The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-12
FAIR HAVEN NEWS
Rev. Mr.. Tullar Makes Interest
ing Report Pilgrim
Church Supper.

At the meeting of the fourth quar-
terly conference of the East Pearl
street M. E. church an interesting re
port was submitted by the pastor.
Rev. E. G. Tullar, which is given be-
low:
Report of the preacher in charge
of the East Pearl street NJ E. church
to the Fourth Quarterly conference,
held Monday evening, March 9Th,
1905
Brethren: The conference year
now closing has been much too short
Tor US to realize the ideal that was
before US when the year opened.
While our ideals were before us, we
realized that we were undertaking
great experiment in breaking away
from the time honored custom-or
perhaps / should be more correct If
say-the traditional custom of a three
years pastorate. However. determin-
ed that neither custom nor tradition
should in any way influence us, to-
gether as pastor and people we have
plunged heartily into the'work of the
year, and | sincerely hope that the
results as you shall estimate them
will lead no one to feel that the ex-
pertinent has been too costly.
In many ways this has been the
pleasantest year of my ministry
There have come many joys which T
have shared with you and which have
brought forth the kindest expressions
Of your appreciation, as we'll as of
your congratulation. At the holiday
season. when the dark shadows Of
great anxiety and suspense hung over
your parsonage, the burden resting
upon your pastor was made much
lighter by the tender sympathy gen.
erously and graciously expressed by so
many loyal hearts, Such uniform
kindness has all the year been shown
to me and mine as makes me wish
that these expressions of my apprecia-
ton, together with my thanks to God
and the people of tine East Pearl
street church. might extend beyond
this quarterly conference.
During the five months which this
report must cover, the spiritual pace
of our church has been greatly quick
ened, while its step has been with a
f1rmer tread as we have put to test
the promises of Gods word. Our
preparation for the Chapman meet
ings was In itself great uplift. The
union services with all the churches
of Fair Haven were source of great
power. If for brief campaign this
union of effort brings such blessings,
why should we not as churches occa-
sionally get together as one solid reg
iment of the great army of the living
God Such a move would arouse the
greater activity and greater usefulness
while at the same time 1t would bring
to the front In all Of our churches
powers that have been hitherto un-
known and consequently unused. The
meetings under the consecrated lead
ership of DR.. Chapman and his CO.
workers were a great blessing to us
They opened new avenues for person
al work, and they brought forth the
personal workers. They gave a new
positive ring to >evangelistic preaching
and singing. They added new
charm to the old gospel of salvation
alone in Jesus Christ. Following the
| Chapman meetings we held six weeks
| of special services In which we shared
/ the heartiest cooperation of brother
| ministers from nearly every denomi
nation in the city. Through these
services much good has been done
and some trophies won for our Mas
ter But a complete report of all thu
good these services have accomplished
cannot be made until I'VE no longel
know In part" If you could have
had better leadership, If there hat
been a greater willingness on the par
of our entire membership to pay thu
price. l am confident that the result.
might have been much greater
1--WE are having fine congregation
at each of our preaching services
PRAYER and class meetings growing
mere and more popular. We ar,
holding service on each Wednesda,
evening for the deepening of GU
Christian life and experience. TIL
pastor has nearly one hundred and fif
ty signatures Of those who hav'
promised to aid him in securing thu
largest results possible from contin
ued evangelistic effort; this assures Ii
of victory.
"Our membership has been
changing one. Since our last quar-
terly conference, twenty-one hav
transferred to other churches. Som
have gone to the Baptist church
some to the Congregational! others L
another branch of the Methods
church. Four have withdrawn from
our communion. Four without our per
eonal ministry, have been transferred
to the church triumphant. sister Luc
NJ. Turner, Brothers Andrew j. Hull
Ora c. Talmadge and Ruben Coe-
each will be missed will be remem
bered; will be loved because of thei