Evening journal., 1916-03-30

The conversions on the district during
the year were / 700.
In closing this review. the temptation
10 speak a word that Is largely per
sonal is too great 20 be resisted. How
quickly these six years have hurried
by. Measured IN perspective, II is not
far cry from 1910 to 1915. The one
outstanding fact In all this vanished
past is the goodness and patience OF
God. New every morning was His love.
he Was beside MS in the way Surely
goodness and mercy have followed us
all these days.
The next fact. companion 10 tho FIRST,
has been the Joy of service. Burdensf
%, yes. sometimes heavy and hard to
bear. Sacrihcosy Who can doubt it7
Failures Are we not mortaly The
one question is the perfect answer to
the other. Ideals often unrcalizedf
Discouragcments3 Yes. an of these. but
joyful service nevertheless, for IL has
been fellowship with Jesus Christ and
those who were striving TO do Ills will.
Again and again as / have witnessed
the sacrifices Of my brethren. and have
felt their unspoken desires desires that
were prompted by love rather than am
bition, 7 have thought of the high
words of our Master IN response 10 the
unuttered wonder of His disciples. when
lie said; ~ have meat 60 cat that yc
know not off, ! have tried so far a.
such feat were possible 10 put myself
In their place. If they did not feel tho
touch of an intelligent sympathy, IL
was not because the needs OF my CO.
workers did not appeal 90 me. Tho ono
gratifying fact on the human side Is
that 20 me has been accorded both re-
-pect and affection. II would have been
irksomc work apart from this knowl-
edge that was never absent. Thank God
the Misunderstanding have hecn few.
And to be made TO feel in the homes
whose doors were freely opened 10 tho
servant that your presence WAS real
hcnediction and Joy is not Of small
moment.
Predict Great Future.
/ almost envy the man who will Ia
the Judgment OF the bishop be honorcd
with this trust. The district has just
begun to find itself It's possibilities ara
iraught with large things for the King
DOM In many respects IL Is the most
| happily situated district la the Confer
oncc. Set In the midst of one OF tho
most fruitful spots ON this Peninsula,
! Filled with a people whose thrift brooks
mo- thought of failure. its development Is
but matter OF time While / am
neither a prophet nor the son Of a
| prophet. ! venture 10 predict future
for Easton district that will bodc well
for the Kingdom.
Speaking "a more intimately personal
word ! can say that / have tried 10
know no man "aftor the ncsh.' / have
played NO favOrites To say that there
have not been special friendships would
be "a reflection ON good sense. but before
4 Him "Whose ann and Whom ! serve,
It can be said with unchallengcablc &C.
curacy that this fact has not weighed
n with me when the interests of tn,
church were concerned. Very carly II
my ministry the lesson was learned tha'
merit deserves irst consideration. Ihi
~ has been the chief ingredient with "thi
fl unworthy dust" 40 far as appointment
= were influenced by an expression q
IA opinion ON my part. Not that meri
,fl always receives due recognition, for q
~ all know, even merit sometimes wait
I. overlong for deserved consideration, bi
ItI the fact Just stated stands nevertheless
q And one of the regrets that cause
9 more than a passing discomfort wa
n that often the eXigencies of the cas-
were such that good men and true wer
q put 10 temporary disadvantage
Tho failures the successes. the joys
o the misunderstaudings are among tn
things that were. and yet like the dee
m. aitcrglow of summer day do the JOY
I and memories of the past touch tn
ilecting present, making it 10 be radian
I with a slight nc'cr seen ON land OF sea.
"Now unto Him Who Is able TO keel
you from falling. and to present 70,
faultless before the presence OF Iii
q glory with exceeding Joy be all th'
! glory now ss always
Respectively submitted.
L. Robert Watt.