Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-26


charges on which apportlonments were
laid, three have pad IN part their Arst
years installment; 30 charges have paid
their first year in full; three, viz: I'm
manuel, (Crisheld), Ocean View and Mill
vile, and Tangier have over paid: Rozana
has paid two years IN advance; while
three. VIZ: Bish0pville, Berlin and Par
sonsburg have paid their entire assessment
the first wear and have received a receipt
10 full for their share Of the purchase
money.
"a bill prepared by James r. Ellegood,
Esq, Of Asbury Church, Salisbury, Is now
before the Maryland Legislature making
the trustees Of the district parsonage a
body corporate; and when this IS done,
and we get possession Of our new home on
December / next, the superintendent Of
Salisbury district will feel he once more
hath somewhere 10 lay his head when he
happens TO be in Salisbury.
at would not be fair TO close this para
graph on the district parsonage without
saving that it il due to the untiring energy,
business sagacity and devotion to the
church of Brother William J Downing
that at least Salisbury district viii have a
home. a worthy home for its superin-
tendent To him more than 10 any other
living man Is due the credit Of this enter
prise.
PASTORAL SUPPORT
s1t has been my pleasure to continue
the campaign for adequate support Of
Gods faithful ministers, and | amglad 70
report that the laymen continue 10 re-
spond and In some cases take the lead IN
the matter My FIRST year on the district
| reported an advance IN pastoral support
Of 81, 4,476. The second year l reported an
advance exceeding the 5000 mark.
This year l am glad to report a still
follows Pastors salary, SO, 996; district
superintendent salary, 500; bishops
fund, $50; total of s., AIS.
''T'he individual charges advanced as
follows Westover, $50; Mardela Springs.
ss5. Ayres' Chapel, Deals Island, Del
mar. Fairmount, Marion, Mt. Vernon.
Newark. Snow HILL, Stockton and Whites
vile, 500 each; Onancock, $40: Nanti-
coke. sI64: Claremont, Asbury, Crisfeld,
Frankford. Fruitkand. Gumb0ro, Ocean
View and Millville, Parsonsburg, Powell
vile, Princess Anne, Grace, Salisbury,
Sharptown and Smiths Island. 500, each !:
Cape Charles Chincoteague, Ocean City
and Selbyville, $500 each; White Haven,
S317: Quantico, $40, and Emmanuel,
Crisfield, $1,000 This shows SO charges
advanced this year Then the district
stewards very kindly advanced the dis
trict superintendent salary S40o, and
advanced the bishops fund SS2 This
makes grand total of increase of pastoral
support for the three years have been on
the district of SIS, ,30A
"And the end is not yet Onancock in
vites its pastor to return at an advance of
SfOO in salary; Fruitland and Selbyville
follow suit advancing 500 each. This
advance puts Fruitlnnd IN the 81, 200
class, and places SeIbyville at $1,000.
This means $500 advance for Selbyville
within three years. With such loyal ap-
preciative official board to sustain him, no
wonder the active and popular young
pastor begins to sing Tempt not my soul
away when other churches invite him TO
become their pastor Delrnar invites Rev.
Frank n. Faulkner toreturn Tor the eighth
consecutive year, and shows their SIM
cerity by advancing $500 for next year,
putting Delmar at 81 500. Whatcoat
Church not only invites Rev. l.. h. Poole
for the fifth year, but backs it with S400
advance, making the cash salary &, 600.
Emmanuel, Cristield, never willing TO do
things by halves, at the frst quarterly
conference of this year. set the salary of