Evening journal., 1922-03-23

ESQ. reports that up 20 March -
the total amount received on the
endowment fund IL t1se.64a.o5. Of
which tsO.552.sO have been paid
this year; that is. from June. 1891.
10 March Il. 1922 This is most
excellent showing and very pleas
Ing 10 the friends OF the institute.
DR.. Budd states that the Wilmington
Conference Educational Endowment
Fund leads Methodism IN tho matter
Of collecting their funds. Again.
thanks abundant 10 Treasurer Magee.
District Parsonage.
THE hrst district parsonage owned
in the Wilmington Conference was
purchased during the administration
OF my brother. A. s. Mowbray. on
the Wilmington District, now occu-
pied by DR.. Watt. The last one 20
be bought r. on the Dover District.
which was purchased this year. A
district home on the Dover District
has been an imperative necessity
years without number. During the
year the various Quarterly Confer
ences OF the district voted that this
necessity be met, and voted also 10
share the cost on the basis OF 1 8 per
cent. OF the cash salary OF the pas
tor. payable in four equal annual
installments. Considering thN fact
that they were 20 have the residence
OF the superintendent. Dover placed
a bonus OF 1900 on the project.
At a meeting duly called. COM
mittee appointed 70 select a property
and take all legal steps to secure It
for the district. The committee r.
composed OF the following gentle
men: Hon. T. NJ. Jones. George
town. Del; Thomas Davis. Milford.
Del: S. s. Andrews. Cambridge. Md /;
@. NJ. Phillips. Hurlock. Nd; The
Rev. II g. Budd. Dover. Del. The
committee has since been incor-
porated and thus becomes the
permanent custodisns Of the prop
srty.
The property selected is very
attractive and convenient one sit
uated on the northeast corner Of
Cecil and Bradford streets. Dover,
Del. and faces the south, having an
| outlook across the campus OF the In
stltute. The cost was $500. The
/ property Is under least for 1922 and
Is not available 10 the district until
! January /, 1929. After that there
will be no more wandering. house
less superlntendents, having no.
where 70 lay their heads. which has
been the unpleasant experience Of
several of them IN the years past.
Payments have been made, as
attested by the books OF the treas
urer. as follows: Georgetown. SIS;
Hurlork. t67.s7; Frederica. S4t.25i
FELTON,. t4s.75; Glendale. t26.25i
Mt. Pleasant, $3.50: Milford fs6.25i
Dover. t7s.75; Harrington, t45;
Houston, s45; Milford Neck, SIPS;
Pennington, (by Todd's ChapeD
IS; Leipsic, s11: Armory, tis~75.
thange OF NaHe.
The name OF the church IN Dover
which has for many years beer
known as the 'Armory' has. by due
and lezal process. been changed t'
st. Paul
"On Sunday morning, March p
our very neat and attractive church
az Lebanon and Camden charge wai
totally destroyed by fire. The house
adjoining the church caught fire
which communicated 10 the church
The Robbins fire company oil
Dover responded 10 the call for helT
but they could not reach the scene o
the fire In time to save the church
This could easily have been done hac
IL not been for the unspeakabl'
roads in which the fire truck stalled
o Another charge which stands will
the many against Delawares dir
roads.
In closing this report I desire 4
express my profound gratitude t.
, God for His unbounded love and 70
l His sustaining grace during the yea
which has been one OF unusua
= stress and anxiety
ITO my fellow laborers who hav
3 made possible whatever has bee
{ done. in so far as Il depended upol
{ human agencies; to the laymen o
! the district who. with rare excep
I tions. have been uniformally kin
and courteous. extend by sinceres
!, appreciation and my hearty thanks.