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.LNulluutu fINlu rage UutsI
Pleasant. $500; Mt. Lebanon. s3O5; Clay
mont, sii5; Chester Bethel, 1898. Total,
si.2ss.
Group No 5-Ivanhoe Willis, cap
tain, st. Georges and Summit. 1888 ;
Red Lion, $500; Delaware City. siii.
Total. si,i0o.
Group No. 6--George W. Bounds. cap
tain, New Castle, siO2i; Richardson
Park, $500: Hockessin, $50: Brack-EX,
$500; Marshallton. si62. Total, s2,333.
Wilmington Groups.
Group No. 7-Elwood Jones, captain,
Silverbrook, S2,O35; Wesley, si22; Cook
man. 81 .O59. Total, s3,5i6.
Group No. sc. T. Anderson. captain.
Grace, $4,000; ST. Pauls. 1884: Harri-
son Street, 5000; Mt. Salem, $3.50. Total,
s2s,225.
Group No. 81. Howard Gray, cap
tain. McCabe, $500: Epworth. s63g
Eastlake, s565. Total, s2,5Oi.
Group i0-J. L. Johnson, captain, As
bury, $500; Brandywine, $3.50; Trim
ity, 500. Total, $1,000
Group No ii-W. F. Corkran. captain,
Union. $500; Scott. s2655; Niadeley,
500; Kingswood. $3.50. Total, $500.
Grand total for Wilmington district,
s65. asp
Apart from special eifis outside their
territory. Salisbury district gave SIS
19i; Easton, S4@.O50; Dover, S59,ii2. 10 Is
thus indicated that Wilmington district
led over the next highest district by
S6.350. II Wilmington district could have
received credit for am amounts con-
tributed in the city, the district total
would have been 100000.
While the raising Of this money was
a glorious success. rejecting credit
upon all who participated, yet a result
that was not thought Of has developed,
that in itself Is worth all Of the effort
put forth Among the many lsymen
and pastors who spoke az the meeting
at Grace church house was former
Judge Daniel o. Hastings. The judge,
after commenting on the campaign, said
that 10 had revealed the facts more
clearly how miserably underpaid the
clergy Of the Peninsula were. He sug-
gested a movement that received the
support OF those present towards boost
Ing the salaries Of the clergy. Some
had mentioned a raise of p per cent.
Others thought 10 should be nifty per
cent All were agreed that the sal
aries were not a credit to the churches,
and it is now believed that out Of the
campaign will come movement either
before or al the time OF the next con-
ference meeting TO raise all pastoral
salaries.
From p. m. until after midnight
workers in this city who assembled at
Grace Church house and the down
state workers who met at Dover where
Governor Townsend presided, celebrat-
ed the close Of the campaign. There
was singing and prayer, addresses and
talks, musical selections and refresh
ments, and a general feeling Of brother
illness and elation ever the wonderful
success OF the movement that made the
most pessimisiically inclined man
shake or the blues and Join I'm the oc-
casiOn.
Bishop Berry Of Philadelphia. came
TO this city 10 attend the jubilee meet
ing held at Grace Church house, In
the absence OF Bishop Mcdowell. who
was at Williamsport. Pa, helping in a
similar campaign. The bishop congrat-
ulated the workers on their success,
and. the great benefit that would come
to the peninsula from such an insti-
tuition. lie commented on the various
reasons that men Of prominence had
given as 10 the cause Of the war. But
these he argued were wrong. The out
standing reason. he claimed, was the
gradual ambition Of mankind. dating
back To Christ time, to climb out Of
the depths into the more beautiful
world above.
Il do not blame Christ for the war"
said the bishop. But do believe that
He during His stay on this earth, plant
ed in the bosom OF man a desire TO elc-
vate himself. to throw off the shackles
Of autocracy and eventually live in a
world OF democracy that I prefer to
call a world brotherhood, and which
is bound 90 come.
Christ has been interested in this
war He has sorrOwed to see what has
taken place, but il has been oil a por-
tion Of the plan through which man
kind is TO reach Himself"
Praise for All.
There were many words OF praise
for the Rev G. +. Leitzell Of Alta
mont, H.. who was sent here 10 direct
the campaign Ministers and laymen
alike expressed their happiness at hav-
ing had such an optimistic spirit TO
direct The csmpaign When things