Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20
ROACEvERTE METHoDISTs UNITE.

by the congregations of the NJ. f..
Church and the NJ. Z. Church
South. of Roncevcrtc predicting the
union of these two great branches
OF Mcthodism in America. OF course
the unification Of the two churches
cannot be made cftcctiv, until after
Il general conference is held and
such action formally taken.
But after the VI. L. Church, South,
had sold its church building in
ROncevcrtc with the intention of
relocating and building elsewhere,
the NJ. +. Church at a meeting held
on January 30th, 1920, invited the
former to join forces with the NJ.
+. Church and use their building
until after a general conference had
been held and the churches formal
~ united. The church was invited
to unite with the LEGAL Conarcga.
ton of the Methodist lEpiscopa
church in worshiping in our house
!of worship; both congregations
uniting in the Sunday Schools, Ep-
worth League Societies, prayer
meetings, and preaching services;
the pastor Of the NJ. L. Church,
South, preaching at the morning
hour and the pastor of the NJ. E.
Church preaching a: the evening
hour each Sunday"
On Feb. 10th, the CONGREGATION
of the NJ. L. Church, South, met
and adopted resolutions also ap-
proving the plan for uniting the
two churches and accepted "the
very cordial invitation extended to
us by the Quarterly Conference of
'hc NJ. +. Church to worship with
them, and approve tho plan therein
presented, for the leagues, SUNDAY
School and preaching services"
The uniling of these churches
as ii does ia this time, when the
general conferences of these, the
two largest branches of Methodism
i'll the country, are about to take
such action, is Il good omen for the
final elimination of the plan and is
OF considerable interest to Method
lists of all denominations. 1t is
understood that the united church
at Ronccvcrte expects to commence
at an early date the erection of a
church building TO cost O,OOO to
$4,000.
Following are the resolutions as
passed by the two churches:
~ We the members of the Quarterly.
CONFERENCE Of the ROnccvcrtc
charge, Elkins District, West Vir-
ginla. Conference, Methodist Epis-
copal Church, assemble in an adj
gourned session at Ronceverte, w.
va, this 3Oth day of January, 1920,
40 hereby express our unanimous
approval of the work of the joint
commission on the unification of
the Methodist Episcopalchurch with
the NJ: f. Church, South, and We
most heartily endorse the recon-
mendatiOnS of said commission 10
the General Conferences; and we
wish further to declare our faith
IN the final union of the two
churches. In view of the forcgo-
ing we adopt the following reso-
lutions, viz
whereas, the local CONGREGATION
OF the NJ. f. Church, South. has sold
their church building with fhe in
tcntlon of relocating; but in view
of contemplated union of the two
chnrches they have deferred any
Dulidlng enterprise in Roncevertc
until after the General Conferences
nave taken action upon The recon-
inendationS of the Joint Commits
sion, therefore be it resolved:
rlrSt, That we commend the action
taken i'll This matter.
Second, be it resolved, that VIC
invite them to unite with the local
congregation of the Methodist
Episcopal church in worshipping
In our house of worship; both con-
8regationS uniting in the Sunday
Scnools, EpWorth League socitieS,
PRAYER meetings, and preaching
services; the pastor of the NJ. +.
Lnurch, South, preaching at the
morning hour and the pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church preach
ing at the evening hour each Sun
day.
Third. be it resolved, that copv
Of these resolutions be entered to
record in the minutes of the Quart
crly Conference; and COPY by
given TO the pastor of the NJ. +:
Church, South, in Roncevcrtc, as \
formal invitation in accordance
above. ''"'''
(SigneO l.. T.. RESSEGER,
~ District Superintendent.
W. a. Hcdrick, Secretary.
al meeting Of the Fourth Quart
cry Conference Of Roncevcrtc
charge, Lcwisburg District, Balti-
more Confcrcnc of the NJ. +. Church
oSoutn, hcld III Ronccvcrtc, West
virginia, February 10, 1920, the fol-
lowing resolutions were ,lnani-
mously adopted and placed upou
the records Of the Quarterly Con
ference.
Whereas, This body has received
q communication from The members
IL In. Al. Il