Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-30

the total increase was SS,oVo. IN 1870
s7.5oo: In 1919. $s.15o: In 1921. s9.25o;
for the year closing. $4,000; a total for
the period of $42,600,
Salaries Increased.
Forty-two charges increased this year.
Claymont, $1,100; St. PauPs. Kings
wood, Elkton and Richardson Park.
$500 each: Union. Asbury. Newport and
Stanton $500 each; Goodman. Wesley,
ST. Johns Hopewell. Newark. $400 each;
McCabe. Rising Sun. Zion. Port Deposit,
New Castle, Mt, Salem, Mt. Pleasant,
Chesapeake City, 5000 each; Trinity,
Silverbrook. Scott. Hillcrest, Eastlake.
Brandywine, Epworth, North East.
Marshallton. Ebenezer. Charlestown.
Hockessin, 5000 each. In addition to
the increase in salary at Hockessin. the
church presented the pastor. Rev.
Claude S. Clarke, with an automobile
which has enabled the pastor TO care
for the work much more effectively.
Madeley. $3.50; Brack-Ex. Red Lion, Mt.
Lebanon, Cherry Hill, 5000 each; st.
Georges, $50.
am sure that the conference will be
interested in a bit of conference history
! relative to the matter under considera-
t;on.
When the writer entered the Will
mincton conference, in 1885, there were
| So appointments paying for pastoral
| support. including rent, episcopal and
| presiding elders claims. 81 900 and over,
| distributed as follows: Salisbury =.
| Dover &, Easton 10. Wilmington Ia. In
/ 1920 there were $50 paying for minis
! terial support 81 900 and beyond. as fol-
lows: Salisbury, AZ; Dover. 81; Easton
| 81; Wilmington, As. The total for these
! claims in 1885 was s107,129. Last year
| the total was s263.726. II the figures
| for the present year were available the
result would be still more striking. We
have abundant reason to thank God and
go forward
II is also OF interest to note how our
benevolent contributions Jared for this
period. In 1885 our conference gave for
missions sI5,24s. Last year for mis-
sions we gave sI30.375. and this for the
most part represented but nine months
| of the year.
Please listen to the following, If yoC
forget all else said in this rapid review
do not forget this: The increases men
TONED have been made in face of tht
fact that we have but 15 per cent OF
our membership tithing. With 90 pei
cent as tithing stewards what might We
not do. In this lies the secret of un'
worried church finance, both local anC
general.
Take a~brief resume of our member
ship II is NOSE significant. There
were received on probation since lSS'
over $50. 600; we gained in full mem
bers during those thirty five years 90.
Sos: the average number per year re
ccived on probation for the period wa
1000. during the last twelve years tn
average number received on probation
per year was 3.S12.
Now. with over 100, 900 probationers
our net gain in membership was onl!
aO.s6S; that is. we saved about one IL
eight And while tho number of pro
bationers has steadily declined durini
those years, we are now saving a mucl
larger per centage 10 the church.
Notable Achievement
The most notable material achieve
ment for the year was the gift OF
chime of bells, fourteen in number. b,
Melville Gambrill and wife to Grac
Church, the gift TO be known as III
"Gambrill Chimes" and cost SlS,0Ot
The dedicat tory service was held Thanks
giving night. This gift. one anon
many which Mr.. Gambril has bestowed
will not only be an aid 10 worship a
the mellow tones of this wonderfl
chime greet the chance passerby. bu
will serve to perpetuate the memory c
man who has used his wealth for IN
glory Of God and the promotion of IL
cause. -
We take just a moment TO make spe
cial mention OF the fact that Mr.. Gam
bril made possible the creation Of a
endowment for the better care Of on
conference claimants. benefacton whic
, will cause many TO rise up and ca
him blessed
Trinity, Wilmington, rejoices IN
new parsonage which not only adds
the comfort Of the preacher and h
: family. but greatly enhances the vall
. Of the church property. The paste
2 Rev. F. II. Collins. superintended II
: work and wrought with his own hanC
2 for months. sometimes far into u
B. night. The time he put in rated at eve
q nominal figure would constitute
}. generous donation toward the cost
4 this beautiful parsonage good
4 number Of his people initiated the IL
:. dustry of the pastor and donated at q
= least work 10 the amount of $4,000. tt
:, total cost was $4,000.
Brdndywine Parsonage
Brandywine has completed it's flr
= unit in its centenary program, consis
: ing of a modern parsonage, model
= convenience, furnished with the be
that money can buy by a live Ladie
Aid Society, which always studies Il
comfort Of the minister. The cost
: this first unit is $4,000, and when Il
q remaining units are added Brandywil
a will have as complete plant as can
= found in the city.
A new parsonage at Hill Crest w
p. finished early in the fall. This hon
6 for the minister compares favorab
- with the church property and wi
other residences in this rapidly c
: panding suburb.
= The building fund at SilverbrO'
: nears the $4,000 mark. and will so
enable the trustees to begin the co
:, structiOn Of a contemplated modes
community house, which will make [
church for q forward movement IN
will affect for good the entire neig
: borhood. Brother Elwood W. Jones
= finishing five successful years.
- McCabe. beautiful. for situation, ri
y in promise for the future. reports
d" improvements and debts $4,8JS. Eve
p" department fiourishes under the gui
% ing hand of the pastor Rev. George
n williams Rev. Warren Burr repol
= for improvements $1,533; Rev. G. TL
Is ner Jones for Hopeweli, $500; RichaI