Evening journal., 1914-04-03
Dr.. Stephenson Tells
of the Prosperity
of Dover District

course of his report OF the years
work on the Dover district which was
read before the Wilmington NJ +.
Conference today. District Superin-
tendent r. X. Stephenson said in
part:
There has been but one change in the
personnel OF the working force Of Dover
district during the year. r. L. Now
bray appointed to Canterbury at the last
conference session, was excused during
the wear to attend one of our schools,
and his place has been acceptably sup
plied bv Rev. Charles II. Atkins, one
OF our Laurel preachers. There has been
but one death in the parsonage circles of
our district during the year, The gifted
son OF Doctor and Mrs. Alfred Smith,
young man Of rare popularity, met with
injuries resulting from accident, which
ended in his DEATH August A., 1913.
James b. Anderson, an honored class
leader and official of our church IN
FREDERICK for more than 40 years died
July 2S, 1918, in his nineticth year. lie
was sanity man on whose family
altar the fires of devotion have not gone
out for 81 years. Richard Carter of
Denton. Nd. died September, 1913 In
his death our church loses an honorcdi
rifted and useful member In the death
of Mrs. Eliza r. Clark, our church at
Milford has lost a modest saint Of great
conservation and generosity. Beside nu-
'rnerous other gifts while she lived, she
donated in May last, 81 500 70 the Con-
ference Claimant Fund Of this Confer
ence. and left in her will the following
beauestss To the Methodist Hospital oi
Philadelphia, $500, and $4,000 to each OF
the following. The Avenue Church, Mil
ford, Board of Foreign Missions, Board
of Home Missions and Church Exten'
sion, Woman's Foreign Missionary 30
cietv. Woman's Home Missionary Soci-
etv and the local Board Of Conference
Claimants, and $1,000 to the ladies'
Aid Society Of Milford, and numerous
smaller bcquests.
ladies of our church in Lewes, who pass
away a few weeks ago, left bequest oil
$500 to the church Of that town.
No building operation Of large
magnitude has marked this year.
work, but needed improvements nave
been made in church property IN the
following charges.
RehobOth's improvement.
In my last report I referred to the
conditions at Rehoboth. The resolu-
tious passed by the Conference at its
last session, bore fruit. The thus
tees of Scott Chapel, an Independent
Methodist Church, whose building
was burned in the fire Of Feb
ruary %, last year, agreed 10
deed 20 our church, located at the
edge of the town. their lot on Balu-
more Avenue, and give us their IN
surance money, II we would move
our church TO said lot, and use the
money to enlarge our building.
10 this the people and ministers
readily agreed In addition TO the
above. two lots, adjoining the new
location, were purchased, the par
sonage al the end of the town was
sold. and new, convenient and up
to-date home Is ready for the pastoi
after Conference. We now have one
Methodist Church, instead Of two
We are in the center Of town, instead
on the outskirts. We have three very
desirable lots that win give us good
church and church home. The con-
tract has already been signed for a
new auditorium 10 be erected al
once, when we will have large ac-
commodations for our people all the
year around. The pastor has had q
good revival. and "a souls have been
saved.
Wesley and Whites churches OF
Burrsville charge have been repaired
and painted at a cost of $1,000. Wood
side. on Canterbury charge, has giver
the church a coat Of paint. Bloom
cry and Chestnut Grove. on Con
cord charge have spent $500 In
placing their church homes In keep
ing with their home dwellings Tit
churches Of Crapo spent $500 in Civ
ing more comfort and better seryic'
to their people. FELTON, has purchas
ed new organ at a cost of $50
Greenwood and Sc. Johns, on Green
wood charge, are spending $3.50 fo
needed improvements to church ant
parsonage, while Preston and Chop
tank, on Preston charge, have i'm
proved their property at a cost o
500.
Paying Many Debts.
on the other hand we have giver
very special and dilgent attention d
the clearing up of debts everywhere
Our church at Cambridge, Md, cost
ing S65,000 at the beginning Of tn
year had a debt Of s39,205. Durlnl
the last twelve months there ha,
been paid S12,S55, $500 Of which wa
from the sale OF the old church site
S32S for Improvements, s2,500 on
splendid pipe organ Just installed
this year, leaving a balance Of S2S,
500 indebtedness.
w. P. Taylor who Is winding u
his fourth year at Lincoln City, foun
q church debt Of S2,700 on a $3.50
church, with membership and consti
uency Of moderate means The pas
tor, most prolific schemer, and irwin
chile plodder, soon launched plan
20 capture the debt. At the Fourt
Quarterly Conference of this year h
reported the entire debt paid
The pastor Of Hoopers Islam
found q debt of S1,400 against NJ
Zion Church and the mortgage in tn
hands of a man who had no sympi
thy with churches and threatened I
foreclose if not paid at once. BY al
OF our Home Mission and Church r,
tension Society with a gift of $3.50 an
o loan Of $500, the balance was pai
The pastor. Ike Paul. was a ma
with trade, so he painted the churc
inside and out placed a fine fe
paper on the walls and otherwil
put II In good shape, and on the ds
OF reopening informed the people tn
the bill was fully paid and asked Il
a subscription on the $500 debt az
they paid In fifteen months IN
which they had been given five yea
to liQuidate