Evening journal., 1908-03-19

already done by these sisters is of
great value. Mrs. Mary r. Lincoln,
the secretary Of the Conference Dea-
coness' Board, will present our report
TO this Conference.
Our Conference evangelist mas prov
en- himself a rem arkable man, apos-
tolic In succession, faith and labors
DR.. Bolton is busy caring for the evan
gelistic work of this session. but Z
hope he viii find time to give up his
report. He is in the right place.
Much For Benevolenoe.
The benevolent work of the church
has received most faithful considera- -
ton. A stirring missionary campaign
under the inspiring leadership of DR..
Homer C. Stuntz was conducted
throughout the district during the
latter part Of November.
Regrets Loss of Washington Heiahts.
I would fain pass by without notice
the remarkable transactions suggested
by the name Of Washington Heights
but the Church at large is involved
and deserves to know the facts. Some
three years ago a generous layman Of
our church proposed to build and to
become financially responsible for
church at Eighteenth and Boulevard.
The proposition was duly laid before
the Board Of Church Location and ap.
proved. The enterprise under the
pastoral supervision Of DR.. w. L. S.
Murray made excellent progress All
was we'll until the financial depression
involved the fortunes Of our bene-
factor. The alternative presented was
to sacrifice either the church or the
fortunes of our friend. The society
preferred to do the former, and the
handsomest church site in Wilmington
passed from our control. The congre-
cation has reincorporated and secured
an option on an excellent lot, and will
build at an early date, a church hence
forth to be known as McCabe Memoir
ial. Meanwhile, by the kindness of
the elect owner. the society will wor-
ship in the triple parlors of Mrs.
Lydia Slocum, at Sixteenth and Wash
ington streets. The Washington
Heights Church property was present.
ed to Bishop McCabe to be dedicated
as Methodist Church. 1t was duly
incorporated and decided, having been
reported TO the conference as being
without debt. Subsequently by means
Of blanket judgment taken against
the property the final result Of this
peculiar sale was accomplished, de-
spite the fact that we begged the
privilege Of taking tho property in
hand and satisfying all claims on the
same terms granted our Presbyterian
friends. We have no censure for
them but We do feel aggrieved that we
were not allowed to redeem our own
property, as we have stood ready to do
at all times. Criticism has been al
legged against our administration for
allowing the building to be put up ia
the first place, and our conduct as re-
lated to Trinity Church contrasted. If
any man of wealth and standing had
come forth Offering to finance Trinity
Church, assuming personal response
bility for the entire cost, declaring that
it should never become a debt on the
Methodist Church, should have given
my consent to the erection of the
building, and the conference would
have censured me had not done other
wise
Another small church enterprise
has been undertaken at Richardson
Park under the direction Of T. B. Hun
ter A valuable lot has been donated
by A. K. Taylor, the society incorpor-
ated, and a chapel will soon be erected
in this thriving suburb
'The new work at Trinity has pros
pered. The debt has been provided
for, the building much improved, a
new Sunday school added, and these
new and enlarged quarters crowded.
when all things have been con-
sidered the year has been one Of the
best and most successful in the his
tory Of Wilmington district"
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All that large stock Of furniture Of