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Fowler. All is prosperous. Good time.V Work abundant. Bless the Lord. Will do all we can for the 2000.

O. B. S. TJVyoti Tho "WrM'Lr ie mint ttamt nloaa West Plains. Doing "some work; Need a revival- Got sinners on my They corner and hear me preach.

Some of the young men took on themselves-to do collecting for me, met with- suecess. Preacher made glad, boys I am praying for a penticostal wave- to- strike West Plains circuit. This valley of dry bones by the aid of tie Spirit can be made to live. Mertilla, Grpves, and this point at present' is- alt I have. At Atwater big attendances m4 a blind lady leads singing.

Will as son as arrangement can be made commence in the German settlement Se- Deuitch?" No, but I will try and work with, them leaving the Lord to bless my efforts. Brethren can we bring 2000 line. Let's try. C. West.

antly We have five Methodists Sunday-schools. Children's Day service has been held at all the appointments, and closed at Fonda with Bro. J. W. Wright who made his "Donnie King" little speech: The collection was $6,30.

Bro. Wright filled the pastors appointment Saturday night. V. H. Brink.

Garden Cixy; The work at Garden City prosperous. Probationers all doing well. Full houses. Only a few sleep in church and they not soundly. Collections for church extention and Frefedmen have been taken and are full.

22 accessions since annual conferance. M. B. Hugoton: Wife's health seems to be no better. She is very much dissatisfied here, and combining the financial question with her poor health and my own trouble with my we have decided to go back to A.

G. F. Hartland: The work on this eharge is in a good condition. The 9lh and lOih hist, was a day that will long be remem- VisyWi1 at TTfnHall Tnv A dnrwtrc the line and God's hosts will march, on to victory under the banner of prince inv manual. 0.

Baird. Ness City. Children's Day was dully observed, church nicely decorattfd- with birds, flowers and green branches, music finely rendered by Sunday-school ehoir and congregation. Ke citation by children were very good, collection for education $18,00. Mrs.

of Leaven" worth, represented the work of the Home of the. Friendless to our congregation, which gave her a collection of $24.00, Mrs. Rastall lectured and organs ized a W. C. U.

of twenty members. They are at work in Snnday-school and organizing a Band of Hope. Rev. Zook delivered his very instructive lect ure on the "Holy Land, to a full house, Proceeds $16.50. Father Bell takes a vacation and goes on a visit to his children in Missouri and Maryland.

The at-tendance-at Sunday-school has more than doubled. Last Sabbath attendance 227. Old church letters continue to come in. God's blessing is on the people. Nonch4lnta: Has licensed Chas.

Waraock to Exhort; observed children's day; had good collections; had four, representatives in theD. S. of T. Will beware henceforth' of will "in the name of our God set up our banners." W. V.

Richfield and Taloga These two cities constitute this charge. We are arranging to build a 19 A at Richfield, and a number 1 A at Taloga, durring the coming summer and autumn. Our M. E. Sunday-school at Richfield numbers 65 attendants.

Elaborate prepera-tions are being made to observe "Child-rens Day" on the 17th of June. Bro. George was with us on the 25 ult. and preached us an intertaining sermon. W.

Woodward. Speareville We had our first quarterly meeting Saterday and Sundajr Jnue 2nd and 3rd. AH points were represented. Bro. George was with us.

The people are very much discouraged, and are very sure that the "preacher and his family will starve to death long before the year is closed. But the Lord still lives and they that trust in shall want any good thing. J.W. C. Ulysscs Our Sabbath schools have an interesting program for "Childrens Day." Several neighboring schools will visit us and we anticipate a general good time Elder Geogre held our first quarterly meeting May-28th.

Good attendance. The Elder's sermon was a rare treat I Pullian. METHODIST MINISTERS AND- SXORTERS IN SOUTHWEST The following is a list of Methodist Ministers and Exhorters in good: standing as revised, by the Garden City District Conference and the Southwest Kansas Conference, with post office address of each. Only Elders and Deacons are authorized by the law of the church to solemnize matrimony. v- PRESIDING ELDER.

George, A. TRAVELING ELDERS. Bam ford, Garden pity, 4 Bradley, J. Springfield, Davis, Sprague, Syracuse. Davis, Ness City.

Forman. A. Hugotm. Goodrich. F.

Bezine. I. owther, Dodge City, Myers, W. Ravanna. Mills, J.

Santa Fe. Reser. E. Optima, P. L.

S. Williams, C. Leoti. Wright, J. Dighton.

Woodward, W. Richfield. Zook, Jonathan, Coronado. TRAVELING DEACONS. Brink, V.

Cimarron. Brown Appomattox. Robinson, C. Ashland. Tull J.

Meade Center. Smith, J. Hamlin, Box 78, Jetmore. Van Wye, G. Johnson City.

CONFERENCE PROBATIONERS. Baird, O. Montezuma. Burns, W. Nanchalanta.

Crouch, J. W. Speareville. MacCartney, E. 8., Wilburn.

Marsh, W. Hartlend. Mellor, P. Fulton, P. L.

S. Place, C. (Deacon) Scott. Pulliam, I. Ulysses.

Shaw, O. Fowler. Strain, J. (Deacon) Ford City. Van Meter, C.

Englewood. West, C. West Plains. Woodward, Frank Holbrook. LOCAL ELDERS.

Averill, C. Dodge City. Coats, II. Pueblo, Col. Kenyon, R.

Kidderville. Nicholson, Geo. Ness City. LOCAL DECONS. Knowle, D.

Beeler. Marley, G. Essex. Nelson, Samuel (Cold.) Joash. Simons, Eminence.

HAND YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO OUR METHODIST To the Presiding Elder oi your. Pastor. the 9th which was highly adpreciated by a large and attentive audience. The first quarterly conferemce held on the same evening fixed the Elders allowance at $40 and the pastors at $300. Sabbath the service was conducted by the Elder Baptism and the Lord's Supper and reception of members was the order of the hour.

13 adults and one child were baptised, fourteen received from probation to full membership and two by letter Thirhy-eight persons took of emblems of the broken body of Christ blood shed for the remission of sins. W. B. MARSH. Johnson City: Getting along nicely.

Our debt is getting in better shape, hope to grapple it after a while. G. P. VanWye. Leoti: We had a very enjoyable children's day.

C. E. W. Montezuma. Children's Day was observed at this point and pronounced; a oui battle cry the sentiment of the last edition of Our Methodist, "two thousands souls for the district, and do our part in bringing the aggregate up to that number looking for success to that power which, is higher than any thing human.

Let this cry be echoed all along.