Evening journal., 1922-03-23


cost could he provided by the mem
thousands paid by our other Metho-
dist churches round about. especially
OF Stevenson church, Berlin. not one
cent OF the thousands go 10 the
credit OF Berlin nor TO the district.
Roxana repairs and improves her
church at a cost of $500. and pays
for Il every dollar the nrst year.
without one cent OF Centenary
money. Emmanuel Crisaeld. this
year has huilt a magnificent. com
modious house a. cost greater
than the total Centenary quotas as
signed Emmanuel for the full nve-
year period. and yet Emmanuel has
not only not asked for a cent OF
Centenary money. hut will not re-
ceive even one dollar of credit IN the
statistical columns for this magnin-
work of the district. And lastly. As
bury Church. Crisncld. without
thought a. To Centenary aid. Is build
ing a magnificent Methodist Ca
thedral. that when completed will
he a monument for generations 10
come. This is to he largely Asbury's
contribution 20 the Centenary.
Pastors report 10 me that We
now have $50 tithers enrolled on the
district This r. fine heginnlng
and n the plans of the Stewardship
Committee ~ the Area Council are
followed IN every charge We shall
have at least $500 enrolled before
next Conference.
, ''Votwlthstandlng the hnancia
strinFency. not a single charge on
- Salisbury District has lowered pas
tors salary one solitary dollar. We
: can stiil say no pastor on Salisbury
, District receives less than tl2OO.
More than that. 2i Of our charges
have advanced their pastors salar-
les az follows; Fairmount, $50,
, Claremont. SIS; Parsonsburg. $40;
, Ayres' Chapel ts3; Frankford
pittsville. Quantico Smiths Island
: and White Haven, 500 each; Anna
messex. ChincoteaFue Deimar. Mt
Vernon. Newark. Ocean View and
Miliviile. 5000 each: Girdletree
s3OO; Cane Charles and Asburl
Salisbury s40O each. Asbury
b (Crlsheld). $500; Phoehus $500
and Emmanuel (Crisheldl, 5000
making total advance Of f4.7Oi
4 for tho year. Add 70 this the ad
O vance for the District Superinten
., dent and Bishops funds. we have q
total advance for these three iteml
j for the year OF sb.S2s Add this Z,
/. The t29.1s6 increase for the preced
Il ing four years. and we have tn
grand total OF s35.Oi4 increase fl
these three Items during the nv
: years OF my administration.
n Now. brother pastors. some o
,r you know how hard has been N
, task 20 secure these advances. Som
.. OF our laymen still believe IN fre
Gospel; but more and more our loya
"a laymen are trying 20 do the righ
IA thing by giving their pastors a com
m Portable support.
N This fine advance for pastor
D. salaries. however, has not bee
TO made at the expense OF Conferenc
4. claimants. Our Board OF Distri
A Stewards apportioned to the charge
ct the fun amount assigned the Di
" trict at the last session OF the Cor
he ference. viz; f1O.16O. Nor has N
r regular endowment fund been loi
is sight OF in the stress OF these bus
10 days
er From far-away little Claremor
p comes the latest stable contribu
al ton to this fund. Three years az
-
&c leaving a. her executor her niecl
ID who is the wife OF our good frien
'I and brother. Mr. ]. NJ. Sprague. {
n- Claremont. A. part OF the e.
" tate the aunt left a trust fund I
II aid some worthy charity. the desil
II nation Of which was left entirely Z
= the judgment OF Mrs Sprague. NJ
2 and Mrs. Sprague are both loya
a. whole-souled Methodist Episcopa
- ians. earnest Sunday school worker
ne and untiring in their efforts 10 max
ne the little church al Clsremont
r. success. They discussed with m
ne what charity would be most helpful
p could this fund be used for the pu
pose? Unhesitatingly / recommend
~ ed the Conference Claimants Endov
IL ment Fund OF our own Conferenc
OF They both cordially agreed II hi
- required three years 10 work out n
!" legal details. but I am happy TO al
nounce that there has been place
~, in the hands OF our attorney, Gale
.m F. Burchenal. Esq. a check Il
- S3.21S.46. 10 he known as The Anr
Victoria Collins Fund OF Nicto
- n. y by Mrs. Mary Collins spragu
=. executrix, Claremont. Va.
~ "Church improvements and deb
paving: As shall report son
az charges separately. I will here sta
's- the district totals only. Notwitl
r. standing the prevalent hard tim
rs. there have been paid this year {
,b. the district: For church improv
rs: ment. t10a.773: for parsonage in
n. provements. S6.16O. total for Don
IS: provements. sii5.e35. Paid on o
ID. debts: Churches. s2,57s' parso
ages. s1.O1S; total debts paid, $3.50
Grand total OF t1i9.524.
-er This amount Is the cash paid
.en the Methodists OF Salisbury Di
Iue trict. and does not include a doll
to OF centenary money. / regard Il
wonderful showing for such
p. year as we have passed through.
ch ''Frankford, Rev. W. C. Pool
-as pastor. has paid this year s40o 4
ise church improvements, 5000 for pa
Ire sonage improvements. had 10 CO.
ia. versions. has distributed near
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