The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-20
PRESBYTE RIANS
FOR SUFF RACE;
ELECT OFFICERS
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PARKERSBUKG, w. Va, Oct. IL
The twelfth annual session Of the
Synod of West Virginia OF the Pres
bytcrian Church Of the United States
OF America closed here tonight with Il
Joint session with the synodical So
CictieS ut which an illustrated lecture
on mission work was given. The next
session Of the synod and the societies
will be held al Fairmont. the invita-
tiun from the First Church hcing &C.
cepted. Resolutions adopted declare
for woman suffrage. and urge the
adoption OF the pending constitutional
amendment. Resolutions were also
adopted urging the submission Of Il
constitutional prohibition amendment
by congress and for sLriCter Sabbath
observance laws, as well as for eXten.
sion OF work Of the church.
Officers Chosen.
OFFICERS we're today chosen by the
synod Of The Presbyterian church.
Perhaps the most important business
Of the morning was the election Of
officers for the different departments
for the coming year. The committee
on nominations made their report
Pollock. The executive committee re-
manned the same with the exception
that Elder J. ". Weller was made a
substitute. All officers and committees
are elected for period Of three years
and the following executive officers
were elected by the synod. after being
recommended by the nominating COM
mittee:
Stated clerk j. P. Leyenberger,
D. D., of Wheeling.
Permanent Clerk-E. Y. Black, Of
Charleston.
Treasurer--Rey. S. f. t'oore, Of
Williamstown.
Following The election Of the state
officers the different department Off,
GERS were chosen. All recommends.
lions by The nominating board were
carried out and every man nominated
was unanimously chOsed. Following
are the members Of the different de-
partmenls and the chairman which
was later chosen by them:
Home miSSionS-Rcv. +. y. Brooks,
Rev Z. Is. Turner, Rev. a. Evans, Rev.
Z 4 Culley, Rev J. NJ. Potter. chair
,, man; Rev, +. G.. Koontz. Elders
Prof ]. S. Stewart, ". II. Wolfe and
James PAUL
Spiritual Life of the Church--Rev.
F. NJ. Patterson. chairman; Rev. II. &.
StoeIzer, Rev. c. p. Terry. Elders
J. S. Vandervorr and l.. H. Robinson.
Christian Education--Rev. f. \.
Knapp. chairman; Rev. F. G. Pears,
Rev. J. ". McPhail. Elders-Robert
Reed and Prof. J. ". Barnes.
Youth of the Church-Rev. L. NJ.
Rittenhouse, chairman; Rev. H. C.
! Gaach, Rev. J. w. Holmes. Elders--J
Homer Davis and A. G. Ellis.
For Mssions-Rev. II. G. Mcmillan,
! chairman: Rev. c. +. Bishop. Rev. W
: l. Mckee. E!ders--L T.. Black and j
| l.. Dickcy.
General Church Work-Rev. G. /.
Wilson, chairman; Rev. W. T. Allen,
Rev. J. F. Leyenberger. Elders--T. G.
! Garvin and c. c. Cook
! Observation-Disclosures. F.. V. Black
Rev. D. S. Boggs. chairman; Rev. A.
Z. Newblood. Elders-A. c. Lewis and
! l.. j. Mcmillan.
The Societies Elect
Officers were chosen by the synod
| ical societies as follows:
Foreign Synodica Officers
| Presdent-A!sS Marie Carolhers,
! Holidays Cove.
Vice Presidents-NIiss Ethel Viii
liams, Wheeling and Mrs. H. p. Stoet-
! ger, Fairmont.
! Recording Secretary - Mrs. John
Stewart, Clarksburg.
Corresponding Secrelary--Mrs. John
Waddcll. Wheeling.
Secretary Young Peoples Work
Mrs. ]. Horner Davis, CIarkShurg.
Secretary of Literature-Mrs. II. B.
| Hoag. Parkershurg.
Treasurer Contingent Fund-Miss
Sallie Russell, SiStersville.
/ Secretary of Study Class-Mrs. J. c.
| Ely. Oakland Md.
Officers of Home SynodicaI,
President--Mrs. Gill Irwin Wilson,
Wheeling.
Vice Prcsidents--Mrs.W W. H. Wolfe
! Parkersburg; Mrs. John Price, Charles
ton; Mrs. j. NJ n. Downs. Buckhan
! non; Mrs. A. NJ Buchanan, Morgan.
! town; Miss Marie CarOthers, Holli
days Cove. and Mrs. ". +. Allen, New
i Cumberland.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. John
Waddell Wheeling.
Recording Secrelary-Mrs. Charles
Hughes. ParkcrsburG.
Treasurer of Contingent Fund
Miss Salie Russell, SistrrsvillG.
Secretary OF Young Peoples Work.
Mrs. j. Horner Davis. Clarkshurg.
Secretary of Lileraturc-~Mrs.H Fl. r,
Hoag. parkersburg.
Secretary Of TemperanCc--Mrg. J
Waiytrr Barnes, FaIrmoni.
Secretary of Freedmen Mrs. {. G,
/: Douglass, Wheeling.
Secretary Of Study Class-Mrs. j. c,
Ely. Oakland. Md.