The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-21
EASTERN SHORE HOLDS
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
ntsfscd By SeCretaFy-GrAttfytn
Increases Are Shown

Onley. Va. May 2o.-The Eastern
Shore District Conference M. K.
Church. South), which met at Ohley.
Va, recently. was record breaker
in many respects The attendance of
delegates, lay and clerical. reached
well-nigh the century mark and, so
far as known. was the largest on rec
ord. The conference was presided
over by Presiding Elder j, Franklin
Carey Rev. " A. Wright. secretary.
furnishes the following report OF con-
ference proceedings
The reports or pastors and Isymen
as 10 the condition OF the work in
their respective charges were glowing
with success and hopefulness Great
reFivsis have blessed the church from
the Delaware line to the Cape Ac-
cessi ons to the church already reach
well into the hundreds with come i'm
poTtant campaigns still in the future.
The prospects are that accesslons will
ran over a Thousand ere the next an
nual conference.
Atopg financial Lines, pastors sal
ari~s are reported as increased "a total
OF over two thoussn nd dollars, and that
III spite Of the IA ct that the past year
has been one of the worst IN the hts
tory OF our people financially.
Following are two items relating TO
finance that may he OF interest the
first, An excerpt from the report on
finance. and the second. resolutions
supplementary TO the report Of the
District Board OF Lay Activities Says
the finance com mittse
In 1910 the total salaries for the
charges on the district We're only kl6-
s1s.TI, with only seven charges pay
-ihs as much az Thousand dT1lars
each. and the presiding elders sal larry
vas only s1,ssl.29 Cnow $4,000 We
have been gradually increasing fnan-
clally each year since. and with this
years strong forward movement. we
are now paying over s25, 600 for min
isteriai support on the district. with
sixteen charges paying 1000 or more
Resolutions Adopted.
The conference adopted the follow.
ing resolution. mentioned above, with.
out a dissenting voice:
Resolved, That in view OF present
day conditions, and after a thorough
investigation by the Conference Board
or Lay Activities the Annual Confer.
enee be asked TO adopt the report ant
fecomm endatiou OF the Board OF Lay
Activities in so far as 1t relates tt
/ ministerial support in asking for
! minimum annual salary for married
| preachers OF not less than $500 PEI
annum, exclusive Of parsonage or rem
OF residence. and not less than $500
! 10 unmarried preachers in full con
nection.
/ Resolved further. That our presid
! ing bishop be requested TO make n,
+ appointment Of married men Il
charges unable TO return this mini
mum amount
The budget system OF churcl
finance is prevailing epidemic here
/ GLORY be! How many OF the prob
lens OF the, iineracy 1t solves.) an,
/ before conference, If the district con
! ference resolutions are carried out
every charge will have "tooken" II
Nearly all have had IT, They've al
been exposed 10 it anyhow. and there
not the slightest evidence of immunit,
anywhere on the district for thes
cody laymen over here are wide
/ awake
- finance by natural seuuenc
b"lngs rs to talk about missions
Practically every Sunday School 1
orea niyed into missionary societ,