Evening journal., 1907-03-20
LAUD SENATORS
FOR DRY DINNER"
While dupont and Richardson Are Praised, M. E.
Preachers Heavily Score Doctor
Burton

by a complete shifting OF the popuIa4
tion, while the other has ben hands
capped by an almost unprecedented
translation OF generous men OF largo
means Leaving out these two churches
the district will be found to have made
a steady advance In this particular. In
spite Of the multiplication OF societies
and liberal division Of gifts and IA
be now paying more to parent miss
sionary societies than ever before. The
same sort Of a statement can be eas~
ily shown to be true to all forms of
church activity and benevolence. VIII
mington district is taking no backward
step.
Our reports win show a good years
work. Personally | have visited all thd
charges quarterly / have tried to care
for every interest OF our Zion / have
preached more than one hundred and
seventy times, and In addition to ex-
tensive travel by train and trolley hava
walked more than one thousand miles.
The pastors generally have worked
Harder than /. Take an examplea
twenty five hundred real pastoral visits.
eighteen hundred miles on foot. two
hundred funerals, revival services for
three months, with the constant and
careful oversight OF large. varied,
and dihicult church Not many can
be reported as duplicating this in every
Item, but quite a number have come
just as near Il as circumstances and
strength would permit Such labon
would stir the bosoms OF the fathers
with holy envy.
Much wise care has been bestowed on
our property interests. Christiana
rfpr4h has Ioo, t,,tt.I ft,r...tr.I ..A
the debt on Salem reduced. This noba
! little church celebrates its centennial
thfs year and viii get free from the
remaining debt. Church and parsonage
have both been renewed at Delaware
city and the debt reduced until II is
less than for some decades. Hopewell
spent five hundred dollars for improves
! ments; Mount Pleasant. seventeen huns
/ dred; Newark. five hundred; Newport.
seven hundreds Zion. one thousands
, Brandywne. twelve hundred; Elsmere.
I two hundred and thirty: Mount Salem.
, twenty hundred; Union. twenty
two hundred.
4 Harrison street people made heroic
q effort and are free from debt. having
4 satisfied a mortgage for thirty five
hundred dollars last December Cook
q man has raised sixteen hundred dol-
4 lars on their mortgage debt. Port De-
posit and East Lake have both made
y good progress in the same direction.
n Wesley Church has been inspired with
d new confidence. eight hundred dollars
r paid on old debts and extensive i'm
. provements. The pastor has where ha
3 can put his hand on Il at any moment
. forty-two cents OF every dollaB Of the
, remaining debt. Epworth has made
( heroic effort and some progress. Rcd
: Lion has spent one hundred dollars In
, Improvement and raised two hundred
J. dollars toward paying the mortgage on
{ the parsonage The pastor has cons
y siderable Of the remaining two huns
Z dred dollars pledged, Silverbrook and
, perryvile have each advanced the pass
Z toral support two hundred dollars. The
o former also, as reported. leads the dis
o trlct in the number OF conversions.
q The new work reporled last year IS
IS doing well. Washington Heights has
n raised one hundred and thirty do lars
for benevolence. I'm addition to all the
Il heavy expense incident 20 launching q
s new enterprise. They have purchased
n the rest OF the square on which the
e church stands for six thousand dollars.
l. The enlarged church and the parsons
n age will occupy this space.
It The Maryland half OF our territory
N is under prohibition. and Il can be
e made effective as has been recently
lt shown by our own beloved brother,
" Amos r. Brown. whose fearless leader
n ship In the recent Cecil Grand Jury
le brought forth such wholesome results.
Ie The Delaware side now hopes to soon
g be IN the same honorable class. We
thank God for a chance TO fight and
y pray that He wi help us all to war a
l. good warfare and win a glorious vic
.e tory over the liquor traffic In Dela-
n ware.
Is - are stlll planning new things
II Stanton expects TO build a new chapel
i- at Pipe Creek-Trinity must enlarge at
- once or meet out OF doors. Silverbrook
N hopes 10 build a model church hall and
y parlors in the near future. Goodman
e has started a fund for a new parson-
p age. Brandywne viii cellar mortgage
n next year and others are likely to try
- it. Wilmington is organizing a City
IT Missionary Society, to meet the press
ing needs In that growing town. II
IS promises to be a great success under
v the wise direction Of President JOSEPH
Sc w. Coley.
d Alpheus S. Mowbray.