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

as much perhaps as any other people in
proportion to their means. This year it
has been served by Brother Copper, u local
preacher, whose toil has been blessed in
! the construction of new church worth ut
| the lowest estimate SSO0 with debt of
$3.50. which must be helped by the Board
| Of Church Extension.
''At Berlin the report shows % proba-
! TONERS. The salary was advanced 500.
Of this advance i5 per cent was ON benevo-
lences, Sl45 on improvements and old
| debts. Brother Smoot is the pastor and is
one of the energetic pastors of the district
Renewed vigor is manifest at all of the ap.
| pointment5
Bethel gave 10 Seaford strong society
last spring and took a rather weak one in
| its stead but she has more than held her
own; conversions collection and All adj
vance of 500 on salary.
'Bishopvillc has been happy and pros
| perolis for two years under Brother
Anderson and is willing to take him for
the third year with an assistant. The re-
| port shows SO conversions, giving her the
second largest number on the district; SIS
advance on missions and $50 advance on
| salary.
Cape Charles is at the southern extrem-
| ity Of the district. Our church is the
| church of this beautiful city and is in
| splendid condition. Brother Cross was
| appointed pastor one year ago, but before
he graduated he accepted a professorship
| in our Conference Academy. He was re-
leased from his appointment to Cape
| Charles. The Rev. o. w. Devenish, q
| student of the Conference Academy was
| secured as a supply and did good work for
three months. About July LIST, w. o.
Hirst, graduate of st. Johns, took charge
and has made splendid record. He hus
increased the membership 2l and Is pro-
| kat hnxra han oflI aJ rlfnr. Ia
been 100 per cent advance on the collec-
| tons and $50 advance on self support are
| points of progress.
"Chincotcaguc Island has given us this
| year striking illustration of the evil re-
| suits of zeal without knowledge, but
Brother Jones, the pastor, has brought
victory out Of seeming defeat. There have
| been five conversions. The collections are
large and the salary was advanced $50 in
| the estimate and with the disturbing cle-
| ment ont of the church the sailing is plain
for the future.
Concord, sometimes called 'Discord,
| and the Blank circuit has made some
improvement during the year under the
| care of Brother Wilcox and think we can
hope for better things ncxt year.
| 'Cristield has had year of prosperity
| with 30 conversions There have been
| S43l on the seven collections, an advance
| OF $50 over last year, $500 on church i'm
| provcments; 500 on old debt with salary
advanced from 5000 to $1,000 indicate II
healthy state of affairs. II. w, Ewing is
| the pastor.
Deals Island makes splendid show
| ing; II conversions; $3.50 expended and in
| hand for church improvements, large
| advance on The General Conference collec-
| tons and on superannuated fund. This
shows an advance of $500 paid on pastoral
support.
| one year. The salary of Brother Davis
was fixed at 500, an advance of s235. The
! collections make handsome showing;
about 1926 has been paid on old debts
| clearing the church of all encumbranccs.
| Brother Davis has done n great work in
| Delniar. The membership OF the church
has been more than doubled and the prop
| erty put in excellent condition at all cx-
| pense of about $1,000.
Paramount has turned about in her
course and is on the upward grade again
| i'll her bencvolences. She reports SG92.
| ''Girdletree is highly favored and much
| pleased in having Brother Derrickson as
| pastor. He has in large measure the happy
faculty of getting the church to work. The
| years work shows 40 conversions.
"Greensborough has had successful
| year under the systematic methods of
Brewington. Fully so persons have pro.
| fessed conversion and 1888 have been paid
on old debts. Improvements amounting
to Sl32 have been made.
Hollands Island sometimes called the
Gems of the Chesapeake fear don't
| shine quite so bright in the constellation
because Of the increased lustre of Others
| and because she has actually paled little.
| There is falling off in the collections, due
to bad weather and absence of the people,
but she is preparing for a new church, to
meet the cost OF which 81 200 is now
assured and the church will no doubt
materialize in the spring. Hollands has
been supplied this year by w. s. A.
| Williams.
Laurel needs and deserves special intro.
duction to this conference, for it is not
Laurel the old, but Laurel the new. One
year ago the Improvements on church
building were noted. This year we note
some long needed and radical advances.
The most prominent of these is the pas
bought at . cost Of $500. OF this sum
1850 has been paid. No preacher need
now object to going to Laurel on the
ground of the location or character of the
parsonage Another advance is in the
salary, which went up from $500 to 5000
in estimate, and actual payment has gone
up TO more thar $1,000. There has been
no complains Of the presiding elders APP
pointment. | believe it safe to say that
the estimate in salary will be 81 900 next
year. Brother Pilchard and his people are
happy together see no reason why they
should be otherwise.
MT. Vernon, under the pastoral care of
Brother Bowman, reports seven CONVEX
sions, SIP on collections, an advance of
S., $50 paid on old debts and improve.
nents. The pastor has done good years
work.
"Nanticoke has had year of peace and
prosperity. There have been 30 CONVEX
sions under J. I. Corkran's ministry. The
collections are in advance of last year.
The parsonage has been greatly improved
inside and out at an expense of 500 and
Newark has been well served by
Brother L. IL. Miller. A debt of 500 has
been paid; 81 persons have professed CON
version. Total collections for the seven,
Sl07.
New Church is new circuit of four
churches in Accomac county, va. J. L.
Oueler has served as supply. The church |
at Piitsiield, which had been closed, was
opened the beginning of the year. Re
vivals were started. There are already 10 |
new members. There has also been good |
revivals at Hallwood.
'Onancock has been the field of Brother |
G. w. Burke's toll for the last three years /
and like all our work has suffered from |
the failure of the potato crop. The report |
shows 30 conversions.
'larlzsley has suffered seriously this |
year from several causes, but chiefly, per
haps, from the sickness of the pastor. |
brother Anderson was in poor health |
when he took charge last spring. About |
October LIST the Rev. Milton n. Frantz of |
the Philadelphia Conference took charge |
and remained until March 18th and did |
good work.
"Parsonsburg has had a prosperous year
under Brother Gregg, and he is deservedly
popular with his people. Brother Gregg
has been Frustrated with sickness, but his