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WYOMING CONFERENCE
SUPERINTENDENT Ij. O. MUUDOCK'S HEPOHT W. It. 81GNOU
imOPPED -LAYMEN HEOOMMEND FIVE-YEAK THR3)-
OTIIUK huhinkss.
Hcrnnton District Report.
Rov. Dr. Murdock's Tcport, Is as
follows:
" In presenting tho report of tho
ocond year's work on tho Scranton
district, I wish to record my gratitude
io God for His sustaining graco and
onBtant help In all tho trying experi
ences, through which Ills workers
havo passed. Thcso testing times
havo boon unusually numerous; hut
Ho haa been present In overy trial,
and has afforded marvelous strength
nd endurance. For our present
faith, health, and Joy, we are Indebt
ed to Him, and unto Him be pralso.
" In tho 'parsonage at Dalton, last
Octobor, Mrs. William S. Orandall
after two weeks of serious Illness,
loavlng tho circle of loving friends on
arth, went In triumph to the fellow
ship of friends In heaven.
" Mrs. S. C. Stmpklns, whoso hus
band Joined tho ranks of tho tri
umphant last year, has gono to bo
with Him.
" William II. Hlller, who Joined
the Wyoming Conference In 1SG1 and
orved In tho active ministry until
1902, with tho exception of three
roars, 1SG2-3-4, wheh woro spent as
a soldier in tho United States army;
who had been honored and beloved
by his brethren In tho ministry and
tho churches which ho served, and
whoso life had been ono of especial
" Whllo none of our active minis
ters have died during the year, some
bavo been suffering from serious Ill
ness. Kev. G. C. Lyman has been
ufforlng almost constantly during
tho year, but with heroic endeavor
has kept up his work, and the Tripp
Park church to-day Is In a most
plrltual condition.
" H. W. Holter was overcome by
tho heat last July, and has been able
inco to attend to the work on only a
part of the West Nicholson charge.
" On the evening of July 10, Wat
son 13. Slgnor, with his wife and son,
Duano, camo to Scranton, ostensibly
to attend an outing of tho preachers'
and their families tho next day.
Leaving his family with frends, ho
camo to tho central city, and since
that time none of his friends have
been able to locate him. Many clues
have been' followed but all efforts to
'Cnd hlra thus far have been fruitless.
" Samuel B. Murray, who was our
pastor at Waverly, Pa., returned his
parchments and withdrew from our
church and ministry last November.
Ho is now assisting the pastor of the
Eecond Presbyterian church, this
city. Less than a month later, J. J.
Neighbor withdrew from us to enter
tho "priesthood" of tho Episcopal
church. These withdrawals, together
with the readjustments caused by re
movals and deaths In other districts,
bavo made necessary several pastoral
changes. David High, a local preach
er from tho Philadelphia conference,
has been very acceptably supplying
the work at Orson. J. S. Custard has
had St. Paul's church added to tho
Throop church, and has served these
fields most efficiently. When tho
changes were made during the fall, as
a, consequence of thC death of Dr.
Surdam, and the removal of Dr. Fer
ris, M. S. Godshall came to thd As
bury pastorate; M. L. Harding to tho
church at Providence, and E. A.
Gillespie transferred from tho Wil
mington conference, went to New
Milford. All of these men have dem
onstrated their fitness for their new
fields of labor, and the people esteem
them most highly for their works'
ako.
" Tho ability of Methodism to ad
Just herself to unexpected conditions,
and tho exceptional excellence of hr
polity have been fully demonstrated
this year.
Evangelistic AVork.
" The true evangelistic note has
been sounded In every part of tho
district. Our pastors all feel that
the great work of Methodism Is to
get people saved from sin and at
work in harmony with God. Nearly
every charge has made accessions
to Its membership, and many havo
been blessed with gracious revivals of
religion, in which old-timo fervor
has been manifest. The statistics of
tho work, that men might compile
are many times misleading, and by
far the greatest results of spiritual
forces are invisible, but more than
a thousand havo professed conver
sion during tho year, and In some In
stances whole communities havo
boon quickened. However, the work
of evangelization is growing more
and more difficult, and the times call
for tho most powerful and thorough
ly consecrated effort to win men
from worldllness and sin. From tho
following charges, reports havo
come of successful revivals: Ariel,
Beach Lake, Bethany, Brooklyn,
flnrlpv rirnnk. Clifford. DaUnn. Da
mascus. Gibson, Gouldsboro, Hamlin,
Heart Lake, Honesdalo, Jermyn,
Lake Como, Nicholson, Peckvllle,
Pleasant Mount, Taylor, Thompson,
Thornhurst and White Mills.
Church and Parsonage Property.
" Faithful attention has been giv
en to tho condition of our church
and parsonage property. The pas
tors' reports will show that there
has been a very material reduction
in the indebtedness on a score or
more of tho charges. On Now Year's
evo, tho congregation at Dalton,
amid songs of rejoicing, burned tho
mortgage that had been against
their church property for several
years. This people now is entirely
free from all Indebtedness. Simpson
church, through the heroic efforts of
their pastor, has secured enough sub
scribtlons this year to pay off its
entire Indebtedness, and less than
$250 still remains unpaid.
' Extensive Improvements havo
been made on tho church and par
sonago property at Factoryvlllo,
Thompson, Moscow, Dalton. Walls
vlllo, Taylor, Thornhurst, Blakesleo,
Sterling, Orson, Embury, Peckvllle,
Providence, Nicholson, Lackawaxen,
Gouldsboro, Gibson, Brooklyn, Beth
any, Aldenvlllo, Waverly and Fleot
Ttlle. " At Dunmoro. E. A. Martin and
wife are happily located In one of
the finest parsonages upon tho dis
trict. This waB completed this
year at tho cost of over f 5,000, ?3,-
GOO of which has already boon paid.
Tho now church at Mllanvlllo Is near
ly completed and will bo dedicated
shortly aftor tho opening of tho now
Conforonco year. This pcoplo havo
labored heroically and nro worthy of
tho sympathy and help of tho strong
er charges ot tho Conference.
"Pockvlllo has boon tho recipient
of several special gifts. From tho es
tate of tho late G. B. Nowton, tho
trustees received a bequest of J300,
tho Incomo from which is to bo used
toward paying tho Insurance prem
iums for tho church. From tho cs
tato of tho lato Anna A. Swingle, tho
Ladles' Aid society received 100,
and $25 was loft for tho trustees. J.
D. Peck, an official member of tho
church for ovor forty years, in Janu
ary of this year cancelled a noto of
tho trustees for $200, on which $27
interest was then due. The total ot
thcso benefactions to this church dur
ing tho year amounted to $G53.
" Whlto Mills, which started out
with Cherry Hldge and Hoadleys as
a now charge last Spring, has demon
strated tho wisdom of this arrange
ment. They have paid tho pastor a
salary of $700 with house rent, and
are now planning to build addition
to their church. This promises to bo
ono of our flourshlng chnrges.
Pastoral Support.
" Thirteen charges during tho year
havo increased tho salary of their
pastors, an amount aggregating 51,'
925. This Increase Is especially grat
ifying, as It follows an lncreaso of
more than $4,000 which was made
last year. But wo still havo several
charges on the district that are pay
ing salaries too small to furnish a
comfortable support to a minister
and bis family. It is gratifying to
noto that tho churches aro coming
to realize more fully their obligation
to our retired ministers.
Missions and Benevolences.
' The cause of missions and the
various church benevolences havo
been faithfully represented, and
thero will bo a good Increase In the
amounts paid to these causes this
year. Wo have some princely givers
within this district; what Joy will
come when al! have learned the bless
edness of this means of grace.
" Threo very spiritual and inspir
ing meetings of our District Minis
terial association havo been held dur
ing the year. We have' held no
camp-meetings within tho bonds of
tho district. Several years ago meet
ings were discontinued and the Sa
lem Grove camp properties were sold.
I have not discovered, as yet, any
evidence of strong, general deslro to
inaugurato this form of religious ac
tivity anywhere within our territory,
but am hoping that every charge may
bo filled with the spirit that made
those camp meetings successful.
' In closing. I think 1 may say for
myself and every co-laborer that wo
have striven to do better, ana hoped
to accomplish moro. We havo had a
vision of tho field and have felt the
burden of our duty. Our limitations
havo not been In weak purpose, or
wrong Intent. We have tried to do
our best, and wo glvo over our im
perfect work, Into His hands, who
maketh perfect, with humble trust."
Wllkcs-Barro District.
Conference gave careful attention
to the excellent report submitted by
Kov. Hugh C. McDermott, D. D., su
nerlntendent of tho Wllkes-Barre dis
trlct. Attention was called to the fact
that tho district has two cities; two
country towns; thirteen other towns
with a population from four to eigh'
teen thousand and six smaller towns
with a population ranging from two
to four thousand each. In all but
four churches havo been established
Eisht of the ten delegates who
will represent the Wyoming confer
ence at tho general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church were
elected Friday afternoon by tho lay-
men and ministers of tho conference.
and afterward all delegates listen
ed to an address by Bishop Earl
Cranston, D. D., LL. D., who came
forth as an advocato of changing the
rules of tho church so that laymen
may havo a seat in tho annual min
isterial conferences. Bishop Crans
ton's address was strong. Ho tola
tho placo of tho laymen, and tho
place of the minister, decrying both
tho bull-dozer of tho pulpit and tho
self-willed obstinate layman.
Bishop's Cranston's address to tho
laymen and ministers at the Joint
session of tho two electoral confer
ences was a masterful exposition of
the relationship of tho minister to
tjie laymen, the laymen to tho min
ister and of both to tho church, The
bishop called tho session together
and Invited Thomas Henwood, presi
dent of tho lay electoral conference,
to take a seat on tho platform. Rev.
Austin Grlliln, D. D., of Oneonta, of
fered prayer and then tho bishop
opened tho meeting. Ho said that
thero would be no similarity to a
political convention as thero was no
cut and dried program for tho ses
sion. Mr. Henwood replied to tho
greetings of tho bishop, saying that
ho was proud of tho high standards
of the church and wished to seo them
maintained.
Tho five lay delegates to tho gen
oral conference were Introduced. G.
L. Peck, of Simpson church, West
Scranton, said that it was a new ex
perience for him to stand before tho
bar of conference, as two others had
been elected general lay delegates for
tho second term. " These two broth
ers who havo been chosen again are
fortunate," Mr. Peck said, " In that
thov had not announced four years
aco that they would under no cir
cumstances accept a renomlnatlon
and a ro-electlon."
Laymen Talk.
Mr. Peck told of his first visit to a
conforonco In Honesdalo In 1877,
when his father, tho lato Rev, Luther
Peck, was presiding older of tho
Honesdalo district. Mr. Peck said
that ho had respect for tho high of
fice to which ho had been elected and
closed with this statement: " My hat
Is In tho ring and I am going to bo
busy nt tho general conference all tho
time,"
Bishop Cranston followed tho lay
delegates. In beginning his talk he
said It was always safo to allow the
BY THE GUMDROP ROUTE.
Democracy it sure it can reach
laymon to talk first, for if the min
isters speak first, a shrewd laymen
Is liable to pick out a weak point and
dwell on It.
"Tho Methodist church Is rich in
laymen," tho bishop went on. " I
doubt If there Is any other church In
which the laymen havo advanced
further In the support of tho pastors
as in our own church. Think of In
creasing the 'pastors' yearly salary
$1,700,000 In four years, and you
have some Idea of tho worth of Meth
odist laymen and tho fidelity of the
laity to our pastors.
Self-Willed. Laymen.
" The ministers havo their placo
and tho laity have their place," tho
bishop continued. "The minister's
throne Is In the pulpit, and tho lay
men's placo is in supporting tho
throne. The day of tho pulpit bull
dozer has gono by and I hope tho
day of the solf-wllled, obstinate lay
men is passing. Thero is a prepon
derance of advantage. If anybody
has the advantage It Is the laymen.
In tho first placo tho laity must
recommend us as local preachers and
command us to the confidence of tho
conference. Thero Is not n day that
wo are not dependable upon them for
our support, for all of us require
livelihood, except those of tho
preachers who marry money or in
herit It. Those of us who do get
money, soon acquire a sore throat
and quit the ministry."
After the laugh which followed this
romark subsided the bishop said that
it wasn't a question of rights or equi
ties, as very discriminated devised.
It is what Is best for the church
that should culde the laymen and
ministers, tho bishop went on, what
Is best for tho cause to which all are
bound by vows too holy to 'bo brok
en. " I am not so sure that tho pres
ence of laymen in tho annual con
ference will bo an evil," said the
bishop. " I am sure that It would be
good for the laymen. I am thor
oughly convinced that laymen in tho
cabinet would bo bad."
Laymen Fuvor Return to tho Fivc
Year Limit.
By a vote which was practically
unanimous tho Wyoming lay electoral
conference Friday afternoon voted
to return to the five-year term limit
for pastorates, and a memorial to the
general conference asking that that
step bo taken. The following res
olution Introduced by Captain W.
A. May, chairman of tho resolution
committee was adopted:
" Believing that a return to tho
timo limit, whereby a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church could
only bo returned to .a charge not to
exceed a certain number oi years,
would bo of a greater advantage to
tho majority of tho appointments
than the present system, tho Wyo
ming Lay Electoral conference in
session assembled, on March 22,
1912, direct that those elected Its
delegates to tho general conference to
bo held at Minneapolis during May,
1912, support and work for tho es
tablishment of such limit, tho length
of tho term not to exceed flvo years.
Thero was practically no serious
opposition beyond tho emphatic
" No " of Cyrus W. Straw, of Wllkes
Barro. Tho resolution now goes to
the ministers' conference for action.
Tho following were elected lay
delegates to tho general conforonco:
George L. Peck, of Simpson church,
Scranton; G. W. Laycock, of Kings
ton; Harry C. Perkins, of Blngham
ton; E. G. Nowlan, of Newark Val
ley, N. Y., and Porry Rood, of Baln
brldgo Springs. N. Y.
Announcement was made that tno
following veterans had requested
that they be relieved from active duty
and placed on a superannuated rela
tion; Rov. E. L. Santeo. of Court
dale; Rev. G. C. Lyman, of Tripp
Park church, Scranton: Rov. Asa J.
Van Cleft, of Great Bend; Rev. M.
D. Fuller, of Norwich, N. Y.; Rov.
Austin Griffin, of Oneonta. N. Y
and Rov. Charlos A. Frear, of Port
landville. N Y.
Dr. Fuller and Dr. Grimn spoitu
feelingly of their service In tho min
istry. Tho usual Interesting sceno ot
tho rotlrlng ministers before tho bar
of conference was saddened some
what by tho illness anu ausoncu ui
Rev. Dr. Van Cleft and Rov. Dr. Ly
man. Conferonco sent sympathy ana
greetings to tho disabled ministers.
Tho conference was In executive
session for an hour Friday when tho
candidates for ordination woro exam
ined. Tho disappearance of Roy.
Watson B. Slgnor, on July 10 last,
was tho sublect of consideration.
Rov. L. C. Murdock, D. D.. district
superintendent reported tho history
of tho caso. It was finally decided
to prefer a chargo against tho miss
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the pole just as Dr. Cook did.
Thorndike in Baltimore American.
ing minister of being absent without
leave.
Methodist Notes.
'Sunday last was a day of rejoicing
with 'pastor and people in Pittaton,
tho end of tho conference year being
marked by the liquidation of all
Indebtedness and tho burning of tho
mortgage. Rev. Georgo A. Curo and
his loyal co-workers are receiving
congatulatlons.
The people of tho Methodist Epis
copal church in Norwich, N. Y., and
tho community as well, are deeply
appreciative of the good work ac
complished by Rev. Dr. M. D. Fuller
as a pastor and children. Heartfelt
resolutions to this effect havo been
adopted and his return to tho pastor
ate of Broad Street Church has been
unanimously requested.
Thirty-seven Italians wore receiv
ed into tho First church, Carbondale,
Sunday, March 10. Rev. Dr. Fred
erick White, superintendent of Ital
ian Methodist Missions of America,
assisted by Rev. Dr. T. F. Hall, the
pastor of tho church, presided at tho
evening service.
Rev. J. A. Tuthlll, pastor of tho
Methodist Episcopal church, Clifford,
formerly of Beachlako, has been
greatly blessed In a series of Evan
gelistic meetings held In Hickory
Ridge Va.., beginning January 29
and closing February 25.
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AimiVE. LEAVE.
8:20 Scranton 1:30
8:13 Dunmoro 1:37
8:02 Nny Aug l:4G
7:54 Elmhurst 1:55
7:43 Wlmmers 2:07
7:40 Saco 2:10
7:34 Maplowood 2:16
7:20 Lako Ariel 2:34
7:09 Gravity 2:41
G:59 Clomo 2:51
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