The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-27
ME- THOD|STSA ARE
|NC0NFERENCE
CONFERENCE OPENED AT SHORT
CREEK III. E. CHURCH LAST
EVENING.
Many Are Attendiug-Serviees Will
Be Held All Day Today.

The Wheeling district conference" 81
In. Mr,hndIst churches opened at short
'rcrk y".;"r,!ay and tn" meeting hAH
lur... arlrndnnr" uv"r forty ministers
Icing present and :: number az "hur'h
nfrjrials At thr Short 'r""k post
al Iicr On the thI" river. III" E'Si'''E
were met hy autos and conveyed I" the
church a few mlr$ out III" short 'F'"h
pike.
The conference VAS held in tho new
church whirh Is almost Il century ~
uxc. This plar" Of Worship r"p;""rd All
old stone church which WAS h"llt III
I-44 and is Ih, mother Of all. M"'h"u'St
churches in tn" pan handle, .M"'h"d
ism found its way /" tn" OH" river
westward from I'niunt"wn dow" III"
v,,rr ,.uurS,, t. thu ohio ami IN" cree"
v.u. rrcarh.d in this territory "''"T'
,hr huildinE If tin" irst church. .N"'"'
,hrrr hundred Yards from tn" rr'S"h'
church stands III" I'D elm ire" ui"'l
, W hirh ifiSh"r AShurE pr'a'h'" '
than - century and quarter ago:
VI. +. Compton. district suI"r'ni"nd-
rnf. rr.sidrd at IN" conference. ana KEW
Wilbur NJ. castle. the local HrnlhlS'"E
gave tive address Of welcome. and ;. Is.
Hart acted as district secretary.
TN. conference. w:t$ opened AT ':"n a.
m ON dcvr, innai hy =. y. Snyder. i"l-
, lowed by tn. :uiIr"Ss If w"lr"In". N''
r"<pnnS" was h"lIv"rr'l Icy I'"N. - :.
Gross. "f ih.' Wesley NJ. T.. "hur'h. on
South Jacob street. This city. ana i"r
,nrrl, pastor as tn" Short Creek church.
i"v. t;r"<. void III" history Of I'll" Meth
nd;sI Episcopal church in this district.
and ami brought /" light tn" interesting
frcr. at tie. beginning "f TINS article.
hN
II, & ogden. "r thlS city. IN which III"
yI-akrr r., i,.w"i history and "hnW"d thu
arrr,SStv s"llishnrsS Of IN" FruSs'an
a,i;,n.rarv and thu EIoh"nznll"ru dynas-
T.. from tn" r,udal har"n< nf that FAM
Nv DOWN through Frederick tho Great
Il, HI. present head "f that family. kaI-
SEP Wilhelm H.. In" present emperor ~
the drrnyIug German empire. ami show
ID low ~" pr S,nt great European war
MIS- started through III" gra$ping and
nyr RI arm" rrliry nf III" Trui"nS.
Nh visiting ministers L. the confer
INC. w"rr entertained by IN" "nngr"-
rriinn - III" church and will he their
guests un;il tn" meeting - closed.
Th.. program ior t"day follows:
Morning.
G.hn devotional ........f. i. Sampson
ga disciplinary business.
lU'i" Sunday School W"rk.........
...............- Milton 4. t:aSthack
ll.u0 Til" F.ndnrS"m"n, Funh......
Observation-Disclosures *. Arhuthnnt
HIS Tn" E"laIiv" Us" Of tn" church
III War Activity .........i. y. Smith
Afternoon.
-" Drvorions ...... Wesley W"ndrurf
80 "Th.. church Before III" WHr--
lid Sh. Fulfill Her Mi$Sl"n'
.,-,.-.....-. ........'' J.. =. I'iSl'U
Il" ''rhr thnr"i ElurIur III" War
How can Sh" r'miEli Her Mission.
.............,. ............... -. l.. conway
49,! Til" church After tn" War
What VIII Il" Her Mission"
......... ............ Roy McEusk"y
500 Food Conservation ............
49,. ............. Hon. T.. W. pgl"hnT
$50 "Th" AllI"S'. Arthur lazrnhy
( .nn "ArmnrrddUn' ........t. t.. .tllrn
4.iI Reports and other business.
Thursday Evening.
I'''Nr;!"ilS. 49,, -. H. i''?S
E"n"dirii"u.