Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31

On both Churches and parfonaGes. Deals
Island church. $500, parsonage. $500.
Hebron church, 1,2o0. parsonAxe, soo,
Onancock. church. $3.50. parsonage Slab'
Improvements.
Twenty-eight charges havc improved
their churches as follows: Claremont.
$40: Ayres' Chapel, SIS; Hebron, $50;
Marion. $40: Pocomoke Circuit. $50;
Bishopville, s136; Ocean Piew. $3.50:
Quantico. 500; Pittsville. $3.50; Phoebus
$3.50: Venton. 5000; Tangier. s213; Som
erset. $500; Parsonburg, $500: Grace
and Stengle. s326; Girdletree, $486: Mt.
Vernon, s4S1; Emmanuel, (Crisfield)
$500: Pocomoke City, s640; Fairmount.
500: Onancock, 1926; Annamessex,
1880; Delmar. s1400; Deals Island.
$500; Smiths Island, $4,000: and Ocean
City. s14 800: total $40, ,702.
Twenty-seven charges have improved
their parsonages as follows: Girdletree.
s17; Ocean View. 500: Ayres' Chapel.
s33; Dagsboro s. st. Georges, s34;
Marion. $35; Princess Anne. $50;
Hebron, SIS: Mt. Vernon. $50; Quantico,
800; Roxana. 800: Pocomoke City.
S126; Mardela Springs. $1SS; Clare
mount. S140; Bishopville. s141; Somer-
set. $3.50; Deals Island, 5000; Annames-
sex, 5000; Whitesville. s210; Fruitland,
$3.50; Frankford. $3.50: Fairmount. $500;
Onancock. $500; Sharptown, 1852; st.
Peters, S364; Newark, $3.50 Asbury,
Salisbury. $500: and Grace and Stenale.
ss26: a total of s6.116. Making a grand
total for improvements OF $45.s1s.
Conversions and Accessions.
had bopad after four ,,aara ~ ,a.
sistant effort to secure accurate and
uniform reports so az to be able to re-
port the growth OF the church, itself at
this Conference. l wanted so much to
know the exact numbers enrolled in
our Sunday School: the numbers con
verted at Methodist affairs during the
year, and the total number of acces-
sions to the Church, but | have 80 far
found 1t impossible TO secure reports
Asbury Salisbury, Rev. ]. T. Herson
pastor continues it's forward march
Revival services held this year resulted
in 100 conversions. and a total of 1sl
| accessions during the year. ConRrega-
| tions continue TO tax the capacity of
| the church. and these loyal people rally
| to the support of their faithful pastor In
| a way that is hopeful for the future
| Asbury this year improved the parson-
| age at a cost of $500: gave $500 for Near
| East relief. and 1896 for China relief
| has 81 students away in schools and col
! leges. and one OF whom is studying for
| the ministry: advanced her Pastors
/ salary $500: gives 5000 for Domestic
| Missions; and lays on tho altar the full
| apportionment for every Disciplinary
/ Benevolence. No wonder her popular
4 Pastor is invited TO return.
/
| the front under the able leadership OF
/ DR.. w. F. Corkran The great new
/ church program goes on apace. $50
| 600 has already been raised in cash
and 500 600 Clearly in sight" the
pastor informs me. The foundation fol
the new structure is laid. and the bids
Emmanuel at CrisfeId-
Emmanuel (Crisfield). has gone for
ward by leaps and bounds ever sine,
| Rev John l.. johnson landed in towr
| three years ago. This indefatigabl,
worker is ably assisted by his wife
his sister and his mother law. II,
found a half-dead Epworth League
and he ''breathed on II the breath o
lives" and today It numbers 800 Of a.
| live young people as you ever saw. II,
I OI kdllALcQ a AlhliAA4 ~ VI %AA44GA G4A AZ -
a Junior Church. and they now numbe
o61 He found n Sunday School with
reported enrolment Of Gas. and al
average attendance Of 2ts, the schoo
has now passed the ! 200 mark, and tn
attendance has passed the 500 mark
| Wednesday evenings instead of facinl
the 80 or 40 faithful ones OF three year
ago the pastor meets on an averag>
ESQ Of the best people OF his flock. VIII
pray. and sing and rejoice over God
goodness 70 them.
What has been my share IN n
work? Well. I hold from six 20 tel
quarterly conferences each week. an
preach three times every Sunday.
average $500 miles In the automobn
every three months 10 cover the work
and vet IL took two books Of clerica
orders besides TO do the work ] hav
sent out some hundreds Of letters
and slept in enough different beds {
please the most chanReahle minded
But the miles I have ridden and IN
sermons ] have preached I do TO
count as my chief task AS l see i
my principal task Is 10 hearten Ia
brethren the pastors. These are th
men on whom the brunt OF the BATH
falls on their brave hearts rest III
burdens. Iney are Lnt ones VINO mus
face the prejudices. and the indifer
ence. and sometimes the active oppo
sition Of those who should be thei
allies, but are sometimes in camp wit
the enemy. When I find a paste
financially straitened ! try to get tn
brethren to relieve the situation by ad
vance in salary. When I find one SIT
ting in the shadows because Of 1ndii
ference or worse Of the brethren,
tell him Cod is in His Heaven. All
right with the world Harvest tim
viii come TO every sower. so get L
and sow-sow beside all waters
Daily do I pray for every pastor o
, our district. that God may make L
; all Holy men, and gentle. and patien
and brave and true. as we ought
be. and even az l pray there steals II
t. my soul His peace which ''passet
all understanding Glory be TO Co
for His unspeakable gift
Skeptic.