Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-15
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THIR TY-SlXIIi ANNU AL
CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE
The 36th Annual Conference
the Brethren Church in the
daryland Virginia District open
ID here Tuesday al 2 p. N.
Though it has been raining, the
number of delegates and visit' rs
iave filled the village and SUI
'ounb,ng homes. The confer
.nce was opened by devotion bv
Rev. Geo. A. Copp and Rev. E.
B. Shaver delivered the address
of welcome, which was respond
ed to by a number OF the dele
gates. After which committee
on credentials and election OF |
officers were appointed, creden-
tials Revs. Geo. A. Copp, S. B. |
FOCAL, and G. C. Carpenter,
Elections Paul Brumbaugh, Jno.
F. Locke and Clarke Copp. The
officers elected were DR.. ]. M.
Tombaugl Moderator, A. b.
Cover, asst. moderator, c, r. |
Koontz, secretary, c. c. Haun,
asst. secretary, Clarke Copp,
treasurer, C. r. Koontz, statis-
tician committee on resolutions
was appointed with the follow
ing members, G. Harry Haun,
Dr.. M ary Laughlin and AMI
Weimer.
The evening services was OPEN
ed with devotional exercises by
Rev. Melvin A. Stuckey of Ash
land College, followed by DR.. ].
M. Tombaugh with a history of
the Brethren Church beginning
at Germantown, Pa, in the year
i l717 and the organization of the
Progressive branch at DAYTON,
Ohio, June 9th, 1888, after. this
address solo was sung by Ira
Emswiller of Matthias, w. Va,
at $50 Rev. H. H. Wolfred, of
Ashland College, addressed the
crowded house. His theme be-
ing THE Gospel of the Impos-
sible". This was an excellent
address and held the audience for
an hour and was greatly enjoyed.
Many expressing themselves as
being sorry he did not continue
longer.
! WEDNESDAY
8 O'Clock C. E. Sunrise devo-
tioual exercise, John Locke,
leader. The conference was
opened at 9 o'clock with devo-
tional exercises by Quinter Llovd
and song service, the leader
Robert CARRIER, of Washington.
$50 o'clock the Sunday School
session, was opened by Rev.
Arthur Snider, on the needs of
the school, also Revs. Melvin A.
StuckeY and c. r. Koontz, spoke
OH this subject, at 1890 O'Clock.
Prof. ]. A. CARRIER, of Ashland
College and Hartford, Conn.,, was
assigned the subject of The
Evangelistic Aim of the Sunday
School and how to relieve them
of the mental and spiritual
dyspepsia. This he said could
be effected by LIST, Aim--Imme-
date and Ultimate.
End. Organization and survey
of schools, by the ministers and
Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton, to get the inf ormation,
who is and who is not attending
the Sunday School.
The ministers and deacons of
the church held an exective ses-
sion in the dining room this
morning. The Christian En-
deavor Society held session in
the High School building and
thu Sisters Missionary Society
he'd an afternoon session in the
basement of the church.
Those IN attendance are here |
IN numbers, and although,
tne showers are with them, they |
are i'll the best Of humor, so far
the conference has been one of
the. best, and more interest shown
then has ever been at any held
heretofore. The conference will /
lose Thursday night when Prof.
Fred Spiker's orchestra of Wood
stock will give a sacred concert.
The thirty sixth Conference
closed on Thursday night with a
in attendance which
'vertaxed the capacity of the
church.
This was the most attended an
most progressive conference of
he Brethren Church ever held !
Fhe Conference will be held in
3uena Vista Virginia next year.
DEATH OF MRS. M. E. BUsHoNG
Last SATURDAY. NIGHT ~ 1