Evening journal., 1920-03-29
VISITING PASTORS nv CITY
PJLPI7S; ACCUSES DOCTORS
or AIDING CAUSE OF VETS

Of the quarterly conference was guilty
OF conduct unbecomIng preacher, .
but had no penalty attached. he is still
an active local deacon.
The application Of the Rev. George A..
Cooke. former pastor Of the Wesley
Church, this city, retired, for rein
statement 10 the active list. was con-
sidered by the executive committee and
ii recommended that Mr.. Cooke be con-
tinued on the retired list. but be given
work, which has been bis relation 20
"a memorable controversy Of three years
ago.
Mr. Cooke. following most sensa-
tional fight with the members OF the
official board OF the Wesley Church, OF
this city, in which Or. Robert Watt,
district superintendent finally became
involved was forbidden TO occupy the
pulpit. being suspended by the district
superintendent until the annual con-
ference should pass on his case.
Mr.. Cooke not only refused 20 obey
the orders OF his superior, but defled
his official board TO oust him from
his pulpit.
At the executive session The Rev. J.
H. Beauchamp read the report OF the
Wilmington City Missionary Society,
In part as follows:
The United States is rapidly becom-
ing nation OF cities. A careful sur
vey shows that one-haf OF our popu-
latiOn is living under urban conditions,
and the cities are rapidly spreading
into the country. giving to rural life
city characteristics. The city Is the
heart Of civilization, the source OF
social customs. The seat OF commerce,
and the home OF arts, sciences and lit
erature. The country thinks IN terms
OF The city. II the city is TO CONTROL
The nation, Christianity must control
the city
Fifty years ago there were on.
foriy-fve cities in the United States OF
over 20000 population. Today there
are two hundred and eighty-fve. The
population of Wilmington nfty years
ago was 10000 Today it is 10000.
Twenty per cent. Of our large cities are
over seventy per cent. foreign born or
OF foreign or mixed parentage, and
heNenty-tw0 per cent. Of all the for
elgn born in the United states live in
urban communities. These new people
are making the constituent elements
OF our cities OF an entirely different
type from the old city. They are hard
20 reach.
THE majority OF our new immi-
grants are not favorably inclined 20
any church Yet we give them a voice
in our government Ito rule the nation.
Shall we leave them alone? Would
Jesus leave them alone? They must be
reached, and the Methodist Church.
by the grace Of God, can do IL as EN-
ciently as any other church under the
sun. We do not recommend building
Them churches. where we already
have a church, but we do recommend
that we as Gods children, must take
them In as our brethren and give
them our experience OF the living
Christ. For this we need a home mis-
sionary worker az all OF our churches
where these people are located. Our
experiences at Asbury has convinced
us Of this fact With two missionaries
In the field for twenty months we
have a Sunday School separate from
The regular school with an attendance
OF sevnniy-1ve, a kindergarten with an
enrolment Of fifty, daily vacation
Bible school and Industrial classes OF
fifty. Some Of the parents help 10
support the church. Ten OF these chill
dren over twelve years OF age have
meen converted, most Of which have
already Joined Asbury Church. One OF
these, a Polish girl, fourteen years Of
age, has expressed desire 10 be a
missionary and is now teaching In our
Beginners Department.
We have purchased the Boyd prop
erty consisting OF 1900 square feet OF
land and two dwellings. The cost was
$4,000, $1,000 OF which have already
been paid. This land, which is ad-
lacent to the Asbury property. has
been decided jointly to the trustees OF
Ashury Church and to the City Mis-
sion and Church Extension Society
We will thus be enabled to do better