Evening journal., 1920-03-24
EAsroN DISTRICT.

District superintendent w. A. Wise
reporting the year. work on EastoT
district. today, al the session Of VII
minston NJ u. Conference, said In part
"One year ago, when the Easton dis
trict appointments were officially an
nounccd. Ave or ibe forly-two charges
were found without pastors G state OF
affairs that for time materially affect
ed and threetened the districts Cen
tennry prospects. as well as numerous
important local interests OF the
churches directly Involved. After
weeks OF personal solicitation supple
mented by The greatly appreciated
assistance OF Bishop Mcdowell, the
aforementioned vacancies were sup
piled. The Rev. s. l.. Handy. an efil-
ciont local preacher from the Whining
ton district, was secured for Royal
OAK; @. n. Jones, by request, was re-
leased from Clayton and assigned 10
ST. Mchael's r. Guy owens, q for
mer probationer IN the Baltimore Con-
ference, was appointed TO Smyrna
Circuit. A. B. Frye Was obtained from
the Blue Ridge Atlantic Conference and
placed In charge O, Concord. ]. C.
Bolton and Robert Lawson. fully ac-
credited chaplains OF the 4. s. Army,
then but recently returned from active,
front-line, overseas duty and honor
ably discharged were stationed re-
spectively at Clayton and Sudlersville.
The health Of the effective pastors.
Tor the most part, together with that
OF their families, has been about nor
mai. Among the tried ones we men
ton J. A. Lynch, z. II. Webster, NJ. L.
Wheatley. Mrs. NJ Z. Wheatley for a
time, was desperately III, and for days
her life remained in grave Jeopardy.
With peculiar sadness we report the
conference roster shortened and our
In Memorium' heightened by the
translation OF one effective, one located
and two retired brethren resident
within the district. After a total OF
l4l years OF effective servicc within
this Conference territory, James Mon
roe Mitchell Charles Arnett Hill. Jo-
seph Allen Arters and Clinton Thomas
Wyatt exchanged their long and faith
ful labors FOR well-earned rest and
The supreme interests and efforts
Of the year have gathered around the
centenary objectives. Both the finan-
'ial and evangelisiic programs OF the
,hureh have chiefly commanded our
ittention.
In harmony with the Area evan
5elistic campaign program, the pas
ors were called together September % (
1t Greensboro. for the purpose of
'rsyerful consultation looking 10 the
idopiion OF some uniformity OF plan
md effort In behalf OF a dls'rlct-wlde
'evival. Thirty-four OF the forty-two
pastors responded. and after several
hours OF earnest discussion and
houghtful exchange OF vlews,-it was
sgreed that three weeks In October
should be devoted 20 holding cottage
prayer meetings, with the entire month
Of November being set apart for re-
vIval work In the respective churches.
and In most OF the charges this agree
ment was strictly adhered to with fine
results. Repon.s OF revivsls CONVEX
sions ans spiritually qulckened church
es were received from Bayside. Burrs-
Vile. Blackblrd, Cecllton. Chestertown,
Clayton, Concord Dulaneys. Green's
1oro, Henderson, Hillsboro. Kingsley,
Neavitt. Preston, Prices. Queenstown,
Ridglcy. Smyrna, ST. Michaels. Still
'ond,F Townsend. Total number OF ]
thus far 1856.
The Centenary campaign brought
leflnlte and continued blessing to The
district. In almost every charge clear
It vision as TO personal ability, privl- |