Milford chronicle., 1929-04-12
METHODSTS GAIN In
MEMBERS AND FINANCE
rcont;naed from first pGgs1

7O3; decrease, SS. a,,,n non
O E,,,l members, not including non O1
1,Son+s : Dover district, 1z'lS!
HidSIetown, S,159; Salisbury iS'111 iS111
ITI!11a;n MlIutT'0% 0ton 14,OS4; total, ALL
crease, 2S1. Dover dis.
trict. 731; Middletown, e'S' 1o1. n.
bury. 1925; wilmington 1'ANi'
tai Also; increase, l1O. 0ova1
deaths during the year --o! - DosT- SoI-
d;str;ct 1879; Middletown' doo' So S
;sburv 1879: Wilmington, 1885, lo''i
749; increase, 5U'
% M~mber of Sunday schools-DDoNv,el DON,s
,,rtu;nt Eu 90: Middletown, n; sans
bnrv 100: wilmington, oS' '"-'
345; decrease, 3. Dover dis
Oficers and teacners-1D07s. 07s. Sal
trict, 1902; Middletown, A'TiS se9. to-
isbury, 1,S4S; wilmington l'oO-' ~
tai 5.642; decrease, 7S: ,ooo4.
Total enrollment-DoVer, 20 ts' 90
Ns;dSietown. 9,546; Salisbury ao'S Soo Q: I:
Wilmington, 1876; totai' OV'A'0'
increase, 1,19O.
EDWOrth League 1 n22.
Dsi5dIatown. 1,1S6; Salisbury, 1'oSo'
Wi1minston, W 1926; total, 5,524; oe-
crease, 269. 49,. district.
5O7; Middletown' $50, 80 o1AS.
449: Wilmington, 795; to'al'
decrease, 7S9.
Church Property 6is+rict
INK. Middletown, 81; Salisbury Ao0'
Wilmington, &c; total, S5!.
Va1uation of land and buildings
0owa, district. $771, 400; Middletown'
eUgn 950. Salisbury, $1,15O.5OO; VII
1TTt T,o;ngton s1,84S,5 500; total, $4,624'OSO'
increase, $422,15O. ,.o4 40.
~ porsonages = Dover district, 4S'
NI;dd1etown. Al; Salisbury, 46; VII
-aainoton AZ: total, 17S; increase, q
Eetimated value of land ano puii9-
ings-Dover district, Sl5f'oOU' eonI Miu
dIetown, $162,S5O; Salisbury, go go
200: wilmington, $2l8,4OO; 'o'"i'
$500. $50: decrease, $25,65O.
other properties - Dover olstrio.' ''
coo S2O. Middletown, $11,697; sans
hTrv s28.13O; Wilmington, $lOl ,oUV'
total S169, ,527; increase, $4l'1Ot.
pa;d for buildings and improve
,,antsLDover district, $24,9S5; Mid
diotown. ~ S23,35O; Salisbury, S1oS,-
40. 40 Wilmington, s41,1OS; total,
S1q2 58O: decrease, S1O,5S6.
paid on old Indebtedness on prop
ortvNDover district, $4,99S; Middle
town. ,S2S,OO5; Salisbury, S1S'd64' SS'd61
wilmington, $30,964;a total' S'z'O'1'
increase, $15,417.
mp present indebtedness on property
-nover district, $27,654; Middle
town s45.5O6; Salisbury, $6S,S69
Wilmington, $196,0S1; total $751;
5O6; increase, $7,264. ,s,
Current expenses, not Including
ministerial support-Dover olStrict'
s25 993: Middletown, $2O,19O; sans
hurry. s3O.O8S; Wilmington, $95'S41;
total s171 .O12; decrease, $3,294.
Miscellaneous ,.-.-o4
Local preachers = Dover ulsIraol' no
90: Middletown, 20; Salisbury, 50;
wilmington, At; total, 12O; increase
subscribers to the Advocate-Do-
yer district, 220; MiddletoWn, 1875
Salisbury, 149; Wilmington, 26l; to-
tai, 817; decrease, 21S.
Contributed by Ladies' Aid Society
Dover district, $18,798; Middle
town. S1S,115; Salisbury, S2O,37O;
Wilmington, $26,927; total, SS4,2l0;
increase, $2,696.
Report Of Treasurer
The Rev. Vinal E. Hills, who on
Monday closed his twenty-seVentn
year with the treasury department
of the Wilmington Annual Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, having declined a re-elec-
tion. presented his annual report,
showing receipts for the various
church causes, which follows in
part:
General Conference BeneVOlences
World Service on apportionment-
Dover district, $19,078; Middletown,
s14,O7O; Salisbury, $19,892; Will
mington, $42,S2O; total, $95,S6O; de-
crease, $1,04O.
World Service, annuities, bequests,
etc.-Dover district, $3.50; Middle
town, 1924; Salisbury, $27; Will
mington, $252; total, $59S; decrease,
$4,920.
Children's Day F'und-Dover dis
trict, S232; Middletown, 1882; Sails
bury, s162; Wilmington, $74S; total,
$1,419; increase, $3.50.
Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety-Dover district, 1,491; Middle
town, s1,S51; Salisbury, $1,OS4; Will
mington, $8,643; total, $4,000; de-
crease, 1871.
Woman's Home Missionary Socie-
ty-Dover district, $1,SS1; Middle
town, $1,677; Salisbury, $1,742; Will
mington, $9,263; total, $14,56S; in
crease, $699.
Total Disciplinary Benevolences-
Dover district, $22,S62; Middletown,
$4,000; Salisbury, $22,9S7; Will
mington, 1921; total, $125,024; in
crease, $5,768.
Annual Conference BeneVOlenceS
Educational Endowment, build
ings, special gifts, for use within
the conference-Dover district, SO;
Middletown, So; Salisbury, SIG; Will
mington, $S4; total, $67; increase,
$22.
Hospitals and Homes, endow-
ments, buildings, special gifts--Do-
yer district, $339; Middletown, S255;
Salisbury, 1926; Wilmington, 1888;
total, $1,87S; decrease, $432.
City Missionary or Church Exten-
sion Society-Dover, S269; Middle
town, $310; Salisbury, $279; Will
mington, $2,034; total, $2,S92; in
crease, $377.
Relief Sustentation Fund - Dover
district, $54; Middletown, $26; Sal
isbury, $24; Wilmington, $83; total,
$187; decrease, $22.
Domestic Missions-Dover district,
s4O8; Middletown, $426; Salisbury,
S1,329; Wilmington, s551; total,
s2,714; increase, $37.
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