Evening journal., 1901-03-21
CONFERENCE IS PROGRESSING
RAPIDLY And HARMONIOUSLY
Presiding Elders Of Four Districts Presented and Read
Encouraging Reports and Conference Claimant
Collections Reported This Morning

so long that unless some relief is af-
tCrded, the consequences will be SER.
Gus. The unwisdCm, net to put il more
strongly, of allowing these societies to
contract such hopeless debts, will not
meet the present extremity. 1t is earn
estly hoped that the whole conference
so far as Is practicable will lend these
churches a helping hand.
/ Much has been done in the way of
church improvements. Hopewell, G.
w. Bowman pastor, leads in this re-
spect. The church has been remodeled
at a cost of SO 800. When the diff
culties which this Spartan band faced
are considered, the achievement was
notable one. The lecture-roOm Of St.
Pauls, Wilmington, has been improved
at a cost of 81 600. Additional i'm
provements are: Port Deposit. 1865;
Bethel. s225; Charlestown, $780,
Cherry Hill, 5000; Chester, SAB; Chris
tiana, $50; Delaware City, $780, New
Castle. S173; Elk Neck, S1OO; Marshall
ton, $3.50; Mt Lebanon, S125; Mr..
Pleasant, SIS; Newark, $3.50; Port
Penn, s165; Red Lien, 5000: ZiCn,
$3.50; Rising Sun. S244; Epworth S1OO;
Made,ey. S12O; Mt. Salem, $500; Wes-
ley, 5000; Goodman, SIS; Chesapeake
City, $50, making a total Of S11 $50.
and a Total for debts and improve
msnts, as reported by the pastors, of
$34, ,636.
The benevolences have been persist
emily emphasized and in mcst instances
the pastors have been conscientious and
faithful in presenting these great inter-
ests to the people. Some seem lOath to
abandon the bad habit Of waiting till
lu4r
lences are cared for, but an increasing
number see both the wisdom and right
eousness Of attending to the matter
early in the year; and in all cases
where this is done, the beet results are
obtained. From the Information at
hand there has been no backward step
in Wilmington district, but gratify-
ing increase in the sum tCial.
3 The following charges exceed last
years record: Grace, Newport. Sill
verbroOk Brandywine st. Johns, Kings
wood. Elk Neck, MarshalltOn, Hope
we'll. Elkton. Madeley. PerTyWlle, Ep-
worth, Chesapeake City, Rising Sun,
Red Lion. Mt. Lebanon, Port Deposit,
COlOra and Scott.
While none of the general interests
of the church have been slighted, all
having been emphasized, special stress
has been laid ON our Conference Acad-
emy collection. Wilmington district
took one-half of the advance asked for
and frcm present indications, it has
been nearly al. raised and / have yet
to learn of any objection from any
charge on the district. All recognize
the seriousness Of the crisis that con-
fronts our Conference Academy and
d inn IsssA IA
together can save It from disaster. The
honor of Methodism on this Peninsula
is at stake and Wilmington district has
cheerfully borne this additional burden
for the sake of the institution for
which many have made large sacri-
4 fees; and for which they are willing to
, make even greater sacrifices. This in
, st.tution must be saved.
There has been a steady advance in
, the matter Of pastoral support Eight
charges have advanced the salary this
year. Port Deposit $500, Epworth $500
Silverbrook. Mt. Lebanon. Cookman,
. Port Penn. S10O each; Elk Neck and
st. John $50 each. making in addition
to the advances already reported thirty
b in three years. This has not been done
at the expense Of any Of the general in
trests of the church
The pastors and churches have put
, forth unusual efforts TO promote re-
vival of pure and undehled religion
: In some instances these efforts have
been crowned with signal success. In
others the fruitage has not been all
that could be desired. burt there has
been no lack of enthusiasm or earnest
, ness on the part of the laborers, for in
most cases there has been thorough
: conservation, persistent and faithful
I work. and a complete subordination OF
/, everything to the one end in view.
= The most remarkable work OF grace
4 on the district. outside OF Wilmington.
81 was in POut Deposit A. s. Mowbray.
r pastor. The whole town was moved by
e the power Of God, the results are a
e quickened church. and los sous saved.
e In the early Fall the Wilmington
5 preachers meeting named a committee
r Of which the presiding elder was made
2 chairman to arrange for a series of
p meetings that should embrace heentire
o Methodism OF the city. A union meeting
s was held at Grace. and was followed
e by a series of group meetings. The
2 visible results were not all that could
b be desired. but the outcome was en-
d courag.ng. Kingswood, under the en-
+ thusiastic work of it's new pastor l..
Z: p Karholsen reports 103 conversions
i Other changes report as follows; Ep-
worth 67. Silver5rok so. Elk Neck 65
Newport so. Grace 54. Hopewel 80
East Lake 26. ST. Paul 40. Chesapeaks
City 20. Chester is, Rising Sun 49,
Zion 16. Harrison Street IA. Asbury CO.
- Madeley 12. BrandyWine %. Charles
/. town Ia. Delaware City 10. Elktcn 16
. Ebenezer 26. Hocl0essin u. North East
TO- New Castle 10 and Union c..
So far as could be ascegtained. these
: results are of a very substantial char
|. aoter and will mean a gcod.y number
7. of accessiOns.