Evening journal., 1918-03-20
DIR. MOWBRAY REVIEWS YEARS
ACTIVITY ON DOVER DISTRICT

and the folks who were one time their
support In both attndance and material
things are going 60 the towns. or else
whore, on sunday through The ncreas-
ed means OF transportation. Sunday is o
gala day and gasoline receives the con-
tribution which once went into the
Lords treasury, and the people who
He'd the pews are on the go. This Is
10 complaining note nor yet IS 10
airy tale, but a stern and solemn fact
which conironts US and The rural
church. The Board OF Home Missions
md Church Extension allows 90 me on
his district the sum OF SJ7 with which
10 supplement these inadequate saiar-
les In these hard pressed missionary
lelds
improvements to Churches.
No great things have been done this
ear in the way of improving church
property. The condition OF the coun-
ry being at war, is, perhaps, In part
'esponslble for this The long delay
work OF rebuilding the church at FL
endale was begun in the late fall and
VAS being pressed with vlgor, but II
vas too late TO complete the work In
his Conference year. However, had the
winter been one Of only ordinary sever
by, the work would have been done in
/ ime TO dedicate the church before
Conference. Brother Barrett. the pas
'Or, has done splendid service here, and
by his straightforward, wise and broth
,rly spirit has won all hearts and made
possible The splendid work on the
'hurch building. They have paid
e3.i77 on church building this year.
AZ Magnolia the good people have
idded greatly 10 tho comfort Of their
1asior, Brother Ellis, by adding a bacl
building 10 the parsonage wiring the
rouse for electric light, and various
minor improvements, at a cost OF $751;
| al paid.
Speddin Church on Beckwith and
! Spedden Charge has built a community
house IN connection with the church
at a cost Of 81 900, at The dedication
II which Bishop j. w. Hamilton, Of
Washington. d. c.. preached TO the
reat delight OF the people
Taylor's Island on Church Greek
charge has been repaired and beautined
40 a cost OF si.ii3, all paid. Brother
rruitt has done yoeman service here,
md the consummatiOn Of this work
was made possible by his efforts.
other improvements made are Ar
mory Dover, $3.50, Nassau. sli3 Re
h0Doth, $40; Lewes SJ0i Bethel Si55;
Reliance, 1896 Mt. Pleasant $40; Link
wood 1856, Milford, si25; Wesley
Dover, $50: Greenwood, $500: Zoar,
si56; Lakesvllle. Sii0; East New Mar
Set. $50; FELTON,, e22g Houston. s225:
Milton, s225; Georgetown. SG6J; sea-
ford, $3.50; amounting 90 Si0ti. other
minor improvements have been made on
various charges amounting 10 S55S,
making the total for Improvements this
year, $4,000
Reducing Indebtedness.
At Rehoboth they have paid this year
| 800 on Indebtedness. which Ia the final
dollar Of debt on our splendid property
at this place.
Wyoming. under the leadership OF
Brother Coursey. has finally seen the
last OF The Troublesome debt which has
been on their church property for a
| long time. The amount paid this year
is $1,000.
in May last. al the anniversary OF the
| building OF the new church at Lewes
Del, saw consumed all evidence Of the
debt upon their beautiful church, The
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shOvelful OF earth at the beginning of
this enterprise, and by the courtesy OF
the Rev D. +. Jones, the pastor, was
also permitted TO apply The match 90
the mOrtgagc. The amount paid this
year is si.S2l, which is The last dollar
Of the $4,000 expended IN the erection
and completion OF this church. This
has been a great achievement $4,000
paid out by these loyal people in per-
iod OF seven years. They are Justly
proud Of their splendid church home.
Other charges have paid The follow
ing amounts Laurel, $1,000; Wesley
,Doyer), $3.50; East New Market. sl2O:
Georgetown s275, with other debts paid.
amounting IN an 10 s6,5U
Fire Destroys Church.
our church at Linkwo0d. Salem Cir
cult, was totally destroyed by fre on
The morning Of October g. 1917. There
was something over $500 insurance on
the property. Despite this fact and
the additional fact that ! was on the
way TO flnd help for them by donation
and loan, they positively refused 20
undertake TO rebuild; would not even
sign a paper asking for a slit outright.
the reason given being that they were
not able 20 maintain a church after IL
was rebuilt. They have only twelve
members at that point After c0nsulta-
tion with Bishop Mcdowell % was de-
cided not TO press the rebuilding Of
the church any further stnl feel
that where we are we ought 90 stay.
even If 90 costs ihe church at large
little money 90 keep us there.
Sunday schools.
/ The sunday schools are for the most
part In good condition so FAR as ] am
able 10 determine by reports received
0ne Of the diflcuSie have encount-
cred is the new system of reporting as
provided in our present Quarterly Con-
ference Records. For ordinary country
work, with the scattered condition OF
The people, this sO-calied improved rec
ord Is. in my humble judgment. an
abominalion. I have talked with an
the district superIniendenis OF our
Episcopal area and have not found q
single one who has word N COM
mendation for This Iniricsieiy c0niryed
bundle Of elaborated cOntracti0ns. This
Is not cOnlrsdiiiOn OF terms for
Items have been elaborated and space
so contracted that any ordinarily heavy
listed man has dinculty in Keeping
within The prescribed meets and bounds
and the average Quarterly Conference
secretary gives IL up.
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