The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-08-29
The Rev. ], N. Holt to Head
Methodist Protestants the
Ensuing Year.
.MoSSBURG SECRETARY
Committees Are Appointed
and Report Of Years
Work is Submitted.

ne heV j. N. holt, OF Parkers'
burg. was reelected president ant
the Rev. j. H. Mossburg, of Noun
Morris. Pa, was chosen secretary o.
the West Virginia Conference of the
Methodist Protestant church a
Wednesday afternoons session o
It's annual meeting in the locat
church of the denomination at, 65F
Locust street. The Rev. Mr., Holt
had no opposition. but ballots were
necessary for a choice of secretary
with the Rev. Mr.. Mossburg and the
Rev. Jesse R. Jones, of Fairmont
incumbent, as the candidates.
Following the selection OF a sec.
rotary, the stationlng 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 eacA sub-district with the chair
man of each sub-distrct an advisory
member of the board OF church ex-
tension, no division OF the larger and
Weather charges unless each part
is able and willing to support a pas
tor. consolidation OF some of the
weaker charges along railroads and
trolley lines, and the. taking over of
the Elkins church by the board of
home missions.
Morning Session.
The conference was called to order
Wednesday morning by the president,
the Rev. j. 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 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
euty-one of the delegates are minis
tiers 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 a difference of>opinion re-
garding the work of a 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 ,h- !
not reported. The rulinS was w,tbl
drawn. however; when the committee
informed tie 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 announced by the presl-
dent;
credeat!hls-c. P. Butler, "A. S.
Necarty, E. j. Harris. Henry Dod-
rlll, u. B. McGinnis.
Pulpit service-L. E. oldaker, ].
7. Phillips, j. NJ. Window.
Finance. A. selby, L. N. An
ii. f. C. Chips, E. w. Swan. j.
!. Curry.
Unfinished business-E. A. Mich
'lson, W. H. Delung. I. l.. Jackson,
Wade Phillips, W. w. Harris.
Foreign missIons-G. W. Morris.
Mrs. Mary D. Stricken. 7. j. HicRle,
I. F. Smith,. Walter Ireland, T. J
Mcclernon.
Home misions-u. w. Morrison,
?. l.. Queen. c. n. Nestor, r. R.
Hardesty. B. L. Thomas.
Church xtenslon-Joslah Payne,
VI. Steele, R. b. Harris, r. A.
Curry, NJ. R. Hinzman.
Fraternal relations-B. Stout, j.
VI. Conway, NJ. ireland, w. W.
rapp. W. r. squires.
Official character-D s. Boggs. ].
Z. Mossburg. W. L. Lloyd, L. E.
Butcher, A. F. Harris.
Young peoples work., ]. Phil
lips, S. G. satterfeld, ]. p. Turkel-