Journal of the ..Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church . ^tate^Mllinois L LINOIS S1ATC GREETING FROMTHE NESTOR OF THE ILLINOIS CONFERENCE. Rev. Bishop Cranston, and Members of the Illinois Annual Conference: Dear Brethren:—Physical disability prevents me from attending thesession of our conference. This is a disappointment to me. If I could havebeen in attendance at roll call, I would have answered 53 times in 04 years. I wish to express to my conference my devout thanks to my HeavenlyFather, for His providence in the perpetuation of my life to the count ofeighty years,
Journal of the ..Illinois Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church . ^tate^Mllinois L LINOIS S1ATC GREETING FROMTHE NESTOR OF THE ILLINOIS CONFERENCE. Rev. Bishop Cranston, and Members of the Illinois Annual Conference: Dear Brethren:—Physical disability prevents me from attending thesession of our conference. This is a disappointment to me. If I could havebeen in attendance at roll call, I would have answered 53 times in 04 years. I wish to express to my conference my devout thanks to my HeavenlyFather, for His providence in the perpetuation of my life to the count ofeighty years, and jmst. I am the only member, now, living, who has at-tended all the sessions—save one—since my enrollment. In 1851. in the Cityof Jacksonville, 111., T entered the conference with the class of 47, thelargest class ever known to have entered any enrollment of an AnnualConference. I came into the conference, under the presidency of BishopWaugh. I entered the list of the superannuated members in 1895, BishopJoyce, presiding, holding the session in Jacksonville, 111. Fr
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