The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-12

from srduous toll. For these men God writes
across tho face Of the sky: syour labor Is not
in vain in the Lori." tt is iathfulness that wins
at last. All honor to the feapcrs WHO come with
rejoicing, bringing their shcavcs with them. All
honor, also, TO those who have walked in the ,ur.
rows and followed the plough or "have soun II,
tears" But for such service and ministry, hard
as 1t is, there could be no glad reaping time.
faithfulness wins whether behind the plough.
scattering the seed or rraping golden sheavcs.
lie that sowcth and lie that rcapcth recevcth
wages Let them rejoice together
In calling the effective elders, :. lIo-
! man and NJ. l.. Andarese were referred
to the committee on conference reln-
tions. DIR. Mason was introduced ant!
spoke on the work of the Freedmen s
Aid society and was warmly supported
by the earnest approval of the bishop.
He called DR.. Hard to the platform,
who spoke in the interest of Church
Extension. DR.. Sweet gave q. lucid
diagram OF troubles of his own in
shape of the conference minutes. and
the annual deficit thereof on motion
of DIR. Fuller it was voted to appor-
ticn the expense among the various
districts.
TWENTY. SECOND QUESTION
|. W. Treble was excused to At
tend a funeral, after which the twenty
second question was taken up, "Who
are the supernumerary preachers" +"
The following were continued: S. j.
Austin, Dayton G. Barnes. Chas. II.
Jewell, Joshua s. Lewis, w. r., Meth
erton, j.. S. Southworth. w. G. Ward,
G. w. Babcock.
The following figures are from DIR.
l.. G.. Floyd's report OF the Bingham
ton district: Total sum spent for i'm
provcments. Sl3350. The will of the
late Mrs. II. II. Crary has made Meth
ocism richer by the noble amount of
S74,250. There are SO Sunday schools
with 1900 officers and teachers 80
EpNorth Ieagucrs. with 1900 members;
500 converts We're reported.
Rev. George Forsythe. presiding eld-
er of the OwcEn district, read il beau
tifuly prepared report, which. as it
marked the close of his six years term,
was in the nature OF Il valcdictory.
1t was eStinated that 600 conversions
wer" numbered for the year. The
fact that the district is largely free
from the influence of demoralZing
worldly amusements was emphasized.
a ina ajority of the people would stand
III support of the famous Article 24S
in the Discipline. At Athens 4 Broth
crhCod Of st. Paul has been organized
with great success.
The following were continued in the
snperannuated relation: Charles $.
Alexander, John K. Allen. w. w. An
drews, Hiram G. Blair, John d. Blood
good. Arthur G. Bloomfield. Thomas
Burgess. Bishop Il. Carruth. Gilbert NJ.
hamberlain, Leonard Cole, Ziba Evans,
Richard G. Gill, Addison r. Harding,
Richard Horns. Philip Holbrook, Will
lam ]. Judd. George w. Leach. Abra-
ham w. I-oomis. Joseph Madison. Philip
NJ. Mott. David Personeus. Charles L..
Rice, Joseph r. Santee. Edgar Sibley,
Cornelius Sweet, Young c. Smith.
Samuel G.. Stevens Samuel NJ. Stone,
Charles w. Todd, burlington r. Tower.
Jonas Underwood, Seymour L. Wal
worth, James l.. Wells. Luzerne \.
Wild. Saunders +. Wright. Nelson !.
Hawley, John V. Newell, Stephen II.
Wood.