Evening journal., 1918-11-05

Much TO MISSIONS
6enelicences Of inc Year
: Amount 20 S36,83l
s Church Hears
W r. KLINE GOES
B TO CHRISTIAN A
Bpscfsl 10 Tho Evening Journal.

Bpscfsl TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del, Nov. a.--At tho after
seon session Of the New Castle Presby-
lery here yesterday, a discussion was
had as to more frequent meetings of
he Presbytery and after fully consid-
s7atoa 4. was decided to amend the
rules OF The Presbytery by holding adj
Uf,onh or special sessions OF that BODY
ou .hs FIRST Tuesday in June and Janu-
arxl
rhe following report Of the commit
tee on systematic bonefcence, was
made by Rev. ]. II. Crawford:
'syour Committee on Systematic Bene-
fcence reports that for the last General
Assembly year the Prcsbytery Of New
Castle has made probably the finest
showing In It's history. Certainly moth
INC like Il In the last ten years has
surpassed The record Of tho past year.
And It ls a significant thing that this
Increase in the offerings OF the church
Gas made 10 a year when the demands
upon The people for contributions from
ouhide sources has exceeded that OF
any other year. The Red Cross. the
Y.M. G. A., the Y w. G. A., the Ar
menian Relief. the French Orphans, the
Belgian Reli> have all knocked at our
doors and have not knocked In vain.
Yea Notwithstanding these things and
S6a high cost OF living. the claims Of the
Sihsdom have not been neglected, nay
have been supported In this Presbytery
= probably never before; s264S more
&as given 10 Home Missions than the
SSxr previous; s2007 moro given to For
I'm Missions than the year previous; +;
Ho6 more to the Sunday School Board,
and 1880 more 10 the cause OF Tenn
petanoe than the year previous. The
kctal benc1cences for the year amount
I'd to s36.s3i.
~An encouraging thing has been the
fact that seven churches moved into
he honor roll contributing TO every
board OF the church, this year that
emitted one or more boards the year
previous. These churches are, Milford,
Port Deposit Georgetown and Cool
Epslng Rehoboth, Frankford and Head
pf. Christlana. An interesting Item Is
she. six OF our churches whose pulpits
have been vacant either part or for a
whole year, contributed to every board
Of the church, showing faithful over
sight on the part Of their respective
Beselous and these brethren should be
commended for their fidelity. But four
churches show blanks In any column
and one OF these Elsmere. which reports
not contributing TO three boards, viz:
Bunday School Work, Church Erection
and Ministerial Relief. IS new church
organization and shows a notable In
crease: the year they report as con-
rlbupting TO no boards and In 1913 to
elk boards, which is gratifying ad-
vance and gives promise that soon they
will stand with the great majority in
this presbytery. One church, Pencader,
rukes no report on Benelcence. Forty
three churches contributed to every
board. FELTON, and Harrington contrib
uted to FIVE boards emitting four. And
the Italian Church OF Wilmington,
which has had hard year with large
Of their men returning to Italy
to fight for their native land and many |
IN. the ranks Of our country having |
lost q number Of contributors, contrib
uted but TO two boards. These Breth- |
ren deserve our sympathy In their |
losses and encouragement for the splen- |
did work they have done towards their
own maintenance, in that they contrib
nted st7 per member for their support
fer the past year.
HWe have every reason 70 return
Enanks to the Great Head OF the Church
kbat the faith Of His people has not
ea5led. This war Is teaching US many
tmngs but perhaps one notable thing is
HAT the people are learning to give.
Often perhaps the faith Of the people
nay be greater than that Of the min
bty and session. We should give
lhpm the opportunity to give and de-
SAop this grace. No better way has
been found toward Systematic giving
than the weekly pledge in the duplex
Nys tenn developed by the every member
bonvass. The fellowship Of stewardship
= the idea TO be emphasized In these
lays when the hearts Of men are tired,
Dod must be given His rightful place
Ind His sovereignty must be empha-
lied.
slf this nation is fighting to make
ne world safe for democracy, the
hurch OF the Living God must see that
onocracy Is safe for the world. We
nus. strengthen the Dulwarks Of the
1ngdom. We must make Jesus King In
ien'e Hives and reason and all the
eencies of the church must be ade-
uately supported. We must not fail.
very agency that asks our support |
the church Is doing its part in ad-
anolng the kingdom and they must be
1pported by our means as well as by
cr prayers.
rLet us not forget that the supreme
aod Of this world TO heal its wounded,
leedlng heart is the religion OF Jesus
hrlst and the church, which included
Il her agencies, is the divinely or {
aimed means for the propegating OF
his gospel. Let us dedicate anew all {
We have and all we are on the altar s
ol service saying with bowed heads
Dut upllfted hearts Thine Is the King {
com and the Power and the Majesty, I
" LORD OF Host and King Of Kings"
Hlhe Rev. Thomas Kerr, OF Whining /
ton, moderator, presided over the ses- 4
sion.
The report Of young peoples work q,
the Presbytery for the year was sub ,
nltted by the Rev. D. A. Reed chair
man, showing membership Of e3o as