Middletown transcript., 1900-03-31
THE N. E. STATISTICS.
Summary of the Presiding Elders
Reports by Districts.

oummdry OF the PrcSiding Eider:
Reports by Districts.
Following is a synopsis of the report ol
the Rev Robert Watt. D. D.. presiding ell
der of the Wilmington district;
1.-THE work on the Wilmington district
has been very successful. Death has made
inroads on the ranks of the superannuated
ministers, three having died during the
year-Henry Sanderson OF Wilmington, T.
| s. Williams of Northeast and w. E. Eng
land of Philadelphia.
"The following is summary of the
work on the district: At Rising Sun,
Northeast and Brandywine, there have
been revivals of unusual scope and power.
At Rising Sun, there have been 130 conver-
sions; at Northeast, 125, and at Brandywine,
10S. The whole number of conversions
during the year is 1850. Nine charges
have increased the pastors salary, as fol-
lows: Goodman, 5000; Epwortb, 200; As
bury. 500; Newark. $3.50; PerryYille, 100;
Eastlake 125; Hockessin, so, and St. Johns
20. Scott Church has improved at cost
of 600. A chapel has been built at Kirk
wood, at cost of / ZOO. Ihe church at Mt.
Lebanon has been improved at cost of
300; Wesley Church, at cost of 60O The
parsonage at Newark has been remodeled at
a cost of 1, 100. Other churches report i'm
provements as follows: Epworth, $125;
Marshallton, 95; Zion, $50; Charlestown,
23o; Silverbrook, 276; Rising Sun, 30O st.
Georges, 1S0; Red Lion, so, and Hopewell,
IS. The total cost ofimproyements is So, 800.
Large payments have been made on church
debts. Grace Church has provided for its
debt of $4,000. Epworth has paid s., 300
on mortgage; Asbury, $1,000. Harrison
Street has raised 400 towards its debt;
Kingswood, 500; Elk ton 1000, and Port De-
posit, 300. Cookman and Union have paid
1 900 each on their floating debt. Other
charges have reported lesser amounts.
The total of debts paid and provided for is
$23, 600. Many of the churches have in
creased their offerings to the benevolent
charges, among which are Newark. Elk
Neck, Rockland, Rising Sun, Cherry Hill,
EIkton. Chesapeake City, Hopeweli, Colora,
Newport, Northeast, Goodman, Epworth,
Claymont and Stanton. The increase in
the missionary collection is $40O. The
Twentieth Century thank offering has
been fully presented on the district, and |
the contributions, exclusive of debts and |
are over $4,000"
PRESIDING ELDER coRKRAN's REPORT.
The Rev. Wilbur F. Corkran, D. D..
presiding elder of the Easton district, read |
bis report. He said:
'The district is we'll manned, and the
work has gone forward at every point with
a good measure of satisfaction. 1t has
to the bishops call for 500, ,OO0, 900
and 100000 souls with an Offering this
first of three years of thank offering, of
about $4,000 of its $4,000 of the $1,000 900
and 1000 souls, nearly one.third of the
required number The food tide of bust.
ness and financial prosperity, of which we
lear so much, and which is reality in
many sections of the country, has not
'eached the Easton district as yet. Indeed,
he year has been one of the hardest of our
experience.
"Bayside reports an advance in collect
ons; Cecilton. the cancellation of the last
lollar of Indebtedness on church property,
md IS conversions; CenterviIle $l72 paid
or Improvements and an increase of $50 in
he pastors salary, and 90 conversions;
,heswold, 16 conversions; Chestertown, 63
diversions; Church Hill, 81 800 paid Tor re-
uilding. and 35 conversions; Clayton, $50
aid on old debts, and seven conversions;
'ordova, 300 paid on old debts and 40 con-
ersions; Crumpton, 936 paid for improve
nents. and so conversions; Easton, an
Increase of 200 in the pastors salary, and
conversions; Fairlee, an increase of $50
n the pastors salary, and 25 conversions:
Falena, $50 paid for Improvements. and SO
diversions; Greensboro, 112 conversions
663 paid for improvements and
II increase of $50 in the pastors salary
nd 80 conversions. Kent Island, $50 paid
n old debts and 100 for improvements,
nd AZ conversions. Kenton, 700 paid on ,
Id debts and so for improvements. Mary !;
ell, 230 paid on old debts, and 15S conver- :
ons. Middletown, 200 paid for improve .
tents. and so conversions. Odessa, lib paid =
n old debts, and FIVE conversions. Oxford,
IS paid on old debts, and Is conversions. !,
iney Neck, 140 paid on old debts, and five
diversions. Pomona, 1S0 paid for improve
tents. Queenstown. 60 conversions. Rock =
-all, 200 paid on old debts, aAd 80 CONVEX :
ons. Royal Oak. $50 paid for improve J
Is paid on old debts. and Ill conversions. !,
myrna, $50 paid on old debts and 600 for =
improvements. Smyrna circuit, 100 paid on a
d debts and 275 for improvements, and :
inc conversions. Still Pond, an increase of =
10 in the pastors salary and 400 paid for 4
Improvements. and 10 conversions. Sudlers- :.
lie, 200 paid on old debts and So CONVEX
ons Boznian, IA paid on old debts and
70 for improvements, and 67 conversions. :
ilghman's Island, $50 paid on old debts, !
I'd 67 conversions. Blackbird, $50 paid :,
r Improvements, and SO conversions =
rappe, 175 paid for Improvements, and 1859 o. o.
nversions, and Wye and Starr, 22s D
i'd on old debts and $50 for improve :.
ents, and 55 conversions. n
'In three years. the district has made !.
4 gain of 50 .06o in pastoral support. The -
,worth League on the Easton district i,
mprises A senior chapters, with $500 !,
embers, and 10 junior chapters. with 800 r