Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-10-11

by Rev. MT. Woodruff, a visiting min
lister from California.
At two o'clock Dr. Lands made the
last Of his series of addresses before
the conference, and the pleasure OF
the conference was expressed In a
resolution requesting the Presiding
Elder TO secure DR. Lands as an in
structor In the Bible Conferences to
be held next summer.
Prof, ]. N. Fries read a carefully
prepared report on publishing inter
ests which was followed by an ad'
dress of the associate editor of the
Religious Telescope, DR.. Brane, who
spoke on the various phases of the
interests which he represents. DR.
Brane was a former member Of this
conference and is a special fayorite
with the members.
The material interests of the con-
ference Saturday afternoon centered
about the report Of the finance com
mittee which makes the assessments
TO the various charges for all the I'M
dertakings of the conferences as well
as authorizes the appropriations for
the coming year. The report contain
ed SO many details that It must be
summed up in saying that the figures
that it contained were very similar to
those Of last year.
DR.. w. F. Gruyer pastor of the First
U. b. church, Martinsburg, in view of
f,,tl nf
the church received so much atten-
ton at this session offered a resolu-
tion limiting the time for each in
terest at future sessions to one hour.
After an appropriate song and
prayer by Rev. II. Crowell, a former
pastor, Rev. T. NJ. Sharp read touch
ing paper on the life of Rev. S. e.
Boyd, of Roanoke who had died dur
ing the year.
The matter of change of boundary
Of the Jones Spring and West Fred
erick circuit was referred to the Pre-
siding Elder and quarterly conference
of the charges named
The conference voted to organize a
Conference Otterbine Brotherhood
with the following officers: President
Kemper Cline, of Harrisonburg; vice
president, N C. Taylor, Keyser; sec
rotary and treasurer Vernon Phillips,
Dayton, Virginia.
The following were announced as
the standing committee for next year:
Home Missions, f. E. Neff; Foreign
Missions, s. d. Shelton; Church Erec-
ton, j. w. Maiden, Education, J. c. S.
Myers, Publishing interests, r. G..
Hammond; Christian Stewardship,
]. II. Brunk; Sunday School Interests,
J. w Brill; Christian Endeavor Union
Geo. w. Slower; The Christian Home,
II. e, Richardson; Temperance, N. f..
A. Cupp; Resolutions B. f. Dodson.
The officers and members of the
boards and committees Of the con-
ference were all reelected and con-
tlnue as last year
Among the various complimentary
resolutions reported by the committee
and adopted by the conference, the
following are OF special interest:
Resolved, That we greatly appreciate
the efforts of DR.. Gruver in providing
The Virginia Conference such a beau
tiful house in which to hold our con-
ference and such excellent homes
among the generous people of the
city. Second That We express our
hearty thanks to the newspapers Of
Martinsburg which have given such
full, fair and accurate reports of our
daily proceedings"
The subject of the proposed union
of the United Brethren church and
the Methodist Protestant church,
which is now under consideration by
the commissioners of the two chur-
ches, was taken up and unanimously
approved by the conference in the
following paper and adopted without
a dissenting voice: I'VE are glad to
observe the tendency of the times to-
ward the union and better organiza-
ton of the Christian people and chur-
Ches in this and other lands. 1t is a
most hopeful indication of the spread
of the Christ Spirit and the nearer
coming<of His kingdom. We are es-
pecially pleased at the suspicious
prospect of the early union of our
church with the Methodist Protestant
church and sincerely trust that the
beginning already made will find no
obstacles in the way to prevent reach
ing the end so much to be desired,
From every viewpoint, religious, So
cial civil and political, the urgency
for massing and organizing as one
the forces of righteousness is seen
today as never before. Our prayers
and sympathies go with our commits
sioners in their earnest effort to find
a way acceptable 10 all concerned of
the two bodies now seeking this close
fellowship. one organic church nigh
tier in every respect in the work of
saving men"
The statistics show that the church
membership OF the conference is now
12,7s4, being an increase of GIL over