Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23


verts for Jesus, and ,6S1 OF this num-
Der have united with our own church
ee. And this Is Centenary work OF the
highest order
Weak Churches.
again, the whole spirit OF the Cen
tennry Is that tho strong ought to
bear the burdens OF the weak That
Ia what We are donK on Salisbury dis
trict all the time. OF the 100 churches
on Salisbury district, ~ are really but
mission stations. I mean Sy this, that
any church that does not pay a suf-
foient amount for pastoral support
to pay the pastor TO keep convey
ancc with which 20 serve them, and
must depend on n larger, stronger
church to supply them with a pastor.
is ms truly n mission station, as one
can find anywhere; and we have ~
such churches In our district thnt
must depend on others. Selbyvlllc for
years, in addition TO paying her mis-
sionary apportionment for mission
work elsewhere, has been supporting
one OF these mission stations. Frank
ford struggles along trying 10 keep
two Of these mission churches supplied
with a preacher. And 50 It goes all
over our big district. We are doing
this work. and yet we receive from the
Centenary aid for but eight OF these
a. churches. and do not receive n dol
lar OF Centenary credit for carrying
the remaining SO churches. although II
ls purely missionary work for The
Master.
Again. tho Centenary was planned
&c inspire our people everywhere 10
build adequate and modern places Of
worship. so that the whole community
life might be efficiently touched by the
church and all OF its members enlisted
IN some form OF active ser ice. SO we
built modern church at Ocean city.
Not e-thlrd OF the cost could bc pro
vided by members OF Ocean City;
hut OF ,hc thousands paid 1y our other
Methodist churches round about. es-
pocially of Stevenson Church. Berlin
not one cent of the thousa nds go 90
the credit of Berlin nor TO the district
Roxapa repairs and Improves her
church at a cost OF s. 500 and paws for
Il every dollar the hrst year, withou;
enc cent OF Centenary money. I'm
manuel. Crisfield. this year has bulit a
magnificent commodinu- community
house az n cost greater than the total
Centenary quotas assigned Emmanuel
for the fun Ave year period. and vet
Emmanuel has not only not asked foi
cent of Centenary money, hut viii
not receive even one doAar Of credit
IN the statistical columns for this mag
riflcent contribution TO the Centenar,
work ~ the district. Where else vii
you find IN this conference a com
ntunily house 80 such size aud equip
ment built under the Inspiration {"
the Centenary. that has not oniN
asked hut asked largely ~ sit
from Centenary And tasty. Asburs
Church. Cr,sleid. without thought a.
to Centenary AID, f. building a mag
riacent Methodist Cathedral. that
when completed. will he monumen
for generations 20 come. This IL q
he largely Ashury's contribution Ia tn
= Centenary q great plant to help saw
{ their own community. which need
saving Just as much as any oth~ com
, . munIty.
life Service Recruits.
Again. tho Centenary wsr planue'
10 make recruits for life service In tn
= army or the Lord. The pastors rcpor
10 that ils or our Methodist young peopl
e are attending boarding school and col
: lege. and that Is of these are study
: Ing for the ministry and two for tn
d missionary work OF the church.
Thhers.
Again, the Centenary planned I
lay upon tn, heart of the church tina
" Christians should be In very trut
stewards for God, and TO enroll titheri
and 10 organize tithing bands. and t
form "S;orehOuee Tithine Bands
wherever possible would not dis
: rarage the faithful people anon
8 whom labor. but truth compels IN
70 90 state that as yet not much prOgres
D. has becn made in this direction. Bu
= We are improving. Pastors report {
Il me that W. now have $40 tithers eu
Y rolled on the district. This Is I'm
- bcginTing; and II the plans OF III
= 2 cNartSnip campaign committee OF tn
? Area Council are followed in ever
~ chart we shall have at least 2,5C
" enrolled before next Conference. -
10 Think OF IL. II one in five of OF
q church members on Salisbury distri,
Il were servant girls. working in I'll
"a kitchens OF our homes, earning S4,4
week. II just those servant gir
Ia would tiths their weekly wages ar
- bring It 10 church with them ever
=. Sunday they would pay the who
=, quota assigned the district for Il
- Centenary and the eight Dlscipllnai
: bsnevolcnce~
:. Pastoral support.
twithsta nding the financl
stringency. not a single charge {
Salisbury district has lowered pastor
Us salary one solitary dollar. We'can st
et say no pastor on Salisbury distri
so receives less than $1,000, More thl
n that, 21 of oar charges have advance
e their pastors salaries as follow
Ut Fairmount. $50; Claremont. SIS; Pa
ar sOnsburg s79; Ayres' Chapel. IS
or Frabkford Pttsville. Quantico, Smith
/ Island and White Haven, 500 eacl
g AnnamesseX. Chincoteague, DelnG
he Mt Vernon. Newark, Ocean View al
We Millville. 5000 each; Glrdletree. $50
nd Cape Charles and Asbury (Sali
" bury) S400 each; Asbury (Cri
id fieldl, $500; Phoebus. $500 al
"e Emmanuel (Crisiield) $500; ma
p ing a total advance Of S4707 for I
+. year Add to this the advance for {
nix district superintendent and bishol
he fund W. have a total advance for the
In three items for the year OF s5.S3S. A
no this TO the s29.ls6 increase for /
lal preceding four years and VIC have I
lg. grand total of s35.014 increase in tho
ID items during the five years Of my a