The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-24
REV. DARLINGTON
ELECTED President
or MORRIS HARVEY COLLEGE
AT sARsoURsWLLE,
WEST VA.

In session which began at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon and last
ed until midnight in the parlors of the
Hotel Frederick. the board Of trustees
OF Morris Harvey College elected Rev.
~ v, W. Darlington. Of this city, pres
ident Of Morris Harvey to succeed Paul
II. willis. who was not an applicant for
re- election This is an announcement
which Will create degree OF surpclso
which will amount to a sensation in
the bounds Of the Western Virginia
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, in which there is
scarcely any other clergyman so well
known as Or. Darlington. The new
president has for the last three years
devoted his energies TO the upbuilding
Of Morris Harvey College. the official
educational institution OF the Confer.
ence, When he concluded a pastorate
Of four years at johnson Memorial
Church he accepted the post OF Confer
ence Secretary of Education. He held
this post year and the second year
performed the duties in connection
with those Of presiding elder OF Ash
land district. During the present year
his attention Is being engrossed by the
duties Of the secretaryship. During
these years he has done substantial
work toward the creation Of 100000
endowment fund for Morris Harvey,
Whi,e. this year, through a campaign
Tor one dollar subscriptions tn has
practically lifted the floating debt Of
the Institution.
Morris Harvey College is located at
Barboursvlle, the former county seat,
seven miles east Of Huntington on the
Gugandotte river.
Some regret was expressed that the
step meant the retirement Of DR. Darl-
ingIOn from the ministry but II was
pointed out that many Of the great
leaders Of Southern Methodism have
come up through the church schools.
II was stated when the announce
ment Of the election of DIR. Darlington
was made that this would not mean
any change in the policy Of the school.
the board being determined 70 keep on
in the effort TO keep the standards OF
the institution up TO those Of the church
and the state,
Z. v. w. Darlington was born In
shelby -co., KY. August 2, 1870. He
was educated in the common schools
OF his native county and at Kentucky
Wesleyan College. where he was pre-
pared for the ministry.
He was admitted to the Kentucky
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, I'm 1896 and was made
pastor Of East Maysville and Washing
ton stations. His next station was
Millersburg. where he spent one year
The next year he went to Covington
his first important station, where he
spent four years. thereafter transfer-
ring 10 the Western Virginia Confer
ence 10 be pastor OF the First Church
at Parkersburg.
After Parkersburg he came TO Hunt
ington 20 be pastor OF Johnson Memo
rial church II was under the inspira-
ton Of his leadership that the church
erected its present magnificent edi-
fice. No pastor who has served in
/ Huntington has been more deeply loved
| by his own people than was he-few
II any have achieved such popularity
without the bounds OF his denomina-
tion.
He has continued to live in Hunting
ton and is loved and admired by hund
reds OF people. No selection which
could have been made in the matter OF
the presidency of Morris Harvey could
have been more popular than this bids
fair to prove.
| Or. Darlington was given his degree
Doctor OF Divinity, by his alma mater
Kentucky Wesleyan, two years ago
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