The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
ASSIGNNE ITS OF NJ! b MINIS IERS
WERE Read A 60 Mere llllGE I0zDAY
Next
VIII B F;Ield at
City 81 Ellkins

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"T1fs Conference Of the Meth odts
Frotestant Church Of West Virginia
ms taken the most forward. definite
ana positiye stand in regards to as
sessmants Of any session have eyel
attended: There has been a stronf
movement to bring up tassessmepts 4
the dignity and to. the character OF
the Conference. This one movement
is enough to show the great improve
tnent made by our Church in W5es
yirginia s:ssss5
The above extract is taken from az
address nv Rev. DR.. Tagg, which waf
delivered at the closing session OF the
Conference this morning. There Il
not another man in the country more
qualified to make such sweeping OBJ
eefvattnni OF the Conference than is
lie doctor. who has attended its ses-
ssons for the last quarter OF a century
hatarer would elevate the general
ciiafacter Of the Organization, was tax.
lip by the ministers and readily
sdnpt ted. The Increased assessments
are one of the in.st conspicuous OF
mo many radical steps to the front
Next Meeting Place EIkins.
Invitations were received from two
toBns for the Conference for next
year. ST. Marys and Elkfns are the
twos Hnwever after q thorough Ills.
ion OF the subject, the last named
place was decided upon, and SD IN El.
hins. on the fourth Wednesday in Au-
gust 19D7, the Conference of the n.
Church OF West Virginia, will re.
convene.
Resolutions Passed.
Betore the adjournment resolutions
we're passeds in which thanks we're re
turned TO the railroad company. to the
newspapers Of Fairmont and to the
Fions churches and boarding houses
thereof which had contributed so lib.
orally 10 the success Of the SO aItcn.
$4,000 Raised.
rev. Smith was appointed to Tl1fns,
bnt the salary there is only few hum
dFed. most Of which is eaten up by
tne rent So, in order 10 help the new
+ r a q o.
minister In a peeInlary way. a sub
scriptIon list was thrown open and
$1,000 were ral:,tI al once to be add
"a to the annual sa'ary; this sun was
paid by the mlnIatars who wero pres
emit
Ministers and Their Appointments.
The most impo. tant item of the ses-
= 49,. "a ~ FS,n Fn.Hr .,t{s F%a ranSrt 0f
the stattoning Comrjlttee, which sta
tionss the various g istcIs at cha diff
Iefcnca charges in the State. This
rep1Et is looltct Toward to with great
sslety throughet, the entire session.
NO me knows except the committee
where the minister will be stationed
tile sext year. Some Of them receive
pForn6tions in which very la tive
salaries are given; another will be re-
siuced In rank going from a good ap.
pofntment to another with less mon
ey and in a district very inconvient to
cover, or among class Of people to
pihfch the ministers has been unaccus-
toned! However, all OF them must
obey orders, and each one listens Gag
eri5 to the report which gives them
tifeir work for the next year. When it
gas read this morning by President
Morrison, everything became as quiet
as death and each minister pricked
up his ears. to learn whether he was
going Town or. up, or at least SO cal
ctiated, In his own estimation, not
beIng able to decide definitely because
of his inability to read the future with
alISof sits secrets.
There follows the report, the nome
al the station followed by the minis,
ter who have been assigned to 1t:
Report OF the statlonins COMMITTEES.
President ...,... u. w. Morrison.
suh-dlstrtet No. I.
Chairman, G. L. Queen.
AEery--D. @. Jones.
Barbonr i. H. zlnn.
sil1e M. Steele.
tawba- unsupplied.
William Vansyclxle
FIRST Church. Fairmont - D. 8
q. Z. Queen.
Marion P. Warner.
NIorgantow r Hess.
MT, lIorri + Hickle,
Newburg r. Rice.
Iieedsville q w, Ireland.
shinnston b. q. Chips.
South hTorganto own w. II. Hedges.
Point Marion g. u! Hail.
Watson stsition+ g s Nv dorrts.
subsdls strict No.
caaitmani ~. l3 Ielniicl p. 2:
Smith