The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-30
Fine Gathering Of the men
Of the Method dis
pal Chure
HISTORICAL q & NJ
BY State Historian
eral Excellent Add
Are Made


ENROLMENT of delegate
on appropriate subjects
dents annual report and
and the appointment q
marked the first two se9
third annual meeting % the
Association OF the West
Conference OF the Methodi
pal church, which opensd n the
Presbyterian church here az
Friday morning in conf
the annual state conf rance 81
church The program aa c.tt s5et 81
was one Of deep interet an.t.
heIpfulness. being inspirtnE
quent intervals.
After c. w Flesher. of
president OF the association. ht q 5s
ed the assemblage to order thes
Homer Bumgardner, Of smtt1ltel ~ =
the devotional service.
ENROLMENT OF delegates folloSIe s.
then and later in the day it'll ne
suit that about $50 meInbe
tute the assemblage 81
meeting.
History OF lTethOlists.
An address by virgil a. Lewis
Charleston, state historian, on
Methodism in West vlrEinia one
of the most admirable and reiaE
historical productions ever teref s
by west virginia audience
regarded of such great yaIua to tl.e
church that upon motiQn ~
George w. Atkinson. ee III
D. C., the association voted
TO Mr.. Lewis and dirastea
paper be made q part Of the ptiifss
.Raeord or the meeting.
DR.. Lewis began atsthe be
Methodism in what Is now
west virginia back as Tar as
traced IL up to 1900. He entered So
much detail, giving the naunea q
early circuits, the pioneer
and presiding elders. He Te41e
the growth of the circuits from one
the Berkeley circuit, the only on g
the beginning of Methodism IN
Virginia, showing how. in 9 few
1t was divided into two or three
which time circuit comprised Ten 81
twelve counties. and he Travelled 81
the way down the line even tel
about the three pioneers. name ".
Bishops Francis Asbury, Richard
Whatcoat and William McFIendfee
Bishop NJ. C. Harris, Koregn "a ~
sfonary, gave talk Of fifteen infinite
on conditions in Korea and Japan an
was enthusiastically received BY ~
members of the association.
Charleston Is Chosen.
A resolution was adopted select
Charleston as the place Of next
nual meeting.
]. F. Marsh, OF Charleston. was
pointed assistant to Secretary ".
Matthews, of Charleston; Grant
Hall, OF Charleston, was chosen, tre 95;
urer, with B. A. Farmer, Of Honee
verte, as his assistant:
The Hon. W. W. Hughes. Of WEIGH
president OF the West Virginia Har
Association, then addressed the $500
citation on Endowment for the Yves
Virginia wesleyan" Mr. Hughes I'm
pressed on his auditors the impp
lance Of denominatIonal school
where students are made into pre 81
ers as preachers are not made 81 stq
schools. His idea was that With1ut I
denominational schools there would
be few ministers. He urged the re
cessity OF paying or the Institution
Of about $4,000 and cre
ating an endowment fund d ~ leas
100000. the interest from
would liquidate a large part 81
expenses OF the school.
The address made sucHta pFnt ou9t
that many Of the letdlA
members OF the association per-
the speaker.
DR.. r. sumner Stone, Of New
formerly OF Wheeling, briefly hut ,itn5
terestingIy discussed the laymRnS Isli 81
sionary movement.
Presidents Report.
President F1esher said IN part, lE
annual report:
my dearly beloved brethren
the third time am permitted 70 bring
you greetings at the end Of 2 year Is
labor. 1t Is my duty TO- bring you
some account Of my steWardsfli and
nv heart prompts me to bring yoll
Of love and bpotberiy
ship, with It's plain call e sEeR 4:es
sponstbilities as the years came qils
CContinue on