Evening journal., 1917-04-02
GIVE Sl17.4Ol FOR
VETERAN PASTORS
OF This $5O,354 Was Con-
tributed During Year, Says
Rev. E. H. Dashiell
HE SEES NO GROUND
FOR GENERALIZATION

STAFFORD. Del. April AT the
session of Wilmington NJ. e Confer
ence today. the Rev. r. II. Dashiell, /
corresponding secretary of the Con1
ference Claimants Endowment Fund 3
Commission, submitted the following .
report:
arhe gray head-the old preacher
now comes into your presence. bent /
with ace. crowned with the thorns OF /
sacrifice. and vet with face illuminat- /
ed nv the glory of God Before this /
broken messenger of the cross lot /
Mothodism arise. for he is her spirit /
nal father" II criticisms are 70 be
offered let them not be heard here, !
II there be conflicting interests, lot
their clamOr be hushed This is the
Mace for awe and veneration. Tho
vicinity OF the burning bush and the
SPOT from which Elijah assembled were
not more holy. For we stand Win
this gray head upon the mount OF as
cension. and are soon TO hear the soft
swish Of an angels wing, and witness
triumph as majestic as that of the
Tishbite's.
AT the Conference of 1916 sub
scriptions 10 our endowment had
reached S67O47 AT the present Con-
ference. 1917. they have climbed, UNI
der Gods peculiar blasting which we
humby and gratefully acknowledge
10 Sl1740i-a gain of $1,000. II 10
this be added the Sl3425 originally
held. 10 brings the total to Sl3OS2A or
this sum more than $4,000 Is now In
vested and drawing interest for our
retired ministers.
mot a few subscriptions have come
A.. s.F NAnhUfnT
Kinder. of Bethel Church, near the
seat Of this Conference Harry A.
Roe. OF Denton, Md. and another faith
full brother whose name | am not at
liberty to divuige have each placed
$1,000 IN their Wills for this sacred
fund Mrs. Sarah c. Brickly. OF Ris-
ing Sun, Md. sets aside $500 In tho
same way Another Request provides
not less than $4,000 and still another
as much as $4,000. The latter. how
ever. Is contingent.
"The year has brought i'm St.731 in
new subscriptions from the minis
tiers.
''Your secretary occasionally finds
Il necessary to visit churches more
than once. At the first they are UNI
prepared. and foundations must be
laid for a second visit. But, be 1t
said to their credit. this does not Of
ten occur. Usually our people are
glad TO hear and willing 10 respond,
FOR they are more and moro widely
awakening 20 this holy obligation
Where the Offering has been taken,
the response has been as follows:
Greensboro $40; Bridgcville. $500,
seaford Circuit $3.50; solbyyille.
5000: Snow Hill. St,055: Georgetown.
SLICE: Townsend $500; Rehoboth,
$500; Frederica. 500: Magnolia,
$3.50: Clayton, $3.50: Grape. S706
Camden. $3.50; Asbury. Crisheld. ST.
100; Princess Anne, $500; Chinco-
league. S475. Orioe S565; Denton.
Sips: Middletown, $500; Elkton. ST.
200. North East $500 $500 of
which is in the form of a contingent
beQuest by Mrs. NJ. w Moore; Rs-
ing Sun, $i.100; Newark. Del. $1,000.
IL should be noted that the work at
a number Of these charges is incom-
plete and that they expect 10 fully
meet their proportion which Is as
much 20 the endowment in FIVE years
as is paid 20 pastoral support In one.
Another OF our own Peninsula men,
= aNriend Of Dr. Watt, has indicated
histpurpose TO give at least $4,000.
Ito the present date Asbury. Girls
eld-independently OF large sums or
bequests-leads the Conference in re-
spending 10 the fund.- having pledged
within few dollars of S2100.
I'VE have often wondered how pro
Tossing Christians, with estates, could
lin the face of the revelations of tn,
Bible-meet death and pass TO tn,
Judgment with practically no recogni
ton Of God in the disposition of thei
Y possessions. Bishop Warren neve
said a more beautiful thing than whei
Me reminded Methodists OF this elias
MAT, when providing for their love-
ones. they should not forget Jesus
The mystery to us has always bee
how. il their hearts were really occu
pied by His love, they could forge
The divine is stronger, sweetei
higher, more commanding than IN
human. Earthly heirs should be give
every proper consideration, but not {
the exclusion OF the claim of Him {
whom we owe all our prosperity; an
no truly Christian heir will expect O
desire such consideration. How glor
ious the opportunity to have oarthl
gold transmitted into that of the skies
And certainly, when our people ar
making their Wills. the church pre-
sents 10 them no thing more urgent
worthy or Christ-like than the endow
ment OF our aged ministry Indeed,
has been officially declared supreme
and should. in the thought and aheo
ton Of our people, have absolutel
first place until consummated.
"Your secretary has received uni
form courtesy and assistance from
everybody concerned--members OF th'
Conference, supplies and laymen
They have done all In their powe
20 make the work pleasant and sue
cessiul. One point, however. Ough
TO be emphasized which u.s. that il
the creation Of this endowment. 20
ministers ought TO be persistently a
u. instead Of one. II must. OF course
be led by the secretary. but ever
man in the Conference should hav
his eyes open for opportunities {
set aside money FOR it or TO Undue
members Of his flock to provide 70
Il In their wills. There is yet niue