Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-11
BLUEF|ELD
DISTRICT
CONFERENCE

~ N"S annual conference, which mot
In Bland Street church. The agita-
ton for the district began in the
district conference. which was held
at Bramwell a year ago. The dis
ltrict was then called the Tagewell
district. The Blueheld district is
the coalfied part of the old Tazewell
district.
The composition OF the body is
partly clerical and partly lay. The
lay delegates are elected from the
membership of the church I'm ratio
lof one delegate for every eighty
members, by the quarterly confer
ences. The recording stewards OF
each charge are eX-officio members.
In the absence OF bishop. the
discipline provides that the presid-
Ing elder of a district shall preside
In his conference. SO Rev. j. w.
RAIDER is the chairman OF this body.
as bishop could not be procured.
At 10 o'clock Thursday morning
Rev. RAIDER called the body togeth-
Ter and opened the conference by
administering the sacrament of the
LORD S supper. After this. which
was sweet anu solemn service tho
presiding elder took up the perma-
nent organization of the confer
ence. Rev. J. Il. Wolfe was elect
led secretary. The conferences re-
solved to transact the business
Through committees. Spiritual state
OF the church. w. II. Carbaugh.
Missions and boundaries, l.. ID. York
Epworth Leagues and Sunday
Schools. j. Il. Wolfe. Education and
literature, ID. t. Hawk. Admission
and order j. Il. Brown Temper
ance, S. ". Brown. Benevolent col
lections. w. w. Yost. The commit
tee on public worship is u. ID. Hol-
brook, j. w RAIDER and w. III. Fra
zier. The preachers are all present.
The lay element was not well rem
resented the first day. However. In
the afternoon quite a number came
in. There will BE two sessions daily
the forenoon beginning at 9 a. IN.
and concluding at IL m. The aft
ernoon session begins at 2 p. m.
and adjourns at will. Rev. u. d.
liolbrook, the host, is all smiles.
and the little town of Davy is doing
itself proud in entertaining the con-
field preachers, Hawk and Priddy.
made good reports. Rev. II. +.
Kahle, commissioner OF education,
is present. w. w. Hicks preached
at s p. m.
Friday Morning.
Prof. ]. H. Mcconnell, professor
of history and economies in Emory
and Henry College. was introduced.
The professor is looking for stu
dents for the old reliable school.
Revs. w. II. Walker, ID. A. Atkins
and O. Neyroz were recommend
ed to the annual conference for ad-
mission on trial.
Rev w. r. Carbough presented
the church. In its resolutions the
report seemed to suggest that a con
siderable part of our membership
was guilty OF Sabbath breaking, or
sabbath Dissertation. Bro. Carr
thought the report stated facts and
very lively discussion ensued.
Bro. Priddy spoke on the oppo-
site side. and the hour for public
worship approaching the report was
Laid over till the evening session.
Rev J. II. Brown Of Eckman preach
ed At the evening session the re-
port OF state OF churches was again
taken zip. DR.. Hawk presented the
following amendment: There is
much Sabbath desecration In which
we are sorry to believe that some Of
our members participate" The
amendment was advocated by BRO.
Hawk. Cobb and Brown II was
opposed by Bros Carr. J. e. Wolfe
and w. w. Hicks The amendment
prevailed
George S Stradur, loader OF the
laymen's movement for Bluehel1
district, made a clear presentation
Of the objects, Of this movement,
and gave a very clear and definite
idea OF tho work that is 10 be done.
lie was followed by w. II. Shuf OF
Coopers. VINO gave speech full Of
feTvOr.
The following were elected dele
gates 10 the annual conference: w.
/ r. Frazier. w. r. Shun, j. w Run.
ID. l. Deaton Alternatcs w. G..
/ Horton r. H. Brown G. y. Pritch-
ctI y J.. Cassell
Rev j. D. Wright was recon-
mended to the annual conference
deacon orders.