Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-10-05
NOW IN SESSION
u. B. CONFERENCE
IN MART|NSbURG
Conference Being Held In Fine
New Church.

The 18th Session OF the Virginia
Conference Opened Tuesday Even
Ing With Sermon by Rev. Sharpe,
Of Roanoke, Followed by Holy Com.
nunion--Reports Read and Stand
ing Committees Appointed at First
Business Session.
The one hundred and thirteenth ses-
sion of the Virginia Annual Confer
ence of the United Brethren In Christ
convened in the new First church on
North Queen street, this morning at
8 O'Clock, with Bishop T. G. Carter, OF
Chattanooga. Tenn, presiding. De-
votional exercises consisting of songs
and prayers led by Rev w. +. Gruver,
pastor, and Revs. Crowell, Cupp, Samp-
sell and II. f. Richardson, followed by
appropriate words of greeting by the
bishop. Rev. G. p. Holt, one OF the
Oldest members of the conference was
elected secretary for the twenty-eigh-
tn time and he chose as his assistants
Eevs. J. Fl. Brunk and N. r. A. Cupp.
published program was distributed
to the members and was made the
provisional program OF the confer
ence. The presiding bishop appointed
the usual committees as follows:
Committees Appointed.
Devotions-W. F. Gruver, A. S.
Hammack r. r. Millard.
Candidates for the Ministry. II.
Brunk ~ r. A. Cupp. r. G.. Hammond.
Conference Helations--C. H. Crow
ell, G. 3. Fadley, w Fl. sampsell
Elders Orders--A. p. Funkhouser,
J. w. Maiden, j. W. Brill.
Memofrs-T. M. Sharpe.
Publication-W. H. Sampsell. w.
II. Sampsell. w. d. Good p. ]. Law.
renee.
Boundaries-A. s. Hammack, w.
F. Gruver, J. c. s Myers, J. w. Stearn
w. s. Rau, G.. W. Slower, S. d. Skel-
ton, f. M. Smith, Jr. J. w. Weshans,
e. A. Whtloek, ]. II. Ruebush, s. II.
Gruver G. r. Dyche, w. II. Sampsell,
G. II. Crowell and A. p. Funkhouser.
Finance-W. f. Gruver, G. p. Holt,
T.. e. Neff, j. Fl. Ford, l.. A. Racey,
Geo. Burgess, f. B. Chubb, c. A. Nc
CURE, r. +. Wyant. r. A. Shelton, j.
T. Holt, NJ c. Taylor, II. T. Files, Nj,
l.. Lanham G. s. Yeago, j. N. CARRIER,
B. H. Gruver ,Jr., E. Baker, j. G,
| Fries, U. s. Fries. l.. w. Swank. G. w.
Walton, j. M. Cromer, B. G.. Roby, GA,
/ Pedigo, j. II. Ruebush and J. Il. Phil
lips.
superintendent Recommendations
w. f. Gruver, II. e. Richardson, and
B. f. Dodson.
To Audit Pastors Reports-A. j. Sc
crist. e. e. Neff, j. C. S. Myers and j,
n. Fries.
Standing Resolutions. d. Skel-
ton, w. NJ. Maiden, A. B. Mann, l.. C.
Messick and /. Summers.
Reference-A. r. Funkhouser, T. M,
Sharpe and C. J. Racey.
Report Conference Proceedings-A.
P. Funkhouser assisted by w. d. Nit
chell.
kilograms of sympathy were order
ed sent by the secretary to Rev. J. B.
Ferguson, who is detained at home on
account of illness and to Rev, ida NJ.
Judy who is also absent on account
of the severe illness of her father.
Rev. George Thompson, of the Bap-
fist church, and Rev. P. b. S. Busey
OF the Pennsylvania conference, were
introduced to the conference.
The credentials of Revs. w. d. Nit
chell and j. Il. Croft who applied for
membership, were referred to the COM
aittee on conference relations.
Rev. A. S. Hammack, presiding eld-
err, in his annual report reviewed at
length the result OF the years work
and the conditions at present obtain
ing ON the several fields of labor 1t
was optimistic and hopeful as to the
future of the work.
During the year of eighteen months
since the last conference many mem
bers have been received into the
church and the reports of the pastors
will show a large net increase in
membership.
Special mention was made of the
evangelistic work of DR.. J. w Hicks
in Rockingham county, where year
ago he had extensive REVEALS. Since
that time DR. Hicks has been afflicted
and unable to work. A resolution OF
sympathy in his affection was passed
and ordered sent to DR.. Hicks.
The Woman's Missionary Associa-
ton has made quite commendable
growth and the thirty-one local So
cieties have contributed to the cause
since the last conference, SsS4.59.
In referring to finances, which have
not been all that the presiding elder
desired, the recommendation was
made that in every congregation II
band of tithers be organized as a
means OF increasing church support
and as an inspiration to all the 9th
ers for more liberal contributions,