Evening journal., 1922-03-27
stan Correspondent.


CAMBRIDGE, Nd. March 27.-
That there are 1880 full members
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the Wilmington Conference (not
including 2,439 nonresident mem
bers). was shown today in the an
nual report OF the Rev W. e. Gun
by. Conference statistician, OF which
the following is summary;
Ministerial support.
Support of pastors, Dover district
s6O,5ss; rental value OF parsonages,
ss,555; Middletown, s6O,O95; rental
value OF parsonages. S7,517; Sails
bury, SS4.542; rental value OF par
sonage, $500; Wilmington, slO1,-
O60; rental value OF parsonages,
$685. total paid. s3O6,296; rental
value OF parsonages, sac. .475.
Total paid for ministerial sup
port, including pastors, district SUI
perintendents, bishops and Confer
ence claimants-Dover district, S73,-
1913: Middletown, S7O.sO1; Salisbury,
S1OO,657; Wilmington. s115,273i
grand total. s259.929.
Church Membership.
Local Preachers-Dover district
2s; Middletown, IA; Salisbury. 2S;
Wilmington, "A; total, 100.
Baptisms-Dover District So
adults and SIS children; Middle
town. 80 adults and SIT children;
Salisbury. 81 adults and 552 chill
dren; Wilmington. n adults and
$50 children: total, 266 adults and
2.5s9 children.
Preparatory members-Dover Dis
trict, baptized children who received
instruction for membership, 469, re-
ceived during the year $40, now on
the roll, 1877; Middletown. baptized
children who received instruction for
membership 270, received during the
year SIS. now on the roll 572i SAL
isbury, baptized children who re-
ceived instruction for membership
450. received during the year 1908,
now on the roll 2,321; Wilmington,
baptized children who received In
struction for membership 465, re-
ceived during the year 903. now on
the roll 777; total, baptized children
who received instruction for NOM
bership 1854, received during the
year s,16s, now on the roll 4.4b7
Full members. not Including non
residents-Dover District. 12,1O3;
Middletown. $500; Salisbury. IA
SIS; Wilmington, 13,452i total. as
500.
Nonresident members-Dover
District. 442; Middletown, 52S; Sails
bury. 5s2; Wilmington, s1o' total
2.43e.
Deaths-Dover District, 193; Md
duetown. 1877; Salisbury, l4S; Will
mington. 15O; Total, 62s.
Sunday schools.
Schools-Dover District. l01; Md
dletown. S5; Salisbury. lO7; VII
mington, 73: total. SS6.
Officers and teachers-Dover lis
trict 1879; Middletown, Lac; Sal
isbury 1000; Wilmington. 1903;
total, 5.7S4.
Total enrollment-Dover District,
1925; Middletown, lO,e23; Sails
bury. 1902; Wilmington, 1I177;
grand total. $4,000.
Average attendance-Dover Dis
trict. 7.175: Middletown, 4,79O; Sal
isbury, 1907; Wilmington, s'OS6
total. 29.65s
Epworth League.
Senior members-Dover District
1.1s5; Mlddletown, 1891; Salisbury
1850: Wilmington. 2.i22; Total g.
97S.
Junior members-Dover District
7Os; Mlddletown. 7Ss; Salisbury
ss7: Wilmington. l,63S; Total A.
0O1.
Church Property.
Church Buildings District
1O3. value OF land and buildings esti
mated at s6OS.7O0; Middletown' 80
value OF land and buildings estimat
ed at s474.5OO; Salisbury. 109, value
OF land and buildings estimated a
ssO5. 500: Wilmington. 65, value o
land and buildings estimated AT 81.
| 2s44Oo: total. 367. value OF land an'
buildings estimated a. S3,16s,40o.
Parsonages-Dov District a.
value OF land and buildings estimat
ca s124.3OO; Middletown, Al. valu
Of land and ,uildings estimated a
Is127.7O0: Salisbury. a., value Of lan'
and buildings estimated az S149.SOO
. Wilmington. 46, value OF land am
buildings estimated at S224,5OO
total. 17s. value of land and build
ings estimated AT s62e,30o.
Paid for building and improvin
churches and parsonages-Dove
District, s22.O22; Middletown. S17
562: Salisbury S127.422; Whining
ton. sSs,947; total, s255,95S.
Paid on old Indebtedness o
churches and parsonages-Dove
District. se.069; Middletown' s4,SA2
/ Salisbury. s2.93s; Wilmington, s17
623; total. S31,472.
Present Indebtedness on churche
and parsonages-Dover Distric
s37654; Middletown, s26,s9s; Sails
bury Ss0.705; Wilmington, s71,357
total. S166,612.
Current expenses-Dover Distric
s19 500; Middletown. s15,642; Sails
bury. s19.4O1; Wilmington, S7s,72i
p total. sl33.S67
Treasurer's Report.
3 Conference Treasurer Hills pr
sented his annual report, OF whiC
the following is an abstract:
BenevOlences Ordered by Gener
% Conference.
Centenary and apportioned bene
s olence-Dover district, S24,44
- Middletown. s24.9s4; Salisbury SOC
= 615: Wilmington, S46,571; tots
E. S122.612.
Chlidren's Day Fund for the Boa
4 OF Education-Dover district $40