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

Richardson Park. from 81 100 to $1,000:
Newark. from 5000 o. 81, 400; Union,
from 5000 to 81, 500; Elktcn, from ST ,2D0
TO 81 500; Brack- Tx from 5000 TO 81 200
Hockeasin, from $500 TO 81 900; Mccabe,
from 81, 300 TO s., 500; New Castle, from
81 700 To $1,000; Mt Salem, from 81 700
10 $1,000; Brandywine, from 81 300 To
81 900. slverbrook, from 81, 500 to -, 900;
Goodman, from 81 400 to 81 GOO; East
lake, from 81 400 to 81 500; Trinity,
from 81 200 to 81 400; Cherry Iiill
Circuit, from 81 $50 to 81 800, a total OF
over 81 600
During the multitude OF financial
drives within the past four years, II is
gratifying that the men most Responsible
for the success Of those drives were not
overlooked. Insufficient support furnishes
doubtful incentive toward recruiting the
ranks of the ministry II will bode Ill for
our zion, when it's key men are forced to
suffer undue anxiety over the plain ques-
ton Of bread and butter. Hasten the
good day, when the minister, relieved of
financial worry, is left free To devote his
best energies 10 his one task of building
the Kingdom Thank Cod the signs oi
the times IN this direction are atIspici6lls,
as the abovefatti fully testify.
The cure of souls How eagerly. how
anxioIslv did We listen for something great
that should thrill and Ell us with the Joy OF
spiritual victory. But it has not como IN
any large or startling fashion. Perhaps We
were looking for His coming IN the mighty
wind, the fire or earthquake, and lie may
have come in 'the still small voice,
This much, however, is evident. We
have within the bounds OF the Whining
ton district, over H. 900 members. What
would have happened, If even one hall OF
that host had met Gods conditions had
they become Acknowledged Christian
stewards; had their prayer life met the
Divine conditions; had they given them
selves as assiduously 10 seeking Tor souls
as they did To lesser interests. What would
have happened? Our hearts glow with the
thought Of it There would have been
spiritual results that would have aroused
and fred the church and brought the un-
saved community 10 feel the impact of II
conquering power
Let 1T not be thought that we have been
wholly without spiritual fruitage. nc
total number Of nccessions If large, but,
under the conditions named the nurnber
could easily havr been trcblcd When
followers oi Jesus Chrmt evince keencr
interest in recreation, sociu atiairr,
business, politics, and score cd thrngr
well enough in their place, than they DO IN
the bringing in Of the Kingdom. we need
not look for startling spiritual resuits-
The laws of the Kingdom cannot be ig-
nored except at our peril
All OF which leads me Tn say That
Christian stewardship, intercssion, per
sonal consecration 10 the work oi m
iividual soul winning, putting first th,nEs
first, unfaltering loyalty To the word d
God. and unshaknn faith in Hum as our
leader and guide these point the way
toward the shining heights where we
shall behold the beauty Of the Lord and
rejoice in His victorious prvecnce-
IL il not an easy way thus way OF the
Crces; il is not following the line al the
least resistance; il may throb with heart
break, but il is the way OF victory and
Ioy ur,sueak able. The sooner we recognize
this fact. the sooner will there Hhlnc uron
us the light of His countcnAnoc reconctlef,
and 'the people who know their Tod shai,
be strong and do exploits" Here and
there. thank God, VIC acc the foregicarns
of that good day whose coming we hail
with glad acclaim.
There is one fact that rings TIC Dcum
in our hearts tniay in that wo welcome n
Methodist Conference TO n city without a
saloon. SInne we last held our sfuton,
King Booze has been pretty roughly
handled Chased from pillar TO post, with
eyes protrlding and gasplng for breath.
he IS looking for sanctuary, In the desIsr-
ate hope that something, somewhere v III
save him from complete and final dc
str,Irtion His efforts are grutesque, they
will fail. The people have spoken, In this
case the voice of the people IS the voice
OF God" And it is well. Well that thus
foul heartless, conscienceless, unholy
thing should meet with the fate 1t de-
serves. We are Just beginning TO sense
what n glorious and wonderful thing has
happened unto us.
But while we would not LET ''hosanas
langush on our tongues, neither must we
let our devotion die" In one sense, the
fight has Just begun. Let US not begmie
ourselves that the work is finished. There
is life yet IN that prostrate carcass and II
will run or walk or crawl as serves ITS
sinuous and beastly purposes best untll
We stamp ii TO death beneath the ieet OF
an honest and determined citizenship.
From this day forward until 1t dies, ITS
sure and certain death let us sing. he
battle ne'er give or'er, renew II boldly
every day and help Divine mpiore
Let our slogan be everywhere and al
ways, NO CbibffoihpS WIN vi
darknessn Ii seems to me | hear the
clarion words of a command OF the long
AGO saving. Speak unto the children Of
Israel that they go forward
In closing this review OF the achieve
ments of another wear | am keenly con-
scious of its limitations and defects. 1t
will be observed that only the name of
the charge in any case has been mentioned,
and my intercourse with my colaborers
suggested this innovation. When reports
OF this character mention the name OF
each minister, IT not infrequently happens
that some men whose labors and anxietles
and discouragements merit higher need
of praise than his more fortunate brethren,
appears at disadvantage This Is al
ways true, it is no less true this year than
formerly. The men who have been up