Evening journal., 1917-03-29


victions. If I am correctly advised.
this church for the first time in a
score OF years, met current expenses
without a special collection. Whe.
DR.. Collins notified his board that he
would ask for a change of appoint
ments' committee on pastoral sup
ply was appointed. After several
meet ngs with that committee, and in
consultation with our resident bishoD
Bishop Mcdowell, the committee
unanimously decided that Il forward
movement was the first step in put
ting this church where all believed it
was entitled to go, hence its salary
was advanced TO S25OO and an in
vitation was extended to a man from
another conference. / am ready to
take my full charge OF the RESPONSE
bility OF this departure I beg. my
brethren. TO notice that we suffer
nothing in this new departure: we
gain for one of our own churches
assumes the place to which by all the
facts at hand. it is entitled to, and
one of our own men goes to a better
appointment than he could have re-
ceived had he remained among us.
ut has been a deep rooted convic-
tion with me for years that in some
way the Wilmington Conference must
/ be brought to realize the fact that In
the matter of ministerial support It is
! far from where it belongs. and as
compared with other conferences. far
below them in the matter of pastors
/ salaries.
other churches in the city are con-
! templating advanced steps in greatly
! increased support for the ministers.
Indeed, some of them see very clearly
| that in order to retain our share of
the men who. by their superior tai
ents and gifts. are essential to the
right solution Of our problems. there
must be a business-like attitude to-
ward the market value side of the min
ister's life. To intimate that his is an
evidence Of the mercenary spirit is
simply silly, II not wicked.
Problem Of the city.
"G have devoted considerable space
in this report to the city, and why not?
Every denomination i'm America knows
and is addressing its energies in that
direction, that our cities furnish the
problems both religious and political
and social. And further. the best blood
of our State is being poured into the
city. The towns are being emptied to
meet the demands of these modern
BabylOns. Hence our cities must be
made safe for our own flesh and
blood and capable AT the same time to
selvo the complex and increasingly SC
riOus problem born of our alien popu-
lation. And one of the most gratifying
facts Is that the towns and rural sec
tions have responded scliberally tocall
of our Own city missionary society TO
enable it to care for tho needs Of our
rapidly growing foreign population.
For my brothers. this is our problem
whether we live On a farm or in the
densest tenement house section OF
our cities. II concerns us most vitality
r First of all. because OF our RESPONSE
bilty, and next because what affects
I one part Of the body polite affects all
r Hence we cannot say let the cities
K solve their own problems for the righ
4 solution Of the city problem spelll
Y good to the entire commonwealth.
p Tells Of Temperance Work.
What OF king booze? Delawar
y gives q good account OF herself in an
Y swer TO this question. February Il
! fateful day, was the time fixed upo
, for a hearing before the joint commit
tee of the Senate and the House CON
= mittee of the Senate and the llOus
committees on temperance. The hear
ing had been arranged for by the Re-
10. G.. Prettyman, assistant superir
tendent OF the Anti-Saloon League.
might as well be said now as later, 10
il is a word OF commendation dc
served that Brother Prettyman ha
. kept the whiskey forces mad all tn
y way through our present agitation
IL Only his stature, so it is credibly re
- ported, has saved him from physics
!. harm. Dire threats we're uttered, bu
" this doughty little preacher wen
NJ straight down the middle OF the pk'
III and his cry was no compromise an
no quarter for the rum business. Tn
u hearing is admitted on all sides a
~ the greatest ever seen in a Delawar
~ Legislatures. The rum men wer
q scared. and made no attempt TO hid
c II When all things are cOnsidere
% the results are more than Ordinaril
u satisfactory. They point the wa.
le King booze might as well get read
il to move out Of Delaware, the blu
IT hens chickens are aroused, and Dels
ware is going dry. Let it be distinct
1t lv understood from this hour that IA
IT party or the candidate that gets !
lf the way is headed for the scrap heal
II We are tired OF being fed on promises
,e the day is on us when we demand on
le rights To his honor be it said OF
d. Methodist Governor. class meetin
nc Governor at that. has stood steady an
We true from start 20 finish, and n
O. moral effect of his attitude cannot we
lie be over-es,imated. Thank God Il
lv Christian rulers who stand out in u
clear light Of open day and give 7
I'd comfort or aid to the enemy OF a
is good.
an This has boon a long and SOM
times dishcartcning fight When
ch the writer's suggestion. sixteen yeai
er ago. the old Delaware State Tempe
,r- ance Alliance was reOrganized. u
he sentiment in Delaware relative to u
of ravages Of the rum traffic was not a
Ak that could have been desired. But q
a reorganizat on of that Alliance mari
re ed the coming OF q new day in Del
or ware politics. We petiuoned and pet
IA. toned with but scant results. But v
at did not abate our zeal and efforts. o
nd casionally some aspiring patriot wi
ic- essayed to obtain Office in defiance
zee respectfiil protest was left outside q
sh. breastworks. and when he found VIII
~. had hit him he was a sadder. II not
al wiser man. Meanwhile candidat
no for Office seeing tho handwriting I
or the wall. began to hedge. and 20 ma
al secret bids for the tcmperance vol
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