Evening journal., 1907-03-21
CONFERENCE
WILL MEET HERE
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Dover District
in his glowing report Of accomplish
ments on Dover district during the past
year Presiding Elder S. NJ Morgan said:
''On tho Concord Circuit a new parson-
age was located at Concord instead III
Williston Wilhston rtbeiled and called a
Swedenborgian minister to supply that
charge. After an unavailing effort TO per-
smlde the Swedenborgian minister TO re-
tire from our Methodist pulpit we resorted
to the legal procedure of an injunction
and promptly attained the end sought.
'ren charges have increased salaries
during the year. The aggregate Increase
this year is about 5000, or an aggregate
increase for the three years OF 5000.
"Br.dgevlie, Rev w. r. Mowbray, pas
tor, built new church at a cost Of $500;
Williston parsonage costing $500 is about
paid for. Camden made improvements
costing $1,000. Harrington Church, sl4Oo:
Georgetown, $1,000; seaford Installed a new
$500 pipe organ; Nassau spent $40 in inn
Iprovements; Lewes $50; Wesley, Dover.
$3.50; Frederica s295; Milford and wyoming
$50; Greenwood. 500; Ellendale, SO. The
total Of all amounts reported as expended
on church and parsonage property this
year is Sl7.5s4
'Rev. b. J. Jester accomplished great
things at Armory. Dover by borrowing
$500 to pay for a parsonage and then coll
locting enough money TO pay OF that in
fdebtedness. General 7. Coleman dupont
gave $500. The total Of all old debts raised
is $3.50. The Ladies' Aid Society during
the year raised and expended $1,000.
mo section of the Conference territory
suffered more damage to crops from floods
than wiuain this district. yet many
charges report a larger Offering TO the
church benevolences.T twenty-five churches
advanced their offerings to missions. The
total advance is about $500.
The reported number Of conversions on
the district was l126. seaford had 60 con-
versions; seaford Circuit, 14s Milton had
20 conversions ana the church has board
OF stewards not one Of whom is a tobacco
user or a license voter. East New Market
had n conversions; Georgetown Circuit.
g. Crapo. 6i: Armory and Little Creek,
55 Lincoln, So; Magnolia and Cambridge,
40 each; Georgetown, 90; Bridgevine. q.
Houston, %; Wyoming. %; Greenwood, l6;
Wesley, Dover, a. and many others
''The to.al number of probationers re-
ceived into full connection is 40. and the
question may well be asked: Where are
the 1928 who were reported as converted ai
the hast Conference
'The. Conference Academy has at las;
thrown eff The baneful incubus OF debt
The chief credit belongs to the capable
principal. Or. 4. T. Cross.
"our Methodist people were in the fore
front Of the fight for closed saloons ana
sober and cleaner towns. A local option
law for the whole state and calling for a
special election IN the month of ,Sovem-
Der has been enacted. And now Tor the
battle royal with every one Of our num-
bcr making ready and doing his best.r
Easton District
Presiding Elder W. G.. Rooms sum-
marizes his years work on sse Eastern
District as follows:
Some advances have been made this
year. Townsend has advanced 800
Church HHl 500: Cheswold, $50, aud
Henderson. $50; these with other small
Ter advances make total OF $500. 7
hope every charge in tAa esz5rict has
paid its full share on do;,,Sstic mis-
sions for the Supplementary OF the