New Britain herald., 1918-04-19
REPORTS OF SUPERNTENDENTS OF NJ E. CONFERENCE HERE

ing just as much money as is donat-
ed. If this attitude should be toll
Grated the whole purpose of our eff
forts along this line would be null
flied. We must try to use these funds
as incentives to larger giving, not as
anodynes to lesser giving
lone of our aged brethren, @. G.
Lane, fell on sleep soon after the last
session of our Conference after mucn
suffering. Brother Lane had been :
faithful servant of God mostly in tn
smaller appointm cnts of this Dis.
trict. He Is lovingly remembered BY
many former parishioners. Tli&
works do follow him.
IF we had a service flag of this
District 1t would now contain 9S7
stars. These young men and women
who have gone out from our Church.
es to serve God, Honor Righteous
ness, and Country are remembered
most tenderlN in our prayers. The
sacrifices they are making are incit-
ing us who remain by the stuff to la
Dor more devotedly. So much work
to be done. so many less laboroTs
to do it. SO much more work must
each Of us do.
NODONN on tIlt I'ISltltI Ike
all that he ought to have done. "
are pressing forward to purer cNp@1'
fences and lHrsc1' accom- lishncrlt
with Gods help"
G.. G. RICHARDSON, Supt.
Brooklyn South District.
Mr.. President and Brethren:
LAS I begin this annual report 1
pause to mention, with the deepest
respect, the names of James J. Moi
fit, B. f. Reeve and H. G.. Mcbride,
who have been called to their re-
ward, Brother Mof1tt from the &C
tive and Brothers Reeve and Nc
Bride from the retired ranks during
the past year.
Here 1t may be appropriate also
to name one Of the best beloved men
Of the conference, who, after serving
our church at Woodmere for IL
years and the conference for 43
years, feels that he is not quite equal
to the task Of another parish and
therefore will ask for place among
the retired brethren. T refer to
Brother S. A. Sands. honored and be-
loved by us ALL
REV. E. G. Tullar closes his pas
torate of eight years at Sixth Avenue
church to accept the position of field
secretary Of the general deaconess
board, If the conference will request
the bishop to make the appointment
During his passionate at Sixth avenue
he, with his people, have erected an
attractive church and model Of It's
kind for the conference.
r. r. Roberts a probationer of
the first year, assistant pastor of ST.
Marks, with the consent of the prop
er authorities, has entered the Y. M.
G. A. work for army service. Our
parsonages are also represented in
the various arms Of service by the
young men:
Sergeant Russell A. Foust, now in
training camp at Upton; Sergeant
Harold A. Gilman, Aviation Camp.
Waco, Teas; Wallace S. Gilman, auto
unit, Park Institute, Boston; H. Mar
BILE and Claude Ebert Mower, both
in naval service.
Let us consider the ordinary work
of the church under the present ex-
traordinary conditions.
ITO cultivate the district along or
binary lines we have followed a we'll
defined dual program. We have
tried to create interest and enthusi-
SIN for the ordinary things Of the
church by means Of joint confer
ences, where the ablest men and
women, local and imported, have dis
cussed with us and for us the inter
asts Of the church. A woman's hour
gave opportunity to survey the work
Of our women; the Sunday school
hour our Sunday school problems,
while a round table conducted by
our ministers and laymen considered
district and local matters in prac-
teal way. And then a great inspira-
tional address brought each confer
ence to a close. Upwards of 5000
individuals attended these confer
snces.
"Our second plan was to do for the |
local church what the joint confer |
ence did for the district. According |
~, the last quarterly conference OIL
the year was In part an open confer
ance, thus bringing, In many in
stances, well prepared reports before
arge congregations. The ladies oc-
added much to the success
IF these occasions by furnishing re-
,re5hments. Several of these con- |
'erences had over 100 in attendance.
Follow1ng1the open conference an
executive session was held.
The following items indicate prog |
ress: We have received into prepare
,ory membership -. persons. We
nave received from preparatory mem
oership -. persons.
Occasionally it is limited that some
like to wander into other
o.o1a ioe CT mas fIrpS To some eX- |
tent this is true, for we gave courte-
BUS notes of recomm endation to 9TH
,r than Methodist churches last year.
Of course many of these were in
owns Oh. villages where there was no
Meth odist church.
But there are those in other &C. |
,lesiastical pastures that banker aft |
,r the fine clover in our fields. Ac- !
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