REV. JOHN MCQUOID, D. D., was born in Ayr, Scotland, in 1858, and passed from labor to rest March 29, 1899, in Omaha, Nebraska. He served the church as pastor fifteen years, beginning his ministerial labors in Pennsylvania, later removed to Kansas, and the spring of 1896, was appointed to the pastorate of First Church, Omaha, which he served until his spirit left the earthly for the heavenly home. His church officials said of him "He possessed a personality that was unique because it combined a powerful mortality, a wide sweep of knowledge, marvelous oratorical ability, a wonderful insight into human character, the capacity to read the souls of men and to understand, not only their strength but their weakness as well, and chiefest of all, he possessed the tenderness of a woman. The intellect of this community sat under his preaching spell bound. His hearers had never heard the old, old story told as he told it. His wonderful conceptions of God and His universe, his expositions of the truths of Christianity were unlike those of any other man who has preached in this city."
   Among the few written fragments left by him is this: "A life manful, hopeful, helpful, courageous, prayerful, patient, because we are in a world redeemed, in a life sanctified by the Lord, who died for us, and are to use it so and live it so that when the hour comes to leave it we may find the curtains lifted on no darkness, but the road aglow with the eternal footsteps of Him who walked that way before us, and who shivered all the night of death with the splendor and power of His resurrection."
   Dr. McQuoid is affectionately spoken of by all his congregation as

   "He is no longer within the range of our vision. Let us follow in the direction he was going when we last saw him."

   REV. WILLIAM STANNER departed this life March 12,1899, in England, aged about seventy years. He came to this Conference twelve years ago by transfer from the Missouri Conference, and after about eight years of service on hard circuits, at his own request, he was granted a superanuate relation six years ago, which relation he sustained to the end of his earthly pilgrimage. His was an exemplary Christian life. In his

quiet way he preached a plain gospel and was content to be among God's little ones. His life was lived in obscurity but he did his work, cheerfully, never complaining. His closing days were, no doubt, illuminated by the light of triumph radiating from the Church above into which he. has entered.

   WILLIAM PERRIN. In the ranks of the Local ministry, a charter member of the church at Purple Cane, in Dodge county, did efficient work as class leader and local preacher. He departed this life in the triumph of the faith, February 8, 1899, aged eighty-four years. He rests from his labors and his works do follow him.

   REV. ROBERT LAING, a deacon in our Local ranks, did efficient service in our church for about forty years in this State, he being one of the earliest settlers in Nebraska. He departed this life full of faith in the saving power of God to the uttermost. Aged sixty-nine years. He was a revivalist of great power; many pastors can testify to his valuable evangelistic services in their pastoral charges.

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