The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-02
WHEELING DISTRICT HOLDS HIGH
PLACE IN WEST VA. NE HOD|SAN
Oh. COMPTON, IN ANNUAL REPORT
TO CONFERENCE, PRAISES
oHuncHEs
unsurpasssd In Patriotic, Benevolent
ana Religious Contributions-oon-
Eregations Have Grown


were made yesterday by District SUPER
intendent NJ. r. Compton. I" tn" hhn'IA'
West Eirylnin Methodist conference
which has been IN session at ,HarkshurE
since last TucsduE. br. tunpton* re-
ports in part. follow:
The Wheeling District of the West
Virginia Conference il IN" ThlrlInE cen
ter Of vast industries and generous phil
au,hropies II We could sum up her
PATRIOTIC benevolent and religious con
lrihutiunS. "" would fnd them unSur'
passed. IL Appropriated. i'll III" state
Her gifts to the Iiud Cross. Hospitals
Christian associations. colleges. and
churches have been prinrely. Will" her
contributions to the West Virginia WcS-
lcyun College WAS not rs large aS.w"
might have wished. i, was beyond all
question stnnGniticnnl exhibition " 10y
uI,y IL the denomination Wheeling and
vicinity was not has not brru. vitality
Interested In Wesleyan. There was lit
tic l0cnl enthusiasm. nevertheless our
ministers und laynren raised scv"ntE-hr'
nor cent " what would hay" hrch our
airport iunlnrn, has"'I on membership
This result was due t. the presence ana
influence ut our persuasive Bishop liam
ilton, our Wesleyan President. III" gen
tie aud g"ntlrmanly Fleming. AN" me
unsurnns services q: our Sub-diStrIGt
leaders. j. r.. Rird. G.. n. Smith +. y
Townsend. snd \. II. Craig. fortified ana
accommodated Ivy ~ loyal company or
preachers a& IN" conferences possesses.
If any one SHOULD say that TIC Wheel
ing district laid down "u tn" proposition
we can only reply. that hr lies under a
misapprchcnsinn vi tho facts.
My duty however today IS |" hrlnS
before you q condensed summary III the
work of orr churches III the district: inns
duty | ral:" rather seriously and venture
Co say that my reports for four years
would size us knowing picture vi
Wheeling District.
Wa-wood and Eenwood
Rcnwooi. flankcd and faced by hrlrh'
INK furnaces aud mighty mills IN he
wildering activity. * Il busy he"-hirc
with c. -. sampson feeding IN" hungry
multitud" with the money "f the Word
With samsonau skill hr has won the
victory. Parsonage h"nutihcd. church
materially Improved membership m
creased and Tho salary tlArd at Sl%"o
cash and parsonage.
WarunoG At tn" uprcr gateway I" our
I'rnulS.u LAM! IL Il young. vigorous anu
growing ",ri"tE wisely guided u! our a.
e buckley. rho congregations with
Sruwiui; pains r.;Shrd out III" "nd az TIC
building. and now with l1it;'r quarters
with the improvements paid Tor. are
Ht'lI puShi:.r crd,. and S.Lr>; "t IN" hniId-
ing and nothing less Than - new moo
rrn church will satisfy. Twn "t Tho
mos, elieihl" lots in WarVo0d S"rurcd
and paid for. w,lh salary almost doubled
and still moving up. with a not gain IN
membership Of ON hundred md twcni y.
Wnr,vund is ~, the N.thodiSl map To
stay.
out on the short Line. Sn-cal!"d nc
cause if il was longer yru would ncr"r
get over il. Just !"ar wErr" "" run 't-
bows with the iliuslriUuS M"rEantown
District. a. WallaT". cur militant hrGth-
er j. l.. Nnrris. is IN Ia" Saddl" anu
riding on Ia victory. Ard now nesting
close tn ;hr church rises u now phrSoh-
age. HHaltrac,i%r md beautiful. iii nome
for any ni'lrrr among MS from an CA
haustcr 10 ~ "piSrurant.
Gu, on this same iliUstrious Short
Line AT Smithiie.d real menace mas
appeared Smiihn"hl. l.. l.. ManncSS.
read the EiShur. and =" 1t has S'""u.
He was Il r"nl menace. /" IN" w"rlh. the
flesh and the devil Three hundred and
eighty-srrcr CONVERSIONS. tw" hundred
and ciEh,y-on" received tpt" full m"m-
ton. tells the story of tn" assault on
the trenches of w:rkrdn.ss. Everybody
who loves righteousness and hates sin
is satisfied with this Mann"ss.
Hundred and Littleton
As tho vibrant voice of our beloved
bishop announced the appointments NJ
the close Of our last Annual conference.
the Superintendent of tn" Wheeling DIS
trirt listened with tho utmost TRANQUIL
ity and content. not wave OF N"unie
rolled over his peaceful breast. ana ne
FASTENED To his Gln,nrilc with pleas
ing conviction Of work w"ll dom; he
felt nj peace with Bishop. cabinet. con-
ference. the world and III" good ola
Methodist way of fixing things. mat
night he slept tn" sleep Of the just,
with u clear conscience in what Seelneo
q good world. Eur. alas. alas Yes
Paul was right when he said. many are
born out OF due season" so it was: the
Ervn,,an wives were exceedingly
hus,. Tint night aud when III" labor was
all over this inn0rcnt District super
intendcnt fuUpd thirteen new deliveries.
and hr knows now what il is 70 he
father and n muthrr. and grandfather
and mother. and n Slep-rathcr and moth
err all in one.
Amouc those born out Of duo season
md rlnccd Il. Hundred was Il. 0. fhil-
lips. whose normal weight is somewhere
bet wr"u two hundred ana twenty an"
Iwn hundred and forty. =" that "hrn IL"
Is pu, h. generally stays put. rnrtuh-
atrly the good people of the Huhdreu
Charge. when they discovered what was
on their deer step proceeded to re1olce'
they bought Two new pianos. one TOT
Hundred and one for l.ittlcthn. rcpalreu
tho parsonage added Il bath room. inc!
continued tn rrjric" hy paying over
thousand dollars on old debts. repairs
and improvements. they have had hap
ny and satisfied year and want nun
some more.
victory at Thomson Church
over on tho Island. that you all cross
when you go To bridgeport rises in
stately grandeur the Thomson church.
Her. J. f.. Bird has had the swing or
vic,nrv. Happy pooplc. happy Rird.
WHY they actually act like young Peo-
nj" who hn," fallen desperately Ill love
=; Hrs, sight: they 70" and cry never
nird SANG li.r This Hird." and the an
swcr. Lirdiik" came. back. never neS,
like this n"st." R;shop. | hecseech you
disturb item not
lin" Grove" wtth u" Pine C;r"v" near.
Inns curtirHcd 4" prosper and advance
undrr r.. T.. Mnurr. on" Of the DlH men
of the rnnf"renr". ~ pnStor. Church
and parsonage both GrcnIly improved.
All debts paid. hcncvolencles in fun.
ard ia. WAY IS ,'icur for steady anu
healthy growth.
por;rrs Fails Will hereafter be known
as the Erad"r circuit. ii sounds nj
l.asl literary. ] was fortunate 10 Sc
.iI"" ";irly III the year. Rev Wesley
IL, 10 ia
n nr.,a"iIcr sc ability and II wis. admin
ietrator. We think that another y"nr
az his faithful serve" will hiring spirI-
tual hrrIrh nuh strength 10 the circuit.