The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
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s 5ss tWASHINGTCN, d. c., Mar. 227.-
Amidst the general hum Of business
of the one hundred and thlrty-tirst
session OF the Baltimore annual con-
of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, time was found 10 pre-
pare warm reception for President
Wilson, who appeared informally 1T
the meeting Thursday night The
president, while he let it be known
that he came as an auditor and not as
feature of the program, made de-
aightfn1ly informal speech, which was
introduced by a few remarks from
Bishop Gambler. who said that there
were 2,609, 900 Methodistsf Southern,
who were praying for the proper
guidance OF the nations executive.
When the president and his party
arrived at Mt. Vernon church at
O'Clock they foun da multitude await
ing them. A Gordon Of police had
been placed on guard, and kept q clear
path from the curb for the presiden-
Iialtparty, which arrived late. and left
Immediately after the short address
by the president
One OIL the most interesting features
OF this conference is. that the metn-a
y DDS Of procedure Which have govern
III the Southern church Tor over one
hundred years have not been changer
other churches have adopted more
modern methods. but today me South
ern branch or the Metnodist f1pIs-
copal church, conducts its conferences
just as il did when the chtlfcn was
iltst organized. The West Virginia
branch which is represented at tniS
conference, comes nearer furnishing
more REPRESENTATIVES, or the original
circuit rider" class, than any assem-
8biage which holds its meetings in
4 Washington.
One OF the most interesting adj
dresses OF Thursdays session was
made by the Rev. B. F. Ball, OF
Il syayneslboro, Va, who has held pas
torates on both sides Of the Virginia
West Virginia line, and has covered
miles upon miles OF sparsely settled
country in the interests of his church.
( MT. Ball. a superrannuated minister.
took the privilege OF the tioor when
his name was called, and addressed
the conference giving "reminiscences
of his activities in both Virginia and
West Virginia in Their pioneer days.
which proved to be one of the most
delightful events of the Thursday
session. He referred to days when
he was a member of Col. NIosby's fam
GUS command, and how, forty-lline
years ago. he had ministered to the
spiritual needs of a circuit which
embraced the border lands Of both
the mother state of Virginia and the
later state OF West Virginia which
split off after the war.
Another interesting figure Of the
conference is the Rev Frank a.
STROLLER, who In spit OF his advanced
age, has been an active figure in thu
kork Of the eMthodist Episcopal
church, South, in the eastern part of
the state. DR.. Strother has held a
big camp meeting for the last few
years at Ridgeway, ". Va, which
have won for him an unusual amount
Of attention from the members OF the
Baltimore conference The meetings
have been addressed by some of the
most prominent pulpit orators and
eyangelists of the Southern church
and attended by vast gatherings of
people from practically every point
along the Cumberland Valley railroad
between Harrisburg, Pa, and Win
chester, Va, and also points in Virl
GINA. West Virginia and Maryland
He served under Col. John s. Mosby
in the Civil war, and has been chap
lain Of the Mosby's Men Society, since
its organization, several years ago.
S.s West Virginia, since the state voted
Itself dry, has been more or less an
& object of interest for other states.
who were contemplating the same
movement, and, view Of the recent
dry" agitation in the District, there
has been no greater interest else
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