The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-09-30
Reviews Work Accomplished in
His District During Past Year.

am pleased 10 report Jnat the work
has gone steadily forward on the district
with but few exceptions, and real pro-
gress on all lines Of church work.
THE POLICY ENFORCED.
1t has been our constant thought that
nothing great or lasting can be accom-
plished without order or discipline, and
knowing Of no ecclesiastical discipline
better than our own, we have kept close
to our Methodist Discipline. and know
ing that the Gospel of Jesus is the only
Glad Tiding Of Salvation to lost world,
we have sought to preach Jesus Christ
and him crucifed.
The pastors have been prominently
faithful and gratifying successful in
proclaiming this message from their
pulpits as the healthful conditions Of
the charges will show.
REVEALS.
The revival spirit has prevailed to a
greater or less extent throughout the
entire district. Conversions have been
reported to me from every charge in
the district, ranging in number Of CON
versions from to 333 the maximum,
giving the total number Of conversions
for the year at 1850.
PASTORAL LABORS.
The preachers of the Oakland district,
as rule, give much time to pastoral
labor. This is highly endorsed and
much appreciated by our people. 1t
not only helps and encourages them but
1t helps and developes the pastor and
makes better preacher of him. Two
things are very necessary to the preach
er: He must know the message and he
must know men.
sunday SCHOOLS.
| think we have a fairly well organ
lied system of Sunday Schools in this
district. We have in this district 1870
Sunday Schools, 1896 officers and teach
ers and between 5000 and 1000 schol-
ars. In the main / think good and faith
full work issdone in these schools Manr
of our young people are members of
church.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The Epworth League is still alive and
doing effective work. a very prohta-
BILE convention was held at Mt Lake
Park in June, under the presidency of
J. B. Workman. In many country
places it is difficult to keep up an inter
est and even maintain permanent or
'ganization. For this two reasons might
be assigned: First, the traditional idea
that things were not formerly done that
way, and second, lack Of suitable lead
ership.
BENEVOLENCES.
The Importance of a large liber atty
upon the part of all our people in the
support of the benevolent enterprises
of the church has been faithfully and
persistently enforced Quite a number
of our people are in heartiest sympathy
with the church and it's plans to extend
the ReGeemer' kingdom in the earth
and do all they can to aid and encourage
our benevolent work. This is especially
true in reference to our work in foreign
mission fields and there is growing in
terest in our home mission work. They
are coming to know that God is send
ing the heather and the unevangelized
into our midst that we may lead them to
the Master; yet am sorry to say that
we have entirely too many people among
us who care little for missions, either
to point to the more than 900, 600, 900
unconverted heather in the world and
get them to hear the words of our di-
vine Lord when he said go into all
the world and teach my Gospel to every
creature. Lo, am with you always,
even to the end of the world "
PASTORS SALARIES.
Two things have | urged in reference
to pastors salaries: First. that they
should be fixed at a liberal amount
''The laborer is worthy of his hire, "
and They that preach the Gospel shall
live of the Gospel" and second, that
the salary be paid in full. / am glad
to record that there has been some i'm
provement in the first instance. Larger
salaries are apportioned than few
years ago, yet IN many cases they are
still too meager In the second instance
| am sorry that all the salaries will not
be paid in full. This ought not to be,
and am grateful to the Lay Members
Association for their earnest effort and
cooperation in reference to increasing
and paying pastors salaries. Six years
ago the Oakland District appOrtioned
its pastors salaries at Sl2.649. This
year they are apportioned at $2l $50.
This is exclusive Of house rent.
CHURCH BUILDING.
On the townsville charge, at the
Fairview appointment, beautiful and
convenient country church was built al
d noat of sl on0 and dndica+ad ,, IN.