Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-30
REV. v. R. MOWBRAY ON
PROBLEMS OF CHURCH
Work in Rural Districts, Salaries.
Sabbath Observance
Discussed.

STAFF rorrespondence OF Every Evening
Chrisfeld. Md, March 3o.--The report |
of Rev. w. II. Mowbray, superintend- |
ent of Dover district, as read In confer |
ence, is as follows:
We come agan--gfad for the reckon
ing time when we can stop long enough /
to get our breath---Tnost lost in the
race; come rejoicing in the over-watch-
ing care of our Heavenly Father, who
has permitted us TO gather with unbrok-
en- ranks to greet one another and re-
late the record of our trying, In HIS
name. to do the task assigned 10 US.
Death has not called any Of the
workrnen away from the field and tasks
to which we were assigned at the be-
ginning Of the year. but has allowed us
| In health and strength TO hnigh the
| days work.
Along in the fall the death messenger
entered the home of our Brother II. Il.
| Truitt. pastor at Galestown. Md. and
| when he departed the faithful, loving
/ and devoted wife and mother was miss
| ing-she had gone hence and fond
hearts were soreiy smitten because Of
| her absence. She leaves behind her
husband and one son, Rev. Paul Truitt.
! now member of our Conference. She
was beautiful character. Passing
through unusual af1iction for years,
| she was ever patient, cheerful and deep
" Interested in all that pertained 70
her Masters kingdom. A good woman
has gone To be with her Lord. whom she
loved and served. our hearts go out
| in tender sympathy 10 the sorrowing
husband and son.
Changes.
Shortly after conference. Brother
Harry Z. Reed was assigned 10 Milton
charge To take the place Of Brother r. x
Moore. who had been appointed 10 that
place at conference but did not report
for service.
Brother William D. Wilson. local
preacher residing in Jewes. was as
signed to Nassau charge instead Of
Brother Frank Bri-bin. who declined 10
accept IL. Brother Wilson has done
splendid work on this charge. as re-
ports will show.
No supply could be found for zoar
circuit rs a whole, but Brother W J.
Tindal. = local preacher belonging 70
Asbury Church. on that charge. AZ the
request Of the people has been preach
ing at two Of the churches on tho
charge. namely. Ashury and 81.
Thomas.
The district has thus proceeded with
the work. manned by thirty regular
, members Of the conference and seven
teen supplies. Il will thus be seen that
the working force Of the district. AZ
represented by the regular members u
the conference. Is steadily decreasing
! We have a few good young men coming
10 us from Drew Theological Seminary,
; and how gladly we welcome theul-they
are ours. For the most part born and
brought UP 10 this territory. but when
) the Dover district looks toward them
with longing eyes. behold. some one
else slips in, and being able 10 offer
them more nearly a proper support, they
turn from US. No one can blame them
l certainly do not, for I am sure they
can preach the Gospel just as well-nay
: better--on a good support than they
can on one that keeps them ever haET1ed
! with the problems nf debt. reason
ably full stomach . conducive Of con
tentment.
J Necessity of Good support
/ Again I must say that unless tn
churches are willing 20 deal ssr7rei5
c and fairly with their ministers an glv'
: them reasonable support. wc slla1
g still be confronted with the impossible
> task of properly manning the work.
am convinced that there are charges Of
this district whose members, inciudlTs
{ officials. burn UP several times NOR
q money in gasoline on Sunday soins
away from the church than they CIV
9 the whole week down 70 keep thel
]. minister in the half filled church on IN
( Lords day So long our peopl
a fiaunt their Injuries in the faces OF IN
II str1lSSling minister we shall have som
- such condition existing. Il Is little MS
: 10 say as many do, they ought TO nav
: such convictions as viii send them out
IS despite the odds. 20 do service for God
y to let money control IS unworthy n
:, high calling. This IS usually the som
s of A hidebound skdnfiint. Many thing
:. II might be said pro and con on this mat
ter. but l only desire To ask one ques
ton. How are young men to have sue
high, noble and invulnerahle conv1c
t,ons. when they are reared in the st
nosphere Of sef-loving and seif-plea%s
r ing homes? Train up a child in N
u way he should GO y word to the was
is sufficient.
Trend to Lower Salaries.
What is worse IN this connection
the fact that. in some places, | ind a
under-current running in the dlrec1o
q Of reducing salaries since prices have
/ in some instances. taken microscope
drops. This must not be, for Sa1arse
el now are not up to what they shoul
is have been in pre-war times. and ohouS
= hesore-the-wa prices may Sometim
le again prevail. it Will be disastrous
l. the interests Of the church II then n
- salaries fall to the pre-war ieval.
T Church of Christ, stop making N
le ministers-those who bear the burde
? and the heat Of the day-do all tn
It sacrificing for the Kingdom! II is nc
r good for your own souls. Some Of IN
a charges have recognized the need an
have made substantial increases thi
:, ,, year foi. ministerial support, while man
a remain about as they were four year
= ago.
ii There are yet IS charges on this dis
trict which pay less than $1,000 salar,
&c and many of these $500 or less. Becaus
IL OF these conditions the men employe
IN in these charges must of necessity. tur
,s aside 10 other employment in order
;, make bare living expenses. This d
y. ~ vides their time and interest. The o.
ncials Of one charge. who are seekin
a change in pastors. said TO me. Nv
= r. think he certainly could live on $50
$, without doing work on the outside. fC
y when he does that ne cannot atten