Evening journal., 1918-09-19
outline DRIVE FOR
PASTORS PENSIONS
Dover District M. E. Church
Expects to Raise $50, 900
of $4,000. 900
TO INVEST FUNDS
In LIBERTY BONDS
speclal 10 The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
BRIDGEVILLE, Del. Sept. i9.-Me;h-
odist ministers and laymen OF the
Dover district OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church met here yesterday to
mobilize their forces for The big drive
for preachers pensions. Wilmington
conferences share. Of the s20O00OOO 10
be raised by the church throughout
the country is $4,000. and the Dover
district proportion is $4,000.
Considerable enthusiasm was mani
tested when Or. e. II. Dashiell, VIII
mington. secretary OF the fund.- told the
delegates that President Wilson had
sent a letter 10 the general board en-
dorsing the plan Of pleading with the
people TO buy Liberty Bonds and to
donate them TO the cause OF preacher
pensions. Or. Dashiell announced thai
every cent received in this campaign
will be converted into Liberty Bonds
In this way the clergymen believe they
will be doing a two-fold duty. Of help
ing the government and caring for dis
abled ministers and their dependents.
DR.. ]. T. B. Smith, Chicago, in charge
OF campaigns throughout the states
said that the first minister TO fall at
the front IN France was a Methodist
pastor from Dakota, who did not wait
for the declaration Of war with Ger
many but went TO Canada and enlisted,
and died In battle
"Methodists are patriotic said MT,
Smith" In one conference alone forty
clergymen have from one to six sons
in military service. There is great de
crease in the number OF ministers serv-
ing home pulpits because Of the neoes-
sity OF supplying chaplains and other
religious workers in the army and the
navy. Bishop F. Mcdowell and the dis
rict superintendents Of the Whining
ton conference find IL dinlcult TO sup
plv all the churches with pastors and
there are some vacant pulpits.
DR.. Smith read the following letter
from Bishop w. F. Mcdowell, Wash
ington:
"The Methodist Episcopal people
in the Washington and all other
areas are absolutely committed and
devoted to two supreme tasks,
First, winning the war for humanity
against typranny; second, winning
the world for Christ. For the first
we must give money. sons, dsugh-
ters. service, life itself. For the
second we must give as for the
first. even as Christ gave for the
same holy purpose.
Just now In Baltimore and VIII
mingtOn Conferences we have pro
gress for completing our funds for
our veterans shortly in the whole
church we shall have the centen-
ary campaign. Before this month
closes a new Liberty Loan drive
Will begin in the whole c0un-
try. All the churches will proudly
observe Hero's Day and unite with
all other Americans in the new
measures TO win the war. now
exhort all our people 10 buy all the
Liberty Loan Bonds and War Saw
ings Stamps they can possibly buy.
No church ought 10 be permitted TO
buy more bonds, send more men 10
the front or more prayers TO heaven
than we do.
Men, exhort that Methodists
give their bonds and stamps to the
other work Of winning the world
for Christ In Baltimore and VII
mington Conferences the fund for
retired preachers should be inn
.fntdidttiN toHlpitttu III tilio way.
Make every dollar thus do two
things-help save the country and
help save the world God bless you.
Ever yours,
"WILLIAM F. MCDOWELL"
The group leaders for Dover district
are: The Revs. j. w. Colora, Dover;
Disston Jacobs. Bridgeville; +. G.. Mac
sorley, Federalsburg; w. f. Gunhy.
cambridge; Warren. SeafOrd.
Among the prominent laymen who
spoke were: Mr. Wnder, SeafOrd, and
r. " Rawlins. Sesford. Mr. Rawlins
lsid the laymen were back Of this move
nent and the laity owed great debt
" gratitude TO the aged ministers.