Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-09-25

Druuyer'a Chmch.-The centennial Of this
| cliurclxwas observed on Sabbath week rs wells
the nth anniversary reunion, makiug the dayl
one "a unusssl interest. The old edlhce is sitr-
ed about half a mills north Of Odessa, en- the
road teadingt 70 St, GEORGES, and Is still in good
jrspalr.. WIKI the exoeptio1 ola new roof, the
oufside appearance 10 the same as 1t was eighty
years ago, and the brick work seems to be just
| a. substantial.
We are indebted to the Commercial for the
4 following: FOR this occasion cobweds were
brushed from the walls, the floors and pews
i secured, and the Interior Of the church decora-
II ted with evergreeus. Festoops hung along the
gallery, spirals climbed the supporting posts,
the windows were draped, the chancel was ac-
tually filed with flowers, and Ia long line
upon mound from the church to the road.
huge rustic baskets Of the choicest flowers ard
plants were arranged. These were furnished
by Mrs. d. W. and J. G. Corbitt, and by Mrs.
S. E. Polk. The decoration Of the church was
/, pertormed by Misses Lydia Watkins, Kate
OroweI, Ida Wbittock, Maggie Vandegrift and |
! Josephine Mfiln, assisted by numbar Of
! young gentlemen
The church was very well filled In the morn
ing, and In the afterRoon 1t was simply overflow
| ing. The dull leadep clouds OF the morning, |
} which had succeeded heavy rain the night be-
: fore, broke away at noon, and the pleasant sum
s shine brought the people. Among those present
were Judge VIM. Pierce, DR.. W. D. Corbtt, A.
n 8. Naudain and T. U. Hamby, of Philadelphia;
! Rev. ]. L. Bryan of the Wilmington Confer
s ence Samuel Black, A. o. Newton, James W.
Vandegrift, Anthony Higgins and many other
IS substantial farmers and business men Of New
|, Castle county. DR.. w. N. Hamilton was there,
j. Of course, his face irradiatad with a pleasant
Is satisfaction as he performed the offices Of chief
s. cavalier for the day. The success of the day
IL owed much to the Dr's. presence and persever-
= ing energy.
y The service began in the morning, at 1890
Iav,l n~v,t x.ntt A In, f1a ona
lis cess of an hour and half being taken fer din
r. ners with them and remained all day. The
O morning sermon was preached by Rev. John
m Crowell, y. D., pastor of the new Drawers
10 Church, in Odessa, fro" Ezra. Ill 10 vc.-
when then foundations of this house were
ar laid' Mr.. Crowol very briefly spoke Of the
IN early history of Drawers Church, dating lis
Of rise In 169S-25 years after the settlement OF
lily the neighborhooi. The sermon was mainly
to devoted to areyiew ofthe progress Of christan
of ty within the centuty-of its contests with in
IA fidelityof Its success In them all, and the i'm
portant parts which infdelity itself played II
ed; the refutaton Of Its own theories.
he The singing was done by quartette from
u.s. Wilmington, under the leadership Of Mr.. NJ. L
/ A Lichtenstein. Tho others were Mr.. Rhoads, o
He Reading but temporarily residing in Whining
SUI ton; Miss Ormond, of the Wesleyan Femal
en- College, and Mrs. s. A. Macalister Miss Re
becca Pierce accompanied the party as organist
ion The quartette suffered somewhat IN the morn
was niment, as 1t was desired to make this part Q
uou the service as old-fashoned as possible, but Il
en- the afternoon the excellent ability Of the qua
ted tette was fully displayed. Two or three sole
|. were sung, and Miss Ormond repeated sole
and TOO Late,' by request.
nj The afternoon was consumed In addresses
In Judge Pierce, and Revs. Joseph Wilson, Cha
belt Brown, and g. w. Gaylord Rev. John Hel
all bricks was invited to be present, but he wi
iliar compelled to start upon long journey, on Mo
rider day morning, he sent letter Of regret
one MINISTERS OF THE CHURcH.--The folio,
en- ing are the names Of the ministers Of the o
Drawers Church, in q right line from 1920.
rect Passon Burton; Joseph Wilson; Warren
the Jones; Charles Brown; George Foote's I. w.
rted Handy ;-McClure G. ". Gaylord Jol
and Hendricks.
car And of both the new and old church, Jol
par Crowell, ID. D.
The ministers named above have all be-
en- pastors of the old church. Rev. Joseph W lis
bum Is the oldest one at present living. His life
For prolonged by most miraculous lnterpostion
fing- Divine providence. On Saturday morning la
aadie by mishap. he fell down flight Of II steps
the residence of his brother, in Phladept
g lit cutting his head pretty badly. Still he band
is a ed his head and came on down 10 meet his
lefty, pointment, and expressed his great gratitcat
nder to have been able to have been there. Mr..
an son Is u years Of age; but although feeble
body, and stitiened with age, his voice is
ut TO full and his eyes, the windows of the soul,
Au- of q buoyant spirit within.
'haps, Nearly all the membership oil OLD Drawy
Apply church has passed away. Almost two gem
tons have gone since Joseph Wilson's pas
DIR ate, and but few of the boys who used to
of the him are left among the living. He alone,
Peter most like the church to which he was first
Il. ar dained, is a living monument of antiquity.
Nv ex ruthless hand of Time has destroyed and tr
W es- ioriheu huch wuich WAS worth preserving,
rescu- nosn.IiS mas escapeu us enec.s oooh tne
ir sen will be sundered, and the church will alone
n tina come the monument of an age remarkabl
10 con progress in christian work. Soon John
main Woods, Joseph West, Mrs. Ann Jefferson,
red in Major Jones and few others will lie down
hon az rest and the connection will then be broker
winter The memories Of last Sabbath remain; but
~ ont these will be forgotten; the lessons which
tended lncuIc4te WIN nave escaped our memory
he na- dream of the pass
illness Drawers church Is the mother OF five q
ishing daughters in the immediate vicinii
NJ thin ito own location. There are the Presbyte
Polar churches at Port Penn, Delaware City,
az soon Georges, Mddletown, and the new Draw
h. On church at Odessa, the youngest of them
and ON When II was proposed to build this last cf
Rayen- and to abandon tho old one on account o
disadvantages of its location, a storm of
as the hatioh was raiseo whsh IL was very oilis
his ey- and those who had worshipped there for
ali an Ignoring the necessity for evening servlc,
i daath the Sabbath school, refused to countenanc
the en- change, but began an opposition which
maintained with all tie yehemence they
q gives capable Of Finally, a compromise was
ha Prov upon an annual reunion, and these have
been kept up, the other churches joining
might ceieorat'oh'
it was