Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23
Development Is Shown in All Four of the Districts

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to be favored with his presence Mt our
May meeting?
Epworth League.
"The work OF tho League In the
local chapters OF the district Ia as
varied In type and power as II the
color OF tho cys OF the pastors Moth
Ing succeeds In a Methodist Episcopal
Church that does not have the active
support OF sympathetic pastor--not
even the Ladies' Aid Society. The
Epworth League is no exception:
rather II Is the index to what tho pas
tor means to the young people OF his
flock. II he is filed with the sun
shine OF love for his young people his
Epworth League Is as true blue as
his own honest eyes; and II he IL in
different toward them the steely re-
hection In his own gray eyes is re-
fiected in the life OF tho Epworth
League. which becomes rs repellant
to youth and life as the murk Of n
northeast storm. We have some chap
ters that II Is n Joy to see in action
Some weeks ago l was at Emmanuel.
Crisiield. where 400 or more young
people We're enthusiastically worship
ping God, and trying to persuade their
young companions TO worship Him
also. o, what n thrill shot through
me as | watched that glorious COM
pany of young people. and thought of
lxxsl n
to the community In the near tomor-
| row. a few weeks later | was In
Fruitland. that dear village I love so
well. A small company present. led
by devoted woman; the audience
rapt. listening to every word. Sing
inE enthusiastic, prayers most earnest
the spirit of genuine worship brood
Ing in the beautiful little sanctuary
| And how l thanked God for the bene-
hcent influence Il consecrated young
pastor may have on his young people
especially when he is backed by q
devoted band OF Christians. no longer
young. but in whose hearts ther,
bubbles up the fountain that assures
them of youth immortal.
| The Salisbury District League held
its last convention In October at
Tangier. We had n wonderful time
Lack OF accommodations for landine
made getting to the island quite al
adventure. and no one I'm that com.
pany who waited in the gray chill o'
that October evening, on that IA
boat stuck on the mud fiat. will eve-
forget It; but once there. q. what .
royal time we had The hospitali,,
of the islanders was limited only b,
their resources. for certainly the bes
they had was ours FOR the asking
and the pastor Rev. w =. Goodwin
makes a fine host, genial and. acrom
moaating. The district president
Rev. r w. Mcdowell, had planned al
excellent program. eliminating in ,
conservation service The hnpressio,
for good will long be remembered h,
Tangier. Those best qualified {,
judge say il was the best conyentjo,
tho District has ever had In ns his
tory.
Missionary Societies.
"Wcman's Foreign and Woman
Home Missionary Societies" are no
twins; hnt they are like the two eve
In ore head, hoth needful for vi.to
and for service, Each should be n
ihe two eyes are not rivals, bu
( friends, and helpers. Each will a
the better by having both. As 10 IN
Woman's Foreign Missionary. So
ciety. reported year ago there wer
! but fve suxiliaries on the dtstric
and expressed my regret that III;
was true. The paragraph was rea
. by Mrs. Mcdowell. the wife Il ON
? good bishop. at that time the pres.
, dent Of the worldwide society Sh
At once wrote TO me and started {
= motion the forces that during IN
) year have succeeded in orgauizin
e new auxiliaries so we can now r.
? port l6 .auxiliaries. with nine voIn
: peoples and Chiidren's organization
, with total membership of T0S. Tn
. makes a gain of 800 per cent IN or
= ganiza tions and 1855 in rnernbershil
y one of the best Of these nev q,
: ganizatiOns is at Selbyville. Del ,
T. whose door We stood knocking fc
' many years; but always found N
!. door barred; but az the very first r,
r quest the present pastor. Rev T.
. Beauchamp. kindly unbarr N
Q long g-closed door and in these fe
= weeks they have an auxiliary Of .
= members, together with . sprinklir
r OF Kings HeraIds and Little IAgl
- Bearers. The auxiliary al Ocean Vie
a is also progressive.
4 Il rejoice also in the growth of n
" Woman's Home Missionary Socte
d on the district These toilers In II
" homeland now report for our dis,ri
S II auxiliaries. with a membership
o 6SS' together with SO Queen Easther
II 81 Home Guards and 3S Mothe,
h Jewels; a total Of sol.
. Centenary.
We still have some benighted 81,
IN our district who have not y
caught the meaning OF Centenary:
instead Of attempting TO talk Ce
II tenary have advised that we no Ion
IS er mention the name. but talk abo
e. the great forward movement OF o
}, church to win the whole world I
n. Jesus. That is the program and
} am very anxious that Salisbury d
} tr!ct shall do her full share AS 10 I
& Centenary campaign proper, / ha
ct preached 1t, and prayed for it. a
IS gwen for it. to the limit OF my abil
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