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

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church. Quantico charge, a beautiful, /
quadruple silver. individual com
munion service; and In memory Of her
father in law, Alonzo l.. williams for |
many years leading official OF /
Ebenezer church. n pastors individual /
communion service. for use with the /
sick and shut-lns. This gift IL highly /
appreciated, and will make fragrant /
/ for many day the memory Of both /
/ the departed and the generous heart /
ed donor.
Line Church, Wbitesville charge. !
| Rev. J. II. McCabe. pastor has in I
stalled n fine electric light plant at /
cost Of $3.50, the gift OF former /
parishioner OF Line. Also. 500 has
! been paid on parsonage improvements. /
and 10 accesslons gained.
MT. Vernon. Rev. c., w. Williams.
pastor. has had a most successful
year. Two tithers enrolled. 129 con
versions and 125 accessions: electric
lights have been installed at Asbury
church and paid for; 1880 paid for
church improvements; Epworth
League fiourishing with 4s members
and 500 in the treasury; plans laid
to build community house at As
bury and a Sunday school room at
John Wesley; class meeting attend
ance averages 40. Pastors salary ad-
vanced 5000, and una anlmously invited
10 return.
'1n two respects 81. T'eter's charge.
Rev. George s. Allen. pastor. leads
the district. At ono church. ST.
Stephens. the Sunday school has an
average attendance Of 9ses Of enroll
ment. and 97eo 81 the school are mem
bors OF the church. Brother Allen has
also been wise IA securing the CO.
operation II the public school teacher.
Miss May Cannon. In granting him one
period a week. with the consent Of
the Board Of Education. 10 give re-
lRlous instruction 10 the children. all
Of whom are Methodista Miss Cannon
also teaches the class when the pas
tor cannot be present out of this has
grown a Junlor Epworth League that
on = recent test answered every ques-
tion put 10 them on Bible history
Grace and Stengle charge. Rev W
=. Taylor. pastor. has been blessed
with tho second largest revival in its
history. 101 conversions reported. and
6s accessions: ;42 paid on church i'm
proyernents and S7I on parsonage
. Bethel church Of Parsonsburg charge.
but formerly attached 20 Grace and
Stengic. desires 70 be reunited 70 the
original charge. I shall 90 recon-
mend % the Bishop. and shall recon-
mend that the old name Salisbury
. Circuit be revived.
:. stockton. Rev. W. L. Hess pas
= tor. reports 10 tithers. s37 paid On the
debt ~ Remson church. parsonage
!. wired for electricity and two rooms
and halls papered al cost OF s104.
and Grace church. Franklin city
painted outside. Total church i'm
j.. provements $3.50. all paid.
. ''Whatcost Church. Snow Hill
, where Rev. l. +. Poole is closing hIs
Y seventh year, has enjoyed the most
q prosperous OF the seven profitable and
, pleasant years. Harmony everywhere
9 40 tithers enrolled. so conversions
Y this year and so accessions: $500 paid
a on church repairs and 800 on the
Ic parsonage; nine OF our young peopls
2. at boarding schools: "A prayer meetint
r attendance q 100 10 1875; all appor
al tionments met In full but Centenary
p and that in advance Of last year
IL $1,000 has been expended at Tan
u gier. Rev. w. F. Goodwin. pastor. 70
Of installing electric fans in the church
IN and building fine cement walk abou
re the church. largely the gift of Joh
r. Wallace. a member Of Swal
lie Memorial. so conversions. It ac
OF cessions. 500 paid on parsonag
tn improvements
II. Smith Island Dedication.
ht 'One Of the notable achievements /
ne church building this year is that G
.ic Calvary church. Smiths Island. Re,
h. James L. Derrickson, pastor. A beau
v tiful little two room churcl
~ thoroughly modern. built according /
the plans Of our own Bureau
O. Church Architecture, with Gene
r. electric light system installed. wa
a,, dedicated Sunday. June 10. 1921, wit
r. the writer and Rev. DR.. Morris I
as Swartz assisting the pastor On tn
n day OF dedication it was found in
a. possible to learn just the financi,
u standing Of affairs. but il was assun
is ed that $500 would pay all, indebted
m ness, and this amount was more tha
nd covered by subscriptions during III
Ia day. The pastor recently informed n
~ that the church cost a total Of S1O,35'
he so, of which the people have paid
u cash to date S6.935.69. and the Boar
n Of Church Extension. 50 900, leavir
90 a balance unpaid Of S1.42lS1
As Brother Derrickson also reports
Is. conversions, Conference Claimant
ga Bishops and District Superintendel
'ee in full, and Centenary will reach Ia!
Of year. This is marvellous. when OF
&C. considers what the crab and oyst,
,te industries have been this past seaso
.es Brother Derrickson is one of cur mo
BILE useful supplies.
"Chincoteasue continues TO wor
Ic- amicably with Rev. L. B. Morga
% Equally at home In the castle OF u
is rich or the cottage of the poor,
'us the canning factory or in the pulp
nd this adaptable Methodist parson IS q
,ar asset wherever you find him.
ar course, planning for the new churC
In has been the big item in the pastor
ch program this year. but he has -four
;e time TO enroll 21 tithers. send :
Tor young folks off to the higher school
on win accessions. and pay $500
ice the new church. and 5000 improvir
ice the parsonage. Chincoteague. Wi
some help from the Centenary whit
ess she richly deserves (for in eight yea
on Chincoteague will have returned
BILE the Centenary treasury every doll;
COL now granted herr will build a han
Id some new church this wear. and son.