The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-16
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. Federation
THE VARIOUS PROTESTANT
CHURCHES oRGANIzE-slsH.
oP PETERKlN PRESIDENT.

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CIlARKsBURG Novn The Inter
Church Federation! OF West Virginia,
which was Temporarily formed last
summer al meeting iR this city was
formally Organized with the election
lof officers and the appointment-of com,
mittees Tuesday at sessions Of dele
gates from six Protestant denomina-
tons of the State in the First Pres.
byterian church.
The Federation will hold its next
meeting the third Tuesday in May at
a place to be chosen later.
The officers of the Federation are:
President-The Ri. Rev. G. w. Pet.
erkin, Of Parkersburg.
Vice Presidents Rev. Sterling
J. Miller, Of Parkersburg, from the
Methodist Episcopal denomination;
the Rev. W. l. Canter, OF Fairmont,
from the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South; Alfred PAUL, of Wheeling,
from the Presbyterian church; the
Rev J. T.. Foster, of Buckhannon, from
the United Brethren church; Charles
BIZ Alexander of Clarksburg, from the
Protestant Episcopal church; the Rev.
sF-Richardson, Of Grafton. from the
Lutheran church. The constitution
provides for the election OF vice
president from each denomination
having more than 5000 members that
is represented in the Federation.
Recording secretary-The Rev. G.
D. Smith. Of Fairmont.
Corresponding secretary-The Rev.
G. w. Pollock, OF Buckhannon.
Treasurer-Levin Smith, of Park
ersburg.
The report OF the nominating com.
mittee was accepted without change
and the secretary was instructed to
cast the ballot of the Federation for
the unanimous election of the officers.
This report was submitted at the after.
noon session. Standing committees
were also appointed at this session.
The first session was called to order
at II o'clock in the forenoon by the
Rev. H. T. Mcclelland temporary
president The Rev. G. b. Smith OF
Fairmont, performed the duties OF
temporary secretary. y - Il
A general discussion Of the purposes
OF the Federation was engaged in and
a nominating committee was api
pointed to select officers and report
the same to the body at the afternoon
session. This committee consisted OF
the Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church; the Rev. C.
Fl. Mcdonald, of the Presbyterian
church; the Rev. G. D. Smith, OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, South p;
the Rev. E. G. Hays, Of the Lutheran
denomination: and the Rev. John E.
Ewell, OF the Protestant Episcopal
church.
The ministerial delegates attending
the meeting are the Revs. S. X. Ar.
buthnot, of Wheeling; A. +. Richard.
son, OF Grafton; G. D. Smith, of Fair.
mo n H. 7. McClelland of Clarks.
burg, and E. G. Hays, of Clarksburg.
J The lay delegates in attendance are
G. R. C. Allen, of Wheeling; L. S.
Schwenck, of Warrington; Alfred
PAUL, of Wheeling. and Levin Smith,
OF Parkersburg. =.
I The following Visitors were given
the privilege of the floor: The Revs.
HOE. Bird, L. E. Peters. T. S. Wade
and w. NJ. Long, oil of the city,, and
Moody, Edwards, a theological student
Of Bethany College,
Bishop G. w, Peterkih missed his
train by one minute Tuesday morning
lat Parkersburg and was unable to ar.
rive here for the forenoon and after.
noon sessions. He sent a telegram to
the Federation Sitting that he would
take the next train and be on hand for
the session tonight. Bishop Peterkin
and DR.. Hugh B. McCauley,, of Tren.
ton. N. j., secretary of the Eastern
division Of the Federal Council, will
deliver addresses at the night session.
The meeting will begain at 7:45
O'Clock at the First Presbyterian
church and the public is cordially in.