Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-28
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to assist the presiding elders in making
nominations.
A collection amounting to S2,sso was
taken for the Rows. W. W. Ohalres and G..
W. Bounds.
The treasurer was directed to pass TO tho
treasurers OF the conference societies the
money collected by him.
J The Rev. j. o. Sypherd was appointed to
audit the presiding elders missionary &C.
I Prssidlng Elder Davis submitted the re.
port OF Virginia district. saying In part:
Every man has sought. to leave his work
In better condition than It was year ago,
and while some have succeeded better than
others, none have failed to leave some eyi.
depce OF advancement. A careful survey
OF the whole field will show ma ked i'm.
provement In all lines Of church work. TIE
district has made great progress
In building and repairing church
property. The church At Reads wharf
has been finished and all money
provided for except about $3.50. II Is
valued at 81 500. Our FIRST church at Cane
Charles City mas been sold and a lot more
eligibly located has been secured for the
erection OF q new and handsome structure.
This church Will cost s2,5o0, OF which
provision has been made for 90 100. Parks
ley Church has been improved and the
parsonage enlarged at a cost of 500, A
handsome and unique church has been
built on Chincoteague Island at q cost OF
$4,000, which will be paid In q Jaw weeks.
A church is being built at New Church at a
cost Of $500, all OF which has been paid ex-
cept $500. The following churches have
been repaired: 0nancock, Tangier I3iand,
Goodwill and Orowson, Protracted meet.
fngs have been held at every point. in
some cases with marked success. Islent
one-half OF the year in evangelist work,
helping the brethren In their meetings and
M UAo hEV1 al r.,,, CO..
school work 10 marked by signs OF progress,
There is an increased percentage OF The
people attending family worship and the
devotional meetings of the church, to-
gether with an increase In the conservation
of their means to the regular and sympa.
thetic support Of the gospel and the beuev.
olences OF the church. We are beyond the
Sl,2O0,u00 line In missionary collections
and except Onancoek every charge on the
district has made a healthinl advance In
the line OF benevolent collections. New
outlying posts have been explored and
much land is yet to be possessed, and new
preaching places should De established.
This needy field merits the patronage OF
ihe church at large. Had We the money to
,onild churches the outlook would be full OF
promise.
The Revs. Adam stengle, j. D Kemp, ].
B. Quigg. Jacob Todd, d, D., O. W. Pretty
man, G. L. Hardesty, ". L. p. Bowen. II.
y. Thompson, g. W. Townsend, W. s. Rob-
1neon, V. 8. Collins and Il. T., Mattindale
were appointed committee to report TO
the bishop the opinions Of members OF con-
ference respecting the advisabllity OF CON
stnuing the Virginia district.
Presiding Elder Ayres presented the re.
port oil Salisbury district He said In part:
Last year the district had 6.74l full mem
bers and 1,l34 probatloners; this year IL
has 1859 full members and I,122 proba.
tioners. To the best OF my knowledge
there has not been case of watering saia.
ries on the district, nor has there been a
case of that equally unjust act OF making
double estimstes-that Is to say, the charg-
ing OF the estimates to correspond with the
receipts, so as to report the charges as paid
mp In full. The custom is a tars that Is fit
only 20 be plucked or burned. No man can
pay his own salary and to attempt It is to
attempt fraud, and TO do It and report
1t as received is to commit a
crime. Ia my case know
and In the ease5 Of the pastors
i believe that every dollar reported as re-
ceived as salary represents a dollar re-.
tcetved In cash or Its equivalent. / have
made careful canvass through the district
OF the relative cost OF church property aud
tobacco with this result: Churches and
parsonages, $2l0.T2O; tobacco, 5000 s75;
excess IN cost OF churches and parsonages,
$645. II all the churches and parsonAgeB
on the district were burned once a ) ear
they could be rebuilt out Of the tobacco
money and be In debt less than $1,000.
Cost OF tobacco, S209, S75; pastors sAar es,
S24, 1872. The money! spspt Tor tobacco tp,ll
pay pastors salaries 81 times, bsnevolentes
867 times, current aud uniRy-sch0oi ex-
rGHs9s 20 Zines 1lafs'e. 5a - r. ft.tI -
Tobacco costs per Individual 90. I2I church
expense per individual $780,.
Gtrdletree Church has been remodeled, A
lot for church and parsonage has esn 81.
cured at klti Grange. Crishsld Church has
been enlarged, A church will be erected on
Deals Island during the spring. John
Wesley Church is uncompetsd, A church
is to be built at Barren Greek. shortley
charge has bought a parsonage at Concord.
a church is being built at Elliotts. Parket's
Church will be- rebuilt and a church Is be-
ing erected at Plttsvile. The benevolent
collections have been taken. The Rev. A.
4. Melvin, by protracted Illness, has been
compelled TO ask for years rest; he has
not been paid bis salary and needs help,
The anniversary OF the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society occurred this afternoon.
The Rev. W. M. Green presided and ad.
dreeses were given by Mrs. Z. b. Stevens
and DR.. 8. L Baldwin.
The anniversary OF the Freedman's Aid
and Southern Educational Society v7ae ce le-
brated tonight, the Rev. G. W. Burke pre-
siding and Dr.. +. j. Wagner delivering an
address.
THIRD DAY.
~ EAsroN, Nh, March % The Rev. i. II.
Bryan conducted the prayer service Witch
preceded the third days session Of VII.
mington N. F.. Conference. Early ia the
business session the characters utthe pro-
siding elder aud pastor OF Wilmington dts
trlct were passed npon aud Presiding Elder
Murray real his report OF the District.
I have travelled through lie df5trirt four
NlnEF dltfiIE me wear, li8NN bHti