The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-10-26
PRESIDING ELDER WARDS REPORT
Made to the Recent Conference of the
n. z. Church.

idenf, and Bretheyn Of tile West
Virginia AunuaL Conference:
/ I present this my second annual
report of the Oakland District.
With an abiding faith in the I'M
failing providence of God, and an
increasing appreciation of the
high calling of God in Christ
Jesus, land in recognition of our
entire dependence upon Him, we
have tried to commit our way unto
the Lord, and trust also in Him,
that He should bring it to pass;
and have not been disappointed.
Very soon after the adjournment
Of the Conference the twenty men
who had been assigned work in
the District, were at their post and
hard at work.
Four appointments, viz:
Friendsville, Mt. Lake Park and
. Deer Park, St. George and Swan
ton, were left to be supplied. AT
ter advertising in the papers and
considerable correspondence, I sue
ceeded in placing w. NJ. Lister at
Friendsville. He has pushed the
work with energy and system and
accomplished years work in ten
months. His reports will show
for themselves.
"A month later l secured P. w.
Metheny for Mt. Lake and Deer
Park. Bro. Metheny has been
faithful in all things, and thus
/ gives a good report of himself. His
benevolent collections have been
doubled.
Immediately after Conference
the services of H. w. Holden, who
come to us from the Methodist
Protestant church, were secured for
! St. George. He has done faith
fnl work, and the charge has pros
pered in temporal and spiritual
thing as reports later on will
show.
For Swanton charge, I secured
the services of Bro. c. J. Price, of
the Baltimore Conference. Bro.
Price is stranger to this Confer
ence, and to say that the peopl e
have listened to good preaching is
no news to the Conference.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Special interest is taken in the
Sunday school work through out
the District. l have sought to
impress the great Importance of
this part of Our work upon the
people throughout the entire Dis
trict. No church can take too
good care Of her children.
LEAGUE.
The Epworth League, l am glad
to say, isprospering in most of the
charges, vet in some few instances
the people are not in sympathy
with the League work, and l have
had to make special plea for the
League, In June very deligh tfu1
and helpful Convention was held
at Mt. Lake Park. 1t was full f
enthusiasm and had the right ring.
REVEALS.
We have sought earnestly at all
times to impress upon our people
the Importance of maintaining the
Evangelical spirit in all our church
es, that the chief business of the
church is to bring men and women
to knowledge of the truth as it
is in Christ Jesus. We have not
seen as large results as may have
been desired, but the revival spir-
it has reached most of the charges
and conversions have resulted.
PASTORAL SUPPORT.
l am glad to report that in most
cases greater and more general in
terest is being manifested in the
payment of the pastors salar-
les, yet there are exceptions even
to this. 1t seems to require a
long time to get out Of the minds
of some the idea of an Inexpensive
Gospel; but a brighter day is
coming, when the laborer will be
considered worthy of his hire,
when the people will rejoice to
"brinC all the +i+bac ;,+o H.,