Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
EXTENSION SOCIETY
DOING MUCH WORK
E. W. Jones, Corresponding
Secretar, Reports to Viii
nington Conference.

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Special Dispatch From staff correspon-
dent.
Cambridge, Md, March 2s.-- Elwood
w. Jones corresponding secretary OF
the Wilmington City Missionary and
Church Extension Society, presented
his annual report Ia the Wilmington
Conference In session here, today. II
was as follows:
The Wilmington city Missionary and
Church Extension Society is conduct
Ing work In four widely separated SO .
tions Of the city, these centers Of labor
being Asbury Church. Third and Wal
nut streets; Italian Mission. Eighth
Street and Grant Avenue: sixth Ave-
nue. Mission Sixth and Anchorage
street; Ind Kingswood Church, Four
teenth and Claymont streets. The gain
In work In work centcrs for the year
II one. namely klnRswpod Church.
Ten paid workers have been employed
during the yonr either for fun or part
time service; nine others arc serving
ag volunteers under the direction ~
tho society.
Our work Rt Asbury and at Kings
wood IN conducted In co-Operniion with
the pastors of these churches. the
trustees of each church having grant.
ed the use OF part ~ their building
FOR the activities az tho society. our
Missionaries, Miss Lyman at AHbury
and Miss Campbell NJ KinRswood cali
IN all the homes ~ these communities
Keeping the pastors IN touch with the
rapidly and constantly changing con
dltinns In these. polygiot ntighhor
hoods. Their work with children Ia
the various concentrations az the Hm-
ciety tends 90 interest fhe adult mem
hers II their families IN the con1muul-
~ church
Nd For the Needy.
Not the lrart Noteworthy work ~
the Cny Society is the distribution II
food and clothing to tho needy IN the
neiehh"rh"od - our mlssiong Through
| the generosity ~ various churchex> M
individuals wo have been enahfod fo
keep n supply ~ TODD ready through
out the winter for persons who were
found 20 lee in actual need. when our
visiting worker nnda needy cnSs
sho supplies the need ~ that horne
4 not In cold. critical way. but in a
uuiet. unobtrusive, warutboartcd man
ner that enables tho recipient ~ ia,
sut t0 maintain their self respect
Tn" beue Charles ~ su.h c.fts ~,
brought anew go the realization that
the spiiu - Him IS hr went ah,ut De-.
ing good stir ahidos in the hearts 81
His followers Surh deeds ~ I,pe nr,
Just % sample - the vervire. thu ehur,
should always b." ready ~ render 81
every time 81 need
Daily Variation Bible Schools yer,
conducted FOR four weeks ~ Kings
wood the sessions hcing hold FIVE day,
wick from 2 80 1870 a. N. Children
between the ages ~ r and u year.
were admitted "a the schools tn,
number ~ hours devoted 20 Rihl,
study in these schools equals Nv,
years and more 81 instruction in IN,
sunday Schoui. Three teachers care,
for AN enrolment ~ ie5 ar Kings
wood. two teachers enrolled so at A.
hurry. The regularity 81 attendance 81
the part ~ the children Indicated thei
interest IN real Bible study The ma
English. French. Polish. Jewish. TIA!
ian and Slovak. The society also aide,
in the establishments and maintenance,
of a splendid Bible School AZ Marshall
ton. II is planned TO open one add
tional Bible School next summer.
kindergartens have been CouduCte,
by the Society for about six months
Of the year at Sixth Avenue Mission
kdngswood and Asbury. The enroll
meut at kingswood is 80. At Asbur,
"a. and at Sixth Avenue Mission 80
Many nationalities are represented il
the schools. Jews. Poles and Italian
being among the most regular in at
tendance Sewing classes for girls ar
conducted at AsburY and kingswood
\ foreign Mothers class in Sewinj
and cooking at kiugswood. a girls In
dustrial class at Sixth Avenue Mission
and a boys club at the Italian Mission
Sunday School sessions are hell
regularly at all our Missions. on
recent sunday the attendance in on
foreign department at Asbury was 4;
the attendance At Sixth Avenue Mis-
siDn a few weeks ago was 90 out q
an enrolment OF 90. the average @
the year being 40 The attendance a
the italian Mission is frequently a
most Of these being boys Here Nh
Robert Green. a prospective candidat
for the ministry, is doing splendi
work.
Young People Aid.
SUNDAY Sqbtgl tebristD,as .pt.r