Evening journal., 1919-03-26

operation either the duplex or budget
/ system and Of that number have in
troduced these since the last session
Of Conference, In each ease, however,
with blessed results for pastor and peo-
pie, for the financial status of each
charge has been definitely beltered
thereby.
/ The records one year ago show the
average support in the Conference, not
! includ ng house rent TO be 1888. On
| Wilmington district it was Si.O2S; Do
Yer SsS5; Salisbury, sl,0O9; Elston, 5000.
This situation has been slightly
changed at least in the estimate. A
total advance this year of but S2i70,
: VIII. II paid, increase the average on
/ this district to $780, nor is that all Il
/ could, or should be. 10 is but fair,
/ however, to put into this survey of'the
subject, the fact that IL the several
hundreds Of dollars raised by stewards.
as pastoral support had been properly
applied and reported as such, instead
Of beng insisted upon and published
broadcast as special donations, ihe
spirit and letter of the law would have
been better respected, the retired min
1 ister's fund given more Of its due, and
the district this year would have more
closely approached the $1,000 mark in
! its average support. In a few Instances
Boards Of Stewards on this district
might we'll afford a little more strain
of conscience and conservation at this
| iuncture OF their job. The following
! charges made advance in the estimate:
! Cenlervlle. Chestertown, Sudlesville,
Midletown, 5000 each; Baysde, Church
Hill. Concord. Cord0va, Crumpton, East
on, ST. Michaels, Stlll Pond, Trappe,
SiOO each; Bozman, Kenton, Queens
town, Royal Oak, $50 each. Total
s2i7O With ten charges virtually com
mitted 10 increasing the item OF sup
port in the coming year.
"Of the Si0,775 min mum expectation
| from the district for the Cla 'mant En-
dowment from data now in hand. S27,-
f2i has either been subscribed or ac-
cepted. Churches having thus far re-
ported as meeting their quotas, or OBJ
ligatng themselves so 20 do, are Bay
side, Bozman, Centeryillc, Denton.
Easton. Greensboro. NJ ddletown, 1
Odessa, Preston. Rock Hill, still Pond, !
Sudlersville, Wye Mills.
Unfortunate indeed is the charge and /
more so the pastor, that fails TO 'ap-
preciate the faithful services Of an up
to-date Ladies' Aid Society. The 56,aid
soc cites OF this district besides bacRo
ing every good worb proposed by the +
pastor during the year, have brought |
Of their dlligent cleaning the sum of |
s125O TO the service Of God and His |
church. $1,000 Of that amount have
/ been expended in an endeavor to make
more attractive and comfortable the
homes Of their pastors.
Benevolent Collections.
"Our total advance last year in be-
nevolenoes was Ssl9, being $50 to the
good. OF the district nearest approach
ing that total. This district raised for
ian purposes one year ago S54,I1T,
per capita Offering Of $500 To which,
| IL there be added a per capita OF S5.55
% for Wesley Collegiate Institute,
considerable Of which has been paid,
the total per capita would be Sii.lo 70.
An average that far exceeds what Is
necessary to put the district consider
ably over the top and beyond its Cen
tenry goal Of s6.ll per full member OF
our churches. From figures thus far
| furnished. the indications arc that our
benevolent budget raised this year Will
equal, il not exceed, that Of 1918. East
on district thus again bids fair to look
down on the upper and lower regions
Of the Conference territory hailing
them with the cordial invitation TO
come UP higher He that hath an ear
to hear let him hear
Y "Charges deserving special mention
because of having this year surpassed
anything Of their previous records III
the matter Of apport oned benevo-
leuces are Bayside, CrumptOn. Ridgely,
Rock Hall, Rolay Oak, Still Pond,
Tighman's Townsend, Smyrna circuit.
"Paslors reporting collections in ad-
vance of last year are: L. Nj. Snock-
lev. Leonard White, 7. +. Beauchamp.
q p SMITH, o. B. Reed, NJ. E. Wheat
lev. w. L. Matthews, J. 4. Itowlen-
son. Frank White, V. p. Northrup, Z.
In sharpless. Z. w. Mcdowell. G ;.
/ Thomas. D. ]. Moore, ]. t. hichard-
son. J. ]. Bunting, T. C Smoot, u. W.
, Williams. j. ID. Reese. Henry Gov ngtoh'
4 w Goodhand, l.. L. Barrett, Milton
NcCann.
lences would be reported in full Of ap-
portionment are: Bayside, Centervillee'
! Chestertown. Church Hill, Concord,
Cordova. Crumpton. Denton, Middle
ioyn. Easton, Galena. Greensboro.
Henderson. Marydel. Mlllinston, odesss'
Preston, Rock Hall, salem Curcult'
II Smyrna, Still Pond, Sudlersv lie, Illsh-
man. Townsend. Smyrna Circuit.
Church War Council Appeal.
Among the honor charges exceeding
or reaching the per cent asked by
the Church War Council for war emer-
eency purposes, we reckon Middletown
first with S30l; Ridgely, S2s5; Center
Vile s2i3; Crumpton, $40; Preston,
$3.50: Tilghman, $50; Easton, si44;
Concord. $3.50; Clayton. 1928; Odessa,
si25: St. M,chaels. Si20; Townsend,
si2o; still Pond, si2o; Cecilton, sio4 :
Smyrna Circuit Si02; Greensboro
si00; Kent Island. si00; Trappe, SGD
Alarydel ~; Bayside. s12; Fa rlee. so2 I;
Henderson. s62: Royal oak, SIS; Salem
Circuit. s3s; Sassafras. SIS; others re-
porting various amounts making to-
tai OF s4ii6. For the several other spe-
cial appeals made during the year, the
! following notations OF totals Is made;
Red Cross, $4,000; Y. NJ C. A. $40 900;
j. Armenian Relief. sii63; Belgian, s25i {;
Syrian. s202; United War Work. 1884.
\ Total s34,2sS.
Sunday schools.
"In May last, based upon the ststis-
flcal returns from the Spring Con-
Yerences. a note of alarm was sounded
by the Board Of Sunday Schools to
the effect that a serious loss appeared
/ in every department Of the Sunday