The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-30
Because He lated tie Law
Of the Ghl1fcIl in Refer
ence to Divorce.
EDUCAT Iolt FUNDS
Are to Be Devoted Exclusive
" to Schools in This
State.

L. =
ing was an exterenely important and
b1sys one. ana tire time OF adjourn
ment was postponed until nearly ]
O'Clock in the effort to get as much
OF the routine business transacted al
possible The report OF the investi-
eating committee IN the case Of J
f. Arnold was reads and he was ex-
PEELED from the conference, on the
ground that he had gotten divorce
from his wife for other reasons than
those allowed by the regulations OF
the conference, and had remarked
two months later. divorce by the
church is authorized only in case of
aduItry.
This afternoon the various com
nittees are meeting at the church
and arranging their reports, which
will be presented to, the conference
Monday.
Six O'Clock Address.
The program was opened Friday
morning at o'clock with an address
on '.Extravagant IDEAS" by the Rev.
DR.. A. B. Riker.
Devotional EEeFcises.
At $3.50 O'Clock DEVOTIONAL service
was conducted by the Rev. Bishop
william F. Anderson. who made an
address to the conference.
Urges Intimacy with God.
Bishop Anderson urged the need of
a closer intimacy between man and
his God, who can only help man by
coming into his life INSTEAD Of pic
turing God as q far EaEaH being. too
distant to be reached, Mr.. Anderson
declared God was,ever present and all
SUFFICIENT helper, nearer at hand than
the closest friend.
..I believe" said he, chat many a
man fails in business because he does
not make God his silent partner" The
mission Of the minister. he declared.
ia not to bring man to God, but to
bring God to man. This is the posi-
tive side OF the evangeIistic enterprise
and the grasping of this thought will
mark a new era in your ministry. II
YOU solve the problem of bringing
God to men, the problem of bringing
men to God will take care of itself"
After Bishop Anderson's address,
the Rev. DR.. Davis, Of the PtttsburS
conference, offered prayer.
Business Program Taken Up.
This concluded the devotional eXer-
c,ses. and after Bishop Anderson an
nonnced his subject for Saturday
mornings devotional exercises The
Jov of service" the business program
was taken up.
The minutes of the previous DAY
we're read, corrected and approved.
Question No. IA, WAS the Character
Of Each Preacher Examiner was
resumed, and the report OF the Romeo
verto district was read by the Rev
7, F.. Rcsseger, OF Ronceverte
The Rev. s. p. Crummett, superiu-
tendent Of the Parkersburg district
tben read the report of his district
A. the conclusion of his report the
Rev. e. o. woodward, OF the PenhS-
boro circuit, addressed few COM
plimentary farewell remarks to Ms
cummett. whose term OF office re-
Gently expired, and presented him
with a gold watch, given by mem-
hers from his district In token Oh es-
tlmation of his service.
Arbuthnot Reads Report.
The Rev. S. X Arbuthnot, district
superintendent OF the wheeling dis
trict, then read the report from his
district.
At the request Of Bishop Anderson
and upon motion of the Rev. Mr..
Ash. the question of admitting this
years class was deferred until Sat-
urday morning for consideration.
Characters Arc Examined.
In resumption OF the question,
.swas the character of each preacher
examined?" each district superiu-
tendent in turn was called to RESPOND
for the ministers OF his district by
Bishop Anderson. AS each name
: was called the district superintendent
reported upon his character, the min
fster examined reported upon the
state OF collections from his charge,
and at the end OF the roll call OF
each district the characters OF the
ministers examined were passed by
the conference. "A few ministers
who didsnot respond to roll call were
laccounted for By tho district superin-