Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23

can accomplish.
There arc 25 Women's Foreign
Auxilisries. a gain or two,
and 10 auxiliaries Of the womens
Home Missionary Society on the VIII
District. The former reported
last year $3.50. the latter s6.02o. There
VIII be n increase from both this
year. In fact of the 81 auxiliaries 36
show n decided Increase this year. II
should be borne IN mind that the value
OF these societies consists not alone
in tho funds contributed. but the em-
phasis they lay upon the fundamental
principles which underlie all our he
nevolent operations. Years before the
church launched its stewardship
movement the women of the Foreign
Missionary Society We're by example.
as well as precept. meeting the Divine
standard Of giving The church which
fails to foster these agencies misses
more than II knows.
THE Epworth League work on the
District il more encouraging than for
years. The district president. Rev. w.
Vaughn Moore. has taken hold of his
duties with capacity nnd enthusiasm.
erhe winter institutes under Rev. VII
liam q. Harris are stimulating and
helpful In our Sunday school work
much remains 10 he done 20 mako this
agency tho spiritual force n can be
when rightly directed. n has not he
gun to reach the full measure ~ ita
possibilities. We regard with holy
envy tho insuiring example of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania Conference in the
ane way Il II relating itself 20 this
particular problem. what ran be- done
I'm ono conference can be done I'm
another. We know what cau he done
may we soon get about attempting
the task
~ the limits Of these annual rc-
ports permitted there nre rnuititude
of details which should receive ntten.
! ton: For example. there will be soms
charges showing a decrease I'm thei,
/ benevolent offerings without blame a..
( taching 90 any. TO say. however. thu
all have done their best. would he on
- keeping with the facts We can sa,
that the majority have made consis
tent nnd constant efforts TO ~ leas
equal inst years record and more thu,
one pastor comes 20 this session witl
profound regret that he could no
make better showing
"Grace and 81. Paul's IcHd the die
trict I'm their advance. and others max
credl,able advance. noisbly Chester
'Bethei. Elkton. McCabc. Nadeiey
Chrisiians. Delaware city. Perryviii'
Hockessln. NJ. Lebanon. Newark. Nev
port. Rising sun. Zion. Trinity. Hi
Crest. Rrack- EN. Siiverbrook. Scot
Ebcnezer. whore though the pastor r.
celved $3.50 less from q fund out
which that amount was peid last yea
goea well beyond on the straight II,
ing plan. 81. Johns and HOpeweli ais
increase. There may he others. bl
no report was IN hand when this r.
port was written. The charges equa
ling last year are Brandywine. Beth
Circuit. Claymont Marshalltou. Nort
East, Port Deposit. Wesley. Cnio
Harrison street. Chariestown. Thr,
months ago the prospect for a decide
increase was seemingly sure. but q
number falling below last year ma
overcome the increase. but I still b
rl!eve we will be ahead, when the T
!, ports are in. All things considert
u however. the record is wonderful Al
!, there is but one explanation; bo
pastors and people are nearer God
their inner spiritual life. This beney
y lent record may be changed somewh
:. by later return, but 1t is almost c'
tain that the increases will count,
" balance the decreases.
) Our Benevolent Interests-The r.
n ord OF our Centenary offerings for 1!
\ furnishes an interesting and valua
: study. Twenty-six charges advance
"a 2I gave less than in the year previC
and three stood pat. OF the numl
advancing II were in the city and
outside the city. or the three stand
'y Fat two were IN the city, one outsi
r OF the 81 giving less eight were in
us city and 13 outside. Now the strik
IN fact in this record is this. Nearly
a the charges showing an incre
" worked the duplex envelope syst
OF and had creditable number OF Il
ilf ling stewards. Comment would Sc
X needless. but since it is line upon
IN and precept upon precept, we
'AAA at4lUEAltA 10 ORStENt LIaL III lnt%E
an factors inheres the secret OF unhurr
ng unworried church finance. And Y
ng not in the fear Of God which IS
I'm beginning of wisdom face the case
II it is? Oh, there are those who will.
cause the truth makes them uncS
ut Portable. seek TO induce the preacl
lot Gods prophet. to hold his hand. '
ist are we il such a policy prevails IN
he considerable number Of eases.
ns cannot continue to dishonor Gcd
"a get by with IL. lie may crafty
in lusts, but He will send leanness u
our souls. For. we are dealing Y
At eternal verities. God will not altar
ice DEGREES 10 suit a paltering. half he
we ed service. We must bring all
he tithes into the store house if thro
'ge the blessing OF God the life rad
'it- and, triumphant is to be ours. AnC
lk the presence OF this truth there c,
hes TO us like the thrust of a rapier
ian words OF that most practical OF all
md apostles to him that knoweth 10
are good and doeth II not, to him it
cir sin
rn- at gives us joy TO state that sic
out surely tnis biueon odflu IS lficr
BOD ing and the JOY of the Lord is {
the strength For they know that the
ore proach OF the church, its money DIR
lri- and frantic appeals will be thing
'eal the past; the treasury Of the ch,
lis win contain ample funds Tor all la'
ard purposes. And what of the wear
re- CLOSED? An hour could be spent IN
ent counting its hardshiPs and handle
use Closed churches. impossible roads.
hild added to this an epidemic of sc,
it's fever. which closed all the Sun
| is schools In the city and in the sub
Will and many OF the towns and viii
all over the county, came very
ude completely demoralizing our work