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PETERSBURG (VA.) DISTRICT. BY REV. S. P. COOK, P. E. The reports of this district in the Virginia Conference s to we cl,41 to be at the last annual Conference the equal if not the best ever made. We hope to do as well or better this conference year. The ministers and people are very proud of our Bishop A. Wal ters. His general visits through the district last year contributed very much to the general f md. We have had a few hindrances in the district this year. That dre: ided disease, smallpox, seized Rev M. N. Levy, pastor of Piney Grove station, in April and causec. the doors of his church and the adjoin ing work to be closed for,some time. There were but few cases of smallpox, but excitement ran high. Rev. J. T. Matthews, of Nor folk, is holding his own and makes a splendid report this quarter and has deposited some money for the proposed new church. Rev. J. Wj. Wood, of Ber dey, is a splendid preacher and carries his people at will. He, too had a good report this quarter ani he has deposited one hundred or more dollars for the remodeling of his church. Rev. Geo. N. Coffey, of Little Aid circuit, is still master o:: the situation. He, with his small mem bership at Brighton Rock chirch, are at work on the church, which was too small for the congregation, adding on 20 feet or more at a cost of $150, which when finished will give them plenty room as well as having a nice church. Rev. C. B. Hogans is still hold ing the fort at Long Ridge'stution, Hickory, Va. Since the last an nual Conference, when this c lurch was made a station, I venture tc say that its reports show it to be ahead of some of our city stations. If Elder Hogans continues this way he will be able to retain the gold medal at our next annua Con ference. His all-fround reports show to be the best in the district. Rev. C. W. Jones, Sunbucy, N. C., is the right man for Sunburj circuit. Everything is in excel lent condition in his charge end he is very studious and progressive, He and his good people will care for our next district conference the last Wednesday in Septembei 1898, Rev. A. W. Lowther, in charge of Hickory Ground circuit, is do ing splendidly well and biels fail to bring up the best report tha has ever come from this circuit He and his people are prepacing t< repair. I Rev. W. S. Foster, of Red Oal chapel, Gates county, is cuite i scholarly young man and se ems t< be the man for that church. Rev. J. C. Edney, of Obern circuit, is! our great misnionan preacher and is pushing thing right ahead and is always an ac ceptable minister. ' Rev. O. G. Jenkins, of Zion cir cuit, Southampton county, stil holds his own. He never jiails U make improvements on any worl he pastors and is a splendic. finan cier and manager. Rev. E. Overton, one of th oldest ministers in the Virgin! Conference, is in active work an< is pastor of Courtland circuit. H is a splendid Holy Ghost preacher ] Rev. D.1 W. Bowe, of M b. Hop circuit, still lives in the hearts o his people. His last quarterly re - i'll : V , ' v 'X |-i - ; port showed marked improvement to reports made from this same circuit. He is very loyal and strives hard to please all. Rev. M. N. Levy is again on his work and is pushing things with usual activity. . He is a great or ganizer and can manage his people as few men can. His last quarterly reports were splendid. Rev. J. J. Adams, of Peters burg, Va., is serving his third year and has done a splendid work since he was assigned to this charge. He and the efficient board of trustees made a grand showing for the Bishops’ meeting. Rev. J. S. Nichols, another of the old ministers of this Confer ence, is in charge of St. Thomas circuit, and is a faithful and hard working minister—always tries to do his duty. Rev. B. F. Harrison, of Chester field circuit, is serving his third year and is still acceptable with his people. He generally stays with a people as long as he wishes. Rev. E. S. Williams, of Mt. Zion circuit, Brunswick county, is getting things in good trim. The people say they have struck the right man at last. This circuit has not done so well for the last past three years, but is now get ting down to solid work. Rev. A. Rice, of Bethel Hill, in Brunswick county, says he is go ing to build a new church by the time the railroad comes through, which is now in progress for that pUJLUl/. Rev. H. B. Jones, in the same county, pastor of Charlie Hope circuit, holds his own and is still making improvements. He and the trustees of Solomon Temple are finishing that church and want the next district conference to meet there. Rev. S. L. Newby was sent to Richmond from the rise of the last annual Conference to work up a mission. It was largely in the mind of Bishop and Conference to not send any one there, since sc many attempts had proven a fail ure; but Brother Newby came for ward and said, “If you will ordain . me deacon, I will go to Richmond.’’ To our agreeable surprise, when we reached that point in my quarterly visit, I found him and 12 or 14 , members worshipping in a large brick church now owned by a white . congregation. It has been unoccu pied for many years. The wheel i of fortune turned him in that door, and the property can be boughl . for our use on reasonable terms. 1 . trust we can get a firm hold in the metropolis of Virginia. ) We hope also to get a firm foot ing in Newport News, one of the : coming cities in tide water. The ministers of this district are very loyal to the Connection, anc ’ many of them have raised some thing on all lines of what they are r to collect for. And the reviva T season is coming on and we hope , for many souls, as we believe thi* 3 is a part of the true minister’* work. It is sadly neglected it these days, not only here bul - throughout the United Church. 1 Petersburg, Va. c Saint Paul, the mother churcl of the State, is having great sue cess on all lines under the pastor ate of Rev. K. T. Thompson. H< 3 is a young man, and one of th< 1 ablest in Zion. He has added sev 1 eral members to the church, anc q many stray ones have returned t< the fold. Bishop Holliday knowi no failure in Arkansas. He hai B the eye of an eagle and can set f through the telescope afar off - —Rev. E. B., Little Rock, Ark THIRD DISTRICT OF THE PHILADELPHIA AND BALTI MORE CONFERENCE. BY REV. S. 8. WALES, P. E. Having just completed the work of the first quarter I am pleased to make the following flattering re port: My first conference was con vened in Harris Chapel, West Harrisburg, Rev. J. C. Olemmens, pastor, who took change of the work under very discouraging cir cumstances; but within ten days he had succeeded in effecting a wonderful change in the interior part of the building. His exer cises and decorations on Children’s Day were most superb. Much credit is due to Miss Lilly Stew ard for the success of that day. Shippensburg, June 21st, though early in the conference year, I found people and pastor had begun to shape their work &>r the conference year. They made a good report on Children’s Day money. Rev. Pollard is a good church worker, which makes me hopeful of a good report at the end of the year. June 23d, I was in Carlisle and held quarterly conference on the same date. There was a full at tendance. The reports were ex cellent, which impressed one with the fact '‘that the people have a mind to work.” The quarterly meeting which took p ace on the following Sabbath was ir| every respect a grand success. The highest compliments were con ferred upon the Presiding Elder by both pastor and people. Rev. Holland is mdetatigaoie in ms la bors for the Master. June 30th, I held conference at Wesley church, Harrisburg, Rev. J. H. McMullen pastor, but on account of other interests which divided the members of the con ference it was judged wise to ad journ the conference until July 5th. The quarterly meeting took place July 3rd*, the extremely warm weather, of that day pre vented the usual large turnout, but the same spiritual interest was manifested, which indicated that they were yet in possession of the same spiritual fire which they had twenty years ago, when I served them as pastor. The work on the auditorium of the church is in progress, it being the. purpose of the pastor and officers to have the church ready for dedication early in October. When completed it , will be the finest in the Philadel phia and Baltimore Conference. York, Pa., July 7th. Here I , found a body of expert quarterly conference officers, Rpv. P. J. i McEntosh, D. D., pikstor. York ^ is also the home of Bishop J. B. Small, D. D., whoalsD honored us with his presence. The reports ( were all that could have been i looked for at so early a date after 1 annual Conference. The quarter | ly meeting on ^undav was said to be a big day in Zion. The church in York has a record second to none in our Conference. She is i ready and willing to do her whole ■ duty. The pastor and members are now engaged in beautifying 5 the church. When completed it . will stand first of all the churches l in this conference district accord * ing to size. The church at Wrightsville, Pa., , was also looked after in the month , of June. It is a beautiful stone church of the latest style of archi % tecture, on edifhse of which Zion should be proud. I was informed by Dr. Jemison, the noted physi cian of that place, and who is also president of the trustee Board, that it was the ambition of the so ciety to keep abreast with the times, and to give the Sabbath school the best re ligious literature. This should be the purpose oi every society, to the end that the future Church may be better in formed than the Church of to-day. The learned past Dr of this church, the Rev. W. H. Marshall, has served this congregation for sever al years. His people speak of him in the most complimentary terms. Fawn circuit was reached July 14th, Rev. W. H. Turner pastor. The work appears to be prosper ing in his hands. He was first on my district to report general tax to the annual Conference steward. He will make a good report at the end of the year. Peach Bottom, which was re cently made a s;ation, is progres sing steadily under the pastorate of Rev. Z. T. Brown. The pur chasing of a site in Delta was a wise and an advanced step. The location is an excellent one, and the building which is now in prog ress will reflect great credit upon all concerned. Rev. Brown is in his element when engaged in church building. [concluded ]:n next issue.] KENTUCKY PREACHERS. BY REV. T. H. MERRIWEATHER. Presiding Elder E. H. Curry, D. D., is one of the most theolog ical and dignified preachers in the Conference. Presiding Elder J. B. Johnson, is profound in the scriptures and is strong in application. His fi nancial ability has stood the test. Presiding Elder I. W. Select man is a good gospel preacher, strong Con necti anally, and is rap idly developing into an excellent financier. Dr. W. H. Chambers’ baccalau reate sermon to the faculty and students of Atkinson College stamped him as a brainy represen tative man of wide range. Elder R. Seymour is a leader of men and a strong pastor, a splen did preacher and shrewd financial churchman. * G. B. Walke r, D. D., President of Atkinson College, is an edu cator, an eloquent speaker and a good preacher. Elder R. Anderson is the singer of the Conference and in his preaching never fails to arouse his audience. Elder J. R. Irvin, the war horse, is one of our best spiritual preachers, and is not a whit behind in singing. ' Earlington, Ky. SUCH A DIFFERENCE. BY REV. WM. H. ELY. Some of our dignitaries, head lights and prel ates of our Connec tion have written and given us the interpretation on some points oi law in our Discipline, and there is as much difference between the inter pretations as there is between day and night. H ive we got to wait until General Conference to know who is right? i perceive by their interpretation that there is a great deal of maladministration going on in our Church, or in some of them, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. LINCOJ-NTON (N. C.) district. BY T. F. REINHARDT. The Lincolnton district confer ence was conducted in grand style by liev. M. V. Marable, who re flected great credit upon himself and Connection as a master work man in the chair. His alertness in business, and affectionate man ner of dealing with the brethren make him loved and esteemed by all. Elder Marable is fine in fea tures and qualities and ably fills the position he holds. He is a worthy presiding elder of which the Connection may boast. This conference conducted Aug. 10th, at King’s Mountain, bespoke much for our Zion. The brethren deported themselves inChristian like manner. Harmony and love seemed to have prevailed through uut tue ciituc acasiuu. Rev. S. D. Watkins, atthjehead of the district, gave a grand re port, stating that the present prep aration made at Lincolnton on Moore’s chapel for the annual Con ference will amount to $400.00, and will be a surprise to those coming to the annual Conference. Lincolnton circuit is not a whit behind and most especially the church in Georgetown with 30 members, which has erected a tower worth $75 and purchased a bell worth $30. Brother Richardson of Gastonia gave a very encouraging report of his work. He has purchased a bell for his church weighing about 1,500 pounds. He is a good worker. Brother A. L. Martin’s report of the King’s Mountain circuit, which was grand and inspiring has begun a new church which, when completed will be worth $400. He started this church with one borrowed dollar and as it now stands, it is worth $250.00 to the Connection. It is worthy of com mendation. He always improves the condition of affairs wherever he is placed. Dr. S. F. Hamilton gave a good report of the work at Shelby. His ability makes him an able worker and a worthy Zionite. ^V~e are nronrl /vf cuistVt mon Rev. S- Carter’s work was good considering the disadvantages un der which he is laboring. Rev. E. L. Campbell, one of Zion’s.old warriors, an able* pastor and a hero, is doing a great work at Rutherfordton which is spirit ually alive; 73 conversions, 84 added to the church and the finan cial part very good. Rev. A. D. Dunlap is doing a great work on the Trinity circuit; he has in treasury for the building of a new church $150*00. He is also running a revival which is at tended with much success—27 con verts and the meeting is still going on. He is a natural born revival ist and a good worker. * It has been conceded that the Statesville district is the banner district; but we are glad to know that he who made the Statesville district what it is now credited to 1 be is now the presiding elder of the Lincolnton district. We very assuredly feel that we will certain ly carry the banner when all shall have reported in the annual Con ference at Lincolnton. Lincolnton, N. C. I would like for the pastors of the West Alabama Conference, the' Mobile district to notify the President of the W. H. and F., Missionary Society to write to me, that I may see how they are progressing —Mrs. 8. Banks, 355 Earle street. Mobile, Ala.
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