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supernumerarv Of the North Indiana
Conference. who was spending his vaca-
tion at Rehoboth Beach, and prevailed
on him to take the work. Tho appoint
ment seems providential. Brother Hall
man combines activity and good, COM
mon sense i'll large measure, and he has
| been able To heal the widening breach
between the two churches, they have ad-
vanced the salary for him To 81 200 for
this year, and invite him back for next
year at salary of 81 400. Brother Hall
man desires To transfer back to our Com
ference, as soon as it can be arranged. lie
will make valuable addition to the
active forces for righteousness among us.
Hollands Island, which has been
nearly washed away no winter population
being left and only the summer crabbers
. and fishermen now inhabiting the island,
has again been cared for by our faithful
brother, s. T. Horseman, local preacher
of Wenona Church, Deals Island.
For Venton have been able to secure
supply but for two weeks of this year.
The salary the little handful of members
are able to pay makes it absolutely inn
possible for Venton to remain as a sepa-
rate charge. Next year, IL the bishop will
permit, Venton, at my earnest urging, Will
be linked up with Princess Anne, much To
the advantage of both.
white Haven, also left without supply,
was delighted when Rev. q. l.. Martin
was lifted from Pittsville and sent To
White Haven This new charge, set oil
from old Nanticoke Circuit, has placed
its salary at $500 for start, has bought
parsonage at q cost OF 81 500, S5oo oi
which has been paid, and starts IN with
bright prospects. Brother Martin, |
transferred Rev. Frank Brisbin, local
preacher, from Quantico. and placed
him in charge at Pittsville, where, not
withstanding frequent illness, he has done
good work
"Quantico has been happy al the year
in having a former pastor, Rev. J. M. ..
NanBlunk, who for some years past has
been a located preacher Of our own Con-
ference, returned to them as pastor.
Under his leadership Quantlco has taken
on new iife A year ago four churches had
a struggle to raise 8 900. This year, Win
a divided circuit, three churches have pa'd
81 200; have paid district superintendent,
bishops. Conference Claimants, Domestic
Missions and Wilmington City Missions
in full; had Ga conversions; go accesslons,
and paid $3.50 for parsonage improve
menis
IN AuulflQN 10 bthtt WIN biNNs''
NanBlunk has completed n survey oi hrs
work that is a model for any rural pastor.
| quote the two closing paragraphs from
this survey, which are startling.
" For the whole charge we have 3l3
families. % which lis are represented IN
our three churches, 50 IN other churches,
leaving 1876 families not represented IN
anv church, not even the Roman Catholic.
"In ALL out Of the zoo adults and
children IN their teens composing these
families. fully so per cent are out OF any
church
Ought not such facts to bring us to
our knees in an agony Of lntcrccssion that
our God may raise up workers who shall go
out to save these lost sheep Of the house of
America?
Brother VanBlunk will ask this Sos
sion Of the Conference 90 accept hIs Ger
tficate Of location and to restore him to
the effective relation; and II is great
pleasure 10 ask for this change OF relation
for such a good man.
"R C. Elzcy was appointed at The last
session as supply to Gumboro, with the
understanding that he would be released
in September 10 attend college. This
would give me time to arrange Tor ms sue
cossor. In less than three weeks after adj
Iournment | learned he was packing up
10 leave. and on inquiry found 1t WAS true;
he had seld his car 20 return 70 ltnlSton
Conference, where he had already ac-
cepted a charge without consulting with
me, or giving me any notice whatever.
He left Immediately, yielding 10 the lure
Of the 'mock-hird's s song.
"For months following his departure,
Gumboro was without pastor; when God,
Il Ds@k~,, N4.Ilrxxnl N
touch with Rev. r. Reighton Jones, Il
member Of the Malaysia Conference, Of
the second year on trial. who was at the
time teaching in military school In
England. Brother Jones If not a stranger
to America, having been member OF the
Troy Conference before gong into the
work of the Foreign Mission Board.
When the great war came on, being an
Enrllshman he enlisted; went to the
front as a private. and carries IN his scalp,
a wound made by piece OF hying shTap-
mel. At Gumboro, Brother Jones found
something entirely ncw-dlfferent from
anything he had seen IN England, France,
or far-away Malaysia but "a man who
volunteered to fight the Hun Was not the
man to quail before difficulties. So he
buckled on his arInor and started TO
wage q good warfare, and with such sue
cess that Gumboro thinks his match rs
scarce to be found At the fourth Quarter
ly Conference he was unanimously invited
TO return Gumboro had advanced its
salary to 81 200.
Early in September was surprised To
hear from Rev j. G. b. Hopkins at Heb
ron, that he must resign ms work I'M
as the doctor had pronounced
his clear case of tuberculosis. Immediate
ly plans were set afoot to help the brother.
DR.. Watt, superintendent of Wilmington
district, with his big-hearted generosity,
secured nearly 81 200 for Brother Hop
bdns from among the people OF has district.
Brothers Wise and Mowbray urged thear
brethren TO cooperate. Salisbury district
also did nobly. In his fight for life, Brother
went first to the State Sanato-
rum In Frederick county, Maryland, then
to Montana; then TO Denver, where he
now is. A letter Just at hand from him
informs NE that be VIII need contin-
uance of help for this Conference year, as
the doctor says he must not dare attempt
work for another year. | viii ask that his
relation be changed from effective to
'supernumerary,' and that his case be re-
ferred to the board of stewards
Late In February, Rev. o. Ii. Con-
nelly, Of Roxana, was stricken with what
the doctors pronounced smallpox, which
quaraatined him and his family for a tune.
Had IL been the ordinary kind of smallpox
it might have gone hard with him and bis
dear ones; but beng a case Of Salisbury
district smallpox and therefore a little
different from the ordinary, it just looked |
at him and smiled-end Richard WIS
himself again
'The most exhausting and wearisoane |