Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-10-12
j. B. conference
WILL MEET NEXT
TIME IN ROANOKE
DIR. Gruver Presents Bishop Car
ter With a Cane.

First U. q. Church, Martinsburg, Gets
Appropriation of aThousand Dollars
and Second U. q. Church, Martins
burg, Gets Two Hundred Dollars
Other Conference Proceedings.
The following were the proceedings
of the United Brthren Conferenc, in
session in the First U. B. church
Friday afternoon and Saturday morn
ing:
Friday Afternoon Session.
Song service began at 2 p. m. Rev.
c. ]. Racey offered prayer. DR.. ]. s.
Kendall. General Secretary of Chris
tian Stewardship of Dayton. Ohio.
read the Scripture lesson and in a
very strong address presented the in
terests OF Christian Stewardship.
There Is an increasing need of more
systematic method of Benevolences in
the forwarding of the great work Of
the church.
The Bishop introduced DR.. G. D..
Gossard. the newly elected president
of Lebanon Valley College. DR.. Cos
sard gave vry good report as to the
outlook for the college this coming
year. While the total number of stu
dents at the present time is a little
less than that OF the same date last
year yet in the college department
there has been something of an in
crease. He declared that the student
body was composed of as splendid
young men and women as can be
found anywhere. In the matter of
improvements there have been some
decided improvements made to build
ings and to the general equipment of
the college. The citizens Of the town
have contributed considerably to
these Improvements. Improvements
have been made in the athletic fields
and on the farms as well as on the
buildings. He is optimistic as regards
the financial condition of the college.
DR.. w. II. Washinger, Superinten-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Conference.
in very brief way addressed the con-
ference.
Bishop Carter. in few we'll chosen
words, presented DR. A. S. Hammack
with q cash purse from the minister's
and lay delegates in recognition of
his faithful service. DR.. Hammack
responded by expressing his apprecia.
ton to pastors and delegates.
DR.. c. Whitney. general secretary
OF Home Missions. of Dayton, Ohio,
and Rev. l.. S. Woodruff, of Stockton,
Cal, who has been doing missionary
work in that city for a number of
years, presented in very comprehen-
slve way the interest of Home Mis-
sions.
DIR. c. 8. Trump, of the Lutheran
church. Martinsburg, was introduced
to the conference.
Mr.. John ]. Hetzel, chairman of the
temperance cause in Martinsburg,
was introduced to the conference and
spoke briefly in behalf of the coming
campaign in West Virginia. Mr.. Het-
pits of Martinsburg supplied with
visiting United Brethren preachers
this coming Sunday night, who will
speak in behalf of the Ratification OF
the Amendment of the Constitution.
DR.. Gruver, pastor of the First
United Brethren church of Martins
burg, in a few well chosen words, pre-
sented the Bishop with a beautiful
cane made from wood taken from the
Isaac Long barn, the birthplace OF
United Brethrenism. The Bishop ex-
pressed his appreciation in a brief
but appropriate manner.
The following ministers were nomi-
mated to be voted on for delegates to
the General Conferenc which meets
in Indiana next May; A. S. Ham
mack; W. F. Gruver; G. w. Slower;
G.. B. Fadley; ]. H. Brunk; N. F. A.
Cupp; C. II. Crowell; A. p. Funk
houser. W. H. Sampsell; G. p. Dyche;
A. ]. Secrist; s. d. Shelton. The fol-
lowing twelve laymen were to be vot-
ed on as delegates to the General
Conference: e. F. Willard; B. F.
Gruyer; l.. A. Armentrout; L. A.
Swank; J. H. Reubush; e. A. Whit
lock; r. Files; r. A. Shelton; j. N.
CARRIER; w. S. Secrist; J. T. Holt, and
]. A. Bell. The following tellers to
count the votes were appointed by
the conference: r. e. Allen. ]. c.
Haverdale and P. S. Allen; alternates,
]. w. Welshans, f. II. Baker and F.
G. Burch.
The conference adjourned with the
benediction by DR.. c. Whitney.
The evening hour was taken up
by DIR. c. II. scanlln, who spoke in
the interests of the Ratification OF
the Prohibition Amendment
An appropriation Of one hundred
dollars was granted Rev. w. d. Nit
chell by the Conference Church Elk
tension Board for the new church en-
terprise at Pikeside, Berkeley county
SATURDAY. Session,