The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-09
There Has Been Progress Re-
corded in Every Way, Both
AS to Spiritual Matters and
To Material Things.
NO NEW STRUCTURES
MANY IMPROVEMENTS.
There Is an Advance in Benev-
OIenceS-LadieS' Societies
ManifeStIy Alive RevivaIS
In All Charges.

DR.. T. NJ. Guild, presiding elder or
the Richmond district of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. who has gone
TO Logansport to attend the annual
session of the North Indiana confer
enee, took with him one of the best
reports that has ever been made IN
reference to the condition of affairs
in this district. Ii will be presented
The report sets out fully the work
that has been accomplished and IL
speaks we'll for the administration Of
affairs under DIR. Guild. who is just
completing his first year as presiding
elder. Below is the report in full:
Il desire to record first of all my
gratitude to my heavenly Father for
his unfailng goodness and kindly pro-
vidences during the year / have been
able to hold every quarterly confer
ence in the district without a single
exception.
II took my appointment from the
bishop last year as the authority or
the church and hoped as the provi-
dence of God. and proceeded to adjust
myself to my new relation. j was not
unmindful of the great men who had
filled this important Office in the Rich
mond district. and was not a little
fearful if l could attain the standard
of excellency set up by them. | want
to express here my appreciation of
the labors of my predecessor, DR.. G..
II. Hill, not only for the splendid or
ganization and planning of the dis
trict, but in securing such splendid
and capable men to man the district
To them ! am greatly indebted, not
only for personal kindnesses and
courtesies. but for what ever OF ad-
vancement has been made, work ac-
complished or good done.
The following personal notation
should be nrade
THE conference had scarcely clos
ed last year. when death invaded the
home of one of our ministers, Brother
l. l.. Goodwin. Dublin. Ind. and claim
ed Mary. his beautiful and accomplish
ed daughter. She was christian
girl, and model for her associates
in the golden autumn. after more
all that travel. climate. medicine and
loving ministrations could do, Mary
the only daughter of Brother and Sis
ter Hill yielded TO the inevitable and
passed beyond the sight of mortals-
lovely, beautiful. the memory of her
is a sweet fragrance.
1T was February the 4th, at z
O'Clock in the morning that Sister 4
Mahin. wife of DR. Milton Nahin the,
Nestor of the North Indiana confer
ence, received her crowning. such
glorious winding up" was the tri-
umphant note Of this mother in Is
rael
Was But One Vacancy
Before leaving the seat of the CON
ference, every charge had a pastor
appointed to II except Spartanburg. a
new circuit Of three points formerly
belonging TO the Lynn conference.
secured Everett f. Naftzger, son of DR..
Naftzger, TO supply the charge. SO
well did he do his work that his re-
turn is asked for another year Early
in September. Brother C. Turner Jones
pastor of Saratoga. secured "A tranFfer
TO the Wilmington conference His
place was filled by the transfer of T.
p. Walter from the Cincinnati con
ference Brother Walter is a gradu-
ate from DePauw university, an Indi-
ana son and is glad 10 get back home.
His work has been up 10 high grade.
About the same time, W. Z. ingalls,,
Of Trenton charge for reasons he con
sidered valid sought and secured
transfer to the Oragan conference. In
choosing one for MS place, the lot fell
upon Paul p. Truiff, a local preacher,
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