Evening journal., 1911-03-16

hand for improvements to be begun MS
soon as spring opens.
The BeneyOlences.
These are the matters that cause
the pastor more concern than anything
in tho work. unless il be the salvation
Of The souls of the people.
I'VE being with an early apportiop-
ment and lay plans for work all
through the year There is no one
work that receives the pastors atten-
ton more continuously than the rails
ing of the Benevolences. When stormy
Sundays come late In the year, the
pastor is distressed Up to tho hour OF
going 20 Conference he is hunting for
money for the benevolenccs II is a
mistake to postpone the Sunday school
aud church missionary anniversaries
and collections until March. This is not
the pastors choice when It rs done.
"Our discipline provides. aud our
secretaries insist. that every cause
shall have a separate presentation. aud
the collection put on It's merits Every
/ pastor knows, if he faithfully carries
out that plan. he will surely fail 90
/ get his collections. Twcnty-Onc CID
collections means two a month. one
every other Sunday I'm stations and
/ at every service on a circuit II 4
rains. then two collections must be
taken on one Sunday Then comes col.
lections for salary. Conference author
ICES The presentation of other interests
and the persons responsible for then
faithfully observe their privileges.
Some Official Boards pass resolu
tions and advise that no collection
z H.. ss. 10 a ffar
except for coal and missions. Th'
faithful pastor In a large majority @
charges on the District spends week
, of his time using all diplomacy, go
/ ing from house 20 house, collecting
moneys. They arc often refused ant
some times abused and frequently dis
couraged by those who ought 10 en-
/, courage them Sometimes they com
i 10 the Conference with collections be
= low apportionment but not until the
\ have worn out soul and sole leathe
n trying TO do their best to meet thei
"a apportionment. Many Of them on
of their too meager salary put {
: shame their most able and liberal lay
: men in their contribution.
For hard work, self-sacrifice an
liberal giving, the Methodist preache
Y as class, has no peer.
Il feel free 10 say II the repol
should show that there is a dollar b.
10 low the apportionment asked on tn
y district. 1t is after the preacher hs
u swept every corner. exhausted ever
q means, given all he could and mol
than he felt able. These things al
q not said as an apology for ar
3 deficiencies on Dover District. I,
p. not think there will be any. surely n
In the aggregate, but they are sa
lc as an emphasis on what Il costs TO
De a Methodist preacher and get the CO
Dc lections.
De while many give regularly al
SC well, the greater majority of our pc
lc pie are making the pastor work
&c hard for the benevolences as he do
- for his salary. While / am not al
to give figures, the present indicatio
are that we will not be behind Ia
year, and in some collections ma
considerable advance, notably
- Conference Claimants.
/ EpwOrth League.
"The League on the District is
ceiving attention. Il is not what
have a right to expect IL TO be, nor
it what we are laboring and hoping
have it be.
"The Cabinet is planning for 81
District or Institute work during I
- next year. beginning with the eal
= spring and running on through
summer and early fall to culmini