Evening journal., 1917-03-29

do more effective work for to
Master.
Brother Jas. L. Derrickson was
by trade a builder AT Pittsviller
where he is now stationed, they great
ly needed a parsonage; and he has
personally superintended its con-
struction. 'laboring with his own
hands as once did the Great Apostle.
The house is commodious, comforta-
BILE, splendidly arranged. one OF the
best rural parsOnages we have seen.
Although this enterprise cost So
49497. there remains unpaid only
S353.97.
"At Pocomoke City, with a 81 per
cent. increase in annual average at
tendance. an addition has been built
to accommodate the growing needs Of
the Sunday school. Three thousand
and two hundred dollars have been
expended on improvements; benevo-
lences have increased 20 per cent,
and increase in membership has been
80 1-3 per cent. Brother w. o. Hurst
is rejoicing in the blessing God has
put upon his labors.
New Church at Princess Anne.
Brother ID. J. Givan has this year
completed the building project at Prin-
cess Anne. Our people at that point
now have a 100000 property, with only
$4125 unpaid. And $l92150 of this is
covered by subscription, leaving
S2203.50 not provided for The Ladies'
Aid Society paid this year in cash
IStlS73S. A new pipe organ is being
provided for To this Mr. Carnegie
has donated 5000 and more than S400
have been contributed by the people
Surely both the pastor and his people
are to be warmly congratulated on the
results achieved
Grace. at Salisbury under the spir
/ tual and energetic leadership of the
/ Rev. H. S. Delaney, has erected
splendid frame church building, with
/ parsonage. The auditorium has
] Sunday school addition of 2Sx2S feet.
The building has a rOOmy recess pull
pit. cement cellar, and many modern
appointments. It's roofs are OF Peach
Bottom slate. It's walls, neatly adorn.
ed, are of patent plaster It is light.
/ ed by both gas and electricity and
heated from basement. The parsOn-
age has six rooms and bath. with front
and rear porches. The entire improve
ments cost a little over $500 OF which
only S9291S is not either paid in cash
or covered by subscription. To this
enterprise w. p. Jackson gave a house
and lot estimated at $500 and $500
in cash.
Brother h. W. Mcdowell, at Chance
reports the expenditure of more than
$4,000 on improvements. the main
project being the rebuilding OF the
J church at Danes Quarter, at a cost
, Of S45O0, and its dedication practical
ly free Of debt.
"An $500 parsonage enterprise has
been carried through and paid for by
Brother J. w. Harris at Sharptown
and the Rev T. J Sard. OF Tangier
Island, reports S2500 expended by his
people in improvements.
I'VE found Asbury, the mother
church at Salisbury. rejoicing and
blossoming as the rose The Sunday
school superintendent. Brother At
wood, reports the school actually em-
harrassed for lack Of room. Congre-
cations are unusually large The mis-.
sionary offering, from all sources
reaches nearly s1t00. with benev-
olences i'm advance of last year. The
, pastor, DR.. J r. Herson. since coming
U among us, has. in response 10 calls
from our preachers. delivered an aver
t age of three sermons a week outside
g. his own pulpit. We esteem him q
{ brother. indeed, and a true yoke-felloN
J. in the gospel.
Several advances have been made
in ministerial support for next year
Among others. Smiths Island. Rox
ana. and Quantico go to $1,000 and
, Tangier Island to 81 500
"Wc are increasingly impressed
with the spirituality of our preachers
and the genuine sacrifices they are
, making for the attention OF Gods
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