The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-23
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lstereo the Sacrament OF the Lord :
supper to those who were present. Il
was the largest conference commun-
ION ever held. about i've hundred tax
ing part.
Superintendent L. p. Bowers pre-
scented Bishop Cranston on behalf of
Dr Arouthnot. pastor OF the First
ehurch where the conference sessions
I are being held. with a gavel made
from wood from the historic Blanner.
hassett Island. superintendent Town
send OF the Ronceverte district. also
presented Bishop Cranston with a
gavel
DIR. Thomas Nicholson. secretary OF
the Board of Education. with head
I quarters at New York. briefly ad-
dressed the conference.
Committees Named.
The following committees were an.
nouneed by Bishop Cranston:
Public Worship. b. Bowers, s. X.
Arbuthnot and A. b. Riker.
Foreign Missions-G. c. Jones. o.
| y Muarhe. Homer Bumgardner. J. NJ.
Lobden, W. II Henderson. A. NJ.
fCrabtree and NJ. r. Pritchard.
/ State of the Church,. Fred An
derson, c. c. Slater. H. c. Howard. ]
Z. Bird. g. w. Msrison. c. Z. Bissell.
ID. L. Reid.
Education H W. Clark. J. E.
Wells. c. II. King. r. A. Lowther W.
{. Hartinger. j. w. Engle, w. 3. King.
Periodicals and Book Agents-A. +.
Barnes. X. o. Teagarden, ]. NJ. Kin
der, F. VI. Malcolm. c. w. Stephan, ID.
L. Ash. l.. F. Rickett.
! Freeman's Aid Society - Richard
Aspinwall. p. ID. Fisher. c. II. ShackIe-
ford. w. w. Sutton. b. II. Shadduck.
! j. II. Howard. n. Blackhurst.
Conference Minute Fund %. NJ
Pullen. Arthur Morrells. W. A. Sharp.
W $. Chapman. r. II. Skaggs. Z. B.
Moore. f. c. Mcclure.
Publishing Conference Journalist.
/ W. Metheny. +. s. Mithers, l.. A. Nc
Nemar, c. F. Leatherby. Roy McClus-
Key, j. l. Dotson. l.. s. Grose.
Memoirs. T. Hickman. r. n. J..
King. G. r. Goodwin. G. II. Lakin. W.
Craig.
Observance OF the Sabbath. ID.
/ Dickey. Eugene Weaver. +. s. Bishop.
X II. Mills, ID. b. Orr. A. $. Wolfe. r.
a. Lemaster.
Parsonages and Furniture-W. A.
Byers. p. Y. Debolt. w. w. Morris. ID.
w. Walter. A. f. Michael. n. NJ.
Strader, c. f. Hamrick
Sunday Schools and Tracts-H. y.
Workman, VI. II. Eastlack. ]. r.
Cheuvront, w. F. Mccain. s. c. Jones.
NJ II. Branham. J. L. Marques.
Bible Cause-B. F. Newman. r. w.
Hall. II. o. Teagarden. p. V. Arnot. n.
A Conman, c. J. Price. Joseph Van
| Sickel
Temperance-S. p. Crummett. o.
4 A. Kelley. G. W. Sampson. Nelson
Hin. p. L. Bent. w. F. Sheppard. John
Beddow.
Epworth Leagues. c. Jones. J. o.
Strader. A. VI. Barlow, II. w. Flana-
gan. A. VI. Hammond. d. n. Perkins,
Z Paul Flanagan,
Committee on Respects-Arthur
Lazenby. p. W. Roberts. II. X. Rife.
William Hunter. b. s. Hamrick. ]. T..
Scott. r. G. Backus
District Supt. Accounts-Alfred
Backus, VI. l.. Dearien, c. w. Wise.
W. Clarke, p. o. Jones. A. NJ.
Grimes.
Conference Relations - Archibald
Moore. 4. S. Arnett. G. ID. Smith, II.
". Ewing, VIM. Fallen. Vim. Coleman.
, A. y. Riker.
Episcopal FUND.- J. Heller. Wal
ter Sinclair. 4 c. Rife. ". f. Craig.
W VI. Listcr. g. A. Powers. Theodore
Mccoy.
District Conference Journals-T G.
Meredith. c. W. Johnson. ID. F. Carder.
I r. r. Connolly. j. w. Dawson. Lloyd
East. W. y. Frasure.
Missionary Anniversary.
The anniversary OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society was held
/ this afternoon and Mrs C. Edmund
Neil. conference secretary. presided
She reported that the West Virginia
conference had given the past year 10
the work S9.1O2. which is S702 more
than last year. The society also as
sisted in the building OF the Bonna-
field drill court at Foochow. China.
Mrs. J. r. Fisher. OF Cleveland. o..
one OF the jubilee commissioners OF
the national society. gave an address
on islam As Saw H."
Thursday morning the session will
be devoted 10 conference business.
In the afternoon the sessions will be
taken up with the anniversary Of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
with the president. Mrs. r y. Nav
Of Wheeling. presiding. The report
Of the conference secretary. Miss Pearl
Dorsey will be read. and Rev Herbert
Scott. OF GAINESVILLE. o.. will give an
address. Rev. II. c. Morrison will
have charge OF the evangelistic ser
vices
Thursday evening the anniversary
of the Board Of the Freedmcn's Aid.
Awil be- held with Rev. G. r.. Bissell
presiding National Secretary Patrick
=. Mavcety. OF Cincinnati. will give
an address. The anniversary OF tho
Anti-Saloon League will also be held
with Rev. S y. Crummitt. 81 Charles
ton. presiding National Superinten.
dent r. a. Baker. will give an address
Lsyu'en Meet Today.
The eighth annual session OF the
iaymen's Association viii convene
Thursday morning and the sessions
viii be held az the First Baptist
church
President q vs. Ficshor. OF Fair-
mont. viii preside and tho reports
Of The various officers will be- cub.
mlttcd
Following the opening business eos.
sion joint session of The laymou with
the conference will Do held which Will
boz addressed by Bishop Theodore IS
Henderson. Of CHATTANOOGA. Tenn
who viii arrive ThurEday morning
Thursday afternoon Hon F IS Jams