Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
METhODlSTS ASK
HARDING TO PROTEST
TURKISH MASSACRES

Whereas, Tho combination of
basketball and dancing has become 10
general that young people who arc
members OF our own md other
churches are compelled either to
abandon this commendabc sport or
else violate their religious convic-
tlons and break the rules Of their
church. and
Whereas. The deporable state OF
morals among many OF the youth OF |
our land calls for protest against the |
use OF our school system To break |
down religious convictions, therefore. |
be II
"Resolyed. That we vigorously pro-
test against the combination OF bas-
kctbal and dancing in the schools
of tho land. and
Resolved, That we urse the
methodist pastors to use their infu-
ence and their voice against the use
of basketball games and other
school functions TO undermine the re-
! liglous teaching OF our churches and
our home, and
Resolved. That we invite the
ministers OF other denominations, who
!
ing the present day unhollness of tho
dance, To join I'm this effort TO protect
the child life OF our communities"
w. A. Wright was permitted to
withdraw from membership In the
conference when he returns his Gre
dentials.
The conference I'm 1921 distributed
s3a.529 among % conference claim
ANTS, II ministers, So widows ~ minis
ters and nve children Of ministerc.
Claims were rellnquished by one minis
ter and two widows of ministers. The
sum Of sd6ias was npportioned for
conference claimants next year.
Thanks were voted by the confer
ence TO Zion Church and its pastor.
city officials OF Cambridge. secretaries
OF the conference and newspaper cor
, respondents.
StatIstIcIan's Report.
, Conference Statistician Gunhy pre-
Z scented his annual report. of which the
following is summary;
; Ministerial support
support ~ pastors Dover district
I claims 1850. paid ss0,599. rental
; value Of parsonages sG.555: Middle
r town. claims ssO,b7s. paid iG0,os5
% rental value Of parsonages 1857;
2 Salisbury. claims ss5, 0s5. paid ts4.
SAG. rental value ~ parsoneges So.
coo: Wilmington. claims si01 .07s. PAID
siOt .O6o. rental value Of parsonage
7 sl5.6o5 total. claims tS08.02l. psiC
y sSos .2s6. rental value Of parsonage
t3s.476.
d Total paid for ministerial support
l. Including pastors district supcrinten
70 dents bishops and conference claim
I ants Dover district. s73.t9s; Middle
= town. $40 .s0i: Salisbury tioo.s57: vii
= mingt6n. Sii5.273. grand total. 1859,
929
" Church Membership.
n Local preachers Dover district. %
II Middletown. ~ Salisbury. %. WI
. mington. -. total. 1903.
!. Baptisms Dover district. 81 adult
and 5is children: Middletown 2
:, adults and 5i7 children: Salisbury. Q
adults and $50 children: Wilmington
., Y adults and $50 children: total. z6
adults and 2.s3o children.
Preparatory members Dover dis
,s trict, baptized children who receive
4. instruction for membership 469 re
rs celved during the year $40, now on IN
;, roll 1917 MiddIetown. baptized chi
st dren who received instruction II
membership 270. received during IN
ct year SIG. now on tho roh 572; Sails
OF bury, baptized children who receive
as Instruction for membership $50, RI
IL. ceived during the year 1909 now o
the roll 232l; Wilmington. baptize
a children who received instruction II
Id membership 465. received during ii
lie year s03. now on the roll 77;; tota
baptized children who received II
in struction for membership 1854. p
ceived during the year 3.l5s. now {
og the roll 4,457.
Full members. not including MOI
he - sidents Dover district. 12.l02 Mi.
at dletown. $500: Salisbury 14s15. WI
r. mington, l3.452; total. $500.
in Non resident members Dover di
tt,ct. 44e; .Middletown. 635: Salisbur
ne $50? Wilmington. $40; total. 2.43s.
nd Deaths-Dover district, 1873: MI
ter dletown, 1877 Salisbury. l4s; w
m miugton. $50: total. s2s
uit sunday schools.
a Schools--Dovcr district. I0l; Mi
TT dletown. SIS; Salisbury. lO7; wilmin
re- ton, -. total 366,
act Officers and teachers-Dover di
y. trict. 1879; Middletown. LAG. Sail
bury. 1900; Wilmington. 1909; tot
5.TS4.
Total enrollment-Dover dlstri
l15.32S; Middletown. 1883; Salisbui
ing 1902; Wilmington. l7.177; era
ron total. 60 200.
Average attendance-Dover distri
led 7.l76; Middletown. 4.790: Salisbul
An s.6O7. Wilmington. SOs6; total. 29.6
IN Epworth League.
ana Senior members-Dover dlstri
use 1875. Middletown. 1891: Saiishui
be 1880. Wilmington. 2.l22; total, So
Junior mcmbers-D6ver distri
any EOS; MiddletOwu. 7sS; Salisbury, 81
eet Wilmington. 1888: total. 1901.
hn, Church Property.
~ Church buildings Dover distr
g.. 100, value OF land and buildings Is
mated at ys03. 200: Middletown.
value OF land and buildings estima
at s474.500. Salisbury. 100. value
land and buildings estimated at Ss
IN SOC. Wilmington. s., value Of Il
ny buildings estimated at t1,2s4,4oO; 20
OK 367. value OF land and buildings
gas timated at ss.l6s.400.
a Parsonages Dover district, ~, va
o. Of land and buildings estimated
A II