The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-23
HIGH TRIBUTE PAID To FORMER
PASTOR OF N|OUNDSV|LLE CHURCH
TABLET UNVEILED
FOR DIR. A. J. HIATT
Ceremony Takes Place Dur
ing Session of M. t. State
Conference

| nrctty tribute was paid LAST eve-
| Mug. 1T tho opening OF III" night session
| TO Dr. y. j. HIATT. under whose pdH,,
ato tho MAGNIFICENT First MethndSt
Episcopal church odinco was erected.
/ Dr Hiatt wnR summoned from mo con-
/ fcr"ncc cabinet meeting 10 tno 49,
nulpit. and In a pretty service pretty
/ tablet was unveiled bearing tho follow
| ing inscription: ,,,,Dn -bo1.
devoted efforts In THIS p%S, pas o5tsr n1'
/ possible the erection or TINS euIh0e.
. The address at tho unFoiIlnS ceto
mony was delivered by iroSecuStne A.
turncy James u. Iarriott. OF Mounus
, yjll. who In a neat address eHpreSseS
TO pr. Hiatt the loving esteem IN "ntSn
hr 10 held in MOundSville. with the
Statement: I'VE reverence you we low
YOU, pr. Hiatt. and We take TINS means
ut expressing our apprec!atton, 49,.
YOU arc yet able to see oeautltul now
rrs. while your ears can yet near our
. Mr. SCOTS Tribute
The tablet was accepted, on oenaiA
~ ths church, by Mr.. Thomas Scott.
who said: "Dr. Hiatt when we. "non
van served so loyalty as our pastor look
anon this tablet. We will always remeIn-
Der YOU and your great WORK mere.
Dr Hiatt, St!ll weak from MS recent
i'lrrss WIS almost overcome with emo
t.on. it,, rcEatncd his composure' now
,Lcr and responded with an expression
Of G"vrcSt. hearticIt app "oh.
81 wonder al II all" he said. she
who il responsible for II all Is not mere
sb, who has walked and worked Win
me through my hfty years IN inc inIn-
,,try. did not como To this conference.
Kut hid she known that this was TO
NV, trtnspircd she would have been
here. All Of tho praise when comes 10
me tAIs evening really belongs TO my
good wIfr. At,
. pTgtty. ! went from
here and tried To build on" moro bc!uu-
nj but now | rruliH" that | JAILED
Answers Fiftioth Rolloall
For my years NAY" nr'n ~ ~ Iii
,n wIihout miasing n single confer
rnrr and II | had my III" TO i've Oyer
again. would 20 into IhS McthouSo
mIniStry-not for money. but Tor !nc
loyc | have for tho churCh an" t'' '"'
| 'oH ~T % Ss Won all | didn't know that
uoyed you Moundsvillc people so inucn
until I went away, then cam" oack hrLo.
and there is within my s"ui ',ntbSint
%omcthinp more lasting than that tapICt
yondcr-the memory II you dear people
on the tablets of my heart. coa ho
Il thank you all, and may Coo DC
! good 10 you. IT. no,ss Dr
Hja;t has completed Il half century IN
the ministry. answering his ntSth tGtI
! cau Yesterday lie has been called mo
great church builder of West Virgins.
! 1'nder his pastorate sentiment Tor INC
/ -ection OF the splendid First church
edttlce at Moundsville cryStaIlized anu anu
i mo building Of lho beautiful begun ana
| finished. DR.. Hiatt then went 10 tlu nun,
tington and erected an even more costly
lie was then assigned 70 the district
! supcrintendrncy Of the 'har'eSI'h u,
! trict completing six years OF 'fsiCe
IN that capacity with the close or tho
DR. Hiatt IL retiring from tue ittI>e
| ministry In West Virginia. lhu ~
! yyith Mrs. Hiatt shortly 10 rear lhi,"h-
| ,nIi. Ind 10 locate II y with h'rp
" "rn. Of regret tina, West VlrEi MA
| u.thodI,m notes his departure. hut his
! yront work will 1.-Two long In ia" m'm"i
! OF memhorn OF that den"h'hh'."n "."
~, naomi, with whom no has been hhhOc-
! lated.