The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-19
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REPORT OF REV. ARBUTHNOT
OF THE WHEELING DISTRICT

sr -, ., iDl.spatch 90 the Inteiiigeneer
Is tae r - a, "a a.. OCT issIfSlioSins
Or the Wheeling District. Methodi-t
Episcopal Church. when he delivered
Al the West Virginia conferneee here
Dear Fathers and Brethr.n.-rn N.
outies % a District superintendent, a.
enumerated IN the Dlscipifre fisosl
Tar. -. Sec -. - Is directed that he
,i sl.l maze a report 10 the Annual
Conference" Each that have served
N tle capacity Of Superints ndent " has
Zen my priViledge TO comply with this
never m the past years however have I
taken M this duty With tns Satisfaction
yea may say With the JOY. with which
nov begin my annual report because
olrlnE the past year the Lord hath man
iteHted myself unto Us. the Lord hath
zone Ereat things for u wherefore We
Local Problems
ferhapa moro, than any other district
Witlin the Conference Wheeling Dis
trict has Its varied and veNinx probiena
The great questions which prominently
confront the whole Church present
themselves IN miniture In this district
country church are ever nefore -
settlement work and work among
Foreign peoples divided attention with
the important work OF Home Missfona
and Church Extension .. Hoe 80 800
the masses and gather them into IN =
tpld Of the church f. a. accute with
90 aNf INNh 10 preserve the EnnrtfN OF
the sabbath or 20 bring back the old
time class meeting glory"
Ia order 10 confront. 20 study and
with Gods help. IN some measure al
least 10 solve some OF these great and
multitudenous problems. bishop Joseph
2. Kerry. az our last conference. sent
mo MS field. along with the District
superintendent. "thirtv-one good men.
and true" 20 have pastoral oversiE n
OF the circuits and stations and within
our respective spheres. each to make
a H.N a.H.nH -
goodly ministerial company twenty-slx
are conference men ana five are sup
pics. The greater number Of these
appolnteCS arc mere with. good reports
of their lahors. Two that began tho
work OF the year did not continue with
us. but have gone cut and found other
U"ckS and pastures new. shortly after
the adjournment 81 the last Annual
Conference. Rishop Berry transferred p
W Matheny 70 the baltimore Confer
ence and no was given Xix Garden
charge in the Frederick District OF that
conference. ". q. Teagarden. a local
preacher. who Is applying for admission
the year at Fulton and Gre-Es. and has
net with distinct success iu this some
what difficult field ~ labor Just a few
after holding the first quarterly confer
encc al wallace. the new charge added
TO the district. last year. y y Fisher.
the pastor. asked me 20 Join him IN n
feduest 20 bishop Berry TO release him
from wallace. \ serious breakdown
Dr. health OF Mrs Fisher seemed 10 ma ke
this step imperative Brother Fishers
request was granted and he left wallace
about the last Of November Early IN
January. J. ". Bond n member Of this
conference. who had been without an an
pointment % attend SCHOOL took up this
work and has lshored with mastery
skill IN bringing about betterconditions
FAITHFUL worn.
All the pastor'- have labored faithful
" aud diligently. but OF course. with
varying degrees Of success IN the var
iuuS nelds to which they were assigned
told hgures alone serve very inadequate
Is 70 set forth the facts. For like scaf-
folding used 20 erect grand and stately
buildings. while they mar. vet they are
necessary 20 the erection n the building
% success. So n exhibit the scanoid
or figures. ~ s. because this is the only
means by which ~ Is possible 20 bring
20 your attention the building materials
the walls Of truth. 20 that wno-oever
desires may know something that s. be-
i ii made In building portion OF the
walls Of the temple q riEhous.
The one. great over-eh aIOwing glory
that has come to this district during the
year - the wonderful revival conducted
hv the Rev. ". AZ sunday. T. ID Stats
tics are weak and even "a vivid frnagfna-
ton would fan 20 depict the blessings
Wlich came 20 thousands through the
extraordinary Uut-pouriur uf Gods grace
as manifested IN the tabernacle meet
Sings inasmuch as space and time are
both limited. i snail Condne uyaeff 90
HflIuE torth only me increases which
have come 20 tho churches Of members
Who have been received into full mem
nerShip from probation Benwood. %:
Cameron. Dallas and Sand fInl TO-
Glendale, 81; Hundred. %. I.oudenvffe
10. Marshall 80. NcNochen %. Mounds
VIE. calvary. 81. Circuit g. FIRST
church. i4f. New MartlnsvlIle. IL. Por-
ters Fails. 3. Pine Grove 10. Pleasant
valley. :. Proctor. 2s short creek ami
Liberty. ia. Silver I'M. -. SmIthfcid.
g. Trindelphia 90 Tniont9wn. IS. Wheel
Ing Buckley and Elm Grove. zoe. f7lnp-
line Street. 100. Fourth street. 11f. war
wood. 90. Fulton and Greggs. -. Hone.
20. North street. 100. Alomson. esf