Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
MORE RELIGION,
FEWER DIVORCES
Or. Bromer. at lnterchurch Con
ference, Says More Prayer IN
Home Would Mean Less
Domestic Trouble.

Rev DIR. George H. Buckley and Rev.
DIR. T.. H. Bromer were the main speakers
of tho morning of the second day at Grace
NJ T. Church, where a meeting of the
Interchurch World Movement OF North
America is being held this week.
pr. Rromcr opened the discussion oi the
first topic, The Enthroncmcnt Of Christ
IN the Home Lifc of America one of the
main points being the subject of divorce.
DR. Rromcr declared that d there was
more prayer and religion In the homes,
there would he less eases Tor the divorce
courts In speaking of the religious cduca-
tiun Ia the homes, he gave the Roosevelt
family as an example,
The next subject was 'Chrlstianizing
the Community Hospitals and Homes
Dr Buckley gave an enthusiastic talk on
this topic especially the housing stand
ards, stating that the churches can no
longer put aside thls proposition as hereto
fore, that one half cannot SO on and 1--we
IN ignorance of what the other hall ~
doing lie also spoke ot the effect Of the
church ON the industrial organizations.
pr Rromer then took up the topic,
"Dynamics without which the Mechanics
arr nrad. which discussion was continued
until The noon RECESS.
Low rAY OF uFiAwNU rRE tCHERs.
Il last night session, Dr Charles r.
~cohed -upcrvlf1r of the Maryland
aud Delawart rural church survey uf the
Inter church World Movement. m speak
ing at conditions IA this State said.
'DtlaWarc hs, 81 few counties that
II i hard to puck ono fat away for chart
eNp.,sitlou hosr delegates present from
kent county must hot icc that thclr
county was picked 90 as horrible
example II ts Wrrcl, chosen as typical
and without doubt thc same conditions
prevail ~ many cuautrs % the mon,
a. regard the atlalrs ~ the church
Bv moau- % man made hy himself
Dr. ~cohrld Showed some OF the facts
mrnrul IS tH. krnt county survey.
Tor instance. hrsaunt, hns So cvangcl-
nal umaf,r- whom 9 receive 5000
auI over u l~F salary iosrccoivc less
thau thar a lrt Ir-- than $3.50 year
While . g,t $50 IL less Tor their year $
work Many uf tu.m hJNc thrT par
.anar,- eIven thtm I'll Kent county
alter 1nu wears 81 work hv the church
hlt 1 p.r rUut 81 th, peNpic are active
church member 5 hurehc~ show 4 loss
FL m,ulttr III fUp 1-t l2 months, IL
stand even 4nl {, h.N. Eauei
Ot tach i.54r paiI iuta oil" churches
Il, th,4J Supporter, s1hccut> goes for the
ntlulSters -4ar, = II tents tor hCncVD-
lrpcrs including homo and foreign mis-
srns ,ud o. e,.t- inr current expenses
Desprt th. thrar that thc country
l~ hcttpr fhau tt, atN thc figures ~
ehurrH mUni.er- N towns af 1000 nr
over tre a5o per e.ut 81 the pnpulA-
mon u AtlIage- D5ap that amount the
prr#.ulagg - at uHl., III the country
bat I5 rr ,..t uf ac dWcllcrs belong
ta rH4rcht- ln. pttDr hgur,- may hc
,Nplan,d l1 the ttof ih4t many churches
have 1u resident pastor
~ hur W. cannot undl mauN nl
thr th.ngs that hsvc hc,n dome IN
tin denominations hi some sections
ur unur tho knots that have hccn titi
-ad nr ~ruheld IN closing at least
4, eln. through the lnter-,hurch World
Movement So that ~ more mistakes Of
fhat kH4 Fl, ut a. Tor the coming genera
t.a- Sind ven the figures at low
muI-f,ri ~tIaHe~ an mt - had they
rs u Oi .rga where ono minister WAS
isIsud Whose -4E,r> V4~ $50 4 vcar out
81 aaHa d. Rad Is ny house rent