Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-06-25
Grace church.

REUNION THE CoNGRE0AT1oN-FiNAL RE-
poRTs OF THE TRusrEEs-ADDREssEs BY THIS
LATE AND PRESENT PASTORS, &C., &c.
A business and social meeting Of the members
and congregation of Grace church, with many
invited guests was held In the church Friday even
ing. The business portion of the meeting was
the presentation OF the final report OF the Irus.
tees of the church, The Treasurer, the Ladlea'
After beautiful voluntary on the organ by
Professor Grobe and an equally beautiful vocal
one by fine Quarlette Choir, led by Mr. Pickels,
the meeting was called to order by hev. M;
by calling Rev. John Wilson, President OF the
Wesleyan Female College, to the chair, and ap-
pointing Mr.. y. James Belt, Secretary
The exercises were opened with prayer by Kew.
Mr.. Curtis, of Asbury church, after which the
choir sung beautiful and appropriate anthem.
The report of the Board OF Trustees was read
by s. NJ. Harrington, Esq, Secretary OF the
| Board, and was listened to with great interest
throughout, being pleasantly written and stating
| the facts OF the churchs history, and its past
and present financial condition, clearly and
tersely.
| favor and assistance in their enterprise. 1t then
briefly recounts the history of the church, from
| the conception of the movement TO the nnai
published sketch of its history that we cannot
give the space to the subject now VIC should like.
We may remark, however. that the history
shows plainly that il required earnest faith and
i
work of raising the immense sums necessary was
| not the easy process many have imagined 1t,
Judging from tho rapidity with which 1t was
done, but an almost ilcrculean task, requiring
| immense faith in success sbrewd financial en-
| rineering, aud spirit of real self-sacrfiicc.
| The first meeting looking toward the erection
| of a new Methodist Church was held In st. PauTs
| Church, on the EVENING" of November Ith, iooi.
| The first public meeting in furtherance of the
object was held at the same place, January 9th,
| 1865 legal organization was effected January
9th Vt the same year, and ground was broken in
the following May. The corner stone of the main
cdificc was laid on Octbocr 7th, 1865. In March,
1866, Rev. j. w. Stevenson was assigned as pas
tor of the new church, and ON the 25th OF THAT
month the chapel was informally opened Tor
public service, and in the afternoon the sunday
School was regularly organized. On the 10 OF
the following June, the Chapel was formally ded-
icated, and on January 2Sd, 1868, the main church
was dedicated
The total cost OF The whole churcn edlnce anu
pround was $l94,3l67 "a
S,f This sntn there has been paid 8S,8l1 80
Leaving All actual present liability of $lO5,SI5 II
This is reduced by assets, as follows:
due for pews sold, $3.50 sub
scriptons unpaid 90, PAP; bills re-
ceivable, $1957 40; pews unsold,
sl0,500; cash in Treasury, $3.50 70 $26, lob 10
Leaving an actual Indebtedness of $79,820 02
! $4,000 of which is secured by first mortgage
on the church, and the balance was met by money
borrowed on the credit of the Trustees. The re"
port earnestly urges the renewal OF exertons 10
meet this debt
The Treasurer's report was read by the Trea-
surcr, Mr. Billany, and corresponded, of course,
with the report of the Trustees.
The report OF the Ladies' Aid Society showed
the receipt from various fairs, &C., OF $6,916 W,
! and the expenditure of $3.50 43. The report of
the Ladies' Liquidation Society showed the re-
ceipt of 1904 So of which 1928 10 has been paid
to the Treasurer. -
yenson first pastor of the church, was introduced
and made an admirable and interesting address at
the conclusion of which Rev. Mr.. Goodman,
present pastor of the church, earnestly but briefly
urged the necessity of immediate effort to extin-
: gush the debt and called on the Indies TO take
the lead
,, , James Riddle, Esq, then moved the adoption
of a resolution requesting the Ladies' Aid anu
Ladies' Liquidation Societies to take hold Of the
matter and pedging them the support and sub
4 stantial aid of the male members.
' The congregation was then dismissed with the
a benedicton by Rev. Mr.. England, and immedi
! ately repaired to the Sunday School room, where
4 an hour or SO was devoted to pleasant social in.
. tcrcourse In the course of which strawberries and
n cream and other refreshments were served ~
r. bounteous protusion.
n The evening was altogether very pleasant ont
d and all who were present were delighted
u SSTRAwBERRY SHIPMENTs.-George W. Riser
of Lincoln, Del, and s. z. Hewes, Of the firm o
u Weeden u Hewes, New York city, have placet
i on the Junction & Breakwater Railroad a line o
= market cars, in which strawberries may be ship
j; ped from lower Delaware to New York, goini
J, through to market without any re-shpment. By
], this means two sources of injury and loss art
,f avoided viz: by delay and by too frequent hand
e ling.
l. PuESoMENoN ENTRAoRDIsARY.-In the flour
lie ishing little dwarf pear orchard OF g. =. Man
chester, Esq.,, of Lincoln, the visitor secs severa
4, pear trees in blossom, and ON the same Tree
~ healthy looking pears halfgrown.r = ~ q,
~ Here is nut for the philosophers to crack
y, Also the novel fact might be of interest TO frui
~ growers, in this fast age, wherein sowing mn
nj reaping, or blossoming and fruiting, simulta
ss neousy, would be financially, gratifying mari
"a of progress.
es LARGE MAGSOLIA.-An immense specimen Q
D the Magnolia Grdndi Flora is now on exhibition
Dr. at Mr.. J. P. Doughtens store sos Market street
SO We measured it and found the leaves 10 BE- 2
:, inches In length by II inches in width. Th
rs petals of the flower were III inches In length.
y was grown In the yard OF DIR. Couper, in'Ne'
., Castle.
rc NEW PosT, GAR "A post of the Grand Arm
a. of the Republic was organized few days ago
lie Middletown, with the following officers: p.
ng r. E. Smith; s. v. g., Charles Tatman, Jr., Al
no 4. B. Mckee, NJ. D. !; o. d. William ]. Morris
in o. G., ]. II. French. 1t will be known MS Po
n No. A.
of NEw STATIoss.-Several now stations are abo
I'll to be built on the Baltimore Central Railroa
,m There will be one at Warnings Meeting Hous
he where the land has been rendered, and $500 SUI
M scribed by the citizens Another will be locat'
ed at Liberty Grove, where land has also been tc
Ter dered, and $500 guaranteed. This is an entc
Of prising neighborhood, and many new bnildin
hO are going on there,