The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1859-09-22
QUAKER CRY.
LETTER FROM CHURCH
CKEEK.

An 1D1AOn' AhenhinS tuat nOuc
account of Gods work in this part
of the Peninsula may not be unin-
teresting to your readers, who are
endeare1 go US by many ties, /
propose through your columns fur
nishing them with short descrip-
ton of our circuit, labor, and sue
cesses; for through the blessings of
God we have not been entirely with
out success.
Church Greek circuit embraces
the lower section of Dorchester coun-
ty including several islands border
ing on the Chesapeak, to which we
shall have occasion to refer present.
ly; we hsye twelve appointments,
the extreme distance of which is a.
bout 30 miles; as might be expected
such district constitutes laborious
field, but in our labors we are
strengthened by Gods arm, and his
people aid us greatly by their kind
ness and hospitality, as well as by
the interest which they themselves
take in their Masters Cause.
The Parsonage which is neat and
commodious, is located at Church
Greek, village lying about 8 miles
south Of Cambridge; we have here a
good church which was built but q
few years ago, and fully supplies the
wants of our people; we are glad to
be able to state that this appoint
ment presents some of the best evil
dences of prosperity; the congrega-
lions are large. and Glass meetings
well attended. There is also in this
Village a Methodist Protestant
lNhureh, now under the charge of
Rey. Mr. Eversole.
Below Church Creek, is the vii
lageof Tobacco Stick, a notable
place for Camp meetings, this ap-
pointment is enjoying a good degree
of prosperity, and there have been
indications Of revival of Gods
work among the people. May God
grant that our hopes shall be fully
realized.
Taylors Island, has enjoyed the
distinction of the "Garden Spot" of
Dorchester; it constitutes one of our
best appointments; the members
have recently erected a beautiful
brick church at a cost of$34, 90. 1t
is among the neatest church edifces
in the county. 1t has pleased God
within few weeks past to call to
His House, one of the pillars of the
church here. Mr.. Samuel Traverse
who for nearly half century, was
a fruitful servant of God, and use
full member of the church, was sud-
denly called from his labors on earth
to his reward above; he was uniyer-
sally beloved and respected in the
community in which he lived as well
as by bis brethren in Christ; on his
dying bed, he expressed his conf
dence in Christ as his Saviour to
the uttermost.
AS to the other appointments, we
have not time to mention them sep
erately, and we do not know. that a
lcngstened description wouid be very
interesting to your readers; there
has been no remarkable outpouring
of the Holy Spirit, but we feel that
there Is no cause for Encouragement,
ON the contrary, we have reason to
Thank God and take courage.
The friends of church extension
wild be glad to learn that during the
present year two new churches will
be added to the number formerly on
the circuit; one of these is lust com |
pleted-in Robinsoa's Neck. a dis
trict hitherto too much neglected;
the church will be dedicated on
Sunday, 18th September, the Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. H Colclazer will
preach ia the morning and Rev. DR..
Williams in the afternoon; the other
church is also nearly completed aud
will be ready for dedication some
time in October; it is situated in
Meekins, Neck, where hitherto the
Roman Catholic has been the only
church. -
We have just closed an interest
ing Camp Meeting held at Ebenezer
one of the Oldest appointments on