Evening journal., 1903-03-20

Island, used for social meetings, mas Deen ,
repaired and reseated at cost Of 1919.
The new church at st. Luke's, on Fruit
land charge, costing about 5000 was dedl-
Gated July 30. Riverside Church has
been moved from the country into the
suburbs of Salisbury and promises to de-
yelop strong society. Church improve
ments include the following; Onancock,
S447; Smiths Island, new table taber-
nacle, $3.50; Sebyville charge, churches
and parsonage, $3.50; Parsonburg, S2O3;
Sharptown, S430; Stockton, S26j; New
ark, 1921; Quindocqua, $50; Powellville
circuit, S265; Bethel 500; Fruitland,
$500; Chincoteague, 1856; Cape Charles,
$l25; Bishopville, $l4S; Girdletree, Sl65;
Tyaskin, 500; Tangier, $50; Mt. Yer
non, $l45; Westover, 81 ,235; Salisbury,
$500; Quantico, Sl25; MillsborO and Mt.
Pleasant, each SIS; Asbury, Gumboro
and Hollands Island, $50 each; Frankford /
and Emmanuel lPocomoke circuit) $50
each. These sums include several much |
needed Improvements to parsonages. Ihel
aggregate outlay for improvements is |
SS,407. Funds of 81 600 are in hand for
improvements at other points. The late
Obed Short, of Atlantic City, left $l25
as the beginning of building fund for a
new church at Dagsboro.
Debt paying victories continue to re-
ioice the hearts of the faithful. Snow
Hill, on the second anniversary of her
new church dedication celebrated her
freedom from indebtedness by burning
the cancelled notes for $1,000. She also
raised $500 for an iron fence for the
cemetery. Fairmount has paid off the
last of the 5000 against her property;
Nanticole, S340; Whitesville charge has
paid $780, Tangier, $3.50; st. Luke's,
$500; Cape Charles, SAB; Annamessex,
$500; Crisfield, $3.50; Frankford, 5000;
Princess Anne, $500; Smiths Island,
S2lO; Roxana, $50; Deals Island, Sl9S;
| Asbury, Mt. Vernon, Sl35; Pocomoke
City, Somerset, Parsonburg and Mardela,
! 500 each; Girdletree, Gumboro and
lSharptown, $50 each; Quantico and Mills
boro, each $50. Total debts paid,
SS,3ll. Two years ago we reported six
teen charges out of debt, last year
twenty-five; this year twenty-five. Last
year our property was valued at 1888, 9,5lO
i with an indebtedness of $l5,lS0; to-day
the valuation is 1867 947 with an indebt-
edness of only $s,4l2; these figures are
their best commentary.
The MethOdism of the lower peninsula
reioices that a noble deed of philanthropy
is being at this time wrought out by one
of its large hearted laymen. 1t is the
gift by the Hon. W. II. jackson, of a
r large and thoroughly equipped hospital,
n now in process of erection in Salisbury.
n 1t is to cost about $4,000.
. The effort to relieve the Conference
e Academy of debt has been continued with
= some degree of success and some churches
/, have completed their quota. The local
> churches are still pledged to wipe out
every dollar of the obligation. Pastoral
10 charges have lessened their estimates for
! personal pastor support and the follow
ing have advanced; Onancock, Newark
Crisfeld, Fairmount, Hollands Island
Bethel, Mt. Pleasant, Mardela, Quantico
and Riverside, the aggregate being 500
The average salary on the district j:
le S72s. The benevolent collections viii
> show large increase at some points anC
+ several hundred dollars advance in the
: aggregate.
le The cause of temperance has won {
ls notable, remarkable victory in Salisbury
of Despite the opposition of the liquor traf
g fic the petition before the court for tn
Of right to vote on the question was grant
it ed on the second application, and will
r only a few days in which to rally tn
l. hosts, ministers, lawyers, business mel
T. and physicians came together and praye'
k and canvassed and won the day. tn
NJ LIQUOR interests have taken an appeal o.
a. technicality. The entire county ha
no caught the infection of reform and it
only question of time and co-operatio
u, when it will be rid of the woe of thi
IN business.
~ Revival fires commenced TO burn at th
last conference session, due to the search
ing, pleading sermon of Bishop Joyce, an
Iy scarcely had the final benedictiOn bee
IN pronounced when at Emmanuel and AS
at bury, the breath of the spirit was stil
wv ring among the slain and the revival wa
n, on. 1t is impossible to describe I'll
TX, events of the five weeks following sue
I'd, phenomenal demonstrations of savin
lie might, such awe-swept communitie
ow such far-reaching and profound impre
dy sions. Brother Terry, pastor of Asbur
en- has written of the scene one evenir
he when forty or fifty men and women can
to the altar; the whole room seem,
os- filed with divine power. There were
hle least $50 conversions at Asbury. At In
ra- manuel Brother Pilchard reports that
A made profound changes in the life of Il
81 town, and resulted in l40 conversion
- st. Peters had over 100; Roxana, ov
A. 10; Deals Island, 20; Frankford, 81
~ Mt. Vernon, "a; Gumboro, 60; Stockto
-u Somerset, Tangier, Westover, White
y vile, Laurel and Riverside, so each; A
lol namassex, 30; Bishopville and Alillsbor
aus each 33; Fairmount and Girdletree,
each; Selbyville, 27; Onancock, 8
Bethel and Quantico, 20 each; Nanticol
ale Is; Mardela, IA; Salisbury and Berli
lis each l3; and at other points, whe
ard equally earnest efforts were made {
to- numbered results were less than the
her The total number of conversions is 30
!, a Men may moralize as they will abo
ply changed conditions in these latter da,
: a but it continues to be blessedly evide
ses that the same old gospel is the power
nav God unto salvation.
of In conclusion DIR. Martindale spoke
ion his Joy at seeing the district in su
are peace. "While my ideals have not be
,ols realized" he said, progress towaI
INV i them has bpou etpadv ond insniritil