Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-08
Epwor,h Chapel Anniversary.

spEcrAL SERVICES, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON -AD-
DnEnsEs BY REV. Nh. SMITH AND oTHEhs.
The twelfth anniversary of Epworth Chapel
was col0bratei yesterday. At 230 7. NJ, the ex-
ercises began, he ssool singing sn anniyersa
ry CAROL and i'3y. A 70. Davis offering prayer.
The annuni port 81 ,,td the school liad of.
hcers, q toa . 20i Glars besides 10 infant
scholars y sraf tendance bas been IL
teachers, L.. 4..5r- III 81 infant scholars.
The receipts %. .ciioui have been l5l.36,
expensea so2 2G. leaving balance IN the treas-
ury S5910.
Tho following teachers and scholars had ceased
to labor and had passed to their reward during
the year
Dec. 7, 1874, Anna Amelia long aged years.
Dec. az, 1874, Bertha @. Long aged years.
Dec. 10, 1874, Minnie Lowrey aged years.
Jan. 23, 1875, Martin Townsend (teacher.)
March 20, 1875, Willie Morine, an iufant
scholar.
Aug. 90, 1876, Anna Richardson aged lG years.
Henry Q. Conrad read very touching obituary
notices of the TWO little girls named Long, aud
the others were appropriately mentioned.
Johnny Booker and Mary Morine were award
ed premiums for bringing in the largest num-
Der Of scholars, and 90 others awarded prizes for
similar work.
With further singing interspersed Rev. j. f.
Smith, of Grace church, delivered AN address,
H. G. Conrad gave select reading, THE Story
that Touches the Heart and remarks were
made by Rev. Mr.. Davis, Job II. Jackson, W. H.
Billany, and John White. Mr.. Billany referred
to the time when four persons came down from
Grace church to organize Sunday School, ami
one Of them stayed in the room while the 9th.
ers went out and returned with three scholars.
Upon wondering whether any of the three were
present a young man stood up and said he was
one Of them He is now q useful member of
the church.
AN ADVENTUROUS voYAoE.-several days ago.
f,to I f.fl IIafnu al Hur, IL
ton Martin, OF Warwick, Nd, sailed from Fred
ericktown to Baltimore with two coored men in
a small boat. They were cunning, and consumed
six days in the voyage. Upon landing at
Baltimore, in removing the guns from the boat
one of them WAS accidentally discharged.
woundng Lockwood in tile hand. On the re-
turn the boat capsized in squall near Fort
Carroll, and the three occupants Zone of the col
ored men had been sent over by steamer) were
thrown overboard.bu climbed up on the bottom
of the boat. No relief coming, Lockwood, al
though crippled. swan to shore, and procuring
another boat rescued his companion at the risk
of his own life. Shelter was given them for the
night, and the next day they footed it back to
Baltimore, and from there reached home by II
safer route.
AN OFFICIAL CAPTIVE ON DUrY BEFORE TIE
MAsr.-An oyster sloop from the Maryland
Navy, Capt. Hopkins in command, captured
Capt. Wash. Bussel, while longing on the
"Middle Ground, near Cristleld,a few days ago.
To make the capture, after long chase Capt
Hopkins and his mate left their sloop and
jumped into Capt. Bussels canoe, both armed.
soon afterwards Capt. Bussers brother, Capt.
John Bussel sailed up, Oh his way TO Baltimore,
and taking in the situation, boarded the canoe
in which his brother was prisoner and although
nnarmed, took forcible command, compelling
Capt. Hopkins to execute several orders before
the mast. The brothers, at their convenience,
landed the Navy commodore and his mate, who
wistfully behed their sloop floating out to sea-
DELAWARE AVENUE AND AsBuRY REvlvALs~-
Rev. /. NJ. Haldeman preached efficient sermons
both in the morning and evening, yesterday,
crowds going away as usual unable to gain an
entrance to the church. The communion WAS
administered to about 800 persons and the right
hand of fellowship extended to 64 new members,
making total of ll3 new members received
within two months. Sixteen persons were bap-
tised last night, one Of them colored.
The revival interest continues at Asbury NJ.
E. church though there is a falling oil Of the
number of penitents. Rev. Mr.. Wynn of the
Wesley Memorial church, Savannah, Georgia,
preached very able sermon last evening,
BASE BALL-Abeut 400 persons witnessed the
game between the Quickstep and Willie Klenz
clubs, on Saturday with MIR. A. Gookin umpiring.
Only seven innings were played, none Of which de-
veloped any very great brilliancy or enlisted much
interest. Bane ball Is waning with the season. and
the playing ~ the Quicksteps seems to be wan
ing with the also, as IL vas beaten on Saturday
when at o. 'ime 'g' the game in its own
hands.
Tho foil wv! score
12345 5 & 7 Total.
KleinZ nZ..,...............0 l 0 3 S-14
Quiclsteps s...............2 0 2 0 0 0-I2
MRS. LIvERMoRE AT THE UNITARIAN CuUhcH.
in the absence of Rev Mr.. Israel who preach
ed in Washington, Mrs. Livermore yesterday
conducted tho services ut the Unitarian church,
both morning and evening. Her text in the
morning was Bear ye one another's burdens. ="
The church, on both occasions, was crowded, and
the deepest interest manifersted by her hearers.
This evening, Mrs L. lectures in the Star
Course" at the Academy Of Music Philadelphia.