The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-22

Tho seventy-tourth annual session
Of the West Virginia annual confer
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal church
gets down to business this morning. .,
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell arrived
from PITTSBURGH late yesterday AFTER
noon and Immediately took up his quar-
tiers In the First Methodist church par.
sonare. where ne will be the guest or
Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Slater through
our the conference. and where he VII!
be easily accessible TO all sessions or
the conference IN the First church audi
torium.
Early afternoon trains Tuesday
brought IN a good number OF pastors
rom the eastern and southern sections
OF West Virginia to attend the CON
ference Automobiles. IN cnaSse or 4
committee headed BY Mr., charles NJ.
Hood president OF the Hood Lumber
company. met the incoming trains and
conveyed the visiting ministers 20 the
homes Of Methodist congregations N
. NoundSyillc and Glendale where inrF
will be entertained for the wctN'
Later trains las: evening brought IN
more ministers from eastern, southern
and central West Virginia. and the
automobile committee was kept on the
lump. hurryinS the ministers TO the
scores OF homes where they were mace
comfortable for pleasant week
Nth the arrival OF still more state
pastors from cvety section tnis morn
ing, not less than $50 visiting minis
tors will be In Moundsvllle for what
- cxnerted 20 be one OF the most
norabic conferences ever held IN the
state. ,,
The conference conNenes at 0.ctScS
mis- morning. At which time Bishop
Mcdonnell will conduct devotional
service. and Will then proceed with the
ADMINISTRATION II the Sacrament OF the
Lords supper. aSs;s,ea oE In, jne E ssEeF"'
II 20 o'clock there VIII be held the
meriural serSic ter pastors ana mem
hers If the several congregations WHO
have died during n" c|M .,,,,T,s,, SiiT
nrrs,J, - the memorial service and
IN, memorial address VIII be delivered
nv IN, Re. 4. Il. Workman. pastor OF
Calvary Mc;0od.st church At Mounds
-; II O'Clock Bishop Mcconnell. will
direct the formal organization or the
conference and the transaction or the
nrst conference business.
Now Reform Program.
Tor;Eh;'S program - OF special IN
,.-rsf irasrluch ~ i - expected TO
develop the announcement OF the new
rrforri program. now that prohibition
by federal constitutional amendment
has been accomplished.
A. 80 o'clock this evening mere
Will be observed IN" anniversary OF the
board OF temperance. prohibition ana
public morals. at wh.th the SESSION WI
Pullen. State supertntendent. OF the
Anti-Saloon League. The address WI!
be delivered by Or. Clarence True VII
whose subject will be: The Reform
RS New Program or After the War
and ProhtbitlOn-What?
Centennial Thursday.
Tbu-sday'S sessions Will be or un-
,s,,aI intSres, 20 members OF the Meth
odist denomination IN Moundsri!!e.
marking as II does the one hunoredtn
anniversary Of the establishment OF
Methodism IN MoundSyilte. ,,,..
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes. native
son OF Moundsvillc. Will participate IN
me sessions OF this day. speaking hrst
AZ the anniversary OF the board or edu-
cation at II o'clock IN the morning
Thursday evening Will be centenn!ai
evening. when Bishop Hughes Will de
liver the centennial address. M. James
Sigafoose OF MoundsvIUe at THIS
session will present an interest'nS ms
torical address on Methodlsm IN
Anniversary Observations.
Anniversaries OF. various reatures OF
the work Of the MetAodlSt Ep!Scopa1
church will be daily features or the
cnnference with the following sched-
ulc announced. ;,. 90
board Of hospitals and homes John
Rcdow presiding: address. Dr.. J. \:
DieEmann: 7:3O p. m. anniversary OF
the board OF temperance. prohibition
and public morals. as announced aooEs;
Thursday-ll a n anR ny T., OK Ok
nresiding; address by Bishop Hughes:
S60 o. M. anniversary Of general
deaconness board.
Friday-2:0O p. m. anniversary OK
women's foreign missionary soc'ct ~
dress. Mrs. F. l. Johnson. students
sscrctary: 500 p. m. anniversary OF
ySomen's home missionary society. MIS-
8. X Arbuthnot PRESIDING: a n,cSs,, " r.
'S,anish speaking people. $50 p. m.
, spniyersary OF the board OF homo mis-
SONS. Or. s X. Arbuthnot. presiding:
sdress.. Or. p. l.. Noght. secretary OF
II" S a. p. m. anniversary Of
boaTd OF education for negroes. o. l:
Marple. pres:dinG: address. l. Garland
Penn: anniversary board OF SGnaa!
Or. YIN. 5. Borard. corresponding sec
Sundar-7.3o ?. m. anniversary Of
the Board Of the Epworth League. Rev
7 r Wells. presiding; anniversary Of
the board Of foreign missions. =. !.
6eBolt. presiding; address. Dr II. b.
Oa 1ayrnen Como Friday.
Law delegates from all over the state
will gather Friday FOR the thirteenth
&nnual conference OF the Laymen'S as
ISOLATION. The sessions OF this con-
Terence Will be held FRIDAY afternoon
and evening in the FIRST Christian
church auditorium.
Tou1ght's Music.
Following is the program for TO-
nights special music which VIII be
provided FOR the conference SESSION:
"Largo"-HandeI.
Forward Our Wa;chword Harry
Rowe Shelly.
ProcessIonal-Batis
The musical numbers VIII be rem
Sered under the direction Of the First
Methodist church Choir rooted by
Mrs Emma Moore Scott Miss Helen
Henderson Will presid" a. the urSan.