Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
DISCUSS SUBJECT
OF STEWARDSHIP
Ably Handled by DR.. w. E
Lampe at Morning Session of
Interchurch Conference.

Particular emphasis WAS laid at this
mornings session Of the Delaware State
training conference of the Interchurch
World Movement st Grace Methodist
Epis,opal Church. on the subject of
stewardship The topic The Tide of
Stewardship was ably handled by DR.
w. T.. Iampe of Phila adelphia, of the
general committee of the Interchurch
World Movement, who has acted as
team leader through the Wilmington
conference.
DR.. Lampe explained just what was
mesnt by stewardship-namely that
the wealth and goods of the world do not
belong to the people who in common
Technology are owners but all belong
to God who loans them TO His children
thus making them stewards instead OF
possessors OF His property. DIR. Lampe
pointed out that ono of the worst of sins
WAS that of covetousncss, and that
one way 10 avoid desire of other mems
goods, which after all belong to none
OF us. but to God, was by setting apart
3 first proportion of the increase which
We msy obtsin on His goods to be used
for the benefit of others who are less
fortunate
The speaker went on to describe how
steps are being taking towards masking
the giving of this proportion more general,
bv means of four week campaign on the
principles Of stewardship, a fellowship
nf intrrce>sion dav during the csmpaign,
reading courses and study on the subject,
the distribution OF stewardship literature
and tho enlistment OF l0,000O00 Christian
stewards, whose strongest ann IN llic IS 10
see that the property of the Lord Is
administered wisely with due proportion
of the increase used for His work instead
uf tor purely selfish purposes.
That religious instruction Is neglected
m Protestant homes, 10 the dctrmcnt Of
the child. was brought ont in q discussion
- the topic. Religious Education, at
the afternoon session Yesterday OF the
conference DR. G. A. HaUScr OF PhIla-
dclphia was the speaker on the topic.
Ii was said that while the child Of
Jewish parents receives $50 hours year
uf religious instruction, and the child OF
Roman Catholic parents receives $40
hours IN that period, the child Of the
evangelical church has III the course Of a
year but ~ hours oi study OF religious
subjects.
Three general solutions Will appear to
the casual observer One IS to create
evangelical parochial schools and place
the children In those, but that would
second solution Is to carry religious
studies INTO the school. which would he
against the Law of the country, since
hurch and state are divided The third
solution is the one which has worked most
satisfactorily al Gary, Ind. st that place
the children 20 durlng the day from their
schools TO their churches. where they rc-
ceivc religious instruction from their own
pastor 81 the close Of the hour they re-
turn 10 school. The work Is considered as
fully as important as their other school
work and Is credited towards their pro-
motion and graduation, as any other
study Is This seems the best and most
nearly satisfactory solution Of all.
With the topic Adequate Support for
Trained Leadership DR.. ]. knox Mont
gomery, president of MuskIngum College,
made a strong pea for ministerial relief,
pointing out not only that many minis
tiers 81 present in the pulpit are not re-
ceIving nearly adequate sums for their
own health or their families, but At the
same time ministers who have retired
from active service in the pulpit are in
want. and the wives and children Of dead
ministers dependent on Others for help
and support.
Mrs Jeanette Wallace Enrich Of the
lnterchurch World Movement field de-
partmcnt, who Is an authority on con-
ditlous in the Near East and Turkey,
where she recently spent ten years with
her missionary husband, took charge Of
the evening session. which was given over
10 the presentation. by means Of maps,
charts and other illustrations. TO The
Foreign Survey World Need and the
Church Opportunity Mrs. Enrich de-
scrlbed the three purposes of the survey.
and the work that would be accomplished /
bv means Of the world program to be
worked out at the completion Of and as
the result OF the survey.