Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21
CONFERENCE TOLD
EASTON DISTRICT
HAD A FINE YEAR
Rev. w. A. Wise, Superintendent
Gives an Interesting Review
of Its Achievements.
MANY BURDENS RELIEVED
Special pispalch to Every Evening

Special Dispatch 10 Every Evening
Dover. March u Submitting hl=
annual report TO the Wilmington NJ L.
Conference today. Rev W \ Wise
superintendent of the I.aston district.
reviewed its achievements in the pnst
year. DR. Wisc's report follows.
In rendering this report Of tho work on
Easton district, II is fitting that orr first
acknowledgment should he uf Him whose
sustaining hand and guiding skill have
been ours in all the travail. toll and
triumph Of The year We are profoundly
grateful TO the Great Head " he church
for privilege. place and strength necessary
10 another wears work as well as for
many other blessings vouch- safed to the
writer and his brethren. while sowing and
reaping or respective fields through thr
past twelve exceptionally strenuous and
labor filled months
Peace and harmony having prevailed
throughout The district, we have con
seqncnily known something 81 what he
psalnlat meant when he sang. "Prhold
how good and how Pheasant Il ls for
brethren 90 dwell together in ututv
We. therelorsamake grateful montiM -
the uniform consideration and kindnesa
of both ministry and alty. aq altndantIv
manifested hy the hcartiest cooperation
and unstiuted support from every charge
Opc year ago. whcn thc appointments
were read, a. II the "a charges comprising
this district were announced ae being
supplied with pastors. Cordnya being the
exception, and This was soon filled hv tho
transfer If W /, Matthews from Grape
with the sanction Of Bishop Mcdowell
The shadows of he valley have not
fallen upon any member ~ our ministerial
rank during thc year while good health.
with possible two cxcpptions has general
" bern rnlovcd by the brethren and their
families tarly m he summer 7 NJ
Mitchell because of throat and voio.
affection was obliged To- step aside for 3
few wceke IN hope of obtaining relief hut
tho subtle ailmcnt would not weld to +
period of rcef and treatment With That
hcro=m and resolution characteristic ~
nant nuthcr faithful pastor under similar
trial. Brother Mitchell returned ~ his
work and for more than siv months has
personally and aoecptably upctviscd the
pulpit supply II The charga IS r Wat
son 4 most acceptable anl efficient local
preacher 81 ~mvFna. vas secured to rate
fnr DuIaney- church Hh.o variatir
menrrs of ho conference Willingly e9mr
f. the holp of worthy brother and rrp-
nlarlt filled the pulpit ~ N,lingtnn
With considerable reluctance BROTHER
Mitchell rones ~ this srsslon nf confer
ence asking thr retired relation IN
November while in the midst ~ urTharz
the most promising pastnrafe of his min
istrv, W II kenney was palnflHly
stricken and soon thereafter compelled -
surrender hlS post for he remainder If the
conference wear For nearly three months
he continued seriously II. being worn and
Wastnd hY tho most rxcrucIating pain
but under carr Of competent physician
and nurse. tho much feared result was
apparently avcrird and it. was fondlv
hoped that he would soon ba ahlr Ia r.
sumo work Onr Week ago. however
having suffered = relapse. brother kennrv
now leems best 70 ask fnr the retired rnIa-
tlan
On Tuce.la,. October -. last. at
Chcsfertown Mrs NancT S hrtfre. wifc
II orr agtd aud much bploved Brother
j ! Nrtnrs Mas not fer C,nd took
her / suitable minute has bccn pro
pared hY T Z Branchamp fo bo read at
tho oniercncu Nemurlal ser1Icr
Among tho lajty the grim reapcr
has frequently swung thc kcrn-edgtd
sickle with tpl,ng efTnct Hitherto strong
mon anil women for YEARS staunch and
outstanding ~ their loyaty 10 he
church. always - be cUIntrd lpon Tor
support Of tho pastor n every worthy
cause hc might advocatc. some IF hem
promi uentlv identified with onr Peninsula
Nethodism have. IL the closing rrar.
transferred their membership to the roster
Of the Church triumphant Notably
among such thus reckoncd arc Joseph
Suthers and Rev William Fares OF
smyrna, Hon George L Townsend Of
Odessa, John VI Rochester and Miss
Winnie Dlggns of Church Hill and Mrs.
Eliza Sigler of Rldgelv, the latter leaving
81 800 20 the trustees for Investment, the
lnteresi - be appIIed 70 The support Of