The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02
MET'H|!|!|0D]|:I|STS.
HOLD THEIRI DISTRICT CONFER
ENCE AT CLARkSBURG.
Representatives From Almost all the
Churches Are Present and Hear
Papers and Discussions on Subjects
OF Interest.


teenth annual session or the Cumber
land District Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church which omen.
ed Wednesday morning in .Trinit,
Memorial church off this city, is prov
ed Of much interest and profit. -
The Cumberland district. which IS
IN the bounds Of the Washington an
nual conference, Cd mprises the fol
lowing charges:, ,jCumberland, and
Frostburg, Md, ,Buckhannon. Char
lesion, Clarksburg, Fairmont, Graf
ton' Huntingdon, Morgantown, Rom.
ney' ParkersbuTg, Point Pleasant,
S1stefsville and Wheeling, w. g, Va:
P1ttsburg, Shappsbutg and Washing
ton, Pa. Representatives from al
most all of the above mentioned
charges attended the conference
which continued until Sunday. The
daily business sessions began Wedn.es-
DAY morning, with the district super
1ntendent, the Rev. G. e. Curry. in
the chair. After the devotional ex-
erclses which were conducted by the
district superintendent, on motion.
the calling Of the conference roll was
deferred until Thursday morning.
very few Of the delegates being nres-
ent. The sacrament Of the Lords
supper, which was to have been ad-
mlnlstered Thursday morning was al
SO postponed until 8 o'clock in the
evening. THE Rev. J. w. Essex was
elected secretary, and on his nomina-
tion the Rev. Grant Boyer was elect
ed assistant secretary.
The Rev. J. w. Colbert, Of this citv
and the Rev. Dyes, of Sharpsburg
were introduced to the conference as
new members, Of the, district.
The annual sermon, which was to
nave been preached by the Rev. E. p
Digs Wednesday morning, was post
poned until Thursday morning at
11:15 o'clock, owing to the indispo-
s1t1on of the preacher. Mrs. Julia
carroll was appointed organist of the
conference, and the Rev. Grant Boyer
cholster. The morning session was
largely taken: up VA e6,yofitt1iietnr1t
OF committees. and the discussion of
the work Of Home Missions. The nep-
l1gence of local preachers in report
ing to and attending the district con-
ference was also discussed. During
the session the death Of the wife OF
the Rev. II. III. Brooks was announced
and on motion the correspohd ding sec
rotary was directed to send letter
OF coincidence. to- the bereaved, hus-
band. 'f'.
Inc Sabbath school and Epworth
League conventions were held Joint
~ with the district conference.
the afternoon session was deyo-
TED to the work Of the Epworth
League and Sunday school. Mrs. Mel
lie e. Mason, Of Wheeling, read q pa
per entitled: what is the best
method Of keeping the cradle roll
members in the church," Miss Eta
l.. Washington, Of WASHINGTON. Pa.
Followed with paper on the same
subject A general discussion then
ensued, in which several took part
ONt'''"oSu uhIlI adjournment.
AT the evening session the devo-
Ional exercises were conducted by
the Rev. Grnt Boyer Welcome adj
dresses were then delivered by the
Kew j. w. Colbert and Mrs. Annie
freeman, and responses were made
by the district superintendent and
MI. Addison 'Bumgardner.
-, Inc session closed with recep-
tlon and greeting to delegates.
Devotional services were conduct
ed Thursday morning by the Rev.
Moses Opher, Of Morgantown. The
hrst business transacted was the call
ing OF the roll and the announcement
or the committees by the district st1-
perlntendent. On motion it was
decided to send telcgrams OF greet
ing to the Stanton District Confer.
ence In session at Buchanan, Va.
communications we're. read from the
Rev. J. w. E. Bowen, Phi. D., presi-
dent Of Cannon Theological Semina-
ry, and DR.. /. Garland Penn, general
assistant secretary of the Epwortb
League, expressing regret for his in.
ability to attend the session. A let
ter was also read from DR.. /. l.
THOMAS expressing his hope to be
able TO reach the conference about
Friday morning. Reports were then
read by the district superintendent.
The devotional services Of Thurs,
day afternoons session were con.
Quoted by the Rev. Grant Bowyer
Reports from the various Epwortt
Leagues were read and received. A
paper was read by Mrs. Florence Car
roll, Of Wheeling, subject: "To Wha
Extent Should Worldly Amusement.
be Allowed In the EnWOrth I.ea gne 2,