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


and improvements, az the same time
inanifesting considerable concern for.
>. continued 'lntersrt in. the CeuteD-
ary claims and personal obligations
thereto.
Shortly after the present year be-
ran. the visit of the area team of
workers, wes followed up with brief
rnemors ndum of benevolent appor-
tionments for the year, which was
placed In the hands Of all preachers Ia
charge. and intended to meet aH cnses
Of Immediate budget purposes. AZ the
Sscond Quarterly Conference OF each
charge. a carefully prepared combined
statement and questionable. covering
every phase Of the year's prOgrm 10
date. was added 10 the above note.
Subsequently an official cali war m,de
for immediate report 70 the general
treasurer NJ Chicago of al funds in.
tended for Centenary interests then
tring held either in bank. Or hands
Of local treasurers; while on numer-
otIs occazions either in the optn Quar-
terly Conference. or with the pastors
In private ~ opportunity afforded.
the Stewardship program for tho
months OF February and March. and
the tithing week, climaxing on Easter
day we're as fully and consistently
presented and stressed ~ the writer's
ability would permit. Special atten-
tion was directed 20 that valuable littls
manual. THE Stewardship Self Start
er", sont 20 The pastors and intend
ed for their special guidance, as well
as that ~ their local workers. during
tho stewardship campaign. In the
Fourth Quarterly conference. under
! the call of the 7th question, "discus-
/ slon OF tho forward program OF the
charge, quite a few OF the pastors re-
ported having followed the Steward
ship program I'm most OF iis detail. The
schedule Of sermons subjects recon-
mendcd were adopted by some. and ths
units Of the charges were used with
frequent indication OF desirable results.
or the ~ ques,ionsires sent out. %
were returned with some Of the data
requested and necessary for an intelli-
gent forecast Of what the district viii
do this year IN the matter Of Centen-
ory and Apportioned Benevot-nce~.
The outlook given below is bs.edFsole.
" upon the figures taken from the re-
= port made to the District Superintsnd-
cnt. and not upon any addition hoped
for By the several PASTORS. and doubt
: less these findings will 30 affected for
J, better or WORSE by ths belated stats
! tics yet 10 be received from several
% places Cecilton, Chestertown, repcrt
, the Centenary and other six benevo-
- lences raised in full Church Hsu.
, lences raised in fuli. Church
y Hlll. Cordovs. Galens Henderson.
n Pinsy Neck Preston. Royal
: Oak. ST. M1chsels Trapps. re-
,s port an increase over last year IN The
. eight general interests Centerville,
lr Clayton. MddletoE-n WYE Mills, -
:. pert having sustained their benevolent
! record Of one year ago. Bayside. Ches-
N void, Derton, Fairlee. Greensboro.
- Kenton. Miliington. Odessa oxford.
N Queenstown. RidgeIy. Rock Hall. sa-
:, lem. StiIl Pond, Tilghman, Townsend
= report their utter inability TO main-
= AN the standard OF 1921.
- The latest official comparative
90 statistical statement OF Centenary
A. and apportionsd benevoiences con-
a. tains the following information: IN
1918. the Middletown district total was
,rr s7.942; 1919. 1886: 1920. ,3s.s13;
Mt 1921. s2s,870. The latter figures in
,r. dicating an advance in 1921 over 1913
en- Of 20.e2S, but at the same time thi.
X proves a decrease OF s9,972 from the
1h. higher mark attained in 1920. Thi,
his considerable decrease was participat-
go ed IN by 33 Of the AZ charges, the
ay nine exceptions being Bozman anC
Ig- Neavitt, Chestertown. Crumpton
'ed Easton, Greensboro. Kenton. Pomona
1st Salem Circuit, Sudlersville. From tn.
no same official statistics we observe tina
at the district per-capita payment on sp-
-u- portioned benevolences IN 1918. prio
II. 10 C.nnten.r, nronop.nda p~as mn
Vn' 90 cents: 1919. s1.01: 1920. ;4.45; 1921
- s334. The latter amount being al
increase Of 1924 over that Of 1915
= but at the same time a decrease O
Sl.15 from that Of 1920.
Certain quite plausible reason
- might be assigned as TO why but min
- OF our AZ charges appear able to re
-. port no benevolent decrease last year
-, particularly. since three OF the min
r. named above. are to be rated a
amcng the weakest on the distric
of and also are located in those sector
re- OF our territory, so sorely and re
en- peatedly stricken by most serious ad
-ri verse conditions, but we refrain froI
by either reflection or comment. Test "
q. re forget" the timely and wholesome pie
gss of Bishop Nicholson, who, at the r-
ing cent Detroit convention, fervently an
OF with telling emphasis urged ever
ly. man to throw away his hammer an
irtz get a horn" Nevertheless, the ind
the cations are that the district p,
YES capita Of 1922 will not quite equal thf
the OF 1921.
lfth Church and parsonage improv'
'uf ments have been projected in the 70
20 lowing insts noes: Easton has remo'
loie ed the immense chandelier that hun
o so conspicuousiy in the auditorium
u" there. and in it's stead have generous
~, ly studded their beautiful ceilir
= with handsome pendent electric fl
- lures. much TO the sarisfs ction OF Il
- many worshipers who crowd thi
- room TO overfiowing at almost evel
dav service. Cost, incurred and pai
.,r s1.736.
nd "Hillsboro repainted and recarpet
ith- their church, reupholstered pulE
,der furniture, and furnished the puiI
we'd stand with beautiful new copies Of Il
< of bible and church hymnal. Co
re s.?
iyl- Kent Island repaints and general
live. renovates the church at Dominic
e!e- adds fine new organ TO the equi
} be nent at Stevensville. besides securii
Il greatly needed water-tight cCncre
'end 81 cellar for the prospective heath
i'm plants al the latter place &C
,on- xI20O