Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04

Peninsula as to Sabbath observance. -
says the report. This being attribpt-
ed to the desperately wicked state Of the
heart, and
Second the running Of Sunday trains
and steamboats,, the sale and reading of
those morally dangerous things known
as Sunday newspapers, and the sinful
opening of bread stands at these PENN
sula camps whose directors are more
concerned about the making of money
than they are of the honor Of the church
and the salvation Of precious souls.
so YEARS IN NINIsTRRY.
DR.. T. E. Nartindale, who will COM
plete fifty years Of active service in the
ministry next year, was requested to
preach a semi-centennial sermon at
next year 5 conference session.
DR.. MaItindale read the report of the
trustees of the Wilmington Conference
Academy showing 6S new students en-
rolled during the year, the enrolment
now being the largest in the Academys
history. Many Improvements were
made.
The trustees recommend that g, 900
be contributed by Conference to the
Academy the coming year. The Rev.
Henry G. Budd principal ofthe Academy
made a forceful speech in its behalf.
CONFERENCE STATISTICS.
The report Of the Rev. Henry G. Budd
treasurer, showed the following financial
statement for the entire Conference:
Contributed to Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, S14, 747; to Board of Home Mis-
sioDs and Church Extension, Sl4. .779: to .
Freedman S Aid Society. 81 ,O32; public
educational collection. 1922; to children's
fund, S762; Conference educational col (
lection, s448; to Board of Conference
claimants (Chicago), Sl0l; for annual 1
Conference investments, S652; to Church
Temperance Society, 81, ,926; to American
Bible Society, $3.50; to Wilmington CITY
Missionary Society. s. $50; to central
Office expenses of EpwOrth League, S214;
Methodist Brotherhood dues, S24: to
Wilmington Conference Academy, 8, los
to Domestic Missionary Society, 81 $50;
to Philadelphia Hospital, 81 ,406; to Anti
Saloon League, S522; grand total in cash
contributed, $50, 76l;in vouchers, ,Sl2 ,l49,
divided as follows: Dover district 81 ,751
cash and g ,333 voucher; Easton district,
$40, 034 cash and s., 276 voucher; Sails
bury district, S13,653 cash and 81 $40 4
voucher. Wilmington district, S14.543
cash and S, ,664 voucher.
The report of Rev. II. A. G. Wester- I
field, statistical secretary of Conference, 4
showed the following statistics:
For support OF pastors-Dover district, ,
s44 ,269, Easton. $50, 992; Salisbury,
$50. l79; Wilmington, $751; ,0O6 total,
slS4, 428 including house rent; rental :
value of parsonages, SIS, ,162; paid for {
support of district superintendents, Do
yer district, 81 $50; Easton. S1923; Sal ,
sbury, s., ,826; Wilmington. s. ,053; total
s9 ,052; paid for support of bishops S1S55 i
paid for support Of Conference claimants
sl2 2S0; total paid for ministerial sup \
port, s207 ,615. G
Number or Sunday Schools, $50, Of y
icers and teachers, $685.; total enroll a
nent in all departments, 5S, ,90l; schol- v
iTs Of all grades. 4S, 047, average atten- d
lance, IS, $50; members in the Home
Department, 1902. children in the cradle
oil, 3 ,266; officers and teachers who are
,hurch members or prObationers, 6053;
members of Sunday Schools converted
Turing the year, 2S45; church collections s.
or the Board of Sunday Schools, S222; a
sunday School collections for Board OF Il
sunday Schools, S5l7; Sunday School
offering, S573 Sunday School
expenses, S22, ,093. o
Baptisms-Ad baptized, 20S; chill Il
ren baptized, 2,635; church probation a
rs enrolled during the year, Loss; pro- b
ationers now on roll, 1876; members 3
n the roll, 40, ,651; nonresident members 1
1898; local preachers, 576. 1
Epworth League senior members, II
,254; junior members, 3,675. J.
Number of churches, 1913, Of estimated
alue of s2,273, ,319; number of parson- di
ges, 164, of estimated value of s4O9, ,450 NJ
aid for buildings in improvements, on r
hurches and parsonages, S129, ,694; paid
n old Indebtedness, So, ,210; present in
S146, ,239; current expenses.
IS, ,397.
General Confere nee expenses, appor-
oned for the quadrennum, S179; paid
lis year, S110; balance due, S122.