The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-27
PASTORS
CD 70 FA|RMONT
Dr.. Pred C.. Anderson, Of This CltJ,
Reads Interesting
Report.

Fourteen Methodist ministers or trE
Wheeling district. accompanied pF ~
{. Fred Anderson. district superin'e''
dent. left FOR Fairmont yesterday morn
ing TO attend the West virginia III =.
conference whlch opened at the ID. -
church there yesterday afternoon. AID
Will he q, session until next Monday
Mrs G. Fred Anderson. of this. WI
have charge OF the anniversary or '',
women'S Foreign Missionary society
10 be held tomorrow afternoon.
Reads Report.
z 4 feature Of local interest. at the cor
ference Yesterday afternoon. was inc
reading nr a report by DR.. Fred I. n,
derson. Of this city. An outline OF '"'
report follows:
Wheeling Is one OF seven West VIZ
s,n,o districts and comprises 80 pas
toral charges. with % church buildings
The increase In the membership OF TIC
churches in This district this year "
1881, net gain after all losses by dea'''
and removal have been taken or
With reference to the church "or>
IN this district. this has been 4 'e,N
prosperous and delightful year Tor 'h'
entire district. The churches are ~
good condition. not only In the chur u
membership gain but all Sabbath
schools have shown 4 good. suns'ah''''
rain. both In interest and Attendance
Ese, INTEREST has been shown In th'
work ~ the Epworth Leagues ana ~
other branches Of young peoples WORK
Likewise the Ladies' Aid socte'le''
Home Mission and Foreign Mission SO
~cicties have had the best year IN 'ne''
history. The woman's Foreign M'ssicn-
aryary society has just closed IT'S year
WITH a financial report OF $26.2oo on Il
pledge OF SIS. 0n0. an o~ver-payment OF
moro than $4,000. The report OF tHe
Home Mission society Is equally good.
but inasmuch as their year close, IN
June instead OF October. reports wall
not be complete.
note Increase.
"A good increase Is noted this year IN
the support OF the preachers In the diS-
trict. the increase on pastors safarte~
for the year being $3.n2o, 4 GOOD IN
crease when the financial condition OF
the country Is considered. The tota'
amount paid TO the SO pastors or thc
district Is SIS. o5O. an average pastoral
cash salary OF sl.nsS. In most cases
there being added the rental value o.
the parsonage In which the pastors I'VE
There has been an unusual amoun'
OF repairing and identifying work oone
this year throughout the district.
Fourth street church has been redeco-
rated and repaired and equipped with 4
new lighting system At a cost or *1,o"r.
making II one OF the most oeauttfol
ed!fices to be found anywhere. The
same IS true OF Thompson church. where
the church proper and tho auditorium
has been done over at approximately the
same cost, The Edgington park church
has also been redecorated and recarpe'-
ed, and all four OF the churches In Pleas
ant Valley charge have also undergone
extensive repairs. The Fairriew churcr
AZ Fairview has also been renovated and
elaborated at a cost Of se.Ton. making
/. one Of the beautiful churches In the
district.
Mission Church.
The new mission church to be built
IN the south end Of M~oundsville at a
rost OF $4,000. Is to be n OF the oest
or It's kind, and will take care OF the
foreign element Of Mound5v.lle. II Is to
ho built by the congregation OF tho
Nourdsville NJ. f. church. and great
coed Is expected to result from Its work
The benevolent work OF the chur"r
has also been Of Il high order during the
past year. with a total expenditure v
$50. O0n. which will likely be more than
eGualled during the cominz year.
Local preaching licenses have been
granted to six candidates thi, year IN
the Wheeling district"
Practically every Methodist minister
IN Wheeling Is In attendance at the con-
ference, which Is the most important
Methodist event OF the year.