Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31
CHURCH PRr13ESS III
SAL|s1B3l DISTRICT
P.v rt.r 5 ,rintend'
~ An~ Report,
~ % Work,
.tan cnrresnonden.

submitted toCaN, snoWeu
progress made in all branches
rch work during the conference
Rev. Collins said in part:
was with a spirit of exalted juhlia-
on that / left the seat of the con-
ference a year ago. The Sunday morn
tpg sermon Of our good Bishop was
ringing in my ears.
We were Just closing our first year
of centenary conservation. "A million
souls for Jesus by June /. 1920, was
the challenge Of the Church. My soul
leaned within me when il was first flung
out at our meeting in Cleveland. 1t
now burned as a fire in my bones that
salisbury district might win her share
of The million. The time was snort.
Four charges were without Pastors.
and could do nothing. In the tidewater
sections II was between seasons
.sters going and crabs not yet coming.
la. farming sections during April and
.t.. farmers are worked 10 the limit
nduranrc. 80 in response TO my ap-
-. 4 sur spring revival season sew
,astors replied: Impossible to
iu,t il Soul-saVing campaign now
II. Some, rare souls always find the
.nt,osS!blc" a challenge. Some such
among the faithful pastors Of Sails
.v district \ few started special
.t and before June first III souls
1.. ben won-one- third Of the whole
her being right here in lmmanuel
ta.Irch. Crisfrid. These added to the
5 reported at the session Of the con
f..,nr,. made 1902 accessions on pro
III during the centenary year. We
not reach our quota but we dld
sy,. that God honors faithful pastors
Granting then conversions in the
al
a tumu.
Manning the District
Wa.r conference adjourned year
-hr,,. commitments on Salisbury
.e. wer, lcf, without pastors.
,t-l.s springs. Nanticokc and West
Soon afterwards Pittsvile was
ft,1 h th, ~umhcr. Rev ". H.
,.rc belns removed from Pittsvile
assigned IL Hlsbaro. on F1aston
u. IN order Up supply iittsvllle,
l..C. W Strickland was taken from
b.eSharo and ST. Georges and Key. (.
S.,.n.nger ~ The Virginia Confer
....uf .he Methodist Episcopal Church
S.ath was secured and assigned 70 Days
iroarl - Georges. After weeks Of cor
aarderce and advertising IN the
g.l-t.an Advocate Rev. Melvin II.
smith. a Baptist Minister VINO believes
+. Methodist doctrines and policy Nv
rl al Asbury Park. y. J. was secured
August. for WestoVer, Rev. Harry
.ansnton. for thirty-seven years mis-
.q-N il South America was secured
\saticoke in September; and Rev.
i h. l.. Prettyman. former member
ms conference who was located at
III o,,. request a year ago. was secured
+, 10, nbcr. for Mardela Springs. The
,.,r vas thus half gone before the
..t.,r.,r.-tS were all supplied; and
4 hin .... weeks from that date Rev
II H.leh Jones, al Gumhoro. re-
md 81 aarce 70 return 10 the
tav~.a.t renee 10 resume the work
.as s.ard Of Foreign Missions
!, h.-l has been without pastor
so. ,hat date.
Centenary.
This c-ea. forward movement for the
.ra~rr tnat touches and eniarges every
.8 q. church life and work, was
.8,ed.v the most advanced thought
most h-oad-yisioned adventure the
l~gh y God had undertaken IN 8
.us.vd Years In rs plans for 2
-~h organized for the work of saw
IS. world through Christ i out
anc,s ANYTHING of which ma y
edc. Il -, whole realm of church
S.ch churcn = the vision
-. centenary mas tired - bring
-. ID, .yes ot The church in these
a.re.' days. / believe in the cen
tvr movement with al my heart
surely IN T. ! am sorry thai
.avuer and a few ministers have
~, seen n, vision. I have honest
e.d - hop them see il on Salisbury
Not ony have ! preached II
..Ls n
.e,eInbcr last 1 arranged for
weeks campa.gn. The area Office
4 .ns4s,iug of Dr.. Morris r. Swartz
.gt5.c secretary. Rev. Frank Hines
t assistant. and Dr. willis \. Rowe
F., Foreign Mission Board visited oul
district and held forty-three meetings
-. Strategic points on the district, ter
a, which were group meetings.
have. every reason 10 believe tn
-, VIII be in advance Of last yea
disciplinary bsnevolences Tw'
,.., ago I sent 10 every pastor tn
,... question as you now see il
rour charge contribute as mucl
=. ..i .e4f foi The centenaryE' Forty
q .astors replied 20 the question
eWs Five replied No; fou
Doubtful g replied Yes"
~ ..u replied We will advance.
81 fa grace Of giving. and also tha
W. o advance over last years con
t.t..5.r BESIDES this Immediate ad
~ giving / see much hope IN th
hotter methods of work among tn
lastors due 10 centenary plans.
Men as Well a. Money.
was quite desirous TO know hoy
mary men Salisbury District has sen
lrfa the ministry. 50 included tina
query IN my annual QUESTIONABLE
several pastors did not answer tn
question. but Is pastors reported 4
ministers had gone forth from thei
churches. 81 Of whom are today in tn
active work.
Education.
see the fight that has been mad
throughout the State Of Delaware. Ou
own Methodist Governor John G. Town
send during his wise administration a
Governor Of Delaware succeeded in haV
ing written into the laws OF the stat
more constructive. progressive legisla
ton than any administration in tn
history Of the state so far as ! hav
knowledge Among these forward
looking laws was the School Code
faithfully arr-iad ont yyoryl