The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-02
SUNDAY WILL
BE- GREAT DAY
AT CONFERENCE
M. T.. Ministers To
Preach in all
Churches

People are arriving hourly in Man
Inington to attend the sessions Of the
conference today and tomorrow. Sun
day promises to be the best day of the
eonferenoe and the town is literally
damned for the sessions tomorrow.
lrhe assignments for the different pull
pits of the Mannington churches will
be made this evening. Methodist
Episcopal ministers will occupy al! the
pulpits of the town of Warrington.
This Is generally conceded to be
the best session of the conference
ever held and mucn inspiration has
been received by these attending the
sessions.
The Saturday morning session OF
the West Virginia Conference OF t1e
Methodist Episcopal Church convened
this morning at eight-thirty O'Clock.
After thirty minutes devotional ser
vice. business meeting was heidi AT
this meeting q. request was made that
a committee be appointed to settle the
boundary line existing between this
conference and the Baltimore contei-
ence. The old committee w1as reap
pointed. A committee on resolutions
was appointed as follows: Rev. j.
W Engie. Rev. Lazendy and Rev. A.
C. Howard.
A report was made on the examina-
tions of those entering the confer
|snee. A large class was elected to
tae Elders order, under the Mission
IaTy rule.
Several interesting and instructive
addresses were made by Rev. David
q. Downey, corresponding secretary
board of Sunday School Work OF the
M ~, Conference, DIR. Wallace, editor
of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate
Prof. Steven, representing the ohHl
wesleyan University and DR.. Carl
|powney, representing the Buckaan
non College.
Yesterday the afternoon session OF
the Methodist Episcopal Conference
convened Mt two o'clock. Rev. David
IG. Downey of Chicago, made the
prtnetp bal address of the afternoon, u.s.
l5ns as his subject "Methodism's Great
est Opportunity" This was most
excellent address. At the conclusion
of this address,, Rev. Van Cleye. oil
Chicago, gave a few impromptu re-
marks. after which the session ad'
5ourued.
The evening session was devoteGt
to the anniversary OF the Board OF Ed
ucation. A lengthy and masterful ad-
dress was delivered by Rev. John
Pace. president of the University OF
I,Chatanooga. Following this address
a most interesting talk was given by
IDrs Carl ]. Downey. president OF Wes-
IIevan College at Bucknannon. AT the
lconclusion of this address the confer
ence adjourned for the day.
The polftical pot continues to boil
and much lobbying and wire pulling
/, being indulged in by the diherent
ldd1ezates and minister's in attend
ance. Bishop Wilson is kept busy
with appeals and petitions, The ap-
pointments will probably not be an
nounced before Monday, though 1t mas
leaked out unufflcially that several ap-
pointments nave already been agreed
upon.
Laymen's Conference.
The afternoon session OF the Lay
mans conference yesterday was called
to order at two O'Clock and was adj
dressed by Mr.. Arthur T. Arnold, Of
lWrheeliug. Mr.. Arnold spoke on "The
Church and the Men," His address
was we'll received and was an eScei'
lleut one. At the conclusion OF this ad-
dress. President C. w. Flesher' OF
IGassaway, announced the appointment
of the following committees:
Committee on Resolutions-H. W.
Harmer, Judge Ira e. Robinson, Q. W.
evans, ]. S. Cornwell, Col. G. w.
lArchbold. S. T. Spears, D. H. Merritt
Committee on Nominations. e.
Bender, H. C. Mcwhorter, N. Loush'
lH. A. Hardesty. T. J. Taylor, B. A.
Farmer, Tnos. Scott.
Following the appointment OF the
lcommittees, DR.. T. NJ. Hare. of the
lAnti-saloon League, OF west Virginia,
gave q short address. In his address
he made a strong plea for the Laymen
10 elect prohibftionists to the leg!sln-
ture ,claiming that this is the only
,vay IN which to make West Virginia
2 temperance state. Deaconess Leitz.
i wheeling, was then introduced and