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Developments in West Virginia

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 21, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 12.

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, PARKERSBURG, W. VA.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, PARKERSBURG, W. VA.

Developments in West Virginia

By B. G. Wilkinson

The brethren in charge of the work in the West Virginia Conference are endeavoring with all their hearts to give character and stability to the work there.
The cuts which accompany this article represent two new churches that have recently been built in that conference. The first one shows the church put up by our brethren at Parkersburg. It is a commodious brick structure, centrally located in a neighborhood of people who are interested in the truth, and is easily reached by the different car lines of the city. Elder F. H. Robbins, president of the conference, in connection with a corps of good workers, very quickly erected the building, and had it dedicated practically free from debt, the latter part of 1911.
The other cut represents the new church building at Charleston. This city is the capital of the State, and offers an encouraging field of effort for our people there. At the present time Elder F. E. Gibson, who has just come from the Ohio Conference to take up work in West Virginia, has charge of the work in Charleston. He labored faithfully to have this church completed and ready for dedication in the fall of 1911. It is a beautiful building, situated on a good lot, and located in an excellent section of the city. The writer, in company with Elder K. C. Russell, had the privilege of attending the dedicatory services of the church. Practically the last of the money necessary to cover what remained of the debt on the property was raised at this dedicatory service.
The brethren in West Virginia are struggling hard to advance the work, and we request that all who are interested in the advancement of the Lord's work will sometimes, while they are praying for the many other interests, offer a petition to God to bless the work in the West Virginia Conference.
B. G. WILKINSON.