Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-24

good harvest. Conversions amounting to
IS persons have been made The church
has been improved and the people desire
| the return Of Brother Wyatt.
| Reads Wharf is a new charge in
Virginia. The long deferred hopes Of its
| friends are being realized. 4 hopeful
feature is the. opening OF. new appoint
ment at Birds Nest station by invitation
| of the people. Here we have good Sun
day-school organized and lot for
| church. II Will in all probability be built
in the spring The leading spirit in these
new Developments has been the pastor,
Brother G. w. Hastings, young man of
| very superior talent but in need OF the
| training of the schools.
st. Peters is one Of the coming charges
of the district. Her development has been
! almost phenomenal. Brother Burr is the
| pastor There have been eight conversions,
| 1914 on the seven collections and S236 for
improvements and an advance of 800 on
! salary with the promise of $50 more next
| year
| salisbury. under the eloquence and
zeal of Brother q. A. Hill, has gone for
| ward in marked degree. The revival
effort shared the common fate of all such
| efforts at that time and the record shows
| but five probationers, but the spiritual
state is fair and the increase along financial
| lines is marked. The seven general collec-
tions are about % per cent in advance of
| last year.
"Selbyville has recently put in new set
! of pews. Brother Smith is closing his
third year with these people very pleas
antly. Selbyville has suffered severely by
reason of o series of crop failures and
| any shortage that may appear in the re-
ports is not due to Incidence on the part of
| the pastor or lack of willingness ON the
| part of the people. A splendid revival
| visited SelbyYille last fall and resulted in
| 80 conversions.
"Sharptown extended her borders last
| spring and took in three country appoint
| ments that formerly belonged to Delmar.
The Rev. L. L. Price was the conference
| appointee and the salary was fixed at $500,
| but in July Brother Price was transferred
to the New York Conference and Sharp
| town was for time without a pastor. In
the latter part of September Brother T. S:
| Williams, sunernumerary member of
our conference took charge and pushed
| forward the work.
"At St. Georges q long-needed church is
being erected and is shut in. The two able
and liberal brethren who are giving iinan-
cial backing are guaranteed that it will be
| finished in good style and promptly paid
| for.
Smiths Island is one of the important
charges of the district and has been served
| this year by Brother Chaires. The pastor
| was disabled by sickness for five months,
but Brother John Tyler, local preacher,
came into the breach and the work suf-
Tered but little; 45 conversions, $26S for
the collections and S177 for improvement
and old debts. To the honor of Smiths
Island and rs an example for others be it
said that during the year q deficiency of
slS7 due Brother Jaggard on salary has
been paid. Too many charges take con-
ference for receipt in full for all de-
ciencies on salary.
Snow Hill, under the superintendent
and inspiration of Brother Sypherd, has
rebuilt her parsonage at an expense of
$1,000. Now she has delightful homo
for the pastor and a building which is a
credit to the church and an ornament to
the. town. Notwithstanding this heavy
outlay on parsonage the benevolenccs have
suffered no loss.
Somerset reports 10 conversions, S129
on collections, $40 on improving church
property and s145 on old debt which re-
moves all encuhbrances on the church
property; The parsonage has been greatly
improved.
Stockton has faithful and diljgent
pastor in Brother McQuay. Conversions
number p, S75 Hlid on improvements and
800 on old debts.j This charge has one ap-
pointment less chan last year, but the
6eneyolences area five per cent in advance.
This is remarkable when we consider the
failure in the Oyster crop, upon which this
charge largely depends.
"Tangier Island stands in the front rank
of the appointments of the district in
everything except its location. It leads the
district this year in conversions; 1872 pro-
fessed, conversionland as many Joined the
church on probation. The seven collections
amount to $685. Il $50 in advance, 500 has
been paid on an Cd debt. Brother Conner
closes his third ye3lr and asks for a cnRnf->-
Of climate, whictN is an imperative nece
sity;..
MISSIONER has been under the SUPER
vision OF Brother g. Il. Morris, local
preacher OF ability. Plans have been set,
on loot to cancel the parsonage deEi
seven conversionsl $50 for the collection
and $3.50 on salary represent the work
the year yet the brethren are asking for
division of the circuit.
"Whitesville stands at the foot of til
list when taken ih alphabetic order, brl
not in any other order, for this is a splenf
did circuit in lower Sussex. BrotheI
Webster has been pastor for three years
and comes up with better report every
time; This year heIreports 81 conversions
an advance of s25 on the collections and
$50 on old debt. The salary was advanced
s25, making it 500.
This has not been year of great re-
vivals. The reports show about 1000 con-
versions. | have generally advised the
pastors to see that their records of menu
pership are eorrect and their reports show
that some pruning has been done. The
reports of the financial features of the dis
trict are very gratifying, and this is more
marked when we consider the extreme
financial depression in the inland sections.
Not more than half q corn crop has been
realized in seven years. How multitudes
of our people. find something to eat and to I
wear is problem. The potato regions Of
Virginia are in FINANCIAL distress and theT
has been succession of failures in ii
oyster crop on the seaside. 1t has hoe
better on the bayside, But to leeplp to tho
record Of other years meant NJ CHI, Vet
feel safe in saying that the final REPORT
will show an advance of from SSb0 to
81 600 on the seven General Confehp1ce
collections, about 5000 of which will
sure the advance on mission and ab
800 OH Frcedman's Aid and South,
Education. Pastoral support likewi
makes u good advance. Twenty-threea
charges increased their estimate in sums
ranging from S25 tD $3.50, aggregatinp
S2l00. Three charges fell below last wear s
estimate. The net increase in estimates is
1850 and | am persuaded that the in
creased receipts will make rs good a show.
There is one charge on the district that ha,
paid SLIGO this year and five that hav
paid 81 900 each. There is but one othe
district in the conference that can max
an equal showing. This is a step in IL
right direction but much needs doing Wy
along this line before our hard-workd ,
pastors are properly supported. Whes
tho salaries are the smallest there advance
are the most diiiicult' to secure and III (
sentiment for a good salary the least
see that the missionary appropriation
our Virginia work is reduced, That Is
mistake and was done against the earns
prayer of those who Know the need o.
presence and success in Virginia is a nos
bility and Il necessity aud only yieorG '
administration viiI attain that 1o,s.n.A b Va