The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-09

~. 4.Hehtdl ana prAcJcdl. ana
me the vile OF the Rev. Wesley Down
lns.rs and her zeal added much to the
Success OF MS ministry.
lie Wa Graduated with honor At Mead
vie ~ the class OF 1870. chosen TO de-
~. valelictory. ana given the de
ssrS& bachelor OF arts. Furusuing hts
studies ~ Was subsequently, granted
me teSr"S OF master OF arts by the
a@me Institution
Inclined 70 Law.
lie now was iac.lnei to make the law
ms profession. ana with TINS in view
cntered the ONCE OF = lawyer. though TIA
lear nor was las mind yet fully de
SlGsni Mhlle thus he-itstius. lie was
Ss.led. as he eeIieled. prosidentialiy to
hefsours. Virginia whica VIZ then UNI
d.r the patronage OF the Onto Annual
conference lie became the principal OF
the scHo"l IN October OF the saine year
that lie was graduated. and c%onttnu-i
IN the position three years. while thus
ENGAGED ne was In ls4Z. 10y the uueNI ect-
- action OF the Parkersuurg Quarterly
conference. the Reverend samuel HamlI-
ton presiding. licensed To- preach. lie
h'i u"t Al taat tim. any overwhelming
coercion that lie must preach. bat he
leaned II his duty to listen 10 the de-
iberateiy expressed judgment " the
church. ana after weighing the matter
thoroughly. with unf.ignci d'fflIence.
hld Win no other desire than TO do the
All Of Col. hc consented to take upon
N'HHNt l"' 1ltlen of tne ministry. lie
Nas recommended hy the same quarterly
Conference To membership Ia The ono
conference. But he L.ti married Maria
LOUISA Tucker. OF DctOaer -
l>+-. aud very probably a. u was diff-
cunt 10 hnd support for married men, his
i'C"~u.4n~niatIus. WsS not presented. This
"efi-' tlon. however. IroViieutially gave
hin ms mission IN irslniA tie accept
e. tYc position or principal OF tie North
western NuSAllU Academy Ia t~larkSburs
IA I~'cc".ub-i. isi5. and rerna ned In
ciArHe uf the Institution until lN5l.Wheu
Lee rssisn'~1 10 eater the active ministry,
D aaAN NnL been NNHnw. .H.Hs -. HL. NFfa-
rttEt tun.ereH. by the t~larksburE
Sad.t"r'y conference. ne
bad been Ordained u deacon 10y BishoI,
Jai'-a 3" 80 anu an elder "a ls1s. Those
N-ic days 81 great AMI stittius ag.ta-
tlru in church sni state. The Methodist
LptscnEdI cuurcn nal been divided ana
D. VS. said this was but q prsmualtiou
OF the division or the country wa.cu was
Str" To follow. Iutiug his residence IA
iarh~puFS. he mad male a deep impress
son on Tie community. ana there - a
tradition there tnat AN adir, ~ which
De- "ei.cr'~l about taat time attracted
VIDE "tietti"n ana greatly Influenced
Fubit. NIiriun- lli- memory fingers low
4Hgly ia all t.4t IeiEhpof h,-ld. AMI "A
laiAe memorial window. Wuic4 was -arn-
"-i4S solicited. gfas"s tHc great new
'hut.a. - "a donation and token ui aif-c-
non nom IIs son. C"Ionrl john Gordon
Sent to charlestown
l'" tIi~t -'ft!"f. O. Wt... tn- former
iIi' "a! - tie ~H'sdeHiy Vas sent vas
'haFi"StpWu. virginia tic remained
'wo years. when a- Wa called and ap-
Pointed {" the most important station in
~" ,"ui"rcnc' which as the Fourth
street charge. iu Mhe-iIur. Alr,adv las
i-imo. w.t. muru iurIu~ur-. had gone be-
yuT.a Tire CuuflHeS o. '.- own Conference.
ana the CHI" Wesleyan University con-
."tiri ui"'u aim ite honorary .~gr'" OF
i'u,tor of divinity. lie was r!S l4y ys-
i.cI"l hN all the prominent iuru q
q W~'-i"fu Nirg MA, and he at ono. took
ilS. position ga TIE rOuUSc.- On all pub
Ia 1858 ZEE was elected 60 tie ensuing