor, Rev. Bates
gave of the sermon delivered by the
State evangelist, Rev. George e. Critics,
inthe morning. 1t was a source Of I'll
SEPARATION to all who heard 1t. In the
evening, there was a very large audi
euce which greeted the pastor. Rev
Bates. On Thursday afternoon, the
Ladies' Aid Society Of the church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Hartline, on
Diew street, in the Fifth ward.
Grace Lutheran Church.
There we're no services at the hal
yesterday, for the pastor, Rev. j. y
scherer Is on his vacation He viii
he, In the pulpit however next Sun.
day The Sunday school had an excel
3Elent session. and wa atrly wei al