Milford chronicle., 1922-03-31
METHODISTS ASK
HARDING TO PROTEST
TURKISH MASSACRES
Wilmington Conference Sends a
Strong Appeal to the President.
Cambridge. Nd, MARCH q.


The Wilmington NJ. e. Conference, in
session here, petitioned President Hard
ing to. use the power of his great Office
in strong protest to the Turkish govern
ment, both Constantinople and Angora,
against the continuance of Turkish mas
sacres in the Near East.
Bishop Mcdowell transferred Robert
Lawson from the Wilmington Conference
TO the West Virginia Conference and
William H. AlbersOn from the Whining
ton Conference to the New York East
The Ministerial Conference thanked DR..
=. G. Keboch for his splendid manage
ment of the Boys Conference and adopt
ed a resolution saying I'VE carry home
the message of the Boys Conferences and
pledge cooperation with our pastors and
laymen in promoting the modern church
program"
. Because of advanced age, Richard w.
Cooper resigned the treasurership of the
Conference Claimant Endowment Com
mission, which position he had held for
many years. and the conference voted
him thanks for his long and faithful SER
vices. V. B. Hills was elected conference
Treasurer for the year 1923.
Against the Dance
The Conference adopted a resolution
protesting against the habit of holding
dances after the basketball games in the
various towns
w. A. Wright was permitted to with
draw from membership in the conference
when he returns his credentials.
The conference in 1921 distributed $685.
529 among SO conference claimants Al
ministers, 50 widows of ministers and
five children of ministers. Claims were
relinquished by one minister and two
widows of ministers. The sum of SAG, 146
was apportioned for conference claimants
Thanks were voted by the conference
to Zion Church and its pastor, city Off
cials Of Cambridge, secretaries of the
conference and newspaper correspondents.
statlstlclan's Report
ed his annual report, of which the fol-
lowing is summary:
Ministerial Support
Support of pastOrs-Dover district,
claims SCI, ,2S0, paid S69,599, rental value
of parsonages $6,555; Middletown, claims
S60,57S, paid $60,095, rental value of par
sonages, S7,517; Salisbury, claims $S5,0S5,
paid S84,542, rental value of parsonages
$1,000; Wilmington, claims S101,O7S, paid
S1O1 ,O6O, rental value of parsonages, S15,- |
695; total claims S3OSO2l, paid $500, ,296, |
rental value of parsonages- S39, AIS.
Total paid for ministerial support, in
Guiding pastors, district superintendents,
bishops and conference claimants-Doyer
district, $73, 1893; MiddletOwn, S708O1; |
Salisbury $10O,657; Wilmington, S115,273; |
grand total, SS59,929.
Church Membership
Local preachers-Dover district, %; |
Middletown, "a; Salisbury, %; Whining
ton A; total, 109.
Baptisms-Do district, 62 adults and |
518 children; MiddletoWn, 80 adults and l
517 children; Salisbury, 81 adults and 652 /
children; Wilmington, "a adults and 852 /
children; total, 266 adults and 1883 chill
dren.
Preparatory members-Dover district,
baptized children who received inStruc-
tion for membership 469, received during
the year $40, now on the roll 7S7; Middle
town, baptized children who received in
struction for membership 270, received
during the year GIG, now on the roll 572;
Salisbury, baptized children who receiv-
ed instruction for membership 450, re-
ceived during the year 1,OO9, now on the
roll 1921; Wilmington, baptized children
who received instruction for membership
465, received during the year 903, now on
the roll 777; total, baptized children who
received instruction for membership l.
654, received during the year, 3,16S, now
on the roll, 4,45T.
Full members, not including non-resi-
dents-Dover district, 12,108; Middletown,
8,52Oil Salisbury 14,S15; Wilmington, 49,
452; total, 48,890.
Nonresident memberS-DoVer district,
i42; 4Giddletown, 625; Salisbury, 562; Will !
Deaths-Dover district, 1913; Middle I
-own, 1877; Salisbury, 14S; Wilmington,
L50; total, 62S. I
Sunday Schools
Schools-Dover district, 101; Middle
town, S5; Salisbury, 1O7; Wilmington, %;
total 366.
Officers and teachers-Dover district,
l,529; Middletowns LAS; Salisbury, l.
o.
Total enrollment-Dover district, 5,32S;
10,623; Salisbury 19,072;
HIT; grand total, 63,2OO:
Average observation-disclosures district, T. 7
us; Middletown, 4,79O; Salisbury, S,6O7; Z
Wilmington, S,OS6; total, $685.
EpwortF League t
Senior members-Dover district, LBS;
Middletown, 1,691; Salisbury, 2,030; Will '
nington, 2,122; total 6,97S. 4
1888; Salisbury, S67; Whining v
on, 1888; total, 4,OO1.
Church Property
Church buildings-Dover district, 103, a
1alue of land and building estimated at S
md buildings estimated at $474, 500; Sal n
sbury, 109, value of land and buildings
estimated at S8o5'SOo; Wilmington, 65, a
ralue of land and buildings estimated at 4
i 1884, 400; total, 367, value of land and
estimated at $3,16S, 400.
Parsonages-Dover district, A, value Of f,
and and buildings estimated at S124, 300;
Al, value of land and build e
ngs estimated at S127, 700; Salisbury, Al, d
-alue of land and buildings estimated at
las, 500; Wilmington, 49, value Of land d
al, 178, value of land and buildings es-
mated at S626,300. n
Paid for building and improving D
hurches and parsonages-DoVer district,
22,022; MiddletoWn, S17,562; Salisbury il
d27' d27' Az; Wilmington SSS'947; total v
PAID on old indebtedness on churches G
nd nages-Dover district, 5000; e.
S4,842; Salisbury, $2,9SS;
Wilmington, $1762S; total, S91, 1,472. N
Present Indebtedness on churches and
arsOnages-Dover district, $37, ,654; Mid fl
letown, 6,898; Salisbury, $50, 7O5; Will
lington, $71,S57; total, $166,612. N
Current expenses-Dover district, S19,- L
90; Middletown, S15,642; Salisbury, S19,- a
OIL; Wilmington, $78, 724; total, $133,S67.
TreasureFs Report fe
Conference Treasurer Hills presented d
is annual report, of which the follow =,
lg is an abstract: ~
BeneVoIences Ordered by the General
Conference al
Centenary and .appoTtioned beneXo- 9,
nces-DoVer district, $24,446; Middle -
)wn, S24,984; Salisbury, $26, 615; Will 7,
iington, $46,57 total, $122, 2,612. "
Children'S Day fund for the Board of pi
ducation-Dover district, 5000; Middle
,wn, $3.50; Salisbury, $62S; Wilmington ~
rs; total, S1,635. o. St
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society ne
over district, 1896; Middletown, $1,742; al
1896; Wilmington, $5,497; to- S sd
Y Woman's oH1aIfi Home Missionary Society hs
over district, $1,S23; Middletown,- ST. IN
z; Salisbury, $1,758; Wilmington, So al al
Total beneVoiences ordered by the qu
eneral Conference-Dover district, $27,-
g.; NGiddletown, $28,57S; Salisbury, $685. m m
8; Wilmington, $5S,151; grand total III
sc, 1922. W. W.
Ordered by the Annual be- be
Conference ga
endowments, buildings, 90
ecial gifts for use within the confer sc.
ce-DoVer district, Sill; NiddletoWn, De
4; Salisbury, SIS; Wilmington, S22; to-