Smyrna times., 1903-03-25
DR., CORKRAN PRESENTED
WITH SILVER TEA SERVICE
REMEMBERED AT CONFERENCE FRIDAY BY
HIS FRIENDS OF EASTON DISTRICT.
Session Of Wilmington Conference at EastOn,
Shows Great Advances of MlthOdism on
Peninsula-Affars on EastOn District.

Peninsula-Affar on EastOn District.
As token of the good will and es-
TEEN, and the appreciation of the work
done on Easton District under the
administration of Presiding Elder W.
+. Corkran of this town, now closing
MS six year term, Bishop Cranston on
behalf of the district, Friday, pre-
sented DR.. COrkran with a handsome
silver tea service The latter was
taken by surprise and responded with
feeling remarks.
The above incident followed Just
after he had made his excellent report
OF the Easton District. The work of
the year, he stated, was greatly him
dered by the unparalleled number of
stormy Sundays, it having stormed on
~ of the 81 Sundays since the adj
Journment of the last conference. The
report continues:
Ministering to People on tiO setback.
Some of our country churches have
not been opened for more than once
mcnth for the last four months, and
yet, surprising to say, the figures will
show that along all the regular lines
OF finance the district this year has
broken all previous records. Failing
for months at time to gather con-
gregatiOn, the heroic pastors have
taken to their carriages and saddles
and gone from house to house gather
ing up money for benevolences and
stirring up the people to meet the
current expenses of the churches
But this has been an off year i'll re-
vlval work owing to the above named
difficulties. Dr. Corkran referred to
the local option victory in Cecil coun.
ty, Maryland, and to the defeat of
local option in Delaware.
Generous Hospitality By EastOu Folks
Shortly after the Conference had re-
organized with about the same officers.
the business of the session was en-
tered into with vigor and earnestness.
Despite the rainy weather, the atten
dance has been large and the hospitali-
ty OF the people of EastOn, Nd, has
been generous. Most of the session
has been taken up with reports and |
other routine affairs. Easton district.
In which Smyrna is stationed, showed
up well and from the statistical report
we gather the following: Probation
ers, $50; full members, 6,975; local
preachers, -; children baptized, 531:
adults, %; number Sunday schools, "a;
officers, members and teachers, ,183;
scholars, S,092; number of churches.
50; probable value, 1924, 400; number
parsonages, "a; value, S6l, 600; paid for
building and improving churches and
parsonages, 81, ,4O3; paid on old in
debtedness, $500, present indebted
ness, Sl4,9S7; pastors salaries paid.
S2',O38; house rent, $4, ,4O5; paid pre-
siding elders, $1,7l2; paid for support
OF bishops, $314; total for pastors, ell
ders and bishops, $33, 500; paid con-
terence claimants, 81 1924; current ex-
penses, $6,91
What MethOdism Has DOue on Peninsula
The Rev. W. r. Mowbray statistical
secretary, and his assistants, have
completed their statistical report.
which Is of interest. 1t will be read
by Mr.. MOwbray, who, according to
Bishop Joyce, is one of the most
ethclent statistical secretaries he ever
had the pleasure to meet in anv con-
ference. A resume of statistics fol-
lows
Total for -Probationers
4'OO5; full members, 5000; local
preachers, 104; children baptized, q
533, increase of $40 over last year:
adults, 260, increase of 60; number of
Sunday schools, 1888; officers and
teachers, $500; scholars, Al, 437; in
crease of ia; number of churches.
3o3; probable value, 1884, 525; mum.
Der Of parsonages, 143; value, S278. 900;
paid for building and improving
churches and parsonages, $54, ,524; paid
on old Indebtedness, 500, $50; present
indebtedness, $685.; pastors sal
aries paid, $124, ,642; house rent. 800
66l; paid presiding elders, 81, 65s; paid
Tor support of bishops, 81, AGO.; total
Tor pastors, elders, and bishops. S154.-
900; paid conference claimants, SO, $50:
current expenses. S37 9t6 In Tho
benevolent collections, missions show
an increase of 81 ,4O7; church 6xten-
slon' Sill; Sunday school union S92:
tract IRA society, $39; Freedmen's s Aid ,$7s;
Woman's Home Missionary Society.
SoI9; general conferences expenses, ,
The Wilmington Metbod;st Eo;oo !