Smyrna times., 1867-07-03
Forthe Smyrna Times.
methodist Historical Society.

lu @AA0IOI lCdl OOCI6CV.
IS al nc nc Importance Of collecting and preservinc
"ro.o',4 rnt iiioInlatlon that can be had at the
'e IF lIe relating to the rise and progress
a VI hcthodl9m has induced the Organization of
an ASSOCIATION under the title of the U;Stor;,o
;e o9clety OF the Philadelphia Annual Conferrnce
y u me Tlc MMethodlst Episcopal Church,
II lnc CohStitutlon sets forth the objects of tbc
+ pIc?cy 70 collect and preserve information in
/ h ITIrlccG 70 the origin Of and progress of the
$ onna muicn w!!lln the bounds Of our own Confer
"I aie.cIiary @ also to gather objects of
It scripts. books, pamphlets medals nortra;tC
w. GEci' &e, IN fact, anything that NAV tbro2v,
"SnO upon scenes or persons connected viii H.
+ early history Of the Church ''''0''0O VIII Tue
. 20 tn nc society have had offered them room
tCNe,hgu g. Ge usGu as Is, Museum 4 Library. at thn
t LetnoulSG s.; Episcopal Book Rooms" I0IS
ateIy titca ~, ma;ta.' which has been appropri
chalrs' &c, at considerable exncnsc i'a 'a?,oS' ne,
f SIyIG 10 DO credit to the young Society and tba
Ooherence under whose auspices # is ;na,,','' 0
Iddted' me formal opening of this UaIl "ftI'
historical Society took place last Mondav o,n
;s hlls Juhe 2tth and WAS u season of so';3I nn-
IJ1Sp,lIehf aud financial profit to the Sor;otu
iar.,a LnW mHu. appointed for the gathering the
. - nan III which the weekly minisfor;ai
meetings are held, was thrown Oman, 80 la
I1Pt'oh OF the guests. This hall bcinc r1noI
i'iE"r thah the one designed for tLn Ii;
1ociGy was considered mach moro s,l',.n. i'"i
lor Ihe services OF the evening T'hnrn n". ,.'so
PHuesellt many gentlemen of prominence IN tbn
S;'n' S'ulon among whom were Bishops Scott and
Ina o', Iatner b1nhnl the venerable sravol
llnT ~ companion of Bishop Asbury. ''' . ''0'-
lherc was exhibited model Of S+,,hr;1.o
oS shape the first Methodist Church bniJ9g
So f4nierloa' It was erected br settlers on
,,'a I'm li'er' virginia, in 1867. The ,nodoi
oI;Ga i1FG jr OF material taken from the ori,inaI
:, "iloc. ne representation was of y bn;i1I;m',
rcy primitive style Of architecture. hn;I+ - I
sbar, 80 80 .Le ehlnks filled in with mortar. a y
door b't tbntt WIDOWS without sash or glass, and
I9oI I9 tfat was ever without bolt or lar "'''
hne remarks OF the Bishop were very ammo |
R'aa'o anu stirring, while the remni,cenns of
~ 10y: IS"u pllrarch Father Boehm. carrind ~,
'i1 pAch Co the earliest days Of our confI;cts
War 1%a Cnrl1ts hmgdom under the eadcrsbin of $
f. Church. '''o p'oheerS ol the VI.
tba 'tT 1--WE. we dare to ask room in the columns Of c,
in full "'''iS" 'heSe addresses W
p AZ the conclusion of the remarks Of Father st
' oo".m . a collection was lifted amoun,in,, 70 co
'Ver 500 to enable the Society IL nay az ~ IN
rai1 "i"'o On the expenses Of fitting up OF the /"
\ Now that the Society is fairly inaugur,+od CI
n tho er, i"H Ihus Tar been manifested -
: tue success OF our organization vn o,., o en-
ou''Reu 10 hope that it will receive tbo vii lea
~ earnest support Of the church and bncomo tn
'aluaDie auxiliary in incrcasin, Tho ,. ag
M usefulness of Method.m. '"' i''"or tire
- ueSIG INC cooperation Of every ministo. pr
1Ioe[ ,ho anu friend Of the VI. +. Church win Del
,vn Tho oouIiS OF thc Conference, and we be- e4t
,I,, o"'Ject VIII commendiitSelf as ono NOT VI
NY Interesting, but of much oc o' roc
lie Church " i"h hl'orIahce to La
Ina h'Tneauy ny we have received many objects of the
- 'ihS upon the early history oftba he
iIf'h ~ anu we hope to make additions wb; :J' saw
:, ;,r'h at an early day collection alkn ot sur
rnJy I" anu instructive from people and enc enc
Contributions are solicited, ofbook. no, self
:. I'c'ureS Paintings, "reminiscences Of narh, Voy
'dcherS, sketches OF scenes or cbor.,ta ~ celv
cntS, anecdotes either in noI IN Seer
story. - P0i' 'oldi or society thar
Now from this old historic grounds ,o1o II coul
.,0 ny the presence and influence oftIn -iMnr y AM
80 ;,st' ol .iethodISm we hope for prom,t II
,ir'.cSt.lg response. Write to us brrtb' "ou
any matters of interest in - D.cth sage
churches to which vnu are rn,,, 'tH the
m ,nc uollar year paid through onv oFtL. VI
i"SeIS 10 the Treasurer of the the Snniot, at "
'nnSttUc any person member With ,;' card
"a !lStIng the Society and Mu,rn,nf a,,I tLat
t>Si"l 10 course ofIccturcs 10 bo ri',' Navi
"S inc winter months a''Ul o'I,'
NTon.,ror, nc I'c"IehtS and the writer are milia
r.t o,,I .: 'he Society from the Easton body
lation. '0S'eu IUr IN out q
It people throughout the District arc IN. dan !.
a. eau at the rooms of the ASsoc;at;on statsr
Arch ST., when they again visit tbn c;,,.' antI,.
'stor OF the NJ Z. Church, Smyrna Del onr f" rGi !;
)TrOR SMYRy. 'Tr,,r. MaxiI
~ , the la
Jeros;.o1; On the 7th of Nav disno,
SMYRNA a small sized letter, in a yrIi"w ,,no, ,mo
ofg' single postage, containing ten con' rr"II
OF go Y. 5. Bonds, issued in ISco 0oG ~ would
TO Banking House in New WI Ban
y y lct'ST has never reached its destination 6O7 NJ
:; o'T u! master here wrote 10 the Denart. now pr
Ill haShlngtOn, stating the fact nnJ France
agent was put in charge of NV r,so many,
1i[gr nm rlgld investigation at the New gal, 5
Olilce, is satisfied that NV letter oon issue h
y the coupons never reached tbcrn r. ireland
manner, thorough examination hv tbn eXchan
, hSSlStInt 1 lreaSurer at New York, con. John
% nun tnat my coupons have not been ST., W
ieG' oc .I Tor payment at his office And no Mortga
Dl n Hm t,1cnl nave been discovered at the Il. Il.
lry Oulces IN Philadelphia, or Baltimore bic sem
m 90 1t would seem the pilfered January
rs are held up, until suspicion Shall no
IN regard to their loss. u. ..
Post Master rs we'll no tho est rates
IS men of SMYRNA tell M, 'o iinclpai 1-30's O
earances of this kind have hanncn"g p,g INTO mt, 80
region. And the Post MaStor n'itpehneu ip".n 63 "a
hat in no case have the ro',oa auTtner L John VI
out ;, Consequently, bankers and buG' ket St,
en /, tell me they have long since ceased 1sr,
any valuable letters through the mails :
~ mn IL tIot y oniy letters and parcels not ,oorI
~, ''"' Easily
c depredations upon the mail matte. spectfuiIy
ihyrna, are a serious detromnnt a. -: |. We
- and 1t bchOvcs the citi7nns ~ ~ i:S manufact
searching investigation into tbo " iS'l extending
view OF ierretng out the rogue or rorues ] Minor str
Who pillarcd nv lntta o'Iction 0i the for our ow
Of the connone "iI" Inr LOT The re- ness to wi
ma Ist Juiv Irc- hlLO w lIlTE. convcnicn
=. -oo'' or desirab
- 3. We !