Evening journal., 1919-03-29
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TELLS MINISTERS
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study Of the people Of many tongues In
our country, and the fact that We have
more Of them in our Conference City
than any other city It's size in the
United states. also, that The work
among them is developing so masnil-
Gently, ! am fully convinced that no
greater problem will be presented TO
you for consideration than this vital
question Of Christianlzing these orr
entail folk. The Centenary Is making
no mistake In its appeal to the Church
to put Itself in a position 90 meet this
situation; for II we mean 10 do business
In our little city, twenty missionaries
called Of God and trained for the work
would be sufficient, only. 10 show what
could be accomplished Il Is very clear
TO me that we-have neglected our duty
And unless we study the situation and
get on the Job, we will fail 70 obey
the command Of our Lord; Preach the
l5spel TO every creature and leave
Du" children Of the next generation TO
suffer for our negligence. The foreigner
Is here to stay. With Jesus Christ in
his life he Is a good citizen, a friendly
brother, a safe man.
I'VE have had a busy year. Our first
work was the dedication Of the Italian
Church. Il was completed June 7. 1918.
at a cost Of $1,000 including lot and
furniture. It IS entirely clear Of debt
EXCEPT a note OF $500 held by W. D.
Haddook and Company. We have $500
In the treasury to meet that note, which
cuts It down 10 5000. A good work Is
being accomplished at this church
among the children in Sunday school.
Junior League, kindergarten. sewing
and cooking classes. This work is an
under American missionaries. with one
hundred and twenty-five pupils on roll.
The Sixth Avenue Mission. under the
supervisor OF Miss Lillian B. Carter.
Is doing a good work. This is entirely
an American mission for neglected chill
dren in an unchurched section. There
are one hundred nupils enrolled.
"A work at Asbury has developed in
such remarkable way that cannot
refrain from having II 60 down in his
tory on the pages Of our minutes. Last
spring In June, 7 was sent TO Baltimore
to The convention OF cities to represent
our work IN Wilmington. While there
! was before a committee on the CEN
tenary survey When ] left that com
mitiee felt that something ought 10
De done FOR. the foreigners in Ashury
leighb0rhOOd. ] came home with the
burden on my heart. ] went In secret
prayer TO the One who guides and ask
ed for a missionary 10 try out Asbury.
The same evening a lady, whom ] had
never seen or heard Of before called
5nd asked 10 see me. ] VIII give you
her exact words: i am a graduate u
the Moody Inst tute called % 60 %
Africa 10 tell the story OF Jesus to the
1eathen and ! have failed in my ply
sical examination therefore. they wii.
nOt let me go. It nearly breaks my
heart .NNill you let me work here wifi
you among the foreigners In this
city?' ! told her we needed a worker
but we hadn't any money. She then
said, Don't mention money: n the
Lord opens the door the money win
come BY Investigation 7 found she
was graduate Of Beacom's Business
College and, was sacrificing sf25 por
month 10 work for Jesus for s25 WIN
the consent or the pastor. Rev. George
White Dawson. and the official bnard
Of Asbury Church. for the use ~ their
afternoons she had -47-pelish children.
who knew nothing or our Christ; Inod
up In church learning tbe-,way o.
Jesus. Now on ihe foreign rolT st As.
bury there are 220 -chud-ap-raR raRaeseRt-
Ing Poles. italians, RUSSIANS and Jews
taught 10 Sunday sch0ol. Junior
League. sewing and cooking under tho
training OF two called missionaries.
graduates Of the Moody Institute. and
one assistant These three girls arc DO
ing a great wOrl, for God and human
lty. They are taking care. AZ the fiai-
ian Mission and Asbury Mission with
325 foreign children IN their care The
development OF this work has fully
conyinced US that there should be a
Good VIII Industry in Asbury ne gh-
borhood. Therefore, with the assist
ance Of the Home Missionary Board
pastor and the officials Of Asbury
Church. the City Missionary and
Church Extension Society IS planning
% put on the Morgan Memorial Pro-
gram. We viii need the hearty co.
operation Of this Conference 20 make
10 success. The Good VIII Industry
will put our church Of this Peninsula
IN a position to do better work fo~
God and man than it has ever lone
before.
Il have given the most OF my time
when not in the pulpit TO the study and
development Of these three missions
and places where others ought to be
established. namely, Wesley, Kings-
wood. Madeley, New Castle and Rock
land. After giving three Sundays t0l
the stewards endowment campaign and
three Sundays to the closing weeks Of
The Conference year and three Sundays
shut out by the flu epidemic. ] have
presented the cause in % churches with
the following financial report In excess
Of the apportionment.
Dover district-Blades. SO: Wesley.
Dover, s75; Camden. 500; Glendale.
SEQ; Herlock, $500; Milton. s65: Mills
boro, s}5; MAGNOLIA, $40: Rchoboth
si5; Seaford, SOS: Seaford Circuit, SiS0
Wyoming, s45 Total in cash and
PLEDGES $1,000 Cash, SIP.
"Easton Observation-Disclosures SIS: Ches-
void, $50: Clayton, $50: CRurch HilI
s25; Crumpton Circuit. Ss5: Cecilton
SIS: Chestertown, s25: Fsirlee anf
Worton, SIS: Kenton, $40: Middletown
Fs5; Popoma. SIS: Queenstown, 500
Kent Island. s65: Salem Circuit, sos
Smyrna. SIS: Smyrna Circuit. s65; Stil'
Pond. s25; Tnghman, $50: Sherwood
f60: Wye Mills. sii5. Total. Si,2i0
Cash. $3.50.
Salisbury dlstrict-Asbury, Crisneld
t37; Blshopyille. $500: Frankford. 500
Newark. $50; SharptOwn, SEQ: Mardels
Springs. $40. Total, sis7. Cash, si06
Wilmington dlstrict-Bethel Circuit
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