Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
They have paid So 3477 on church building

| added greatly To the comfort Oh th'i'
! pastor, Brother Ellis, by adding back
building To the parsonage, wiring the
house for electric light, and various minor
| Improvements, at a cost of S7SI, all paid
Spcddan church on Bcckwith ana
Spedden charge has built community
, house in connection with the church at n
cost of 81 900, at tho dedication OF which
Bishop ]. w. Hamilton of Washington,
! ID. c., preached to the great delight oi the
people.
Taylor's Island on Church Creek charge
has been repaired and beautfed at
cost of Sl.4l3, all paid. Brother 1rlntt
| has done ycoman service hero, ana the
consummation of this work was made pos
siblo by his efforts.
Other improvements arc: Armory
| Dovor), $40; Nassau. SI11; Rchoboth,
$40; Lcwes, s504; Bethel. $3.50; Re
lianco, S136; Mt. Pleasant, Sl75; Link
wood, SlS5; Milford, SI25; Wesley,
| DOVER. $50; Greenwood $500; Hoar,
SI56; Lakcsvile, SllO; East New Market,
/ $40; FELTON,, s229; Houston, S225;
| Milton, S225: Georgetown, Soto; Sea
! ford, $3.50; amounting To SO, lil. Other
and minor improvements have been
made on various charges amounting to
| S55S, making total for improvements
| this wear of Sl0699.
| Dcbts-At Rchoboth they have pad
| this wear 500 on indebtedness, which is
| the final dollar of debt on our splendid
property at this place. Wyoming, under
| the leadership of Brother Coursoy, has
| finally seen tho last of the troublesome
| debt which has hccn on their church
| property for a long time. The amount paid
| this wear is 81 900
| In Nav last the anniversary of the
| building OF the new church, at LcweS.
| Del saw consumed all evidence of the
! debt upon their beautiful church. The
writer was permitted To turn the hrst
Shovcllul ol earth at tho beginning OF tins
enterprise. and by the courtesy ot Rev
| u. l.. Jones, The pastor, was also per
mittcd to apply the match to the mort
gage The amount paid tins year Is
| 81 .S25. which IS the last dollar oi the
| $4,000 expended in the erection and
| completion Of this church. This has been
i great achievement thirty thousand
| dollars paid out by these loyal people IN
| 4 period Of seven years. They arc justly
proud of their splendid church home.
other charges have paid the following
I amounts: Laurel. 81 900; Dover, $40;
| East New Market $l20. Georgetown
S275: total SOL
With other debts paid amounting
| in all to S6,577
| Fire Our church AT linkwood, Salem
! Circuit. was totally destroyed by tire on
| the morning of October 4, 1917 here
/ was something over SSd0 insurance on
| the propcrtv Despite this fact and the
! additional fact that | WAS we'll on the
| way to find help for them hv donation and
| loan. they positively refused 20 undertake
| 10 rebuild, would not even sign paper
asking Tor a gift outright. tho reason
rIvcn being that they were not able TO
/ maintain i church after il was rebuilt
/ rhcy have onlr twelve members at
/ la' point AitCr consultation with BEhop
! Mcdowell It was dccidcd not - press
| the rebuilding of the church any further
/ still feel that Wherc We arr We ought
to stay even il L costs the church at
7 lgrea 4 hrttr money to Keep rs there
~IuIa, schools The SUNDAY schools
.,.,. for Inc most part III good condition
/ - Tar a. am able to determine hN reports
I received Onc oi the dlt3culjicS ! have
+, encountered Is the ncW system ui report
Inc Il, provided in our present quarterly
I conference. records For ordinary country
| work. with Tie scattered condition oi the
/ ncaplc. this Sn-tallcd improved record -
HI my humble judgment, AN ahomnaton
/ have talked with AL the district Suporn-
! tcndcnts o: our Episcopal area ami have
not found single one who has a word 0i
roInncndation for this Intrcatrlv con
trivcd bundle Of elaborated c0ntractlous
This i not 4 contradiction of terms fo'
| items have. l,ccn elaborated and space Sc
| contractcd that any ordinarily heavy
tsted man has difficulty III keeping wlth-
In The prescribed meets and bounds, and
the average quarterly conference score
;arv gives i up.
oar SUNDAY school work received quite
Il new impetus bv the coming ~ IS Of the
SUNDAY school Institute which Mas undel
the direction III Rev. Harry Wilson -
the board 3, sunday schools Bishop W
4 Mcdowell houored Us With iu> pre~enc,
and delivered an excellent address some
tiiiiiruliv nu> experienced ju finding d
place in winch 10 hold tine institute. hu'
tit4,rgtioun cIu3o ia our rC~cuc and right
ruvali, dld She entertain ~. The rcglStra-
ton showed that ~ had i1- n attend
ance. and .nnnc these were 81 Q; the
ministers al thc district We hohcvc thai
the institute Mas profitable IN every way
and hope We na> have another soon
Educational campaigns The Whining
ton Conference Academy l~ now matter
of history history repletc with sacrifices
/ and heroic cndcavor, with untold good
a. Il result Il was found that THIS IN
stitution long supposed to be ! child Of
the Methodist Church was not really so
after all The church ~ such held no
title in the property. This has been.
re!ucdicd through the efforts of Hon. : b
NIagec President Budd and Others. aud
| Il has been christencd the u csicv Col
/ lcgiate Institute.
1t has been the dream Of President Budd
| ever since he came to the srhobl to secure
an endowment which would certainly
/ and securely provide for it, future. After
| many DELAYS and disappointment this
| campaign Was started in the early fall
4 under the direction Of the jubilee com
| mission Of the board Of education OF the
/ Methodist Episcopal Church DR. W J..
Blackstock and Dr. G. l., Lcitzell were
| the leaders who represented the commits
>ion at the beginning and DR. Leitzcll con
/ tinucd III charge Of the work throughout
/ the campaign
The story Of this achievement Is TOO
I long To be- embodied III this report 3
story of the greatest material achieve
issue BY the Wilmington conference.
/ It was put forward with many question:
/ ing, doubts and fears some SAID il
| could not be done, Others -:Id il w, not
! an opportunc time, war war claims all
| the tlnc, and people generally upset and
| uncertain as to financial conditions. but
the leaders went forth with faith in God
and the people, confident that it could
I and would he done The call was for
| S2l0.0O0 A great mountain; an Her