The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-22
PROGRAM IS
ARRANGED FOR
CONFERENCE
GATHERING OF METH0.
DIST MINISTERSiT0 BE HELD
HERE OCTOBER 8.
THREE HUNDRED PREACHERS
OF VARIOUS CHARGES TO
ATTEND.
BISHOP CHARLES v. sMITH%WILI
PRESIDE OVER THE SEES
SIONS.

SI0NS:
The 6Sth annual session of the
West Virginia conference Of the
Episcopal denomination
will convene in this city on October
3 and continue in session through
the 18th.
T Three hundred ministers repro
Venting the various churches in the
tate will be present on this occa-
zion. Homes have been secured for
al those who have signtfied their in
.ention Of being present and several
ZONES have been held in reserve for
.ater assignments. With few excep-
.tions the ministers have been placed
n the church homes OF the Metho-
list denomination though a number
81 members of other denominations
ave offered to entertain a number
If the delegates. They will be en-.
.ertained on the Harvard plan.
Rev. II. C. Howard and Rev. l.. D.
Bowers arc much pleased with the
eady response of the Methodist FAM
lies in the churches to entertain
.hese distinguished visitors.
The sessions will be held in the
First Methodist Episcopal church on
yairmont venue Bishop Charles
". Smith will preside at the SEES
lions. Distinguished representatives
If the denomination will be present
,,d 1n1jyor o1drncraC
In connection with the conference
sessions the Laymen's convention will
llso be held during the week. Prob
ably one hundred delegates will b.
present for this convention. Prof.
Re. w. Flesher is the president of this
Organization.
DR.. II. C. Howard, pastor of the
First church, and Rev. L. B. Bowers.
pastor of the Diamond street church,
have been busy for weeks making
preliminary arrangements for the
sessions.
The following program has bcch
prepared for the sessions Of the con-
ference:
Program Of Anniversaries and Other
Services.
Tuesday. October 9Th.
1000 a. DETERMINATIONS.
400 p. m.-Business meeting of
Board Of Examiners.
1880 p. m.-Words of Welcome
Hon. Anthony-Bowen, Mayor of Fair
mont; the Pastor.
Responses. X. Arbuthnot, pastor
First NJ. E. church, Parkersburg.
Wednesday, October 18th.
$40 a. m.-OpeninG session. Sac
rament of the Lords Supper, Bishop
Chas. w. Smith.
$3.50 p. m. Annual Missionary
sermon-W. C. Hartinger, pastor
Thompson NJ. e. church, Wheeling.
400 p. m.-Evangelism.
1880 p. m.-Anniversary Board OF
Education-J. L. Bird, presiding.
JAddress-President Vim. H. Craw-
ford, Allegheny College. Address,
President Carl G. Doney, w. Va,
Wesleyan College.
Thursday, October Sth.
500 a.m.-Devotional Services
Sishop Smith.
5000 a. m.-Conference Business
Session.
300 p. m.-Anniversary of the
IWoman's Foreign Missionary Society,
Mrs. C. Edmund Neil, presiding. AID
dress, Miss Harriet Ayers-Mexico,
|. 400 p. m.-Evangelism.
1880 p. m.-Annivcrsarics Of the
Epworth League and Church Tenn
perance Society. Address, DR.. Will
bur F. Sheridan, general secretary Of
tho Epworth League. Address, DR.
j. T. Ponder, representative Of tho
Church temperance Society.
Friday, October 9th.
$3.50 a. m-Deyotional Service
Bishop Smith.
$500 a. IN. - Conference Business
Session.
200 p. m.-Anhiversary Board of
Home Missions and Church Exten-
sion. Address, DR.. F. D: Bovard.
400 p. m.-Evangelism.
1880 p. Anniversary of th2
Conference Veterans. Address, DR..
Joseph B. Hingley, secretary Board
of Conference Claimants. Address,
Or. George G. Wilding, East Orange,
N. j., subject: "a Neglected Hero"
Saturday October 10th.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional ~ Bishop
Smith.
900 a. NJ. = Conference Business
Session.
300 p. m.-Anniyersary Woman's
Home Missionary Society-Mrs. r.
B. Nay, presiding. Address, DR.. b.
j. Louzecky, Berea College.