Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-01-17
MAY LOSE HOUSE LEADER 10Th CENTURY OFFERING
Salisbury District Raised
Over a Hundred Thousand
Dollars. improvements to
Church Property and Debt,
Paving So2 100000.
Paving S03,OOO.OO.

Pay1ng sos 100000.
MethOdists of America to raise Twen-
tieth Century Thank Offering fund of
SIC, ,000.000. OF this thank offering fund
S. 10000 will be devoted to the pay
ment of church Indebtedness. and the
prediction is made that the result will
be that not a Methodist church in the
country will remain with vestige of
debt hanging over it after the committee
concludes its work Along this same
line will be the establishment of a fund
of 81 100000 to provide pensions for
aged and infirm ministers. The fund
for this purpose will be increased when
opportunity presents itself.
To the education of Methodist chill
dren nearly $S,000,O 900 will be devoted
This fund has been gathered largely
through the efforts of the presidents of
Methodist institutions of learning The
sum of Sl,l76,S00 was raised by SYRIA
cuse University. The Ohio Wesleyan
University raised 81 O92 sos
1t is understood that about 5000. 900
will be devoted to the hospital work
Ten years ago the Methodists had not a
hospital in the world. while to day they
have 20 in the United States and several
others are under way.
Rev Dr. Edmund Mills. secretary of
the thank offering commission. says
that the next task OF the church should
be to raise $1,000. 900 to make comfort
able the closing years of veteran preach
ers, already there is fund:of 5000 900
for the purpose, to which will be added
the collections taken in 5000 Methodist
churches throughout the country on
New Years night
The plan to raise this tremendous
amount of money as Twenti .th Cen
tury Thank Offering was started in No.
vember 1898. The Bishops issued an
appeal to the friends and members to
contribute this large amount beyond
their usual gifts, as thank Offering for
the great mercies of the century so soon
to come to an end.
Through the kindness of Rev Dr.
Martindale, Presiding Elder of Sails
bury District, we are able TO state what
this district gave toward this magnlti-
cent Offering Salisbury District is but
one of five hundred districts into which
the general church is divided Ii was
determined by the Wilmington Confer
ence that amounts raised for church
Improvements and debt paying, as well
as for education and the Conference
claimants should be included in its
thank offering. The following state
ment shows that the part accomplished
by Salisbury District was no mean part
of the work, but is something for every
Methodist in the District TO be proud
of The figures for the present year are
approximated. as the year is not quite
closed.
improvements to the church property
aud the debt paving.
ISL. ear .............. s)S, IJl w!
2nd Year ...........2 81, $50 0O
Bird Year ......... .. IL. 800 O0
4th Year - ........... II, i2O OO
Total Sg3. 200 00
Paid on debt of Wilmington
Conference Academy d, 6,559 O0
Paid to Endowment Fund for
worn out ministers $1,000
For other philanthroplc cases. 400 OO
Total ...... 800, 669 OC
With a total valued church property
amounting to 1870, 90, there is now
an Indebtedness of only about 81 200. 90
- IIicomico NcwS