Evening journal., 1903-03-20
Easton District.

Easton District.
Preceding Elder Corkran Of the Easton
ldstrict. referred ito the fact that In twelve
Years Of district work ne had MT missed
/ lsincle appoiitmen. on account Of personal
or family afhiction for which he returned
thanks 10 God. He noted changes In thel
roll of appointments as made year ago.
Brother Harris went from Greensboro toI
the New York conference, being stationed
at saugsiiles. and Brother r. l.. Hof-
focl5er. OF the New York Conference, was
transferred to Greensboro. He returns 20
lthr Wilmington Conference with multi
lpucd experience and I'm the fun vlgor Of
l,nnhood and a splendid future IS pre-
dicted fcr him. Queenstown was supplied
Inv Brother Matzen. who IN September &C.
cer.ed an orfer IN the Philadelphia Coh-
ference. and Brother j. G.. Mccoy was
transferred from Pert Penn TO fil the
vacancy. His quarterly conference recon-
mends his reception on trial. Royal Oak
was lef. to be supplied and w. W. White,
5 OF the Maryland Annual Conference Of the
n. p. church. took the place having with
J drawn in due form from his own church.
= lIIis quarterly conference recommends
that he be received into full connection.
IL. ID. Kemp was assigned to MilMngton
but the great Head OF the Chsrch had bet
ter things ia store for him. +. r. SideL
was transferred from the West Wisconsin
Conference ito fl the vacancy. He wa'
, IN this conference from 1898 to 1901 and Il
welcomed back. Another death was thai
OF the widow Of DR.. J.. II. Caldwell and
I the mother of Mrs. Y. S. Collins a
{ Smyrna In December. Brother Lindal'
is detained at home because Of erysipelal
in his face.
a The work of the year has been mucl
rindered by the unparalleled number OF
{ stormy sabbaths. 1t has stormed more
> or less for % Of che 81 sabbaths since ths
s adjournment of our last session Of con.
5 ference, and whilst the other days of tn,
/. week do not show as large a proportion
yet we have had great deal Of stormy
weather. This has, during the winter
season especially, made very muddy and
sometimes impossible roads. and thl
Easton district being made up largely o
circuits, has suffered in proportion. Some
OF our country churches have not beer
opened for more than once month fol
the last four months. and yet. surprising
TO say, the figures will show that along al
the regular lines of lienance, the dstriC
this year has broken al previous records
Failing for months at a time to gather &
congregation, the heroic pastors have
I taken 20 their carriages and saddles ans
=, gone from house TO house gathering ul
!, money for benevolence and stirring up th'
/, people to meet the current expenses OF th'
churches. But this has been an on yea
D in revival work owing ito the above name,
I difficulties. Many very hopeful meeting
were drowned out in their Infancy, and 40
efout in this department, IN both tow
and country, was more or less crippled
and yet the year has Witnessed some grac
ious revivals. A very unusual work has
been IN progress on Cordova circuit foi
.he last five months. The very almo5
I, rhere has seemed surf-charged with di
vine power, ana everybody has felt th'
influence. Old and hardened sinners, wht
& had not attended church for years, IN
= ndes. Umtarians and Roman Catholics
/ las we'll as the self-rghteous Pharsee
were stricken OF the Holy Ghost. came e
this meeting, fell at the mourners' bench
5 and were converted I'm the old time way
5 Altogether les persons found Joy in be
5 lieving, and 1i5 have united with th'
church on that charge and perhaps other.
j elsewhere. All three OF the churches have
e shared On this outpounng and ingather
+ ing. The chief OF the many human fac
a l.ors in this important work was an,
5 lpastor DR.. a. W. Lightbourne, who him
G self bccdme imbued with a great passion
for souls, and consecrated his splendid
talents unroservedly 70 this end. Hh
( preaching has been an emphasis upon thu
Old SINE doctrine Of the triune God. o
+, sin, repentance faith, regeneration, wit
ness Of spirit. sanctihoation, heaven, hell
BY the side Of the pastor has stood his
: devoted wife. with consecrated voice sing
ing in accord with the preaching, in th'
, homes Of the rich and the poor alike, Fl
% the church and IN the parlor Cordov'
/. circuit has sprung in FIVE months from
feeble, struggling, dying charge. 10 tk
g ront rank among the circuits Of the con
!. ference, from a membership OF 95 to 2N
: from a 500 salary to $1,000. with every
II thing else in proportion. What we Sc