Evening journal., 1910-03-19
DIR. STEPHENSON
REPORTS PROGRESS
EaStOn District Superinten-
dent Tells of His Work
Last Year
IMPROVEMENTS TO
CHURCH PROPERTY

kaston District reported yesterday 70 the
Wilmington NJ. E. Conference in session
at Salisbury. as follows
THE church societies Of the district
have done a good work where they
have had tho support Of the pastor
and church. Epworth League has
generally had the support OF the pas
tor. and in such instances II is a strong
arm Of the church. One Of the dificul-
ties in the way OF the largest success.
Is in the fact that. with so many socie-
ties I'm the church, they each cover
practically the same ground f. e., doing
spiritual work, mercy and help and
literary work, and are made up largely
of the same persons. still there is
much good done, as they work to-
gether. We have on the district under
the supervision OF the League. seven
mission study classes. The Junior Lea
/ que. that which there Is no more i'm
portant field, Is under the efficient
leadership Of a devoted practical and
resourceful young lady, Mis- Dempsey
Of Galena. Children are being trained
and made loyal to the church. We
held a very enthusiastic district con-
vention in the town OF Ridgely, Mary
| lad. last fall, which we feel was pro-
/ ductive Of much good.
"The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society. and the Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society of the district have
done splendid work. lead by Mrs. II. II.
| Klinefelter and Mrs. Clintonia Brown,
respectively.
Sunday School
Here we have great opportunity
/ and great need. Our laymen. In some
localities. feel that any suggestion from
the pastor I'm reference 10 the opera
ton of the school, IS an intrusion on
/ their affairs. The pastor finds difii-
Guilty sometimes in organizing the
school into a missionary society, as re-
ouired by the discipline. Most schools
welcome the pastor, and his suggestions
and are only too glad to have him. But
some of the other kind exist. 1t has
been the effort of the pastor and Dis
trict Superintendent this year to see that
every school on the district is furnished
with the publications authorized by our
church, and we are happy to report at
! this time every school on the district Is
so furnished and we believe that If the
pastors give attention to these things,
this condition may be >ept so. We are
urging our schools TO adopt the graded
system and use the graded lessons, we
believe them to be most helpful. Some
have already begun the work.
The Methodist Brotherhood.
"The Methodist Brotherhood. the only
organization of our church distinctly for
men. ought to have a place in every
1
personal knowledge of its working, nd
splendid accomplishments in the charges
where IL exists. This society becomes
the medium through which men mingle
with men, and bring them to the church
and to Christ II aids the social means
of grace, the prayer meeting, the class
meeting. II makes the raising of the fl
nances Of the church easier. IL saves
men from sin, and then from thinking
there is nothing for them to do after
joining the church. We have three
Brotherhoods in the district. ono at Odes-
sa, one at Kent Island, and one at Mid
dletown. The last named place the pas
tor finds il to be the livest organization
of the church.
Il have been irving TO ascertain this
year how our church property is held;
il deeds arc had; whether the Boards of
Trustees are incorporated. ! find many
Of them know very little about their IT,
ties. while some feel it is all right. Some
have no deed, some after receiving the
deed, because Of expense, failed TO have
IL recorded. Some had an act of in
corporation prepared. and then failed to
have the same executed. The laws of
Maryland provide that if the ORIGINAL
board of any church property die, with
out having Incorporated, the property
reyerts to the grantor or his heirs.
have prepared and placed a copy of an
act of incorporation in the hands of sew
cral pastors who are seeking to have the
various Boards of Trustees incorpor-
ated.
Improvements to Church Property.
quite number of our churches have
been at work this year improving their
property. Cecilton has put in a new
heating plant, hot water, with 440 feet
Of radiation, costing $500. all of which
, is paid. Brother o. +. Jones. the pastor
has been very successful this year. AT
the Fourth Quarterly Conference, after
paying him in full on salary, they had
q balance Of nearly one hundred dollars
and passed that over to him with their
compliments. Centreville also had in
stalled "A new heating plant in the church
/ placed folding doors that open the class
rooms into the lecture room, repainted
and recarpeted the same, at a cost OF
/ 81 100. Beside this Sl25 was spent on
the parsonage for comfort of pastor and
family. The official board are enthusias.
tic and unanimous, in the desire for the
return Of the pastor, who is filling the
bill to the great delight of the entire
congregation. Church Hill. The new pas.
tor of this charge is Brother h. H. Der.
rickson. On arriving he found church
enterprise under way. A building and LOT
had been bought by this congregation
from the Presbyterians. the old church
moved back, and the recently purchased
building moved to the site. Brother Der
rickson soon got hold of the situation
planned and vigorously pushed the worl