Evening journal., 1914-04-03

the total for the support OF the pas
tors. Our one regret IS that the in
crease is not larger.
There has been unusual activity iu the
direction of the material interests of tbe
district. At 1ilghmans Island new
ana commodious church, with all the
modern appointments supcrcedes the old
one room structure, SO long an evesore
TO the people. The Rev. Ivanhoe Willis
never better demonstrated his ability as.
q leader of forelorn hopes than in thcI
present instance. As a tribute TO tbeirI
sainted mother, and in recognition of.
the heroic pastor. the Roberts brothers
Peninsula MethOdists, though living i'm
Baltimore, presented the church with al
beautiful p.pe organ.
The Rev. L. y. Moore, of Still Pond
has had the JOY of seeing the new
church at Betterton under way. The en-I
tire cost Of the project is in hand, inI
cash and reliable subscriptions.
Chestertown has witnessed a modern
miracle IN the removal OF the organ
from the rear to the front of the church.
10 called for tact of high order TO
effect this change without causing Bit
terness of spirit. DR.. Barrett met thd
issue and the good work was done with
out any unpleasant after effects. Tu'
make reasonably sure OF DR.. BarretCs
return the trustees installed a modcrl'
heating plant in the parsonage. rhc'
total cost Of these Improvements. Sl2OO,I
is paid in full.
The parsonage at Middletown has
been rebuilt at cost Of about S3900'
Middletown las now one of the moai|
commodious, convenient and well fur-I
M. HlnH h. q
will be OF interest to the entire conier-'
encc to know that this extensive enter-|
prise was inaugurated and carried TO al
successful termination by what the
Middletown friends insist on terminc'
"the Ladies' Mite Society in this. as in.
most cases, "a mighty society" for the.
/ good Of the church as well as the conf
fort OF the pastors.
DIR. Watt a SuiiragiSt!
And in this connection let me speak of
the worth of the Ladies' Aid Societies t0
the churches in general The annual red
ports of these good women arc wort !
Hearing. They reveal wide-awabe. per-
sistent activity that results not only nI
comfortable homes for the pastors. but
in the payment of old debts and assist
ing the stewards and trustees in meet !
ing their obligations. These faithful
women prove that systematic doing and
systematic giving are the secret of suc-
icessful church finance Yet these arc
among the persons to whom some Of the
lords of creation" refuse 10 entiust the
ballot. For myself I would rather trust
such as are they than the slipshoi, mis-
cellaneous host who are among those
who enjoy the right Of the franchise
Through the generosity OF our Homo
Missionary and Church Extension Board
and The hard work Of the pastor. Rev
William NJ. McCann. Oxford has at last
secured at very reasonable figure, a
neat, commodious home for the min
lister. Last yog- the Rev. DR.. Y. p
Northrup in the face of many and m
usual difficulties, succeeded in clearing
ST. Michael's OF long standing debt
This year Che church has been beauti
fed by reuodeling the interior. STAINED
glass Windows replace The unsightiy
windows with their dark shutters, an(
fund IS in hand for furthe- improve
mcnts in the near future. This churcl
. is in better financial condition than fo
many years. From every viewpoint
Brother Northrup's ministry has been Z
success
! lows; Whitman and Sherwood, Rev
John White, pastor, $500; Still Pond
Z Rev. 4. Y. Moore, pastor, $500; Cecil
ton. Rev. G. L. Hardestv. pastor, an'
SudleIsvillc, Rev. /. p. Corkran, pastor
$50 each; Fairlee, Rev. Thomas \
Given. pastor 5222; CheswOld, Rev. W
II. Dawson. pastor $50; Pomona, Rev
3 Oren b. Rice, pastor, and Millmgtor
, Rev. Claude n. Benson, pastor, $50 each
; Rock Hall, $50; Kent Island. fidgei,
> and Calena. $3.50 each; Wye Mills, 500
, Clayton. S72j; Rock Hall, $50; Sudiers
vile, 500; Cheswold, $50; Fairlce
? 1928; Salem Circuit, S475; Bolman an'
= Neayitt, S75; Church Hill, SlJOi Crump
ton, SIS; Queenstown, SO. The tota
4or the year is $4,000.
e As shown by our last annual repor
r the total debt on the church properi,
j Of our conference was Si46234, OF whc
e amount S3,2Gl was on tie Easton dis
e trict The following debts have bee
paid this year: Tairlee, S4Oi Iownseno
. S2l23: NIiddletown, 81 900; Ridgcll
I $500; Cecilton, $3.50; Colt, Si25; Hen
10 derson. S225; Clayton, $50; Salem Cir
r cult, S222 Odessa, $50. making iroi
D data ia hand at this writing total q
10 $4,000. The apparent discrepancy indi
Gated by these figures viii be accountc
/. for bv the fact that some OF the debt
r. were floating debts incurred by pr,
/. vious administration, and by the add
,tional fact that in some instances b
linadvertence cases where debts Mel
=, rot reported. The figures Us reporte
. from the pastors win show total "a
!, debts and improvements OF $4,000
! creditable showing for the district, as
= whole.
Church Literature.
y All sorts of Papers and magazines az
l. 10 be found on their library tables, bu
I, thcre is n woeful lack OF The churc
paper. In response to repeated appeal
y the following data has been furnishe
Il bv the brethren< Number OF church pa
l. psrs taken, 440; Christian Advocate
J. i5O; Epworth Heralds, 75j other churc
Il papers, lis. IN some charges ON an
l. Easton district the only church period
u Gals are those that enter the parsOn1g
II may seem bit ungracious, nevei
Is theless, am going TO say it, that il
e a queer specimen OF denominational cor
: sistency for q Methodist Conference
"a criticise its own literature, and at IN
o same time by an almost unanimous vol
t. decide TO accept diplomas and certli
g Gates in lieu of examination from inst
IS tutions that have been tabooed abs'
< lutely by sister denomination. lht
c they guarded it with certain qualities
Ie tions does no lessen the Inconsistency Z
l. the act. An institution in which pr
Ie fessor taught so bald type OF rationa
r, ism that great denomination was /
? outraged that it withdrew its approve