The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-23

Peninsula, registered another total
failure. The most gratifying feat
ure, to me, of the district work, has
been the wldes pread and gracious
revivals of religion that. am happy
| to state. have come to every charge
with one or two exceptions At
Galestown improvements to the value
of $685. were made on the church
property and l5S conversions pro-
fessed. At Grape. the church was
! destroyed by Lightning in May; the
building is now being rebuilt; the
conversions there number AZ. At
Hooper's Island church, property
has been improved to the extent of
$6S; $45 paid on old debts, collec-
tions doubled and p conversions.
| Two sister churches were driven
out of business. Elliott's Island
reports $50 spent on improvements
and 13 conversions. Lakesville
Circuit $50 tor improvements, sos
on old debts and 70 conversions.
Church Creek Circuit $500 on i'm
provements and l25 conversions.
Beckwith $lG9 on improvements and
32 conversions. Salem, Vienna,
East New Market, Cambridge, Hur-
lock, Preston, Williamsburg. Fed
eralsburg, Denton, Thawleys. Will
liston, Harrington, Farmlngton,
Greenwood. Bridge, Cannon S, Sea-
ford, Milford, Lincoln City, Ellen.
dale, Milton, Lewes, Nassau,
Georgetown, Georgetown Circuit.
Zoar, FELTON,, Frederica, Magnolia,
Canterbury, Camden, Wyoming,
Leipsic, Armory Church, Dover and
Wesley, Dover, reported improve
ments made and many conversions.
Concerning the Leipsic charge DR..
Baker says: "Brother Wright is
hero; | venture he has done the
most work for the least pay OF any
man IN the Conference; he has toiled
necessarily, having made 100 pas
toral visits. beside other work."
The new church and parsonage
at Houston, which were destroyed
by fire have been rebuilt, the for
mer at cost of $4,000, most of it |
being provided for on day OF dedi-
cation. WillIston leads the district |
IN conversions, there being PA there
during the year.
Ten charges have increased pas
tors salaries from $25 to $500 each;
improvements to church property
amount to SIS, 600; old debts paid to
amount of $401S and about 2lOO
Within the district is the Whining
ton Conference Academy, with an
enrolment of students tor the year
of 1S9S.99, of l55: faculty of 9
teachers and preceptress; total re.
ceipts for school year $l7,79l.71:
total expenditures ST. 1868. 90; net
gain $42Lel; value of property
800. 900.
The special contributions to the
Twentieth Century Fund. other than
and old debts on the
district amounted to $2l7o.0o in
cash and subscriptions.
EASTON DISTRICT.
DR.. WilburF. Corkran, presiding
elder, submitted his report as tol-
lows: The financial conditions OF
the district during the past year
have been good, although the wide
spread prosperity has not improved
it. The peach crop has been a
failure, the price OF wheat low, and
the oyster crop amounted to almost
nothing. These conditions are al
ways telt by the church.
In the district there have been five
transfers effected; Rev. f. c. Sum
field was transferred from the New
Jersey Conference to Chestertown,
IN exchange for Rev. julius Dodd;
Rev. c. w. Caswell was transferred
rom the New England States Con-
erence to Middletowp, Del, ex-
Hanging with Rev. l. l.. Wood, who
vent to Norwich, Conn; Rev.. J. II.
Of the East Maine
was transferred to
Church Hill, Md; Rev. J. X. Can
ION from the Blue Ridge Conference,
\. c. to Pomona, Nd, and Rev. V.
:. Hill from the East Maine Con- +
erence to Lincoln. Del.
The district responded to the ap- c
zeal Of the Bishop, presenting 1000 6
diversions and contribution of |
800 thank offering; the financial L
cturns have been larger this year +
han ever before. :,
The Cecilton charge had paid its .
astor, presiding elder and Bishop t
L full, long before the session Of y
onference.
All the churches in the Crumpton b
barge show marked improvement b
uring the year. In Trappe Circuit b
le greatest revivais were held and t,
So probationers were received ID II
le church. T.
At Marydel $50 conversions were II
ade; at Greensboro rs and at st. ii
Iichael they numbered III. ft
AT Hillsboro the parsonage was VI u
.paired at cost of 500 and the W
astor S salary raised from $3.50 to II
200 year. n
At Kent Island long standing a' si
arsonage debt OF $3.50 was paid off o,
nd similar debt of $500 against ys
lie Kenton parsonage has been II, III
lncelled. The largestgain in con- ''
renee collections was made in the IN
arydel circuit. id
st. Michael's has the largest Ep- ., y,
orth League in the district and IN
nds an Invitation from its Official 70
oard and Ladies' Aid Society for
{ next annual conference. Ken
n extends the same invitation,
rough its pastor. Rev. II. II.
dams. -,
At Bosnian, Torbert county, 4 lot Ia.
.s been nurchaSed and nlans G.l