Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23
SUPT. WISE REVIEWS
MlDDLETOWN WORK
Continued from page 8.

and parsonage have been coDcreted
with as fine piece OF workmanship
as can be found most anywhere, the
parsonage coming I'm for its share OF
needed Improvement with liberal
coat Of paint Expense. 1900.
"Cecilton rejoices over the COM
pletion and dedication OF their well
equipped community house. The
dedication taking place Sunday,
October 30. the pastor. T. X. VanDyke.
being assisted by Drs. Clarence True
Wilson, ]. w. X. Sumwalt, and the
District Superintendent. A good work
bravely begun, persistently carried
forward. heroically finished. and
capable Of telling n very interesting
story OF what vision. grace and gri.
can do. when with the right leadership
and o consecrated following, the
people have a mind to the work. 3"
From the very inception OF this enter
prise the cooperation OF this people
has been princely. sscrifcial. and of
the scriptural order, for they have
literally brought the tithes into the
store house. and then some. Includ-
Ing construction and equipment. the
total investment has been s25 900,
which amount is about all covered
with reiia bic subscription, and though
sorely distressed by crop failure and
numerous other hindrances, dis
couragements and losses, Cecilton folk
are paying now their vows unto the
Lord" at the rate OF from three to
/ four hundred dollars each monthly
mark up. Moreover they are glad &c
( do so. since the community house has
already demonstrated the wisdom OF
| its building. and Is abundantly calcu-
| lated to lift the intellectual, moral
social and spiritual tone CT the people
much higher and while so doing
bring that rural community more anC
more under the shadow and shelterine
influence Of the christian church.
AT Concord. Galena. Ridgely an,
Union on Crumpton charge. move
ments looking toward providing com
munity houses and other social &C
4 commoda tons. are assuming promis
ing shape. and next year with tn
least favorable conditions will fin.
these charges providing themselve
with what the needs OF the day re
quire.
"Other charges making improve
ments for which no detailed accoun
has been given are Crumpton, 1870
Tughman. 1850: Piney Neck, 5000
, Townsend, sl75: ChestertOwn. $3.50
Bayside, Odessa, Still Pond, s15
each. and others with smaller sum
making total for improvements [
be S6.7S3.15.
"Old Indebtedness cancelled thi
year as follows: Esston. $1,000; Smyr
ma. 500; Crumpton. s525; Dentoi
$500; Centrevine. s4S3: Middleton,
1925; Tilghman. s3to; Trappe. s2l2
Ridgely, si7l; Odessa. $50; Oxfor,
$40; Queenstown. s24. Total s4,S25 81
we are not privileged to report an
decided advance in ministerial supper
, In fact. but six charges took steps !
, this direction: Galena and Pine
, Neck add $500 each TO pastors salary
, Easton. $500: Milhngton and SaleI
Circuit. 500 each; Oxford, $50. Tota
= $1,000. We, however. congratula;
= ourselves upon the fact. that while tn
, great majority OF our Methodist wag
2 earners. at the beginning OF this cor
: ference year. faced q reasonably Gel
tain decrease in their individual in
, comes, vet, not one charge in th
4 Quarterly Conference estimate "a
Z ministerial support, proposed a dolla
less than was estimated and paid
? year ago.
, The splendid work OF the eleC
women OF the district. the Woman
Foreign Mission. the Womans Hon
Mission and the Ladies' Aid Societie
, is an achievement worth record. Th
former missionary organization
represented IN this district BY te
auX4liaries with A membership OF 50
, The treasurer OF the district societie
veports having raised over s1,400 th'
year for their work abroad. and lay
claim 20 Middlesown's being the be.
organized district within the bound
, OF ;he Wilmington Conference. The
financial showing this year represent
an increase OF is per cent over that
|, a year ago. This. together with 81. .OC
and possibly more. raised by tn
. Womsn's Home Missionary SocIet,
plus the more than $4,000 collecte
; and disbursed by the Ladies Aid Sc
cieties within our lines. make a tot
; Of si2.400.
: The obligations OF the charges tC
e ward the District Parsonage fund hsN
= received commendable and greatly al
a preciated response. Borman an
; Neavitt, Denton. kenton. Plney Nee
l and Trappe pay ther fun apportior
2 ments, together with interest thereo
}, up 20 time OF remittance. F'rient
e ship. Dulsneys, Queenstown. Wy
v Mills. make proportionate payment
d while overdue interest being sent