Evening journal., 1919-03-27
STAFF Correspondent.

AliLo LhlONNs Alu.s Mdrnc Ei.-Dr.
Robert Watt, district superintendent of
Wilmington District read his report
Of the past years activities on his dis
trict at the session of the Wilmington
Methodist Conference today Dr. Wait
outlined a healthy condition of tho
church work, and told OF the reduction
OF debts and tho general increase In
pastoral salaries. I'm part me said:
III is with profound gratitude that
we come 10 this session Of our Confer
cnce with unbrokcn ranks on the vii
mington district. One OF our honorcd
and much loved local preachers, the
Rev. James NJ. Wise, father of our
brother, Allen w. Wise, has entered into
rest after a long and blessedly useful
career. His name in New Castle was Us
ointment poured forth
1T is doubtful whether anyone now
living Will De witnesses of or parlici-
pants in the events of a year az won
derful as lhe one Just closed. Events
which crowded upon each other with
such incredible swiflness that one was
dlzcd in their contemplation
when we received our commission
last spring the world was struggling in
The throes or tic most gigantic and
bloody war that ever devastated the
earth. Today the rude alarms of war ar
but an echo, a new day has daWned. a
new brotherhood is born And within
hliling distance of the close of the war
came the overthrow OF That sum of an
Nillainies. the lcgalized liquor trlnic
Surely TO be living in such day is sub
limel
'Ncll for MS as the inherilors OF a
peculiar legacy from The fathers. if we
are awake 20 our opportunities, FOR as
never i'm its history the church Will need
i0 Justify ils right 90 place iu ihc life
aud faith Of The world by us work and
worth in the way OF helpful service.
And We viii need also 90 guard
against an insidiOus rali0naiism which
uncrOwns Jesus Christ. and which gave
birth 10 ihe most brutal war That ever
afflicted civilization. Once deny That
'lle heart is deceiful above an things
and desperately wicked and Jesus is
not Saviour. but teacher and example,
and salvation is matter OF culture.
Tho devil is not exercised but cO1Xcd
out OF people The nation whose de-
parayily shocked even lhe terrible
Turk oulheroding Hcrod in IFS abomi-
win a very different Kind of war. 10 is
not simply colossal cnrOnicry for That
nation 90 seek through ils intellectual
dupcs and slaves 10 claim the right 90
set the standards Of the thinking world.
but The shameless efforts of am un-
repenlanI people 90 again deb1uch The
thought life OF the world. The winning
of That war would be a calamity i'm
mcasurably greater than though 30 had
won the war of blood. The day hJ,
come when our church must see 10 30
that no man whose philosophy c0nsorls
with such company shall either teach
in our schools or sil IN our editorial
chairs. This Is not as some lave l0itily
charged, a narrow bigoiry and intel
lectud intolerance. but sane and hon
est effort 90 project the church against
am insidious and persistent peril. To
r3il in this effort would be worse Than
stupid. 30 would De crime. And, please
God. we VIII not fail.
"Fo attempt 60 adequately set forth
the share the ioilers within the bounds
of the Wilmington district have had in
ihe achievements OF the year is task
impossible. We can only hope TO Touch
iis fringes, for the year was crowded
SO full OF strenuous and eNacling ton
that the full story can never be TOLD.
I have never known year 50 tryiug
or bcset with such adycrsilies. Every
activity OF The church was demOr3lized
by the frighlful epidemic that swept
like a flood until a pail of gloom hung
over all communities and men wonder
cd what would happen next But dur
ing an That time Of testing beautiful
and Chrisllike sympathy was mani
tested. The rich and the poor met to-
refher by a common bond OF sympathy
our ministers were tirclcss IN their
labors.
"And our hearts rejoice when We are
able TO repOrl that i'm spite OF these ad-
verse conditions no interest OF ile
church was permitted 60 suffer- ana ule
benevolent offerings viii be Tar aieta
of ANYTHING in the history OF tll district
Praises Pastoral Work.
"Wheu our Conference adjourned last
,car Union Church, Wilmington, was
ieft 40 be supplied. The choice OF a
nasfor finally fell on Rev. Harvey WIN
field Ewing. d. D.. a former member of
ibe Wilmington Conference. u is mat
fer OF interest 60 know that this was
tbe third time Dr. Ewing had been in
,iled 10 serve Union church, ana he
felt that it was too much in The nature
of a Providence for him 10 decline The
can with the great opportunity u pre-
s,nfed lie was transferred by Bishop
NIcDoweu and from the first The Wis
dom of the appointment was manifest
l,v ihe success that has attended ms
ministry at Union. u IS simple justice
fo add that before going elsewhere the
official board of the church made a
persislent and determined effort TO Sc
cure a supply from our own confer
cnce. ,..,.
..The coming Of the Rev. Or. Carlisle
l.. Hubbard 90 the pastorate OF historic
81. pauTs. Wilmington, marks an event
i'm ihe history of that church. For
wears after the removal of this church
from its Market street site the venture
was REGARDED by most people as
,loubfful issue. Abundant testimony
as 40 the correctness Of this assertion
h ai hand Under the leadership OF
This superb man the last Nestlge OF
doubt has vanished, for a church ihdt
doubles its minister's salary IN Two
years and gives notice OF SIM Iur'lei
increase for next year; That increases
its benevolent budget from $50 to
5000 and wipes out a S20'OOO o.D.
in one year is scarcely In the douDllul
column The motto Of the leadership
at ST. Pauls is "the sky is the limit
Like Dr. Ewing, Dr. Hubbard Is mol a
stranger among US. Born In a Whining
ton Conference parsonage, the son OF
our own beloved Dr.. h. l.. Hubbard u
is coming back home.