The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-10
GENERAL SURVEY
Of CHURCH NEEDS
Of MARION Co.
Project Being Discussed
at Conferences Held
Here Today.
LEVI B. HARR MAY LEAD
Part of a Movement Which
Many Churches Have
Endorsed.

A general survey of the church
needs OF every community which is
being conducted under the auspices
of the inter-church world movement OF
the evangelical churches, is being ar
ranged for Marion county and the
name of Levi B. Harr of this city has
been suggested as chairman of the
advisory county council.
The cause was presented TO num-
ber of local clergymen at a meeting
held at the Fairmont Y. M. c. A. this
morning at 10 o'clock by Prof. L. NJ.
Bristol of the West Virginia univer-
sity, Morgantown who explained the
movement in detail. The chief pur-
pose of the work is to study the church
needs of every community and procure
later redistribution If advisable.
More than fifty denominations have
endorsed the project. No organic
work will be ventured.
AT this mornings meeting number
OF names were suggested from every
one of the seven districts Of the coun-
ty as persons adapted to take UP the
work. There were from two to five
suggested, but the indications are that
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pacity from each district.
Late this afternoon another session
of the clergy is being held. Details
will be taken up and an executive
and district committee will be named.
Those present at this mornings ses-
sion were: Revs. ]. E. Wells, pastor
of Diamond street NJ. E. Church; w.
]. Eddy, pastor of First Baptist church
G. w. Guthrie, pastor of Fleming
church; ]. C. Broomfield, pastor of
Methodist Protestant church; G. E.
Goodwin, pastor of First NJ. E. church:
and c. L. Green, of the Industrial well
fare department of the Consolidation
Coal Company.
The announcements carried by the
press associations today that the prop
osition looking to a repetition of the
Methodist centenary exposition on
much larger scale was approved at
meeting Of the Inter Church Cabinet of
Secretaries and Executive staff which
has been in session at Columbus, gave
additional interest to the conferences
held in Fairmont both this morning
and this afternoon with view of or
ganizing committee to have charge
VI ~ ou4NCy vi Gpuuly Gull
nection with the Inter Church World
Movement.
DR.. Earl S. Taylor director general
of the exposition being held at Column
bus, is one of the factors in the early
organization planned in connection
with the Inter Church World Move.
ment as is DR.. John R. Mott, head Of
the Y. M. G. A. organization. DR. L.
NJ. Bristol has been put In charge of
the West Virginia survey with an ex-
ecutive and advisory board consisting
of representatives of leading denom-
nations prominent in West Virginia,
which includes among its members
Governor John ]. Cornwell. There
is no Marion county representative on
this committee but both Clarksburg
and Morgantown have been honored.
The purpose of the conferences held
here today has been to form the nu-
cleus Of an organization for Marion
county which will embrace both the
Industrial activities in the county and
the rural conditions with a view OF
welfare movements.
The Inter Church World Movement
has been endorsed by law making
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