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

The success in this locality has been mar
yelois
'lbenezer and Edge Moor have been
made one charge, with the Rev. G.. II.
Kershaw as pastor. There have been 81
conversions.
Rev. Jabez Iodson is PASTOR has one of
the finest sites in the city. The property
cost 81, 1875. The lot, il put OH the market,
would bring about $1,000. About Sl,125
has been paid on the purchase, leaving u
mortgage Of $1,000 The tabernacle seats
about 300 people. There are 100 persons in
the Snnday-school.
Five years ago Wilmington districtihad
35 charges. Now the total number is ~.
Five years ago there were SO churches;
now there are 49, There were then II par
sonages as against g at the present time.
We have 10 new societies in rented places,
an increase of 10 societies. Then we
owned q parsonages now 20. Then we
rented five parsonages; now eight; an in
crease of 10 parsonages owned and rented.
The sum OF Sl25,O00 has been paid on
buildings and church Improvements.
The pastoral support during the last
five years has been increased over
the former five years about $50, 1000
The benevolences have all advanced and
the missionary increase during this period
about $1,000. Our missionary report this
year is in advance of any former years
Wilmington district is in the first class,
averaging Sl.26 per member for missions
While we have done what we could for
the material interest of the church and
benevolcnces, the pastors have made about
$4,000 pastoral visits this year ondrcport
an annual average OF / 800 probationers.
"The reviyals In the city during the last
six months have been seasons of refresh
ing. A well-informcd laymcn said, This
has been wonderful year for Mcthodism
in Wilmington. ! have never seen any
thing like it, The pastors are praising
God and we arc in harmony with all the
people and the Lord is adding to the
church day by day those who are being
saved. We are constrained to use the lam
guegc of the psnlmist, Not unto us o
Lord not unto lis, but unto Thy name
sake"
The characters of the pastors of VIII
mington district We're passed and colec-
tons were reported. of which the follow
ing amounts were for missions: Wilmer
Jaggard, SO; Il. II. Hynson, s74; r. b.
Hunfer, Si7ti; !. G. Fosnocht, $50; A. r.
Preltyman, Sll0; b. n. Price, S43; Julius
Dodd, $50; D. IL. Corkrap, S7s; c. II. Will
liarns, s65; j. +. NanBurkalow, s7S; w. J..
Duliadway, $lI0, T. Il. Martindae, $40
A. 5. Mowbray $3.50; J., b. Qugg, Sl32
Adam stcngle,, 5000 ]. Il. Bryan. Si5s; G..
l.. Hardesty SHOT,. ID. c. Hanna, 81, 35i; G.
4. tirise, 500; Isaac Jewell, 500; J.. Y.
Dobbus, 5000; II. 5. Dulany, $lS; u. G.
Atkins, $50, w. T.. Avery, 1857; L. T..
Barrett, SOD; John France. S275; u. l..
Hubbard. $500 w. G.. Rooms, SIS; i. l..
Wood, $40. q. u. Wood, $50.
REPORT OF rAsroN DISTRICT.
After his character had been passed Pre-
siding Elder Smith read the annual report
of Easton district, of which the following
is Il synopsis:
Presiding Elder Alfred Smith stated
that he entered upon his duties in April,
1891, and continued without break of a
single hour up till October Goth, last, when
serious illness overlook him. The work
OF the district has remained as fixed by the
bishop except i'll this instance: Brother s.
j. Baker was appointed to Crumpton but
on account of falling health, Joseph
u. Merritt, supernumerary of this
conference, who had been supplying
Compton for the four preceding years,
was induced to again taken up the work
with great acccptability. Union and Salem
were left to the supplies. The appoint
ment to that work was Brother Alyan
Wiley, He left in October, since which
time Union has been served by the Rev.
John u. Kemp of Still Pond and Salem BY
the Rev. Thomas 5. York. The work in
both instances has been well served. At
the earnest solicitation of the people the
Rev. j. ID. Locates, q local preacher, who
has been serving Wye, was appointed to
Williamsburg Royal Oak has had the
advantage of u most excellent supply in
the person of the Rev. Jeremiah Posttield.
q member of the Florida conference.
"There are on the district 81 churches,
worth about s2SS,0OO Also 20 parsonages,
with probable value Of about SCI 800.
During the year, chiefly through the eli
cient agency of the Rev. ]. Morris Lin
dale new church has been built on
Lower Tilghman Island at a cost of about
$l,2O0. The cost was fully met by dona-
ton of 500 from the Church Extension
Society. As soon rs spring opens new
churches will be started at Smyrna and
Cheswold circuits, improvements have
been made on churches at Wye and Storr,
Royal Oak, Pomona and Chestertown.
Considerable reductions have been made
on the debts at st. Michael's, Ceclton and
Galena. The aggregate Indebtedness on
all the churches Of the district at the pres
ent time will not exceed $1,000
1.-Two new parsonages have been built at
Townsend and at Broad Creek, Talbot
circuit the former costing about $1,000.
The church at Broad Creek, the Rev. j. NJ.
Collins, pastor, cost about 500. The
ground was donated by the Rev. William
Grace, The property is valued at 81 300.
Talbot is new circuit and is a more grow
ing and prosperous one Splendid inn
provements have been made at Centreville,
Middletown, Odessa and Smyrna. About
5000 has been spent on the Middletown
parsonage alone. 1t must be said to the
credit of the people of the Easton district
that they have provided comfortable
homes IN every case for their preachers.
All debts on parsonaSes have been re-
duced at Kenfon, Ingleside Royal Oak,
Hillsboro and Marydol The aggregate IN
dehtedness on parsonagcs in the district
will not exceed SO, 500. The salaries of the
preachers might be increased. The actual
aggregate of receipts for ministerial sup
port during the year. not including house
rent, is about So, 900.
.'rhe Sunday schools reported were 81
and about 1900 scholars.
There is one thing particularly in con-
nection with every Sunday-school, and
that is an organization embracing the
triple pledge of abstinence from intoxi-
eating drinks, tobacco and profanity.
I'VE have q Epworth League chapters
with an aggregate membership of about
1000. New leagues have been organized
at Ccnterville, this year, Kent island,
Oxford, Severson on Smyrna circuit We
shall not quite reach our superintendent
for missions, but we shall reach the hand
some sum, i'll round numbers, of So, 900, an
increase over last year. One year ago
the membership OF the district was re
ported to be GAIL, with 1909 proba-
lions. About 525 of these probations have
been received into full connections during
the year. We are only able to report about
900 conversions and 800 received on pro-
baton. There has been revival of uni
versal scope and power resulting in the
nnnvarafnn IF nhppt
viyals have been held at Tilghman Island,
Still Pond, Landing Neck, on Trappe cir
cult, Queenstown, Marydel, Church Hill,
Greensborough, Severson, on Smyrna
circuit, Friendship OH APPOINTMENTS
circuit, Townsend. Oxford, Rock Hall