The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-23
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presiding elder has given special
1 attention to this work and in tine
Salisbury district succeeded in adj
vancing the salaries $1,000.
WILMINGTON DISTRICT.
4 DIR. Robert Watt, presiding elder
Of the Wilmington District report
ed:
i "The work on Wilmington district
during the past year has been sue.
cessfui.
"Death has made inroads on the
ranks of the superannuated minis.
tiers on this district, three having
died during the year, namely: Hem
ny Sanderson of Wilmington; II. S.
Williams Of North East and w. K.
England of Philadelphia.
n "The following is summary of
the work on the district: At Rising
Sun. Md, North East, Md, and
Brandywine, Wilmington, there
were revivals OF unusual scope and
power. At Rising Sun there were
100 conversions; North East i25;
Brandywine l0S. The whole num-
her of conversions of the year is
1860. Nine charges have increased
the pastors salary. They are
Goldman 5000, Epworth $500, AS
bury $500, Newark $50, Perryvil!e
800, East Lake Sl2o, Hockessin
$50 and ST. John $50.
The GLOWING churches have been
remodeled and improved Scott
Church, Wilmington, has been i'm
proved at cost OF $4,000; a new
chapel at Kirkwood was built at a
cost OF $500 and at Mt. Lebanon
the church was improved at a cost
of $500; Wesley, Wilmington, 5000;
the parsonage at Newark was COM
pletely remodcled at 4 cost OF $ll0O.
Other churches have reported i'm
provemcnts as follows: Epworth
$l25; Marshallton s95; Zion $50:
Charleston $3.50: Silverbrook $40;
Rising Sun $500; ST. Georges $50;
Red Lion $50; Hopewell SIS; total
amount Of improvements $4,000.
Large payments have been made
on church debts. Grace has pro-
vided for its debt of $4,000; Ep-
worth has paid $500 on mortgage
and Asbury $500; Harrison street
has raised $l40O toward its debt;
Kingswood $500; Elkton $1,000; Port
Deposit $500 and Goodman and In
ion have each paid $1,000 on their
floating debt. Other churches have
reported lesser amounts. The total
Of debts paid and provided for this
year is $4,000.
''Many of the charges have in
creased their offerings tothc bcnev-
olent charges. among whom are the
following: Newark, Elk Neck,
Roclkland. Rising Sun, Cherry Hill,
Elkton, Chesapeake City, Hopewcll,
Colora, Newport, North East, Cook
man, Epworth, Claymont and Stan
ton. The increase in the mission
AIRY collection will probably De $+0O.
The Twentieth Century Thank
Offering has been fully presented
on Wllmingt on district and the con-
tributions, exclusive OF debts aud
improvements, VIII be over $1,000.
SALISBURY DISTRICT.
Rev, T. E. Martlndalc. presidinr
elder. rcnorted. New Churchas
were built at Newark at cost Of
$24O0; al Wizards station al Il cost
Of $500 and AT Nantcokc at Il cost
of s52OO
Thrcr If orr hrcthren G p
Swain. G.. T.. uorlestv and g ~
Anderson are c,osinr their f,ll five
wears, The sunday schools If .bc
district arc somewhat in advance
nf last veor in The mattcr Of attcnI
ancr There * :, l,rl< If rnnyirtior
amr no our oldest church mar,hors
AZ tn cirar dutv IA become tr,chSrs
and 10 cn-nnrrntr GENERALLY Win
tbe o,t,hu.itin. IN ,d,,nr;r, tb,
.fic;cncv nj III. school.
Crat,fvinr has h,cr tbo ro,ord
made h! +he ni.tr;ci IN +bo 49,
year ,oncb;nr thr mntter ofrhnrrh
buildinr and imnrnvcments and
tbe 1io,1;d,tiop If nId ;nJohtoIpoae
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