Evening journal., 1919-03-27
Salisbury District Had Unusually
Successful Year, DR.. Collins Reports

the army and navy. Approximately 20
per cent. Of the total enlistmonts are
Melhodlsis. That means that even in
peace times there win be hundreds Of
young Methodisis in our army and navy
that will be looking up TO our little
church at phoebus for social, mental
and spiritual help, and we must not
disappOint them. DR.. Hurst Will, ] am
sure, build our church there on new.
broad lines OF Christian usefulness. Al
ready $500 has been spent In reno
waiting the church and parsonage, and
a new day Is dawning for Phocbus.
The parsonage is an increasingly pop
ular mecca for hOmesick boys and men,
God grant 90 Or. Hurst and his esti-
mable wife The wisdom and patience TO
make little Chesapeake church at Phoe-
bus a beacon llght for the thousands.
District aud the Great War.
"a year ago we were I'm the rush oi
the great war with Germany I would
like 90 be able TO make a complete re-
port OF what the Melhodisls Of Sails
bury District contributed 60 that cru
sade FOR civilization. but notwithstand-
ing my best ondeav0rs / can only bring
partial reports.
"SOmc pastors have made no report
OF items as requested and others have
reported that drives such as Red Cross,
etc, were taken as communities, and,
therefore. they cannot tell what the
churches did. So far as pastors have
reported. the figures show: Contributed
FOR Red Gross, Si3,3J6; for united war
work, SiiOl9; for Armenians. S6.602
add our church war work, 1896. makes
a total OF s32,3i39i contributed for
mitigating the horrors OF war.
Besides the service flag Of Salisbury
district shows that 9iJ OF our church
and sunday school boys were enlisted
in their country's service; that - Of
our churches are Haunting service 1ags
and on these ilags 80 gold stars tell
us what Salisbury district did FOR God
and home and every land
District Superintendent Collins. DIT.
J. w. Essley, W. o. Hurst. J. r. Herson,
l.. +. Poole and the writes. and Y. T..
Hills took part in The New England
educational campaign, which resulted
In securing $4,000.
Pastoral support.
"The campaign started a year ago II
lay 10 upon The hearts Of the laymen Of
our district 10 pay a living salary 20
our preachers has been continued with
out letup throughout this year, and
they are responding nobly. Last year
10 was gratifying 90 be able 10 report
O net advance Of Sii16 in pastoral sup
part, and said, 4 have set for the min
imum salary TO be paid any married
man on Salisbury DISTINCT at $1,000 and
well-furnished home. and for a single
man $500 as minimum / am glad TO be
able 60 report today that no married
man who is a member az this Confer
ence stationed on our district has re-
ceived less than $1,000 cash salary.
More than that three Of our single men
have received $1,000 each, and three OF
our supplies have received $1,000 each
cash salary, and a furnished parson-
age.
"The charges which have advanced
pastoral support this year are as fol
laws: Chincoteague. 500; Dolmar. 500
Mardela Springs. 500; Marion, 500
parsonsburg, 500; Boxana. 500: 81
Peters, 500; Snow Hill, 500; stock
ton. $50; Ayres' Chapel. $40: Berlin
500: Bishopville, 500: Claremont. $500
Dagsboro. 500: Deals Island. 500
Fruiiland. 500; Nanticoke. 500. Phoe
bus. 500; Pocomoke Circuit 500: Pow
cllville, 500; Princess Anne. 500: Sci
byville. 500; Somerset 500: Whites
vile. 500; Nestover, $3.50; Cape
Charles. $500; Asbury, Crisheld. $500.
and Asbury. Salisbury, $1,000. A total o.
80 charges increase their pastors sal
ary this year a total Of $3.50.
Two years ago we had but one
charge on the district that paid Si.sOo
cash salary, Asbury, Salisbury, and but
two that were paying 81 500, viz: As
bury and Emmanuel, Crisneld. This
year we have five paying $500, viz:
Berlin. snow Hin. Cape Charles, I'm
(Crisneld), and Selbyvlllc. As