The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-10-05
SUPERINTENDENT REEDS REPORT
riaGe Last Night to the Fl. E. Confer.
ence In Session at Charleston.

Last night at the session of the NJ.
L. Conference at Charleston, W. Va,
/ superintendent w. d. Reed, OF the
Oakland District, submitted his annual
report, as follows:
/ Dear Fathers and brethren.
In presenting this our second annual
] report, 1t is with gratitude to Almighty
/ God, the Giver Of all good, the source
/ of all blessings and the Great Head of
! the Church. The year has been full Of
/ incessant toll, yet one of great victories
for the Church.
First we are glad to report how
4 graciously the Lord hath visited His
/ people, and opened the door Of saliva
ton, poured upon the peoples refresh
ings from the Lord visited the saints.
confirmed and strengthened believers,
and redeemed hundreds of souls. The
revival fire spread from charge to
charge, until from October to August,
q mighty tidal wave of Salvation spread
to the four corners of the district, and
more than 1900 soul were converted,
which resulted in II92 accessions to the
church and after deducting all losses the
pastors reports viii show net increase
in membership OF 754 To God thro His
Son Jesus Christ be all the glory.
The Sunday Schools in some instances
have more .han doubled in average at
tendance, while the district show an
increase If nearly 30 per cent. and We
know of no place within the bounds Of
the district "hare another school is
needed.
Last wear we report d rs Epworth
Leagues and this wear y. or an increase
Of 6. 4 profitable and helpful District
convention WAS held at Eow,esburr un-
der efficient presidency of Mr.. II. Y.
leighton. The LEAGUES of This district
were never IN better WORKING condition
than III present.
The pastors are finding them helpful
and Influential factors in the Church
, life.
/ The Bcnevolences Of the district will
/ show marked healthy increase over
apy previous wear. Last year two
/ charges stood in class ONE while this
/ wear there will be Twelve or an increase
/ Of 500 uar cent. For Home and FOREIGN
! Missions alone there will be an increase
/ of more than 800. Pastors have care
+ fully looked after this interest Of the
/ church. and as result. charges that
have never before reported ali in full"
/ will do so this time.
{ We are GLAD to reDOrt q handsome
/ increase over last wear for pastoral SUD-
mort While we renorted last wear a
/ net increase of S2O89. the records show
a net increase of S2172 thereby lowering
the deficiency of the Drevious wear. and
! with this rood record behind us. we
faced the future somewhat fearful lest
. the increase apain might be small. but
to our happy surprise when the record
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/ increase of S2255. making a total Of
/ S4344 in two wears, We are sorry there
/ will as usual he some deficiencies. but
we have every reason to believe these
/ will be less in the agprepate than last
wear. Therefore we are elated to know
/ the S4344 represents net gain to the
district for pastoral support.
! As the time draws near when we shall
have a vote on the Prohibition Amend
ment if will not come an1iss to sneak of
our present victories. With the single
exception of the town of Oakland. Nd,
! the Oakland district legally is as drv as
the Great Sahara Desert. Recently
the County of Tucker was added to the
dry column Listen to the roll call
Preston. Mineral. Grant. PendletOn,
Randolph Tucker and ali of Garrett
with the single execution. and before
this calendar wear closes there will be
no eycention for the three delegates
from Garrett are pledped to statutory
Prohibition for the County. And when
AGAIN Won call the roll in November
1912 on the Amendment. YOU will find
the preachers and peopIes of these
counties among the stalwarts. and we
believe every county and every precinct
will roll up commanding majority in
favor of the Amendment
We serve notice now that anv man
desiring 70 come TO Oakland district
must mass a satisfactory examination in
orthodoxv and willing to "snend and be
snent', until Prohibition shall be written
in The constitution of West Virginia.
While the wear has been full of sun
shine and victory nevertheless. God in
His wise Providcnce permittcd the rider
of the Pale Horse to enter the hcmes Of
MANY of our neonIe. and four times did
he halt at The door of the parsonapes.
The amendments had scarcely been
read when without warning and mex
pectedlv Brother and Sister Woodruff
were suddenly bowed in rreif in the loss
of their son. w. H. Woodruff. who was
taken in the full strength and vigor of
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