The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-31

about completed its reading room and
gymnasium thereby providing a place
for its men and boys where they can inn
prove their bodies and minds without
being subjected to the influence of evil
associates. Thornhurst is free from debt
and has good well 100 feet deep with
forty feet of water al an expense of $3.50
all paid. Waymart has continued its
policy of improvement and has painted
its church and parsonage, put memorial
windows in place of the old style and
very much improved both interior and
exterior, and they close the year with a
clean balance sheet. l think there is
nor charge on the district save Cherry
Ridge, but has spent something for the
betterment of their church property.
WORK OF THE LADIES.
At this time ] desire to speak n word
in praise of the women of the church,
who, through the Ladies' Aid and kim
dred organizations, have made so many
things possible that could not have been
reached il it had not been for their CO.
operation. This sometimes includes the
raising of the preachers salary. May
the blessings of God our Father be upon
them is my prayer.
| am afraid there will be falling off
in our contributions to the benevolences,
but want to say that if it shall prove
to be so when all the reports are in 1t
will not be the fault of the men on the
field. A more loyal and devoted lot OF
men never strove to keep the altar fires
burning and the Lords cause prosper
ing than those who labor on the Homes
dale district.
We must not forget that many of these
men scarcely get enough to keep soul and
body together and could earn more as
common day laborers than they get for
breaking to men the bread of life, we
they work on, doing the best they cant
and rejoicing that they can have some
part in the work of saving the world for
Jesus.
| desire to say word about our
church papers. 1t seems to me that no
better church paper is printed than our
own church papers, yet the number OF
these taken by our members is exceed
ingly small. find other religious pa
pers on the tables of our Methodist
Episcopal homes but not many of our
own papers. No wonder there is so
much church disloyalty with our mem
bers. Our effort should be a Methodist
paper Ill every Metilotllst HOule.
The Lord has blessed us with revivals
this year. 1t has been proven over and
over again that the ear OF the Lord is
not heavy that He cannot hear, or His
arm short that He cannot save, for II.
has been saving on almost every chargee
On some the number has been small, on
others it has been by the score. Among
the churches that have been blessed are
Ariel, Beach Lake, Bethany, Carbon
dale, Carley Brook, Clifford, Damascus,
Dunmore, Hale Eddy, Hamlinton, Haw-
ley, Honesdale, jackson, Jermyn, Lake
Como, Lakeville, Orson, Peckville, South
Canaan, Thompson, Thornhurst, and
Wallsville. To God be all the glory.
In closing this report l regret that we
have not been able to accomplish more
for our Master. But He knows that il
was in our hearts to do our best for Hin
and l believe that He will say to these
faithful workers when they shall SET
Him face to face, "Well done thou gooG
and faithful servant, you have beer
faithful over few things; be thou ruler
over many things, enter thou into the
Joy of your Lord