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7. Attach Midland to Westernport Station.
It is recommended that a free-will offering be taken for the district parsonages, under the
direction of the presiding elders. The assessments on conference collections remain as they are, except
when changes have been made and the presiding elders salary, which committed to G. P. Hott, C. W.
Siever and F. M. Smith, as a committee. $500 appropriated to Keyser, W.Va.; $75 appropriated to
Harrisonburg, Va.; $150 to Westernport; and $100 to Prince William with the understanding that an
additional $50 be added if necessary.
The presiding elder of Shenandoah district be authorized to take special charge of the work near
Charlottesville and draw on the Missionary Treasury to pay expenses in supplying a man to hold
meetings. Roanoke Second Church referred to Stationing Committee. The appropriations to
Westernport and Prince William are to be paid from the Conference Mission Fund.
In view of the growing demands upon this Conference for larger amounts of money to protect
and maintain the Church in needy and new fields, and our failure, after repeated efforts, to get sufficient
outside help, therefore be it, Resolved, That each pastor in charge of a field of labor be required to
present the vital interest of local church extension to each congregation on his charge, and take a special
offering for this work; and that all such money be sent at once to the Conference Missionary Treasurer,
under the control of the missionary society. Respectfully submitted, A. P. Funkhouser, Sec.
Summary from Funkhouser.
Conference at Martinsburg, W. Va., March 16-21. J. S. Mills, bishop; G. P. Hott, secretary, S. D. Skelton, reporter.
Advisory seats given to J. B. Chamberlain. A. V. Vondersmith, W. B. Funk, W. A. Dickson, H. U. Roop, A. B. Statton, R.
Byrd, C. C. Gohn, A. N. Horn, D. R. Wagner, W. H. Washinger, H. B. Spayd, A. M. Evers, G. K. Hartman, E. U. Hoenshel, a.m.
Brook, M. L. Mayselles, C. W. Stinespring.
L. W. Lutz transferred to Pennsylvania Conference.
Open transfers to A. R. Hendrickson, J. F. Snyder, S. A. Crabill, L. O. Bricker.
Ordered that Judy and Smith Creek be detached from Pendleton and added to Franklin; that Circleville, Riverton, and
High Rock be detached from Pendleton and added to Franklin; that Thoroughfare be detached from Elkton and added to
Shenandoah City; that Shendun be attached to Pleasant Valley circuit; that Mt. Bethel be added to Augusta circuit; that
Broadway be detached from Broadway circuit and added to Lacey Springs; that Harrisonburg (colored) be made a station; that
the rest of Staunton and Linville circuits be called Linville and Staunton Mission; that Laurel Dale be detached from Bayard and
added to New Creek; that Midland be added to Westernport station; that Horseshoe on New Creek circuit be discontinued.
Presiding elders: W. F. Gruver, A. S. Hammack.
Leading report was on Lebanon Valley College.
Died: J. W. Howe.
Licentiates: (1st year) C. M. Good, J. L. Argenbright, George Burgess; (2nd year) W. D. Good, W. M. Maiden; (3rd year)
J. W. Brill, E. W. McMullen, J. W. Walter, W. S. Rau, E. E. Neff; (4th year) T. C. Harper, J. B. Ferguson, G. A. Newman.
Ministers present, 39; absent, 12; local, 16; superannuate, 2; delegates, 26; unemployed, 19.
Ordained: J. W. Stearn.
1904 Reports 118
7. Attach Midland to Westernport Station.
It is recommended that a free-will offering be taken for the district parsonages, under the
direction of the presiding elders. The assessments on conference collections remain as they are, except
when changes have been made and the presiding elders salary, which committed to G. P. Hott, C. W.
Siever and F. M. Smith, as a committee. $500 appropriated to Keyser, W.Va.; $75 appropriated to
Harrisonburg, Va.; $150 to Westernport; and $100 to Prince William with the understanding that an
additional $50 be added if necessary.
The presiding elder of Shenandoah district be authorized to take special charge of the work near
Charlottesville and draw on the Missionary Treasury to pay expenses in supplying a man to hold
meetings. Roanoke Second Church referred to Stationing Committee. The appropriations to
Westernport and Prince William are to be paid from the Conference Mission Fund.
In view of the growing demands upon this Conference for larger amounts of money to protect
and maintain the Church in needy and new fields, and our failure, after repeated efforts, to get sufficient
outside help, therefore be it, Resolved, That each pastor in charge of a field of labor be required to
present the vital interest of local church extension to each congregation on his charge, and take a special
offering for this work; and that all such money be sent at once to the Conference Missionary Treasurer,
under the control of the missionary society. Respectfully submitted, A. P. Funkhouser, Sec.
Summary from Funkhouser.
Conference at Martinsburg, W. Va., March 16-21. J. S. Mills, bishop; G. P. Hott, secretary, S. D. Skelton, reporter.
Advisory seats given to J. B. Chamberlain. A. V. Vondersmith, W. B. Funk, W. A. Dickson, H. U. Roop, A. B. Statton, R.
Byrd, C. C. Gohn, A. N. Horn, D. R. Wagner, W. H. Washinger, H. B. Spayd, A. M. Evers, G. K. Hartman, E. U. Hoenshel, a.m.
Brook, M. L. Mayselles, C. W. Stinespring.
L. W. Lutz transferred to Pennsylvania Conference.
Open transfers to A. R. Hendrickson, J. F. Snyder, S. A. Crabill, L. O. Bricker.
Ordered that Judy and Smith Creek be detached from Pendleton and added to Franklin; that Circleville, Riverton, and
High Rock be detached from Pendleton and added to Franklin; that Thoroughfare be detached from Elkton and added to
Shenandoah City; that Shendun be attached to Pleasant Valley circuit; that Mt. Bethel be added to Augusta circuit; that
Broadway be detached from Broadway circuit and added to Lacey Springs; that Harrisonburg (colored) be made a station; that
the rest of Staunton and Linville circuits be called Linville and Staunton Mission; that Laurel Dale be detached from Bayard and
added to New Creek; that Midland be added to Westernport station; that Horseshoe on New Creek circuit be discontinued.
Presiding elders: W. F. Gruver, A. S. Hammack.
Leading report was on Lebanon Valley College.
Died: J. W. Howe.
Licentiates: (1st year) C. M. Good, J. L. Argenbright, George Burgess; (2nd year) W. D. Good, W. M. Maiden; (3rd year)
J. W. Brill, E. W. McMullen, J. W. Walter, W. S. Rau, E. E. Neff; (4th year) T. C. Harper, J. B. Ferguson, G. A. Newman.
Ministers present, 39; absent, 12; local, 16; superannuate, 2; delegates, 26; unemployed, 19.
Ordained: J. W. Stearn.
1904 Reports 118
