The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-24

this being due not only to the facl
that the work of the Conference has
progressed to the point where there
is a greater degree of interest upon
the part of the laymen but also to
the fact that clear skies and balm5
weather have made it possible for
those living within reasonable dis
lance to feel safe in making the trip
to and from Cambridge daily In au-
tomobiles
The report of the Rev. Vaughn 5.
Collins D. D., Superintendent OF
Salisbury district, was received this
morning and showed the work IN the
district to be in splendid shape. Dr.
Collins reported that many young
people of the district are engaged IN
church and missionary work and the
salaries of the pastors in the district
had shown q marked advance during
the year Dr.. Collins also strongly
condemned the public school condl-
tions in the district, stating that the
schools are unsanitary and IN many
instances unfit for use, so much SO
that the i'll effects are likely to be
felt through many generations. He
warmly commended the Cook Educa-
tional bill which he believed to be
step in the right direction. He also
stated that many pastors in the DIS
trict are instructing children in the
public schools having received the
consent of both the teachers and the
Boards of Education in the several
counties.
The Rev. E. L, Hoffecker, speak
ing for the Committee in charge OF
the proposal to purchase a residence
for the Bishop of the Washington
area, recommended that $4,000
would be necessary for the project.
The Rev. J. NJ. R. Sumwalt, also
member of the committee stated that
the Bishop had exceeded the rental
allowance by$100 month, paying
the same from his own personal
funds. Bishop Mcdowell was not
permitted to subscribe to the fund
but Mrs. Mcdowell subscribed $1,000
This afternoon at four o'clock the
members of the Conference and visi-
tors were taken upon an automobile
tour of Cambridge and the vicinity,
the Chamber of Commerce having
secured the automobiles necessary
for this purpose.
Sale OF old clothes and household
goods to the poor by the Methodist
Episcopal Church runs into an an
nual total OF $3.50 600 according to
a statement made yesterday by Dr..
David Z. Forayth, Philadelphia, Pa,
secretary, Board OF
Home Missions and Church Exten-
sion.
Dr.. Forsyth said This field has
been entered on q large scale by the
Methodist in their goodwill" pro-
gram. They have nineteen estab-
lishments in as many big cities, with
property held in trust of more than
100000. They project twenty
one more plants by 1924.
These plants are engaged in
gathering cast-off clothing shoes,
furniture, books and other articles
necessary to the household. These
are renovated and sold in stores to
the poor at ridiculously low prices.
During the past year $408,00U
was paid out in wages, 2O2, 500 days
work was furnished to the unemploy-
ed and 5000 persons received this
kind OF economic aid Moro than
$50 600 poor bought at the stores.
The materials were furnished By
homes OF the well-to-do- :
Fourteen different trades and
are regularly taught.
The parent plant in Boston has
been in operation for twenty years.
1T has $4,000 bags in as many homes
and does an annual business or over
Its goods require eight
separate stores in various poor quar-
ters OF Boston.
War scholarships amounting to
100000 have been invested IN q
!y8 young Methodist ex-serVice men
the Board of Home Mis-
SONS and Church Extension OF the
Episcopal Church, accord
ing to an announcement made by DR..
David u Forsyth, Corresponding
Philadelphia. The ex-
men are in 209 schools, col
reyes, and theological seminaries,
and have received and are receiving
from $50 to $3.50 year as a gift or
the church from the Centenary fund,
to enable them to finish the course or
study begun when they left the COL
lege to enter the war. 1t is estimat-
ed that 23,368 young men left the
Methodist secondary schools, uniyer-
sites and colleges and professional
schools at the call of their country.
A large number of the young men
now in college could not have return
ed but for these war scholarships.
There was no discrimination made.
The son of the butcher and the son
OF the Methodist preacher shared
alike. The railroad agents son and
the son of the electrical engineer
received similar attention. The boy
was what counted whether he be the
son of a common laborer, receiving
clerk, a master mechanic or nur-
seryman. Efforts were made to see
that the help was actually needed
and that the recipient was worthy OF
such help.
Many of the boys before the war
were active in the work OF their
local churches, were Epworth League
officials, Sunday School teachers,
church organists, local preachers
and some were Sunday School sup
erintendents. These war scholaf-
ships made it possible for hundreds
OF ex-service boys to return to
school and large percentage OF
these boys receiving war scholarships
are taking Post Graduate work at the
universities.
"Other plants are at Jersey City
Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore
Pittsburg, Buffalo, Cleveland, Gin
cinnati, st. Louis, Milwaukee. Du
luth, st. Paul. Denver, Los. Angeles
San Francisco. Lowell and Oakland
New ones will be established in thu
near future at Toledo Des MONIES
Washington, Rochester, Louisville
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