Evening journal., 1921-03-31

trict continues TO be helpful organi-
cations in several OF our churches
where conditions are favorable. ]
am more than ever convinced that
the key man in Methodism is the
pastor.
The women OF our District are
not as fully organized for mission
AIRY work as In my judgment they
ought to be. Any pastor makes a
grave mistake who places a bar in
the way of the organization OF the
women OF his church into one. or
both. Of these bands Of noble women.
II rejoice that pastors report that
SO Of the Sunday Schools OF our
District are organized according to
paragraph 42S Of the Discipline. /
earnestly desire that every school
shall be so organized. can not
give statistics Of the schools. for !
am unable TO secure reports from
one-half Of the Sundey School super
intendents. 1 fear the reports Of
many schools as published in the
official minutes are but charitable
guesses. rather than accurate
figures.
"On coming to the District I found
one thing our District needed was a
District consciousness-a District
esprit de corps. have sought dill
gently TO inspire every pastor with
this spirit.
District Parsonage.
our District parsonage was pur-
chased with the understanding that
we were TO be given possession De-
cember /. 1920. The District Stew
ards did their part by electing a
board Of nine trustees TO hold the
property for them. and TO look after
all the details Of transfer, the reno
waiting Of the property. the furnish
ing of the home, and all other neces
sary details. For reasons that need
not be detailed here, the wishes OF
the District Stewards and the Dis
trlct Superintendent in the matter
have not been carried out. After
much annoyance. we finally got
/ possession OF the property. but at
this writing il has neither been reno
waited nor furnished.
Salaries Increased.
The District continues its fine
| advance in pastoral support Fol
| the first time in the history Of the
! District. II not in the history Of the
/ Conference, IL is possible to report
| that no pastor on Salisbury District
whether a member OF the Confer
ence or a supply. will receive les,
than $500 for his year Of service
Every charge but eight set their sal
ary at $500 or more, and every on,
of the eight has been sufficiently
supplemented from Domestic Mis-
sions to reach the minimum.
Every charge on the District bu
four advanced their pastors salar!
this year, as follows: Hebron. Mt
Vernon, Ocean City, Quantico. st
Peters, Grace and Stengle, Smith
Island, 500 each; Westover, $3.50
Annamessex, Ayres' Chapel. Bishop
Vile, Claremont Deals Island
Frankford. Fruitland. Girdletree
Marion, Nanticoke, Newark. Oman
cock, Pocomoke Circuit. Roxana
selbyville and Somerset, $500 each
Mardella Springs, S215; Fair
mount, $3.50. Cape Charles. Chinco
league. Asbury (Crisheld), Days
boro and ST. Georges, Delmar, Sharp
town, Stockton and Tangier, S3Ol
each; Ocean View, $3.50; Pocomok'
City and Snow Hill. S4OO each; Ber
lin, Emmanuel CCrisheld) and Pitts
VILE, $500 each; and Asbury (Salis
bury), $500: a total Of S1O,165 fol
the year. And to this the $500 in
crease in salary the District Stew
ards gave the District Superintend
ent and the S217 increase in Episco
pal fund, and we have Sl0,s92 in
crease for the year.
Add this to the sls.sO4 advanc,