Evening journal., 1911-03-20

LpioNOpoi rohu, AoAAf YA'o'of Ao'Vf
81 .S49.
other Benevolences. 1911. s1lo;
Total. sis,so5 in 1911; in 1910, to-
tai. S14,45S
Grand total, in 1911. s57 ,666. Grand
total I'm 1910. s54.S05. Increase ST.
S61.
Membership and Wealth.
The statistical secretary, the Rev.
H.. A. q. Westerfeld, reported this
morning as follows, by districts:
l. Church Members--Number OF
probationers, Dover District, 1l40; Bas-
ton. 49S; Salisbury. 1916; Wilmington,
72S. Number Of full members, Dover,
1O.799: Easton, 1909: Salisbury. l2,-
500: Wilmington, 10199. Number OF
local preachers, Dover. 26; Eastcn.
l13: Salisbury, %; Wilmington, A..
Number Of deaths. Dover. 1854; Easton,
116: Salisbury, 1885; Wilmington, l2o.
Baptisms-Number Of children
baptized, Dover, 663; EastOn, Asa;
Salisbury, 500; Wilmington, GA.
Number OF adults baptized, Dover, SO;
Easton. II; Salisbury, 81; Whining
ton, 81
Epworth Leagues--Senlor Chapters.
Dover, "a: Easton, a., Salisbury, AZ;
Wilmington, 80. Number of members,
Dover. 1878: Easton, 1928; Salisbury,
1877; Wilmington. 1881. Number of
Junior Chapters. Dover, 1S; Easton.
26: Salisbury, 20; Wilmington, 27.
Number of Junior members. Dover,
760; Easton, 1863; Salisbury, 149;
Wilmington, 1881.
Church Property-Number OF
1t.
Salisbury, 11S; Wilmington, So Prob
able value, Dover, sS47 300; Easton'
1921 200: Salisbury, $424,45O; Will
mington. S9l3,400. Number of par
sonages, Dover, AZ; Easton, ~36; Sails
bury, As: Wilmington, 81. Probable
value Of parsonages. Dover, Ss5,9OI;
Easton, S73,400: Salisbury, $4,000;
Wilmington, S132,200
Paid for building and improving
churches and parsonages. Dover, S17,-
OF; Easton, $6,793; Salisbury, S26,-
S64; Wilmington. $10,S33.
Paid on old Indebtedness on church
property, Dover. S363O; Easton, s3,-
207; Salisbury. S4,531; Wilmington,
SS.430; present Indebtedness on church
property, Dover, S1S,130; EastOn. $S.-
900; Salisbury. S31,955; Wilmington.
SAL 300 -
Summary of statistics for 1911. given
! by the secretary, II, A. G. Westerfeld,
/. Church membership. Number of
! probatiouers, 1912 Null members, A.
O29; local preachers. 1Q2; deaths, $50.
2. Baptisms. Children 511. Adults,
! III.
3. Epworth Leagues. Senior Chap
! ters 153; number of senior members.
! 1853; junior chapters, 81; number Of
/ junior members, 3.907
4. Church property. mo. Of churches,
/ 39S; probable value. S2,006,3 $50 Num-
Der of parsonages, l6O probable value,
S3S6,SOO
! 5. Paid for building and improving
/ churches and parsonages S61 567;
| paid on old Indebtedness on church
property. S19.79S. Present indebted
ness on church properly, 100000
6. Sunday Schools. No. Of schools.
399 No. Of officers and teachers,
5,904. No. Of scholars OF all grades.
not including cradle roll and home
department. 45,317. Average attend
ance, 27,277. No. Of members of home
department. 1.269 No OF children on
cradle roll. 2,944.
Total enrolment OF Sunday schools,
49,430. No. of officers and teachers
who are church members or proba-
toners, 5,679. No. OF scholars. who
arc church members or pfobationers
1877. No. of members of school con-
verted during year, 2,47S Current
expenses OF schools. S20,965. Collec-
tiou for Board Of Sunday schools, in
church. $3.50; in schools, 1896.
Z. Pastors Support--Claims, Sl74,-
1872: receipts, 'S174.399: deficiencies.
S776.
s. support Of Conference Claim
ants-Amount apportioned, S1O,297;
amount paid. S9225.
9. Support Of District Superinten-
dents-Amount apportioned. SS,S02 I;
amount paid, SS,754.
10. Support Of Bishops
apoprtloned, S1,SSS; amount paid. ST.
S5S.
II. Total support. S1s4,2S6.
u. Current EXpenses-C Church.
S4S.154; Sunday school, S2O,965; total,
s69,71s.
The Rev. T. T.. Martindale, reporting
Tor the Conference Academy, requested
that as customary $500 should be ap-
portioned for repairs at the Academy
A Conference visitor this morninS
was the Rev. DR.. s. w Thomas. o
the Philadelphia Conference, who hal
mad more than so years OF experienc,
as an effective preacher.
Elected Academy Trustees.
a Nominees for the position of trus
tees were A. S. Mowbray. e. l.
. Hardesty. G. A. Hill. II. T. Quigg. W
1. White, G. p. Jones. F. J. Cochran
!, r. r.. Coursey
Elected as trustees Of the Academ,
y were c. A. Bill. r. l.. Hardes. w. J.
White and G. p Jones.
Q Want Barrett's Chapel Preserved.
A resolution. signed by the ST.,
) trustees OF Barrett's Chapel, and
second resolution. adopted by tn,
Quarterly Conference of Magnoli,
charge, were read by the Rev. T.. ]
. Cochran. pastor of Magnolia charge
which includes Barrett's Chapel. ask
. ing that an endowment fund be rails
ed 10 preserve the cradle OF Method
J, ISM"
Mr.. Cochran explained that II was