Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21

able IN new parSOnHRe InAA compares
favorably with the best. II is n real
addition to the church property. II
cost $500 In the possession of home
for It's minister kngswood has a long
felt need supplied. | had TO go on the
market and purchase a house on my own
responsibility. The generous action OF
McCsbe church in releasing its claim Ia
500 Church Extension money, and the
aid rendered by Richardson Park. Cook
| man and Wesley and parties outside of
our church as we'll as some Methodists
who always respond To tho call of need,
made this good result possible.
Town Point rejoices IN the dedication
of "a beautiful little church, modern in all
it's appointments Rev John u Thorn
ton, by his unwearied diligence and
hard work supported by loyal and self
sacrificing people deserves unstinted
praise in the completion of this enterprise.
Wesley, Wilmington has undergone ex-
tensive repairs, and the skill Of the decor
ators has given this church ono Of the
most attractive auditoriums in the city.
Rev. Zach Wells was the life and insplra-
tion OF the movement, raising by This
personal efforts much of the nodey
needed. Bishop John w. Hamilton and
Rev. Adam Stengle preached the reopening
been transformed making it one of the
NEST inviting audience rooms in the
rural section Of the district Rev. W
B- Horner reports every dollar of the 5000
| which the improvement cost paid. Hock-
cssin makes II congregation comfortable
10y the installation of n new heater, and
Claymont has completely refurnlshed its
| parsonage
Harrison street has in cash and reliable
| subscriptions over 1000 toward new
| parsonage DIR Geo r. Anderson e pas
| torate in this growing church has been
| signally successful.
Substantial progress has also been
malesin the reduction of debts FerrN
| VILE leads the district with n $4,000
| debt fully provided for North East paws
$500. Cookman sl,275 The parsonage
| debt ri Madeley Is n memory, and -
| Pauls takes another thousand from It's
debt Mention should be made OF the
work of the calender club. of which Mrs
| Navrice Alexander IS president ~ thc
| good work II did toward reducing The
| debt Trinity has paid $500 and plans
| next year Ia cancel the remainder u is
| Impossible 10 give the total for debts and
improvements but il will eqial the fine
record Of Last wear
| This review would he far from coninlete
were no mention made Of tho increasingly
| good work being dome hv the elect women.
| The two Woncn'a Missionary Sorip'ies,
! both Home aud Foreign have conducted
| their affairs with conSccreted energies
| Without reserve thev could eav this one
| thing uc 10 The charge that does have
| these auxiliarieq arc standing ~ their
own light for the work the. DO is an
inspiration and stimulus tn the activities
| of the church
To speak of the Ladies Aid Societies
- n pleasure Again and again have
thcy not frightened tho honce oi The
| ministers but come TO tho aud oi church
officials IN their efforts to meet deficits
or paw debts or improve properties
| Thcse organizations are modols " system
attic finance and the wav % 10 things
! And the. seldom fail 90 report all tllls
, pald and balance IN tho treasury
tine If the current rrisIciEtna arainst
the church is that its services DO not
as rule make any direct and effective
appeal 10 men dlstlnctivclv This crit
IcIsm docs not have the force that it once
had for more and moro the church e
recognizing the wisdom IF providing
for distinctive place and use for men IN
it's multiplied activities The ~ James
Prnt therhood of Grace church iE ono of
the livrliest mems organizations ~ tho
city Men prominent in business and
professional liic are devotins a consider
able portion of their time To- tho work ot
seeking to bring unchurched mon into
touch with tho church. one good out
come is q largely increased attendance ~
men AZ tho evening service tn recent
Sabbath night nearly ono half Of an
audience that crowded the auditorium
was composed of inen Harrison Street.
and Mt Salem and Scott and Goodman
and Nsdelcy. Union and - Paul and
Rrandvwlnc have live wIrc hrothcrhoods,
men who arc on tho job doing their
hit toward making the church a real
force IN tho community Thcsc organ
izatIonS werr invaluable during our wet
and dry campaign, especially IN conncc-
tion with orr street and theatre meetings
Tho presence Of many OF these militant
Christians may account in part at least
for the almost uniform good order IN our
street meetings,
II is absorbing also 10 bC able TO report
Increased activity IN the mems movement
in the sabbath schools In some cases
II has not only greatly aided IN securing
8 larger, better attendance, but in lmpart-
ing a new inspiration to the entire school
No single agency IN the modern SUNDAY
school promises larger results than this
movement The school that fails To avail
itself of such factor is missing a great
opportunity both for itself and the church
The following charges advanced their
offerings TO the hcnevolenccs: Scott.
Sllvcrbrook, Zion, klngswo ood Chcss-
peakc City, Goodman, Brandywinc, st
Pauls. Eastlake, North East, CbristIana,
and uockessln, the largest advance being
at Brandywine, Goodman and st Pauls
in the order named That these churches
advanced their offerings in the face Of
the deIuge of outside demands for money
is little short of miracle II bears
eloquent testimony 10 the loyalty of both
preachers and people.
The supreme business of tic church
perfecting the saints and the conversions
az sinners has occupied the chief place
in the hearts and plans Of ministers and
people For . variety Of reasons the
visible results arc not IS striking as they
were last wear. but tho toll Of the reapcrs
has no. been wholly IN vain In some
instances there were gracious outpour1ngs
OF the Holy Spirit The largest number
Of conversions arc reported from Scott
and Madelov. and at AFbuTy conversions
OCCUR At nearly every service.
Special services were held AZ Union,
Harrison Street Mt Salem, kingswood,
Trinity PcrryvIllc Colcra. North Fast,
S. Georges and summit, Rising Sun.
Cherry Hill and Zion All the churches
attempted TO hold the usual revival
services. but the hindranccs were many
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