The daily gazette., 1881-03-21
Total for di1trlbution this year 81, ,5l3.st

EXCESS over last year.............2 1921
Apporlionment for the year, 800.
The report of Rev. l.. s. Williams,
presiding elder of the Salisbury district,
was r, ad.
The report says that there are in the
district twenty five pastoral charges,
eighty five church buildings ahd eighty
one Sunday schools under he supervision
OF twenty seven pastors three of whom are
presiding elders. Twelve of the twenty
lwo patsonages in the district are owned
" tie several churches, and the rem ain
ing ten rented.
la the district there is church mem
pershp of g, 100, divided into 1877 classes
Al h 100 leaders. Fifty per cent. of this
nuhber attend the social means Of grace
aud enly thirty per cent. contribute regu-
laIly to the current expenses ana
benevolent interests of the church. 1t is
sugg, sted that the classes be divided into
smaller numbers; that care be taken to
procure efficient leaders, who are at
once earnest Christians and good finan-
ciers; the changing OF leaders everyAtwo
or three years.
la reference to the temperance cause
the report says:
In May last, Somerset county cast a
very decided vote in favor of Local OPP
ion, aud since that time D liquor has
been sold in any OF the districts except
one.
In rgard 10 the material growth OF the
church in the district, the report says:
On Ffankford circuit, 81. Georges
Church has been erected at cost of
$500, which amount has been paid.
The church at Franktord, on the same
circuit, has undergone thorough repairs.
The remodelled front, with q tall and
graceful spire add very greatly TO the
h4retotere unsightly appearance. The
pastor Rev. L. IL. Nelson, laborsd emerge.
fically fer the accomplishment of these
results.
Oyertures having been made by the
Methodist Protestant Church at Gum
bsro, for us to buy heir building, we
did so, paying $3.50; after which the en-
tire membership came over to our
church.
At Stockton handsome parsonage
has been erected and nicely finished.
rhe cost OF its construction was ST 500,
which has been paid. The pastor worked
faithfully in this cause.
Through the unLiring exerhons Of the
pastor, Kew. ]. d. G. Hanna, and the
libsrality of the people, the parsonage at
Pocomoke City has at late been freed
from debt.
The new church at Deals island, a
DeAulifal structure, will soon be ready
for dedication. IL is at once q gem anu
a monument of the combined faith aud
works OF the pastor, Bre. Creaner and
his devoted flock. The ladies of the
island have taken prominent part In
he liquidation of its indebtedness. The
debt bas been liquidated.
The church at Fraitland has beer
greatly Improved and beautifed at a
cost of $500. The work is mainly the
result Of the generosity Of l. IL. A.
Dulany, Rsq.
Rev. j. d. q. Hanna was secured to
fill the place OF brother Balm, who died
NAV 10, 1880, at Pocsmoke City, which
be has done with great aeceptasllity.
The call of the ministers of the district
was then made, and their missionary
collections reported.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
From eleven o'clock the session wal
devoted to memorial services. Rev Mr.
Haynes read a memoir to the memory OF
Vim. Urie, and addresses were made by
Revs. Bundle, Cooper, Gregg, Ayers
Martlndale, Barton aud the Bishop
Rev. Mr.. Haynes also read the service IL
memory of VIM. j. Balm, and addresses
were made by Revs. w. z. Davis ant
Williams. Rev. T. l.. Tompkinson reac
the memoir of Thomas II, PlnmmeE, ant
touching addresses were made by Revs
g. W. Miller and j. M. Williams. J. M
BFyan read the memoir of Mrs. Bell
NJ. Chase, wife of b. w. Chase, ant
addresses were made by Reys. Houston
and England.
A temperance meetln z was held in th
exening, At which Revs. q. w: Mile
and A. w. Lighfbourne made addresses
SUNDAY SERVICES.
At the Methodist Church Sunda
morning Bishop Bowman delivered
masterly sermon, from the 18th verse G
the second chapter of the Ephesian'
aFor he is our peace who had made bot
| one and who hath broken down tn
| middle wall of partition between u.s."
| At the same church, In the Afternoon
Rev. Mr.. Richardson preached, takln
for his text the second verse of the IN
chapter First Corinthians: "For l Or
termined not to know anything anon
you save Jesus Christ and HIN eruc
| fed"
At night, Rev. Mr.. Miller preache
here, taking his text from the fou
eenth verse Of the second chapter