Smyrna times., 1882-03-08

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For the Smyrn1 Times
Wilmington Conference Roll
Tears have gone by since hath been told
he members in rhyme of our Conference roll
nese wears Intervening strange changes have come
aggregate making considerable sum-
upv have won the race and the prize
. Vgeryed for the faithful and true in the skies,
% call ND their namsS-John Weston the pure.
. G. aorer TO preach still longed for a cure;
rv,ts aud Thomas, and Humphries the sairt,
and Chatham whose life was without taint;
And Irwin and Hough, and Williams and Balm.
these have gone up from service to reign,
and I'rie and PiersOn and Miller beside.
lugey and Prettyman, have fallen and died.
Then changes BY transfer have thinned our ranks:
sdne to the Keystone" Harry T. to the "Yanks;"
ggg to New York, Killism far to the West,
{ Where blizzards" are made to worry the rest
pavis and Mcintyre to Jersey did CO.
Tayid c. Ridgway out to Ohio;
,ubbs and Mann to the Keystone" State
How much we miss Mann in spicy debate!
But all this egreSs through years that are past
bmore than supplied by resources vast:
IS brother goes out two others come in,
Ionly chance admission TO win.
they come from. New England. the South and the
West
With proves and grit, persistence and zeSI;
With needful equipment, determined, devout
and put their assailants to ingloriOuS route
The trades of the various martS we sustain.
As in The gone by, for pleasure and gain.
The same old Gardner and Fisher of old;
i SsI. E. 49,
The same old Cooper still polished and trim.
Erect as an Indian. though feeble of limb
4champion still both doughty and true,
Able 10 give each disputant his due
AChander and Baker, trades always in need
AFOreman to watch, direct and to lead;
Two Millers We have our Grist TO PROVIDE
George. only season. E Ham. will abide,
Vow count in the Smiths. we've three declare
While others are knocking to enter hear,
Wherever you go, by water or land,
some one you meet of this numerous band.
On the isles of the sea. in the wilds of the West,
I'aTel the earth o'er not halting for rest.
.lcoachss and cars, afoot and on ship,
Asm.th will outreach his hand for grip,
Here's Vaughn the courageous, and Alfred the bach. -.
S1OxfOrd rumors are rife of match
AE.ack of Greensboro whose inventive head
ANcaSt u device of great promise It's said:
A6dder machine, to cut, bind and shock
9ner than hundreds in government stock
s1t besides all trades as their names imply
We've men of all lengths from little 10 high;
And men of all cOlOrs, and men of all weight,
And men that are greatest and greater and great,
We've Brown man. a gray man, and one who j
Green
And dear Billy Bowen the lank and the lean.
We've Kedman too. and one who is White,
And Cresmer of Deals who covetS the right
Cornelius Prettyman and Duhadway
E. L. Hubbard, the bltheSOme and gay;
Rgg. our ." McCabe " and Conference wag
And Jonathan Willis so fold of his nag.
Todd the poet and lover of song.
Adams the Ianky and leany and long:
Arters and Aldred. Hynson and Grice
AyreS the HinPrdnt and sociable Price
We've Jewell of rare Merritt. and w B. Gregg
Who stubbornly holds if he sticks down his peg
And Poeomoke Hanna, and one who will Dare
all England and France. and forces to spare
Roe Of Berlin 5eetfoOt in q Chase.
Hunter, for s0uLs with prudence and grace;
Richards the prsacher.-was editor two
ID. Newman vino bAde US q loving adieu,
The lather than move to the regions below,
Where chils and mosquitoes do worry US so.
Jones the mimic. McFarlane the runt,
And jolly Hofecker, and O'Neill the blunt
Talbot and Taft and OTIS and Poole,
Williams two. James, still in a school,
hutehin the jolly and Haynes the demure,
Aatack the cOurtly and polished and pure;
F.J. Cochran of Chesapeake Station,
Ailhy whose theme is stH education;
avery aud Andrew whOve doubled their state.
While Pilchard is on a still hunt for a mate.
Pnebus the student of Methodist lore,
hubbard the preacher and keeper of store;
AeNichOll. McSorley and Newton McQuay,
AND Gsssner below not lacking in say
houston and Way retired from the field.
the former, hOwevtr, reluctant to yield
CAeery john Allen. George Barton the bli1d.
warner the busy and earnest and kind
walton the sire and Walton the SON.
fosnotcht the Hxy and lover of fun:
Atkins and Brlndle and Murray our host
Cafr0li of Nassau down by the coast
AoWbray and Nelson. Wiley. waddel
Bfyan and Burke. and Barrett and Bell
LAyheld and Lindale, and Collins and Dodd
ana Conner whose auditors seldom do nod
COnaway the guileless and Esgate the yank;"
townsend the sober and stengle the frank
Ihe eOrpulent Wilson's a team in themselves
and LghtbOurne in science persistently delves
Henry Cclclazer. still polished and true,
Aad giving to each aad to other his due
Then here's brother Kidney. completely 1T sea
With nervous concern where nert he will be-
And Terry Of seaford from sailing to preach
AND Merrill below from preaching TO teach
Inc Corkran brothers and Doctor Caldwell.
IeI Graves the story of Jesus TO tell.
-. me hoeinsons two. and Madely oBren
-, VINO changed most gladly bis oysters for kline.
i'1 n,ie" mere brother Quigg in preach and debate
y, WIN giants still and ever must rate;
nne DeVlsss two, although no. akin,
-Aeh enters the field determined to win,
aHu mere are the Hills. the son and the sire,
n-' o"l nristor at home in pulpit and choir,
1e"nngton' Kemp, and Rawlins beside,
- -, "arthman tOo,-these have all tried
tne year gone by the battle to win
o' "oo and against the devil and sin.
yspnerd and TOmkinson. to count them without.
NJ Se! put the poet TO inglorious route.
"eh mere brother Sanderson and Scott of the seho
'.a ~ hanmersley too the quiet and cool;
T'i rau stephenson. johnson and Harding the droll
"A Aa'tindale counted completes the long roll.
MEMBER
March 9Th, 1882.
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