The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-28
The Rev. ]. N. Holt to Head
Methodist IProtestants the
Ensuing Year.
.MossBURG SECRETARY
Committees Are Appointed
apd Report Of Years
Work is Submitted.

The Rev. j. n. Holt, Of Parkers-
burg, was reelected president and
the Rev. j. H. Mossburg, OF Mount
Morris, Pa, was chosen secretary Of
the West Virginia Conference of the
Methodist Protestant church at
wednesday afternoons session OF
its annual meeting in the local
church OF the denomination at 655
Locust street. The Rev. Mr.. Holt
i had no opposition, but ballots we're
necessary for choice of secretary
with the Rev. Dir. Mossburg and the
Rev. Jesse R. Jones, Of Fairmont,
incumbent, as the candidates
Following the selection Of sec
lretary, the stationing committee,
which will assign ministers for the
ensuing year, was taken up, This
committee consists of the president
two ministers and two laymen,
The permanent roll as reported
at the morning session was adopted.
Annual Report Submitted.
The president submitted a detailed
report of the work accomplished dur
ing the closing conference year, in
which he recommended continuance
of the assessment of ten cents per
member, aid for at least one place
IN each sub-district with the chair
4 man of each sub-district an advisory
member Of the board of church ex-
tension, no division of the larger and
wealthier charges unless each part
is able and willing to support pas
tor, consolidation OF some of the
weaker charges along railroads and
trolley lines, and the. taking over Of
the EIkins church by the board OF
home missions.
Morning Session.
/ The conference was called to order
Wednesday morning by the president,
the Rev. ]. N. Holt, of Parkersburg.
The roll of deceased members of
the conference was read with the
name of the Rev. D. H. Trimbly, of
Glenville, added. He died since the
last conference at his home at Glen
Vile after a long illness. On account
of his illness he had no charge dur
ing the year. his service being in the
hands of the president during that
time
Permanent Roll Called.
One hundred and forty-two dele
gates answered the permanent roll
call, which was then taken up. Sew
enty-one of the delegates are minis
ters and seventy-one laymen. A mo-
ton to seat the delegates as report
ed from the different charges was de-
ferred until the afternoon session
owing to difference Of opinion re-
gardtng the work of committee ap-
pointed at the last conference to re-
wise the manual The president ruled
that the conference had no manual
by which to be guided in tn seating
of delegates as the committee had
not reported The ruling was with
drawn, however, when the committee
informed the conference that 1T had
been empowered to collect and re-
arrange the manual instead of re-
porting a new one,
Committees Appointed.
Conference committees, as follows,
were then announces by the presi-
dent:
Credentials-C. r. Butler, H. s.
McCarty. e. ] Harris, Henry Dod-
lrill. Il. B. McGinnis.
Pulpit service-L. E. oldaker, ].
j. Phillips. j. NJ. Window.
FINANCE. A selby, L. N. An
vii, f. C. Chips, E. w. Swan, ].
E. Curry.
Unfinished business-E. A. Mich
folsom, w. H. Delung, I. L. Jackson,
Wade Phillips, W. W. Harris.
!. Foreign missions-G. w. Morris,
Mrs. Mary D. Stricken T. ]. Hickls,
I F. SMITH Walter Ireland, T j..
McCiernon.
Home misions-U. w. Morrison.
C. Il. Queen. c. n. Nestor, R. R.
Hardesty, B. L, Thomas.
Church extension-Josiah Payne,
NJ. Steele. R. B. Harris, R. A.
Curry, NJ. R. Hinzman.
Fraternal relations-B. Stout, ].
NJ. Conway. M. Ireland, W. W.
Tapp, w. F. Squires.
Official chaDaeter-D. S. Boggs, j.
H. Mossburs W. L. Lloyd, L. E.
Butcher, A. f. Harris.
Young peoples work.. ]. Phil
lips s. G. satterfeld, J. P. Turkel-
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