Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-24

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made Of the pastors that any progrcs
attain toward these by March Is shoul,
he reported in time Tor tabulation in TIN
summary Of our years work, so few com
| plying with this request made rcpor
thereon impossible Believing that tn
supreme need Of the churches on thi
district was not money, nor more or bette
organization, nor even larger or improvet
| property facilities, but q genuine, wide
spread, hcaven-sent, God-given reviva
OF "pure and undefled religion" il
harmony hence with the area evangelisti'
campaign program, the pastors were called
together at Greensboro, September %
for the purpose of prayerful consultation
| looking to the adoption of some uniformit,
| Of plan and effort in behalf of district
| wide revival, "a of the AZ pastors respond
ed and after several hours of earnest
discussion and thoughtful exchange o.
| views. il was agreed that three weeks II
October should be devoted to holding
cottage prayer-mectings, with the entire
month of November being set apart FOL
revival work in the respective churches
and in most of the charges, this agreeme nj
was strictly adhered to with very gratlfy-
ing results. Reports of revivals, conver-
sions, and spiritually qulckened churches
have been received from Bayslde, Burrs-
vile, Blackbird, Cecilton, Chcstertown
CLAYTON, Concord, Dulaney, Greensboro
Henderson, Hillsboro. Kingsley, Ncavitt
Preston, Prices, Queenstown, Rldgely,
Smvrna, st. Michaels. Still Pond, Town
send.
Total number of conversions thus far
reported, S35.
The Centenary campaign brought def
mite and continued blessing to the district.
In almost every charge clearer vision as to
personal ability, privilege and obligation
WAS a part of the result. The prayer
life of many was quickened. Purse strings
were broken. Fami y affairs, long ne
elected, were re-crected and smouiderlng
embers thereon re-kindled. Notwlth-
standing the widespread disappointment
that obtained withrelation to the wheat,
the extensive blight of the tomato, the
shortage of the corn, and the comparative
failure of other minor crops, still among
our people there have been abundant
signs of "enough and to spare" More
than ono fourth of the charges have been
engaged in either building or improving
property. Larger benevolent and local
budgets have been readily covered. New
buildings erected Delapidated churches
and parsonages have been renovated and
repaired. Old debts paid. Pastoral sup
port increased in excess of anything hIther-
to reported during the quadrcnlum.
Better still. the churches have enjoyed
greater and deeper spiritual blessings than
thcv have experienced for n number of
wears, greatly quickened churches and
a goodlv score of converts being among
the visible evidences OF this truth.
To mention in detail the splendid efforts
and achievements of every man who has
been faithfully on his job. abundant in
labors. continuing instant IN saason
and out of season. would mean both to
tax the patience Of you who listen, and
every greatly overlap our allotted space
in the printed journal Allhave done well;
far better than any extended mentioning
here could possibly express.
The new church on Kent Island, valued
at 1900, has been completed, and the
cost thereof over subscribed and almost
paid. In spite of the world war hindranccs
and score of other discouragements,
including the recent local bank embaTass-
ment by which the savings of many of our
people, together with some of the Centen-
arv and other funds of the church were
placed In jeopardy; yet the pastor and his
people persisted and happily won out
against the odds. On the 10th of August
last. the pastor was ably assisted at the
dedication by Revs. T. c. MscSorley, W.
W. Sharp, T. c. Smoot, @. l.. Hardcsty,
all ex-pastors and J. IL Gardner, a native
of that Island charge.
Through unusual tact and we'll directed
skill. q new church edIhce appears al
\ master mechanic himself,
the pastor assumed the role Of architect,
carpenter, painter, plumber,
electrician &c, and an old shaking shack
Of building was taken to pieces, every
available foot of material salvagcd, and
a neat, adequate and substantially con-
structe6 chapel valued at $1,000, was
erected upon the old site. Modernly
lighted. heated and lar better ventilated
than 90 per cent Of our larger and more
expensive churches Henderson congre-
cation worship today in their new building
with no blanket" covering their heads
G. T. Wyatt, ]. a. Leach and the district
assisted at the dedication
,n September IA, when the entire expense
vas cheerfully contributed and paid in
'ull More than Sl00 additional was
placed In the hands Of the pastor as an
expression of appreciation FOR the services !
be had rendered, Bridgetown and Busic,
the other churches on this charge, have |
also been re-roofed and otherwise improv-
ed.
Prices on Church Hill charge has under !
gone a considerable transformation The /
,hllrch ceiling and side walls were cleared (
md replastered, pulpit and choir platform |
sxtended all wood work on interior pant /
I'd or bard oiled, handsome Brussels /
carpet placed upon aisles, pulnrt and 1
,hancel floors increased cellar area ex- /
awaited and a new and more adequate /
heating plant installed. A substantial |
portico protects the new and /
massive double doors at the main entrance. |
he large lawn surrounding the church !
neatly graded with concrete curbing and I
,avernents laid the entire width of the |
OF and from street curb to church door. !
&, 500 was the amount invested, which |
was easily obtained Sunday August 81, |
he date of the reopening.
Denton recently took the initial step |
ooking toward the construction of new
hurch home by securing a large and /
plot of ground on which TO erect |
modern structure more IN keeping with /
he present day needs of our Methodist |
in the Caroline county scat. |
The lot with a frontage OF I75 feet, |
md for which $1,000 were asked and /
2, 600 were paid, is centrally located
1 the corner of Fifth avenue and /
franklin street and is perhaps the
NEST obtainable for the purpose in the 1
.ntire town. Centreviiie has taken their
,astor out OF cold storage and moved him
o more desirable and comfortable quar-
ers. The old red brick parsonage on
outh Liberty street has been traded for
desirable located frame house on Broad
ray, which, after few suggested and
respective changes are made, adding
9th IN the value and attractiyepess of