Brandon was the next charge visited, the Pastor being my old friend Rev. R.S.  Hayward, whose acquaintance, it will be remembered, I made as an Exhorter at Brothertown.

Brother Hayward entered the Conference in 1850, and had been stationed at Waupaca, Dartford, Metomon, Berlin, Wausau, and Sheboygan.  He then served as Presiding Elder on the Waupaca District a full term, and was subsequently stationed at Vinland and Omro.  In all these fields he had acquitted himself creditably, and was now doing a good work at Brandon.  After leaving Brandon, he has served North Oshkosh, Clemensville, Menasha, Utica and Zion.  At the last named he is now hard at work for the Master.

Rev. A.A.  Reed, who had just completed a three years’ term at Brandon, was now at Sheboygan Falls.  This charge was continuing to hold a fair rank in the Conference, and during Brother Reed’s Pastorate received many accessions, and also improved the Church property.

Brother Reed entered the Conference in 1859.  His appointments had been Empire, Lamartine, Byron, Greenbush, and Brandon.  At the close of a three years’ term at Sheboygan Falls, he was sent to Beaver Dam, where he succeeded, as before stated, in erecting a fine Church, and greatly multiplying the membership.  His present field, the Agency of the Lawrence University, is one of great labor.  But in this work, as well as in whatever may be assigned him, Brother Reed is a grand success, and will accomplish his task.

The General Conference met in the month of May of this year in Chicago.  During the session I was entertained by an old Milwaukee friend, Capt.  J.C.  Henderson, long known on the Lakes as the Sabbath keeping Captain.  The two great questions that came before the body were Lay Delegation, and the admission of the Delegates from the newly formed Conferences in the South.  Both measures received the approval of the General Conference, but as they were brought to the attention of the reader through the periodicals of the Church, I need not burden these pages with a further reference to them.

The Conference of 1868 was held Oct. 1st at Racine, Bishop Ames presiding.  The term of Rev. Joseph Anderson on the Waupaca District having expired, one of the young, men of the Conference was appointed as his successor.  I refer to Rev. T.C.  Wilson.

This promising brother graduated from the Lawrence University in 1859, and was admitted to the Conference in 1862.  Before being appointed to the District he had been stationed at East Troy, Clinton, and Neenah.  His labors on the District were highly appreciated, and, at the close of his term in 1872, he was appointed Presiding Elder of the Appleton District, where he is, at this writing, still employed in the good work.  He is recognized as a man of thorough scholarship, a good Preacher, and a successful laborer in the vineyard.

At the close of the Conference, the writer was returned to the Fond du Lac District for a fourth year.  On the District there were but few changes, but among them was the bringing of two new men to Fond du Lac.