Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1871-03-09


Ing Rev, A. Goodman, took his text from Gensis
XXI, AZ; The Lord watch between me and
thee, when we are absent one from another, de
said this sermon would close bis pastoral labofs |
here Tomorrow morning, he would be on his |
way to the seat Of the Wilmington Conference,
and he would say In THE words OF LsDan 10 ia
cob; 'Now Therefore come thou, yet US maze a
mess between me aud thee. And they TOOK
stones and made heap and they diu eat tnefe
upon the heap. Therefore was the name OF IL
called Called and Mizpah he would therefore
In this quiet and solemn hour erect Mlzpan:--
FIRST as remembrance OF the mercies o. 9od
in the past secondly as covenant, and thrdiY
as q watch tower. i4tl
And following The exeniple Of Jacob, he would
take the first stone and set It up as Pillar OF
remembrance of the unmerlted mercies OF dod
toward himself as well as the kindness OF those
with whom he had been associated, and no could
hear his people respond, some with thankfulness
for the written word, as lamp 20 their ieet,
others for the sanctuary saying with ths fsalmlst'
was glad whes they said let US 90 up TO the
house Of the Lord some for the conversion OF
friends and others for mercies winch tune Wopiu
fall to enumeraie: Ast 80
Bat il was for a Covenant between them. Now
il appears that Jacob and Laban had not liyeu
on the best of terms together. Jacob had Deen
faithful servant but Labau had been exaetlng and
at times ogerbsariIg so that Jacob bad ieit ms
service, but IIAban had followed him. their dh-
ferences were reconclled, they had erected Miz-
l~pab and eat together upon IT, ana were now
about 10 part to meet no more OIL earth. 1ol
L In parking from this people he felt he could
gsay that be had not an enemy In Wilmington.
Certainly there was not man, woman or cniid
here, for whom be had not poured out his soul In
prayer TO Goo. The term OF bis paatorate IN
Wilmington would form green oasis In his Pill
QrlmaRe and the kindness he had received be
| treasured up In the casket OF bis memory. The
iron wheel OF the Itincrancy might sever there re-
yer their relations as PASTOR and People put could
not sever the friendship existing between them
| This would terminate only at death,to pe renew
ed beyond the river. In taking leave OF his Ole
fetal brethren, the Trustees, Olsss ,eaoets *,
be felt like an officer after successful cam paign,
calling bis aids around him to thank them for
4 their support for whatever conf KITS be was en-
gagged Ia, whether peaceably worshlpn IN the
sanctuary 10 combating the powers Of darkness,
/ be always found them at bis sldeI 10 bis Chris.
| tlan brethren OF other denominAtionsi many o.
whom he was pleased 10 see present, and VINO
/ had treated him with such courtesy and showa
| 80 much Catholcity of spirit. be wonld say that
he reciprocated their kindness, and in the fntnte
az well as in .he past would say Il Let sects and
names and parties fail, But Jesus Christ be sll
| III all. To the young cbayert |; II had been MS
privilege to share the oye OF their nrst love, tney
had run well fora season, be would say press on,
&c was not the first acts OF Christian soldier, Dut
the last battle that secured the victory
4 To the membership III general and 70 all who
had attended his Ministry he would say that
he had endesyored to the best OF bis ability to
declare unto them the whole course OF God,
aud they would bear him witness, that he
lbad been faithful in season aud out OF season to
reprove, rebuke, exhcrt, aud here the question oc
Cured were they all Christians, and i panied
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and without hope in the world, but God was bis
witness that he had not failed To warn them,
niobt and day, with tears, and he felt that his
sklrts were clear of the blood OF this people, and
now, as the closing set OF his pastorate,he would
eptreat them SO TO live as to meet him III heaV-
, en-. .s. So,
He was very thankful TO he able to say (and
, give God all the glory) that during the three
Years about 40 had Joined the church on proba-
lion and ITO bS letter. making $50 additions, and
40 had received letters OF dismissal, and six
vvbnm he named had .heen removed by death,
| bnt thar beautiful lives aud Triumphant deaths
leave no doubt that they are now In heaven =
But this Mizpah was also for watch betWe On
them and when he should he travelling % ano IN
ar tlsld oflaboE. or walking the busy streets o
anotbercity, or whorshipplng with another con-
aregatipn, his prayers should stu ascend 70 the
al al, n sfe aiiafs thay may bs Kept perfect,
c INTO I'M end and he knew that they would ne
2 msmter, but 10 would repeat the apostolic In
I junction. watch and pray lest ye enter into temp
ltation. Aud now the last duty was disehsrgeu
9 il only remained for hin to say the hard wore
: Farewell hard under any circumstances but all
Q lleyiated n this instance by the Thought that IL
only for while and that when We are DON
= meeting and parting here, we shall meat In tina
= better and brig Inter- world above. IN, s,,
esatsstscs OF the Eptseopdl Ohu rch Of Deia
: I,uare,-Of the Episcopal Church 10 Delaware
: there were between 1869 and 10, ~ clergy, )
{ parishes, and candidates for orders, In all 292
of baptisms there were 292 infants and y
admits total 1924. There were l02 corporations
1859 communicates 81 marriages, log oittns'-
4. In their Sunday SchoolstheIe vera 29l teachers
! and 2496 scholars. Their contribution for mis-
8 sionary and church purposes were 81, 24e 3d.
y The Raw. Alfred Lee Is the Bishop OF the Dit
V caae az Delaware He Is the first the chure
Z, ever had In the State. BE was conssc rated Oc
y 10. fs41, Rs was the 9sth bishop coDsecrated
a Delaware. There are now only four living wi
=, were consecrated before him, viz; Bishop Smi
~ Of Kentucky, McIlvsine of Ohio, McCoskry
\, y Michigan, and Whittingham OF Maryland
a :. The Diocese of Delaw are was organized in l19
q Its officers consist OF the following the he
!, Alfred Lee, d, D., Bishop, residence Wllm INF
no ton. Solomon NJ. Curtis, secretary OF the eonVsn
IA ton OF Newark. The standing eommittee a
~, "a follows clerical s, T, Hotchkins, presider
.
10 M, Curtis, w. t. Read, The Missionary al
~ Educational Committee chairman, the Bisho
4, Rev, ]. b. Clemson, @. s. Spencer, and Mess
al B. Simmons and j. RI. Peterson.
~ Trustees of Bishop fund, W. T. Read, 9.
rp Cummins, e. @. Bradford, $. Candy, r. FELL.
Trustees of fund for relief OF disabled eieTgyme
n. Franklin Fell. The elst anniversary conyeuti
r. Will meet at st. Peters church, lewes, Wedn'
LIr day ,he 7th of June. H#
u, Ar.nlpsrsdyy. -Tbe missionary anniversary
~, ~ tbs Asblry Sabbath schools was observed Il
ny Sunday afternoon. After singing by the scho
~ Rev. n, H. Kemp led in prayer. Adore
eng ware delivered by Rev. MIR. Shaw and Rev. \
'ea Clymer The Memorial Services were higl
'H impressive and affecting ID. T, Rickards IN,
yarv appropriate and eloquent address, on
,h memory Of Ella Way, who had been pupil
rcb his class, and presented her fathsr on pehsii
~ ths deeesed's classmates, q beautiful wreath
,ir Mr.. w. was so overcome py this manllos1a y
81 OF love and esteem that he could not speak,
was 50 af;ec1sd that be had to be assisted frt
~ VI ths church. Rev, Mr.. Hill made similar Q
drsss IN memory Of While Tubbs, and presen
n 1 handsome wreath on behalf Of his class, to
NJ and Mrs. Tubbs. The contributions OF
~ schools and chnieh amounted 70 slole'2S
al the year. itat8
IrlI-i CONFERENCE.-The third annual session OF
for wilmington Conferences convened az po'
'ers Yesterday. This conference embraces within
iurlsdction the churches Of this denomination
anu this entire peninsula, I. &. all the state OF U
rch, ware, and the nine counties OF Maryland,
Atty two Of Virginia, east OF the chesapeake Bay
on There are within its bounds TWO huDdreo
him ninety-tiye churches, divided Into " char
It Of which are supplied by ia travelling preach
srsa who are assisted by l2s local preachers. In
! a several appointments the highest salary pal
Il to pastor Is 81, 000 and the lowest Is s2oo' IL
, his were expended In church building and inpro
7Ith ,,,ta laat uaar ga1 99t and In parsonage bii