Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-03-23
MR.. GRUVtR REELECTED
Again Made Presiding Elder Of
United Brethren Church.
BISHOP DELIVERED ADDRESS
No New District Will Be Created BY
conference--other Business Of
the Meeting.

Virginia Annual conference of the
United Brethren church at Edinburg,
Va. it was unanimously decided not to
establish another presiding elder dis
trict. Rev. w F. Gruyer, OF Martins
burg, who has held the place for sew
eral years, was reelected practically
without opposition.
Bishop Mills delivered his annual
address to the ministers in the confer
ence in the morning. He spoke for
nearly an hour, and gave the pastors
some excellent advice relative to their
work. Rev. DR.. s. s. Hough, of Day
ton o., secretary of the foreign mis-
sion board, made an excellent address
on his work as did also DR.. C. Whit.
ney, also of Dayton, secretary of the
home mission work. Drs. Hough and
Whitney spoke in connection with the
reports of the conference committees
on these subjects. Following the re-
port of the committee on candidates
| for the ministry, Rev. W. ID. Mitchell,
OF the Georgia conference; l.. E. Brill
and A. L. Maiden ana w. r. Chapman,
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, were admitted to membership
in the Virginia conference. w. A.
Black, of Staunton, was made a local
preacher of the church.
The following committees were nam.
ed on two of the most important
branches of the church work. Foreign
missions, J. H, Ruebush. nj. B. Wilson
and r. G. Harper; home missions,
Bishop J. S. Mills, J, H. Brunk, C. p.
, Dyche, A. S. Hamack and w. F. Cru
yer.
Stand Against Divorce.
Edinburg, Va, March 1S.-The Vir-
ginia conference of the United Breth-
rem church, which adjourned today,
( took decided stand on the divorce
question. Ministers were forbidden to
marry divorced persons who had been
separated on any but scriptural
grounds. Bishop Mills preached the
annual sermon on Sunday morning.
Rev. f. w. McMullen, of Dayton,
was ordained by the bishop, assisted
by Presiding Elder w. F. Gruver and
Rev. A. S. Hammack. Appointments
were announced as follows: w. F. Cru
yer, presiding elder Martinsburg, A.
b. Wilson; Winchester circuit, S. X
Wine. Berkeley Springs circuit, c. d.
Bennett. Berkeley Springs station, c.
p. Holl. Frederick circuit, f. A. Staun-
ton, West Frederick circuit, C. ].
Racy, Jones Spring circuit, to be sup
piled. Cacapon circuit, B. n. Sypolt.
South Branch circuit, f. f. Neff. In
, wood circuit, A. ]. Secrist New Greek
circuit, c. p. Duche, Bayard circuit,
w. S. Rau. Lost River circuit, l.. E.
Brill. Toms Brook circuit, l.. A. Racey.
Prince William circuit, II. B. Ritter.
/ Edinburg circuit, S. d. Shelton Key
ser, S. r. Ludwig. Westernport, Ida
NJ. Judy. Cumberland mission, w. S.
| Mitchell. Pendleton cilcuit, ]. w. Brill
! Franklin circuit, ]. w. Stearns.
Churchville, G. b. Fadely, Rockbridg
circuit, J. w. Marden. Stanton, G.
w. Slower Roanoke station, Z. H.
! Crowell, Augusta circuit, J. c.. S. Ny
ers. Dayton. T. C. Harper Harrison
! burg, A. S. Hammack. Shenandoah
City circuit, w. d. Good. Albemarle
circuit, A. V. Vandesmith. Singers
Glen circuit, J. II. Brunk Pleasant
Valley circuit w. H. Sampell. Elk
ton, n F. A. Cupp. Roanoke circuit,
] T. E. Boyd Harrisonburg Colored,
G. A. Newman. Augusta, and Rocking.
ham, colored, T. X. Clifford
To Meet at keyser.
The conference decided to meet next
year at Keyser, w. Va The time of
tn meeting was changed to the third
Wednesday in March A resolution
was passed in fovar % securing a new
charter for Shenandoah Collegiate In
stitute and School for Music, a confer
ence institution, located at Dayton, Va.
The report of Rev. f. U. Hoenshell
showed the school to be in a flourish
ing condition, and an effort will be
made this year to raise $4,000 to free
the school from debt. The following
trustees of the school we're elected: ].
\. CARRIER, president; A. S. Hammack,
G. p Holt, j. A. Bell, A. p. Funkhous-
er, J. C. Smithers, G. B. Fadely. F. NJ.
Smith, Jr., Dr.. d. r. Good. Benjamin
Gruver NJ F. Willard and j. II. Rue
bush.
Respect was paid to the memory of
Rev w r. Berry and T. j. Feaster,
two members of the conference who
died last year. Addresses were made
by several of their former colleagues
in the body.