Evening journal., 1917-03-29

nave lOlcd early ana long, IN certain
places facing no little opposition, while
trying to win success. where success
was least promising, and hence com
pliment and no complaint is their due
In addition TO the regular apporiion.
ed benevOlences the district contrib
utes 1854 TO the Anti-Saloon League
1927 to the Methodist Hospital in Phil
adelphia. s457 20 the Wilmington City
Missionary Society and 1866 to sun.
dry outside interests.
Asbury Memorial
No history OF Peninsula Methodism
can ever be complete that does not
contain definite records OF the foot
prints and travels OF Frances Asbury.
We read with pardonable pride the
numerous references in his Journals
TO certain sections Of our conference
territory For this reason, n for no
other, we should manifest interest in
the Asbury memorial soon 10 be erect
ed In the city OF Washington. d. c.
At the second quarterly conference Of
each charge. ] called special aiten-
| tiOn to this proposition and urged an
offering from each church. Tho fol-
lowing pastors have thus far report
/ ed H. c. Shipley, G.. c. Williams, w
| H. Kenney, c. S. Thomas j. r Bick-
| ing J.. p. Corkran OthersrI pre-
sumo have overlooked the request
Each church on the district should be
. represented in the offering before the
statue Is dedicated
When il is remembered that Eas-
ton district suffered fits share from
/ the somewhat general exodus toward
] the upper region at some places
a score and more entire families re-
/ moving. taking with them many of
our most active and liberal workers,
as many as rs scholars from a given
school. we arc inclined to believe that
we will do we'll to sustain the record
/ OF one year ago. Some portion Of
our loss doubtless enters into the
upper districts gain. However, like
bread cast upon the waters it IS
confidently expected that not a few
of those who have gone from us will
return again when the war is over
and the munition fever has abated
"The Sunday school work, perhaps,
is not as 1ourishing as might be
hoped for Eighty-four schools should
he reported this year I'm rural Soc
tons. In spite of the prOtracted quar-
antine by the Delaware State Board
Of Health the numerous stormy
periods since the first Of January. and
the all but impossible roads, quite "A
number OF the schools have been
regularly convened. Two facts. how
ever. are 10 be lamented. first. that
of a growing need of trained, loyal
( and consistent teachers for classes
that seem so eager 10 learn the Word.
And second, il anything a more seri-
Gus condition. that OF the use of the
Bible as text book having become
the exception instead OF the rule. The
Bcrean leaf or some other printed
. help. for both teacher and scholar,
is regularly substituted for the writ
Z ten Word Surely il is to be re-
, GREETED that the Book Of Books has
4 hus been so largely displaced Two
v State and one county convention were
held within the district lines this
year. AT Demon, Smyrna. and Towns
!. end respectively.
n EpWOrth League Potent.
p The Epworth League continues TO b
e n potent factor among us. Last yea
e thirty senior chapters. with a mem
e bership OF 170S, and tweniy-fou
3 junior. with an enrolment Of 1874
4 were reported: 29S0 young Methodist
s under definite religious discipline anl
Scriptural training on this distric
, alone. Many OF these readily Civ
Z abundant evidence Of marked ability
, and are full capable OF counsellini
y others OF much ripper years, both II
doctrine and discipline of the church
r The superintendent of the Juniors re
, ports to me that there are thirty-on
r active chapters this year, and twenty
seven OF these are using the resula
course of study for the juniors q
(, parts Of that course. The annual con
=, vention was held at Sudlersville Il
a October last, under the efficient direc
. ton OF G.. r. Wyatt, who was ably sus
tanned by an attractive program, pai
, ticipated in by as many as 100 dele
= gates and about 25 pastors.
. Comment on Dry Laws.
Delaware, and especially New Cas-
/, tic county, native soil OF the write
!, has been somewhat in the hmelight q
~ late By every conceivable channel {
!. traffic. and by means of all sorts
\ intrigue and subterfuge. the shame
~ less booze joints Of upper and, lowe
n New Castle have polluted the entir
70 territory of Easton district with the
\ miserable output. Thank, God, on
N own loved state. small but histor
M and usually in the van Of every gOo
,e aud patriotic movement, seems TO
no yielding before the giant wave
lv moral progress that is now sweepir
ct over the whoue country PrOspec
in daily brighten for Delaware becOn
ID. ing another dry unit to be added TO q
ID. goodly number already lined up
IN. that column. Thanks, furthermore,
ed the noble, heroic men that grace Il
IL present Delaware Legislature ms
or with moral backbone and having Il
ee courage of clear, clean conviction
not few of them honorod membe
In OF our own communion. by who
ait votes another popular expression
nd the wet and dry issue is given.
lin One more chance, fair chanC
m and the better element of Wilmingt,
le- ! citizenship, together with that
en- rural New Castle. will place the rig
'es label on that mournful wall of the W
% tes-'unfairness to Wilmin
'OV ton
~ 1T is a matter Of no small gratiic
~ tion to be able to report successf
~. building and improvement enterpris
~ larger achievement in raising impol
M ant benevolent interests; and it is
~, less encouraging to note every sign
'cr more liberal advance in the matt
.es OF pastoral support; but the priI
is and ultimate ambition of every tr
rs pastor should be. and is, that of {
salvation of the unsayed. There ha
hoor, no xvfdpenrpad rovfva1e On