Evening journal., 1919-03-27
IContinuod from page 10


brea.-so that. the highest grade cduca
iion afforded TO the children of tha
large territory Is but The "dccstrict
school. sometimes running TO grammar
grade We have literally scores OF OF
ncial members OF our church That can
mol yet read and write, and we have
hundreds OF official members that do
not take any church paper, not even
thc Methodist.
should Help District
NOW under these circumstances be-
lieNc with an my heart that II would
be the very wiscst thing as part Of
our Centenary movement 10 help such
undeyelopcd territory right here in our
midst. ono model church with a model
program NNepld be an object lesson for
miles around. such a church would
soon be seen 10 be an indispensable
part OF community life. and 10 would
be supported by our liberal people in
proportion 20 It's wOrlh, Yet under
present plans Of The Centenary instead
of helping these waste places Of Zion,
or Instead of even letting us use the
money we raise ourselves TO develop
our work, the Centenary Committee
asks these 26missi0nary charges on our
IlrWltb 70 INl0t FeifotH hAhhhii3 W
build up the Kingdom somewhere else.
] believe 10 would be just as pleasing
90 our Heavenly Father 10 have his
children ON Salisbury District comfort
ably churchcd, with some of the ameni-
lies Of modern life in Their humble
homes, as 10 would be 90 help some of
his other children in some other part
OF the world. Tho quota assigned for
feriug is now given as nearly $4,000
annually for the next five years. This
looks like a staggering sum when we
remember that last year, after Tie very
hardest kind OF work on The part Of
our pastors, we were able 10 report bus
Si0,290 for the eight disciplinary be-
ncyolences from the district. A jump
forward and upward of seven fold looks
pretty difficult 10 attain. But for even
This stupendous sum ] would dare 20 |
strike, backed mp by the loyal men OF |
salisbury District, provided out Of that |
sum We shall be allowed a sufficient I
amount to properly care for our own /
work
These are-some Of the matters that
] think need adjusting by The Joint
Centenary Committee, and / shall do
everything that ] think honorable 90
convince our leaders that Il is only
common Justice for which plead, and
That TO come anywhere near the quota
asked we must have the inspariion Of
knowing that by raising this total
amount we shall be amply caring for
our own territory. But do not for a
moment think ] am opposed to the
Centenary. ! belieev in it with all my
soul.
As TO the state OF the organization
on the district ~ charges report that \
they have completed their centenary I
organization Twenty report partly /
,oWpleied. Pastors report having ap-l
Iinted f5i Methodist minute men; that |
f,iii have signed The pledges as inter-
Tcessors and fSG have enrolled as iilhers.
Already The good results OF the CEN
lenary movement are beginning 60 tell
Two years ago there was not a star
appointment on The district. Last year /,
there were two FruHland and Tangier. /,
This year, from reports made TO me. I y
fully expect TO see Al star appoint !,
mcnts on the district, viz: Berlin. y
Cape Charles. ChncOleague, n
Asbury (Crlslleld), Emmanuel (Cris- u
Heidi. Dagsboro and st. Georges. Deals u
Island fairmount. Hebron, Marion, n
pittsylle, Asbury Salisbury, and Tan l.,
gier. Considering the disadvantages un- .,
der which The pastors have labored. :,
consider this 200 per cent. increase in y
star appointments in one year most a,
remarkable. az az
But there are other items beside so
raising the apportionmenls for disci- ~
plinry that seem TO me well worlhy.tol =
place an appointment in the star list. Id,
rake Berlin FOR example. Last year. N
under the effective leadership OF thel =
leN. W. b. Greenfield, Berlin took a =
rank never before held in her history. 4
rms year under The guiding hand of !,
the Rev. w. o. Bennett Berlin has maid =
Si1o on cemetery debt; paid SiOO ON T,
church and parsonage Improvement.
has advanced $500 on pastors salary ,
and advanced 30 per cent. on disciplip-
airy bcneyolenccs. So instead Of one
start ] think Berlin ought 10 have two
stars TO her credit.
"Delmar. although advancing $50 onl
her Offering for missions may not reach /
The star list oflicially: but when any
charge builds $4,000 home for lis !
pastor, and cuts the debt TO $1,000 in /
two years, meanwhile advancing pas
foral support and all benevolent Of |
fcriDgs, l say such a charge deserves !
O star
SO also with Onancock, where they !
faye built a coy new parsonage at a
,ost Of nearly Si,iO0. This home is 1
itted with modern cDnveniences. True,
$500 ot the cost was provided by the
ale OF part Of the parsonage lot but
suppose most pastors would prefer
coy home on small lot to an un- (
omfortable shack with a lot as big as
II outdoors. OnancOck advances her !
alary TO 200 for next year aud has :
nrolled 63 tithers. which Is 50 per n
ent. Of the adult membership. Surely n
deserves a star q
So does Bish0pylle. She wins H Of \
cially, but that does not begin TO tell IL,
he story Of heroism Of the pastor, the nj
iev. w. T. Goodwin, who on this four IN
hurch circuit, with continued sickness s9
a me family, not only attended TO an IN
.le dulles OF the regular pastorale. co
s.,nt taught school the whole wear n,
,,nrousn because the war rendered IL In
Tor the trustees to secure a ,I
s,,,,ir. In the face Of all these dlnl-
IN e,., 70 secure every apportionment o..
ca,,.'l aui, meant devotion to dufv tbaf ~
see ,sr, De passed silently nv ~
hur, N Were Is Grace Church Saiis -
vvhi., ule hev. W. p. Tavlor 49,. ue
~ ~, ooes not win the oeici,i 49, 80, 81
n io,et eso thcy were burdenca ,.t,i Dr
~ 'pploAhnating s-OO0 - i.,,,,N ,'i,n To-
soroa 10y ior that little ch,,ro1, "ipeii ,l th
, sig plophesied that il ,yo,na tlat ti'
,,ean st Ut uie next 20 years ~, a