The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
OF West Virginia Win Be Held
at Wheeling, Beginning
October 81.

October II.
Tho sevcntieth annual session OF
the West Virginia annual conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church
viii be held at Wheeling, and Il
will be one or the most important
and one OF tho most largely attended
conferences OF that great denomlna-
tlon that has over been held in the
state.
The sessions OF the conference will
be held in the Thompson Methodist
Episcopal church. Broadway and
Ohio streets, beginning Wednesday.
September 81. and win adjourn DC
tober .. Bishop Franklin Hamilton.
y, D., LII. D.. OF Pittsburg, will pre-
sldo over the sessions. Special music
viii be rendered by the Thompson
vested choir under the direction Of
i Frank II. Kinch'oe, and the organist
VIII be Miss Grace ID. Nelly The
choir will render several selections Of
sacred music nj each of the sessions
OF tho conference. In addition to the
able men OF the church in this state.
there viii DO number OF prominent
visitors from abroad, who will be
| nCNFu during tnO SESSIONS.
The Official Program.
Tho official program for the CON
ference. which has just been issued.
follows:
officials and Other Visitors.
Bishop John w. Hamilton, ID. D..
Ill. D.. Washington, ID. c., chancellor
American University.
The Rev. John w. Hancher, d. D..
New York. N. Y. assistant secretary
OF the Board OF Education.
The Rev. David ID. Forsyth, ID. D.,
Philadelphia. corresponding secretary
Board OF Home Missions and Church
Extension.
The Rev. D. w. Howell, D. D., Buff
falo. N. v, secretary General Dea-
coness Board
Tho Rev. Henry c. Morrison, D.
D.. Wilmoro, Ky" president Asbury
College.
The Rev. c. Y. Trigg. B. n, Pitts
burg. representing Freodmcn's Aid
Society.
Tho Hon. G. w. crabbo, Charles
ton, superintendent West Virginia
Antl-saloon League.
Mrs. Mary Woodruff, Now York,
general secretary Womun's Homo
Missionary Society.
The Rev. Wallace d. Fleming. d.
~, Buckhannon, president Wost Vir-
glnir Weslcyan College.
Miss Bertha Starkey, Japan. rep
resenting the Moman's Foreign Nils
sionGry Society.
The Rev. II. A. Chenoweth, d. D.,
Philippines, representing the Board
Of Foreign Missions.
Tho Rev. Ernest Daley Smith. D..
D., Washington, ID. c., extension sec
ertnry Board of Temperance, Pro-
hibition and Public Morals.
The Rev. Joseph II. Hingeley, D.
/ D. Chicago. corresponding secretary
Board OF Conference Claimants.
The Roy. L. o. Hartman, d. D.,
Plttebnrg. editor Pittsburg Christian
Advocate.
Anniversaries and other Services.
Tuesday, September 90.
10000 a. m.-conference exam
nations.
400 p. m.--Meetlng of Board of
Examiners. James p, Bird, president;
! A. D. Craig, registrar.
1880 p. m.-Servlce OF welcome.
F. M. Compton, superintendent
Wheeling district. presiding. Words
OF welcome by the Hon. II. l.. Kirk,
mayor Of Wheeling: the Rev. o. G.
IDean. president Wheeling Ministerial
Union; w. @. Hartinger conference
host. Response by @. =. Goodwin,
pastor First church, Fairmont; Blsh-
op Franklin Hamilton. Social hour
In charge Of Sunday school class No.
8, II. II. Jones, teacher,
Wednesday, September 81.
900 a ,m.-opening session, %.
crament OF the Lords Supper, Bishop
Franklin Hamilton.
$3.50 p. m.-Holloway Deaconess
Home anniversary. G. Z. Allen, sec
ond vice president Of board OF man
ayers. presiding. Report of Holloway
Deaconess Homo, Mrs. Lillian Hale
Welday. superintendent. Address
D. w. Howell, D. D., corresponding
Secretary General Deaconess Board,
Buffalo. N. Y.
400 .. m.--EyengeIism, H. 9.
Morrison D. D., president Asbury
College. Wilmore. Ky.
1900 p. m.-Annual missionary
sermon, W. 2. Craig.
$3.50 p. m.-AnniYersary Of Board
Of Home Missions and Church Extern
sion, @. F.. Anderson, presiding. Adj
dress-D. D. Forsyth, D. D., CORE
spending secretary.
Thursday, September %.
| $3.50 a. m.-Deyotional service, II.
q. Morrison.
/ $500 a. m.-Conference business.
y $3.50 p. m.---Anniversary Woman's
Home Missionary Society, Mrs. r. D.
Nay, presiding. Report of conference
secretary, Miss Pearl Dorsey. Adj
dress-Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff,
general secretary.
400 D. m.-Evangelism, H. @.
Morrison.
$500 p. invest Virginia Wesley
an College supper, President Wallace
B. Fleming. presiding, in banquet
room Of church.
1880 p. m.-Anniversary Freed
mems Aid Society, Q. II. King, pre-
siding. Address-C. Y. Trlgg, B. D.,