The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-12
elimination
/ OF Conference
ReqchedSunday
BISHOP SMITH PREACHED TO I'M.
MENSE CONGREGATION YES
TERDAY MORNING.
METHODIST MINISTER'S PREACH
IN MOST OF THE CITY
CHURCHES.
IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL SERV.
ICES WERE HELD AT FIRST
NJ. E, CHURCH.

Tie elimination point of the 6Sth
annual gathering of the West VII
g.nia conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal churches In session in this
city was reached on Sunday wicE
throughout the city pulpits promi-
ncnt members OF the conference oc
cupied the pulpits and preached clio
luent and forcible sermons to large
congregations.
Willie each pulpit was supplied
@ith representative of the confer
entc yet perhaps tho main interest
centcrcd at tic First Methodist Epis-
copaI church on Fairmont avenue
and Fourth street, where services
were held throughout the entire day,
with congregations which overflow
cd tile large auditorium, galleries
and ;nnexcs.
The first service CT the day was
the annual conferences love feast
which took place at 9:15 O'CLOCK
with one OF the veteran members OF
the conference. Rev. +. II. King, pre-
siding. This love feast is always
one CT the most enjoyable of the scs-
;iuns OF the conference and the one
of yesterday was no exception, but
was heartily enjoyed by all present.
The main service of the forenoon
was the service held at 1890 O'Clock
when the church was packed beyond
its capacity. Bishop Charles W..
Smith preached most profound ser
mon at this session.. bishop Smita
has made splendid impression OH
the members of.this conference. His
Idisnified and gracious manner
while presiding over the conferences
Ills profound sermons and his kindly
IGhristiaM spirit. has been impressed
on his hearers in no small degree
and lie will long be. remembered by
the assembled clergymen.
The annual memorial service III
which the lives and characters OF
three departedrmembers of the con-
ference, namely, MI. Baumgardner,
D. w. NJ. Feather and Sterling j.
Miller, were eulogized was held a;
a:a0 O'Clock. Others whose lives
we're eulogized during this service
we're wives of members of the con-
.crence who have passed to the
graf beyond during the year in the
persons OF Mrs. p. Y. DeBolt, Mrs
In. L. Friend and Mrs. c. w. Upton.
Inappropriate sketches of the lives
and characters OF these departed
ones were read and several pastors
paid glowing tributes to their lives
Bishop Smith spoke especially OF the
ten der. relationship with Or. Sterling
j. Miller, swho lat the TING Of his
death was presiding eldeESof the;
Parkersburg district. sssi 81 {. ~
At $3.50; O'clock the annual ordtna-
ton service was conducted fn5wllteh
class of bright and promising stu
dentsywereE ordained deacpns OF ED
ers OF ihes conference
Thiseservice was conductedSby tue
bishop, assisted by the feigh t district
superintendents of THE conference.
This ordination service! was impress
tsive and dIgnified and tlieg Tact that
SO many young men are annually
being ordained by the conference
presages greater influence each year
| "or Methodism NEWEST Virginia.
The following were ordained dea-
cons at this service: David ..
IBayless, w. w. Beckley, Glenn w.
Butcher, Melville H. Cummings, Har-
rs G. Dunbar, Clarence Moore, Ben
jamin f. Ewing, Perry w. Robinson,
r. H. skaggs, H.lo.5 Teagarden, ed
ward Vincent, Ellis Fry.
The tofulwing were iordaiH elazl
ers: r 81 sB64 II Il; Etdyd ase,S VIII
lliam. NJ Frasure, Clark ID Johnson,
Harry NJ. Riddle Otis r. Snodggass,
II. tE: Names.
The sunday evening SERVED was
t.esneefaIFS interest iffg wiief a larR