The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-29
REPORT
BIC CAIN IN ENROLMENT
CONFERENCE BUSINESS; SESSION
TAKEN UP WITH ANNUAL
REPORTS.
Various Districts Show Increase IN
Membership and Offerings for
BenevoIences.

!
Membership and Offerings for
| Benevolences.
Seven of the eight district superin,,
itendents of the Methodist Episcopal
church Of West Virginia made reports
at the business session OF The annual
conference yesterday, showing SUP
| stantial increase in the enrolment.
! Churches Of the Wheeling district are
: in a thriving condition, according TO
/ the report Of DR. NJ. +. Compton, dis
tricL superintendent. and here as else
where, an increase in membership mas
| ben noted. 1t has ben estimated that
| an Increase Of ten per cent in the
membership has been noted. IT mas
| been estimated that All increase OF ten
per cent in the membership has oeen
made.
The business session opened yester-
day morning al 9 o'clock, and follow.
ing the completion Of a number OF
trict' superintendents were called Tor
/ by Bishop Franklin Hamilton, d. d.,
LII. D., presiding.
University Chancellor Present.
Bishop John ". Hamilton, D. d..
| Ii. d., chancellor Of the University OF
Maryland at Washington, ID. C., was
! a prominent visitor al yesterdays
: business session. Or. Hamilton Is 4
brother of Bishop Franklin Hamilton,
The presiding bishop OF West Virginia,
! He delivered an address in me n
terests of his college. II. b.. McGlIi,
manager Of the Natural Mutt CHURCH
! Insurance company. of Chicago. Ill.,,
was another visitor. Mrs. Mary Leon
ard Woodruff, general secretary Of the
Women's Home Missionary society,
who addressed the afternoon session
also spoke during the business SEES
sion.
Daily during the sessions of con
ference, Bishop Hamilton and the uls
!trict superintendent are at WORK u, IN
executive session. working out detalls
and making ready for the appoint
ment Of tbs Methodist ministers lor
the 1916.19lT conference year.
DR.. NJ. F.. Compton, superintendent
of the Wheeling district, made his. an
nual report, which is published in part
in another column of The lntelll'
gencer.
Morgantown District.
DR.. o. ID. King, superintendent OIL
1.-The Morgantown district, read ms re
port. In his district there are thirty
one ministers. In each instance thell
work has been up 10 the standard ano
during the winter many revirals we're
Iheld, resulting in large number OF
conversions and acCeSSionS. The Sun
day school work in the Morgantown
district is advancing. The teac1lne
staff is far above The average and the
enrolment in increasing by leaps and
bounds. The EpwOrlh league and the
lWomen'S Missionary society have been
successful in the work allotted them.
Regarding the financial department
of the MOrgantown district, Dr. KING
ireported that an increase in cash sup
port for the ministers was S90l. The
total increase for the pastors for he
four years just closed totaled $S,el4
and the average cash support for
charge per district was $1.07S. Twan
ty-fivc OF the thirty.two charges in the
district have new parSonages, ana
many improvements 10 the church
property have been completed. Amounts
contributed toward benevoienceS VIII
far exceed previous years.
Charleston District.
Dr. a. J. Hiatt, superintendent oil
the Charleston district, entered the
bricfest report. He spoke Of the
health of the ministers in his district
and paved Il tribute 10 Rev. ASbury
Mick who died during the past year
The minister's salaries have been paid
better and larger attendance in the
Sunday schools were noted. The sun
day school Of the Central church OF
! Charleston is the second largest in the
state. The First church contributed
$9,6nh to bencvolences.. During me
past year five new churches have been
builded.
Buckhannon District.
| DR.. J.. +. ReSSegcr. superintendent
of the Buckhannon district. embracing
Wesleyan college, presented, a lengthy
report and devoted considerable time
Ito the college Owing 10 the growth
Of the various departments OF he h1gh
schools Of the state. he said, the
academy department OF the college
has suffered a decrease. while he
more advanced departments have in
creased. Since l90S-1909 this depart
;ment of the college has increased
from 33 to 221. The Bible ard phllO'
sophy department inaucurated recent
liz is proving successful and the de-
Dartment of domestic economy, arts
and science has been inaugurated this
wear and gives promise OF being sue
I cessful. The board Of trustees within
the near future are TO start cam.
paign for 100000 for the resources OF
The college.
Many improvements have been made
10 the churches and parSonages in the
] RuckhannOn district. Inere are lnI"e
now under construction ard during
the year six were dedicated. The
! churches of the district. DR.. ResseSer
report cd, are rapidly clearing them OF
Indebtedness. An encouraging report
of revival services was made. There
were 1880 conversion and 600 acces'
sions.
Oakland District.
A brief report of the conference
lyear in Oakland district was read by
! Dr. Archibald Moore. An increase in
the support of the ministers vas noted
and steady increase in the enroll:
!mpnt Of the various departments OF
1.-THE churches OF that district was re-
Huntington District.
Dr.. r. G.. Backus, appointed super
Iintendent Of The Huntington district
lat the conference in Parkersburg last
wear, met with conditions different
! from any Of the districts OF the state.
The rapdity OF the growth OF The dis,
lrict, he reported, has removed the
center of population. abandoning the
churches. The community churches,
in which all denominations worship.
were found.
In the Huntington district there
r., i, t-n 70 *