Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-25
HELP. EXTENDED TO
THE UNFORTUNATE
NJ e. Conference Hears Report
on Goodwill Industries OF
Wilmington.
Special Dispatch From Stan Correspon-

ton, presented his annual report TO
he Wilmington NJ. r. Conference here
today, as follows:
"A nation wide plan to rehabilitate
the handicapped and unfortunate.
which in its full scope. rs put on
10y the Bureau OF Goodwill Industries
under the auspices OF the Board of
Home Missions and Church EXten
sion Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. comes nearer the Masters
idea In reaching the class of people
the church has not been able TO reach,
linking them up in the Kings army,
than Of any other plan of which We
have any knowledge
THE philosophy OF this work il
based upon two very primary and es-
scntial needs.
First. the general needs of the |
poorer people OF the working class. |
These needs are very comprehensive, |
involving the matter Of food, clothing. /
shelter etc. one OF the primary needs |
is clothing for large families of chill |
dren. This difficulty has been rem /
dercd more acute by the fact that /
wages have been reduced and employ |
mcnt is very uncertain. Ii has been |
very difficult for the poorer people OF
the working class 10 obtain sufficient !
clothing for their families. Our en-
ierprise undertakes to take into ac-
count this need. and the plan of re-
lief IS a very simple one. merely that
OF asking our friends OF the weather.
class TO contribute their cast-off or
partly worn garments. This material
-ha~ 2
Ia assorted and mended by handicap
ped people and sold at very low
\yrice to the needy. II is a great help
To the poor TO be able 10 secure needed
garments al very low price. and II
is also great opportunity for those
who are well-to-do TO make a con-
trihution 10 the needy.
Second. II is very proper thing
for this philanthropy 10 be carried on
under the direction OF the church. Too
long have the conscious needs " the
people been neglected by the church.
We feel tina; the philosophy OF the
Goodwill Industries Is perfectly sound.
suve Il introduces A system OF evan
90. sm and relief among the poor.
I, creates an atmosphere wherein
mutual interest may abide Ii eS-
So al. shes point Of contac; between
uuchurched and irreligious folks and
nose who are helping in whatever
POSSIBLE way 20 promote the kingdom
= God in the world. /; creates a
psychological condition which ia very
favorable 20 the work Of the church.
In the factory, where very needy folks
are employed. there is an opportunity
'ar bringing them into an atmosphere
80 religious goodwill and hearty
nrisVian fellowship. In cur store
where the people come 10 buy, the OPP
portunity is favorable one for in
curry touching church relationship.
THIS is a distinct advantage 10 us in
IN, matter OF promoting Christian
fellowship.
We have had a very strenuous time
during almost the entire lie of our
Industries. First Of all the business
had 10 be promoted. and that meant
N outlay az considerable sums Of
money. Relief bags had 20 be secured
and placed among q favorable con-
siituency. The well-to-do people had
no knowledge az our work.
In Wilmington charity exists in a
dozen or more forms. and 1t has been
ndfN 10 EtN llf aOsk- away NaAi spas
modic, pauperized giving, rather than
helping others 10 help themselves. il
has been an arduous task and Is not
vet complete one 10 teach our con
situency that our institution is not
charitable. but ph.!anthropic.
ours is not charity. but provides a
chance for people 10 become econom-
.cally self-supporting and TO regain, If
il ma been lost, their self-respect. II
reuuirts in the second place good
deal q time to secure commodities
10 meet the demand for them. How
eyer. the contributions increased from
cav 10 DAY: and had we not been over
taken by the Industrial depression, the
work would have been on q self-sup-
porting basis long ago. While we have
had and are s0ll having a hard time
70 make both ENDS nest We are glad
10 find that we have succeeded in con-
vincing hundreds Of our folks Of the
fact that our work is upon a sound
l.asis and our contributors increase
day by day.
We have BEEN very fortunate in
securing 705 members. who are con-
tributing 81 per year for the promo
ton Of our work. These members rep
~eent the following charges: Cherry
Iiiu. Selbyville. Bishopville. Milton
Northeast, East New Market, HOckes
sin, Mt. Salem, Church Hill. Williams
burg, Rehoboth, fredericksburg, Har
rson Street. Concord. Bridgeville
Nassau. Camd n Newport. Greenwood
loves. Lincoln. Delmar. Clayton Mar
saallton, Cedars. Trinity, Newark, Elk
'on. Preston. Queenstown, Odessa
canterbury. Cheswold. ClaymOnt. Wy
oming. Scott. Crumpton, Magnolia
Hurlock. Seaford circuit. Townsend
-. Georges. Galena. Madeley and ZIP
worth.
1t might be well 10 give some fig
ures concerning our achievements. j
q. the last l6 months our sales in TN
store amounted 10 sl5.199.6S; employ
uent. $l2.sS2.75; articles sold at
very low price 10 the needy. 1861
customers served by Christian worker.
10 1896.
We are sorely In need OF the build
ING adjoining us for a workers hom'
We have pledge FOR one-tenth OF tn
cost when the other nine-tenths ar
found
Considers BILE interest is shown i
our monday pray ermeeting. which
aeld daily in the plant. Very ofte
0ere are persons present who al
never under Christian influence at an
ether time