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Evening journal., 1916-03-31
Membership Gains

as the shades of night we're falling,
and the church bells we're ringing,
James T. Truitt, OF Salisbury, Nd.
went up to join the great company
Of worshipers on high: then, on Sat
urday, January s, d. J. Maddox Of
Fairmount, Nd, entered the better
land.
These men, all Of them, we're good
men and true. and for years had been
active in the work OF the church.
They have gone from us. and we shall
miss them, but we shall see them
again
On May % last, the Salisbury Dis
trict Convention. in the interest OF the
Conference Claimant Endowment
Fund, was held in Asbury Church.
Salisbury, Md. The convention was
called to order at 10 a. m, by the dis
trict superintendent, who requested
DR.. T. L. Martiniale, chairman OF the
Conference Claimant Endowment
Fund Commission. to preside. Ihe
Rev. ID. e. Poole was elected secre-
; tary. Nineteen ministers and seventy
five layment were present
At the morning session, addresses
were delivered by DR.. Martindale, Dr.
Joseph b. Hingeley. of Chicago; Or.
W. G. Rooms, corresponding secretary
of the Conference Claimants Endow-
ment Fund Commission; Dr. c. Her
bert Richardson, corresponding secre-
tary OF the Baltimore Conference En-
dowment Fund Commission; the dis
ltrict superintendent, and others.
DIR. Hingeley was the principal
speaker for the afternoon and even
ling. Great interest was manifested,
and much good accomplished. Great
meetings followed at Selbyville, Del;
Snow Hill. Crisfield, Princess Anne
and Salisbury, Md. The cause was
ably represented in most OF the
churches on our district The sub
scriptions TO date: Ministers ??yF!E;
! laymen ..; including the So'VOo
| conditional subscription OF William +.
jackson, of Salisbury. totals .........
But two charges on the district have
lbeen canvassed by the conference su-
iperintendent: Salisbury and POGO
imoke City.
Legacies TO Churches.
In the early part OF the year my at
ltention was called to a tract of land
in Morunisco. Somerset county, Md,
said TO have been willed TO the For
eign Missionary Society, OF our
church. On investigation, l found
that the will of the late Samuel II.
Taylor, of Morunisco, made February
%, 1889, is as follows: Il give and
bequeath and devise TO Matilda Bun
dick. consort OF David Bundict, the
. farm and improvements thereon
where I now reside. during her life
time; at her death to be sold and the
proceeds applied to the support OF the
, Foreign Missions OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church"
There are 80 acres, more or less,
, in this farm, valued at $4,000 or $4,000
} After the death OF Matilda Bundick
! the farm was not sold under the will
but was sold in 1897. by the sheriff Of
> Somerset county. for taxes. to George
NJ. Massey, for So. have informed the
secretaries OF the foreign missionary
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man does his work so systematically
and faithfully that good results al
ways follow. The revival in February
was productive Of great good The
Berge Sisters assisted the pastor for
two and a half weeks out OF the five
weeks campaign; 1877 souls were
saved. The whole town was stirred
as never before. Nine hundred dol
lars paid on improvements.
At Chincoteaque. l.. B. Morgan is
closing his second year very happily.
The new bathroom at the parsonage,
costing 500. has all been paid for.
J. +. Graham has had the right of
way at Claremont and being the only
minister living in the town, has visi-
ted and prayed with every family
Methodist. Baptist. Episcopalian. and
others. His salary. advanced $50. has
been paid in full; a new parsonage
has been built. costing $4,000. All
paid. Thirteen dollars increase in the
collections.
Grabs for EngIand's King.
Crisfeld is the greatest sea food
market in the world. The shipment
OF a single day. Saturday, November
90. 1915, in FIVE express cars. TO all
points. north. south. east and west,
was valued at $500. In May last. a
box OF soft crabs was shipped to the
King OF England, and arrived in good
condition. The crabs were greatly en-
joyed by His Majesty. DIR. c. A. Hill.
the popular pastor OF Emmanuel
Church. in his world famed little city
on the Tangier Sound, has paid consid-
cradle on debts and improvements. The
salary. fixed at S1,5OO, an advance
Of 500. has been paid in full.
Dagsboro and st. Georges have had
three good years. under the faithful
care Of G.. w. Bounds, and he came TO
Conference with a good report. He is
interested i'm everything in which his
people are interested; in everything
that makes for their betterment-such
as education. public roads and public
business. He is a good pastor. and
lives with and for his people.
At Deals Island. G.. w. Hastings Is
closing his third year. He has spent
his entire ministry on Salisbury Dis
trict. and has done good work wher.
ever he has gone. His pastorate here
is no exception TO the rule. The churcl
property has been improved this year
at a cost of $3.50: $3.50 of which ha'
been paid The church is said TO b'
in better condition than at any tim
for 20 years.
Delmar and F. n. Faulkner under
stand each other perfectly. and ar
working together very harmoniousl.
Nearly all OF the 151 probationers. II
ceived last spring. have been advance
to full membership during the yea
An evangelist may persuade men
strike the trail. but it takes a faithful
well trained pastor to save them
; the church for service. At the See
! ond Quarterly Conference a buildin
committee was appointed and S14.Oo
r has been subscribed for new churcf
At Fairmount. A. W. Goodhand ha
! warm place in the hearts of his peo
pie. and the church has been greatll
} helped by his faithful ministry. Ow
! ing 10 the depreciation OF properly
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families. 1913: number Of adults not
heads OF families, 6.22S; number OF
children. 1926; total constituency,
32.757. Now II you subtract 1920.
number OF full members on the dis
trict, you have 2O,527 unsaved people
in our own homes. This is not all.
There is one town on the district that
has population of 5000 white people.
The six protestant churches have a
membership OF 1000. leaving 5000
white people in that town, who are
not members OF a church. That Is not
all. There is another town. with a
population OF 5000 white people,
where there are seven protestant
churches. having a membership OF
2.SO4, claiming a constituency of
4,431. leaving 1863 white people not
claimed by either OF these churches.
] To meet the conditions, as / find them,
! have organized The Salisbury Dis
trict Time Legion OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. and have secured
the signatures. of more than 1000 of
the 1870 official members Of the dis
trict, who, under the direction OF their
ministers. have agreed to give. in time,
at least two hours each month to def
mite personal effort TO persuade others
to begin the Christian life. The call
today is for men, for the salvation OF
this world is a mans job, who are
not ashamed of the Gospel OF Christ
Men who will not only preach il, but
live il.
At Annamessex, o. Z. James has
had a quiet year. The salary. ad-
lvanced $40. has been paid in full;
S1S2 paid on improvements; 20 con-
versions.
e. II. Dashiell was returned 10 AS
bury. Crisfeld. last spring. for the
fourth year. and served till Septem-
Der 10, when he was appointed, by
Bishop Berry, corresponding secretary
OF the Conference Claimant Endow-
lment Fund Commission, 10 succeed
DR.. w. G. Koons. who resigned because
OF failing health.
On December Is, V. +. Hills was ap-
pointed to Asbury. He has been TAX
ling his bearings, and laying his plans
preparatory to an aggressive cam
paign for the salvation OF souls. The
CONGREGATIONS fill the church. and the
Sunday School is one OF the largest
on the district.
AT Berlin. w. e. Greenfield has had
the time OF his ministry, and Berlin
the time Of her history. The salary
fixed at $1,000. an advance OF 5000, has
been paid monthly; $6,0s5 paid on the
church debt: s247 on improvements at
the parsonage.
In January. this faithful pastor and
his people enjoyed a gracious revival
Eighty souls. mostly men-many o.
them old men-were saved. Berliu
has not had such a meeting in fift.
years. IL ever. The pastor is nov
planning for a great time in June
when the last dollar OF Indebtedness
is 10 be paid
} n. c. Benson is closing his first yea
: at Bishopville. He has a splendid pee
pie and has given them faithful ser
vice. He reports so conversions.
Cape Charles and W. o. Bennett ar
e greatly pleased with each other. Thi
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Second. Under the will OF Willis f.
Hooper. 5000. for the support Of the
minister in charge. invested in a first
mortgage on real estate.
Third. Under the will OF william
II. Jackson. $4,000, for the support OF
the minister and current expenses of
the church. invested in bonds OF the
Citizens Gas Company; second by first
mortgage on the property and fran
chise of said company.
also find donation OF 1000 for
the endowment OF a perpetual scholar
ship in a preachers training school in
India. from a friend OF missions,
placed in the hands Of DR.. T. e. Mar
tindale. and by him placed with the
Board OF Foreign Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, at New
York; a voucher for S45 70 be sent
annually 10 the pastor Of Asbury
Church, Salisbury. TO be reported to
Conference.
Oyster War Ended.
On May u. 1915. Judge Stanford,
sitting in the Circuit Court for SOM
erset county, in Princess Anne. Nd,
decided that 900 acres of oyster bot
toms in the waters OF said county,
heretofore classified as Cowen Bot
toms. were natural beds. The finding
OF the court re-classifed as natural
beds about $500 acres in Somerset
county. which. under shellfsh COM
mission. have been designated as Cow
en- Bottoms. This decision put an end
to the war between the oystermen and
the planters, at least for the present
and conditions have greatly improved
On October 25 and 26, the District
| Epworth League held its annual con-
vention in Emmanuel Church. Crisfeld
Md. The entertainment was such as
Crisfeld is noted for. and the program
was OF a high order. The attendance
was large. DR.. r. p. Martindale spoke
on Monday evening on Christ Law
OF Service" and DR.. J. o. Randall on
Tuesday evening spoke on "The For
ward Movement Program OF Our
Church" The address of DR.. Martin
dale was published in pamphlet form
by the league and cirsulated through
out the district.
E. w. Mcdowell was reelected pres
ident.
The Sunday School Conventions
held in each OF the counties of the dis
trict. were we'll attended, and were
productive OF much good.
Many Of the pastors have given
much time and attention to organic
ing and conducting Bible and Teach
er Training Glasses. The Mems Or
ganzed Bible Glasses at Asbury, Girls
field; Berlin. Emmanuel, Crisfeld;
Pocomoke City. Asbury, Salisbury
and Snow Hill have enrolled about coo
men and are centers OF great spirit
ual influence and power.
Early in the year I asked the pas
tors to give me the number OF families
the number OF heads of families. th'
number Of adults not heads OF fam
lilies. and the number or children who
are in anyway identified with oul
church.
Gathers Statistics.
The report is as follows: Number o
families. s,s24; number OF heads o
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PAGES IS mere marking of time and
ieu not by the young people for whose
development II is intended. but by the
middle age and older. would it not
be wise TO substitute for the Ep-
worth League. Ushers' Union and
kindred organizations the Methodist
brotherhood and have great mems
and boys movement that can and
does embrace all the work done by
these societies. and goes farther. is
more specific and appeals TO men.
young and old. Such an organization.
wen worked. Is the most helpful and
fruitful medium for reaching men and
enlisting their united help In great
moral and religious reform, I know
by experience whereof / speak. May
the Lord hasten the day when tho
energies and talents Of our splendid
manhood in membership and CON
stituency shall be harnassed and
directed for the salvation OF the
world at home and abroad.
Conference Academy.
Our Conference Academy has had
good year. and the plant and full
equipment were never better. At
present the town Of Dover is a liberal
patron because they get their moneys
worth. DR.. Budd and his faculty
were never more highly esteemed and
never have done better work The
outlook IS for an improved financial
year. Evangelistic services under
the direction Of DR.. Robert Crawford
were fruitful OF much good. The stu
dent body this year numbers 143.
Temperance.
The temperance work on this dis
tritct has been largely sentiment maxi
ing. That part which lies in Mary
land has been active in seeking TO Sc
cure more stringent laws in the Legis-
lature, now In session, and Il is TO be
regretted that they have not met with
larger success. The Anti-Saloon
League in Delaware has been active
in keeping the issue before the minds
OF our people and toning up the senti-
ment for a fight for State wide prohi.
bition which legislation will be sought
the coming winter. The w. c. II. u
held a most interesting and successful
State convention at Harrington I'm the
fall. at which local and national
speakers stirred great enthusiasm anC
strengthened the cause OF temperance
BeneyOlence. .....
The pastors and their committees
on benevolences have been busy mos
Of the year looking after the welfare
Of the causes placed in their hands
They have made strenuous effort e
raise the full amounts asked Som,
charges will pay their apportion.
ment no matter who is pastor, or wha
the amount is, and others will not
Not all pastors are good financiers
Some do not begin soon enough in tn
year. and some have no definite plal
or amount TO collect. The pastors oi
Dover district with few exceptions.
any, not only seek to meet the appor
tionments in full. but go deep int
their pockets and pay literally agai
and again. that the interests may nC
suffer and the honor OF the charge ma
he maintained. The returns so "a
indicate healthy advance.
Church Records.
There needs to be a revival in
number of charges in reference {
the records of church membership
While many pastors are faithful
recording accessions and changes !
membership and making all neces
sary entries. there are some VIII
seriously neglect II. Not one quar-
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society, at New York, Of this matter,
but have had no reply to my commun-
ication. I also find that the Old King
ston Church yard has been annexed.
by Algie Hayman, to his farm. /
would suggest that this Conference
proceed as directed in No 352. Dis.
1912. and dispose OF this land.
At Marion. l find a legacy OF one
hundred dollars. left by Miss Julia
Wilmington, TO the trustees OF
Quindocyun NJ. e. Church. in the
hands Of Fred Wood. a trustee OF the
church. secured by judgment note;
the interest Of which goes 70 the pas
tors salary.
At Asbury. Crisfeld, 1 find a legacy
of one hundred dollars. left by Will
liam T.. Dawson, to the trustees of
Asbury N. L. Church, deposited in the
savings fund department Of the bank
of Crisfield. at per cent. the inter-
est OF which is paid annually on the
pastors salary.
At Newark, Md. I find three legacies
amounting to S6,5OO. bearing interest
at 6 per cent. left to the trustees Of
Bowers NJ. Z. Church. The first, $500.
left by Charles Bowers. and secured
by note OF hand. signed by Bowers and
Brother. the interest Of which is paid
by Ira Bowers. and applied to the pas
tors salary; the second. $4,000, left by
William Bowers, secured by first
mortgage on a farm, the proceeds Of
which are applied to the pastors sal
airy; the third, $4,000, left by Mrs. Sal
lie ID. Bowers, the wife OF the late
Rev. II. ID. p. Bowers. OF this Con-
ference, secured by a first mortgage
on a farm, the proceeds. 81 1000, to go
to the pastors salary: the proceeds OF
81 900 to go to the up-keep of the
church building. and the proceeds OF
81 900 20 go TO the up-keep Of The
parsonage property.
At Princess Anne. / find two legacies
left to the trustees of Antioch NJ. T..
Church: the first. a property on Main
street. left by Benjamin Wankford,
the proceeds OF which go to the up
keep of the church cemetery; the sec
ond. $500. left by Thomas Dixon, Sc
curely invested. at per cent, which
is applied to pastoral support.
AT Parsonsburg. Md, | find legacy
of $3.50. left by John w. Wimbrow, to
the trustees Of Jerusalem NJ. T..
Church, of Parsonsburg. the proceeds
OF $3.50 to be applied to the pastors
salary of Wango NJ. r. Church. and the
proceeds Of $500 TO be applied TO the
pastors salary of Parsonsburg, and in
the event that Wango Church should
cease to be. the interest OF the $3.50
will go to the salary of the pastor
at Parsonsburg Church. and in the
event that both these churches should
cease to be, the $3.50 goes TO the
| Foreign Missionary Society OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
At Salisbury. find three legacies,
amounting 20 $500. left to the trus-
tees OF Asbury NJ. E. Church.
First. Under the will of Mary A.
Nichols. $500. invested in five shares
OF the capital stock OF the Salisbury
Building. Loan and Banking Associa-
tion, for the support of the minister
lin charge.
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Continued from First Page.
portioned for the quadrenium, S0Os.SO:
paid 1854; balance due, S245.sO.
Sunday schools-1O9; officers and
teachers, 1908; scholars, not including
home department and cradle roll. A.
5a1. members OF the home depart
ment. $50: children in the cradle roll
SIS. total enrolled in all departments,
17.O7S: average attendance, $685. OF
ficors and teachers who are church
members. 1904: scholars, including
home department. church members
or probationers. 1888; members sun
dav Schools. converted during the
Conference year, 1888; Sunday School
expenses. S6179: collections for sun
dav School Board. $S5.1O7; Sunday
school missionary Offering. $239.
Ministerial Support-Support OF
pastors. including house rent $4S,Si4 ;
total paid. including house rent S4',-
SEQ: house rent, S6,249; denciehcy'
S59l. .
support District Superintendent -
Claim. S2.721: paid. $2,613.
Support OF Bishops-Claims, S'4f'
p support of Conference Claiments-
Claim S3.94O. paid s3,357; total paid
for ministerial support, S54'5s2; total
deficiency. s1.29S.
Baptisms-Adults, IS: children ool ;
baptized children. under instruction
as probationers, 421.
Disciplinary Benevolences - MIS-
sions: Board OF Foreign Missions
Church $500: special gifts 1913; sun
day Schools, $2,641. Board OF Home
Missions and Church Extension -
Churches. SS61: Sunday Schools. W.
6S4. Freedman's Aid Society, 500 ;
Education Public End, $40; Children
Fund. s17S; Conference Educational
Society, SIPS; Board OF Sunday
Schools Churches. S37; SUNDAY
Schools, 1909: Conference Claimants
Board of Church Collections, $62; An
nual Conference Investments So5l
Church Temperance Society. S9O'
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
S94. Woman's Home Missionary So
cietv-Cash, IS; supplies, 1888; Amer
lean Bible Society, $164; City Mission
airy Society. $500; Central once
Easton District-Expenses, S41; Meth
odist Brotherhood. S27.
other Benevolences - Conference
Academy, $575; domestic missions
s351; Philadelphia hospital. 1915.
Some Who Have Died.
The general health of the preacher:
and their families has been fairly
good, and we come to our annual roll
cali with our ranks unbroken by
death. But some of our prominent
layrnen have answered the roll call OF
high. At 9 D. M. March 20, JUS
as we were receiving our appoint
ments, Daniel w. Miles. of Fairmount
Md, received his crown; April 3, while
the beautiful snow was falling, VII
liam II. Jackson. Of Salisbury, Md.
vent home TO live with those whC
are arrayed in white; May 22. Thomas
S. Hammond. OF Berlin, Md, entered
into rest; July II. William II. Sterling
OF Cape Charles, passed TO his heav
emily home; Sunday, December rs, Jus
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Forest nm News.

FOREST HILL, August 10 Miss Pauline
Rutledge, OF Perryyille, was the guest
last week, Of Mrs. Walter X, Rogers.
Mr.. and Mira. Timothy Miller and Miss
Miller, Of Coraopolis, spent last week
Ut the home Of Mr.. 3. A. McCommons,
Mrs. Samuel Platt and Mr.. Edgar
Plat. Of baltimore, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. William Roe.
Misc Elma Tucker II spending some-
time In Pikesville. ft
Miss Britten, Of Baltimore, was the
guest last week Of Miss Ola Neikirk.
Miss Sue Pyle, Of Baltimore, spent
last week with Miss Bessie Walbeck.
Mr.. A. I. Geatty and Mr.. and Mrs.
John McComas, Of Baltimore, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Standiford.
Miss Elizabeth Groom and Mr.. Albert
Groom. Of Washington, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Standi-
ford. have returned home.
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THE CANNING OUTLOOK.

4 e prospects Of profitable canning
seasP n are just now extremely specula-
tive.l Some Of the corn packers N
lowed Hartford are now getting N their
labor and next week they VIII be run
ming at full blast. The prospect OF q
full pack 10 not good. due TO inability to
properly work the crop because OF un-
usually wet weather; one large packer
estimates that his pack Will ne reduced
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aoARn OF EpuoATIoN MEETS.

The Board met In special session or
Monday. Messrs. Harlan. Day and Mac
Nabb present.
The matter OF appointment o. q
Primary Supervisor was left In The
hands Of the Superintendent with power
10 act.
Mr.. j. @. Numbers was appointed "a
all the vacancy In the Bel Air High
School caused by the resignation Of
Mr.. Frantz. ut salary Of 5000 per
year.
The arrangement and signing Of q
contract for removing the Scarboro
building and reconstructing II at Benson
was placed In the hands Of the Super
intendept, same to be done as soon as a
deed is secured.
The Superintendent was authorized
70 have necessary repairs made at
Chestnut Hin.
The construction contract for the new
building at Perryman was authorized az
soon as title Is secured to the addition
al lot at that place.
Mr.. Phineas Morris was appointed
principal Of Dublin Consolidated School
at a salary of $1,000 per year. The
Superintendent was directed to work
out course Of study for this school
consisting Of work up TO and including
tauth nw..Aa aaa "a In,L Il, ~. Aha M,