Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

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Flagler, boarding. house lady in Whining {
ton, was victimized by Il sad-looking young !.
man who said he had the consumption and
was looking for healthy boarding place.
He was given one of the best rooms in the
house, one day last week, and the next
morning he walked off with a fine coat,
some money belonging to the boarders, and
| jewelry and silver belonging to Mrs. f. lie
gave the name of Williams, but in the
pocket of his old coat, which he left behind
| in exchange for the new one, was tenn
perance pledge with different signature.
THE BAY SHORE Messrs.
! Sewell and Jester the Delaware Railroad
engineers passed through Milford last
Thursday on a reconnaissance of the bay
shore route for the new branch of the Del
aware Railroad from Dover via Frederick,
Milford. Milton and Nassau to Rckoboth |
City. The surveyors commenced laying |
out the line on Monday. The estimated |
cost Of the road is $4,000 and if the
people interested will promptly come for
ward and take SO per cent of the stock
when the books are opened the Milford
Nc,os thinks there is no doubt at all but
that the road will be speedily constructed.
EpIscoPALIANIsM.-The S7th annual con-
vention of the diocese of Delaware held its
session at Georgetown, on Wednesday last,
9th. Right Rev. Bishop Alfred Lee, ID. d.,
President in the chair. Twcnty-ono minis
ters were present, and about forty-tiyo lay
delegates. The following were elected
delegates to the General Convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, which meets
in Boston in October, viz Ministers, Revs.
|. Ii. b. Brooks, of Seaford, Benjamin j.
Douglas, ofGeorgetown, j. leighton McKim,
. of Milford, II. G.. Littell, of Wilmington.
Laymcn, Messrs. S. NJ. Curtis, w. J. Fell,
George II. Raymond, George II. Bates
, Last Friday the Rev. l. N. Halderman,
the sensational Baptist minister in Will
mington, very unexpectedly sent i'll his
resignation as pastor of the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church in that city. 1t was ac-
: ccpted. He is the man who preached Il
= sermon to the Reformed Temperance men
5 recently in which he opposed the whole
:, temperance movement and said it was Il
!. sin to sign a temperance pledge. 1t is init
mated that he wants to get up a new
Church and resigned his old charge upon
Z the prcteXt Of want OF unanlmity in his
d congregation. Recently Il meeting occurred
to eXpel w. +. Taylor on charge of being
u contentious, which motion when put was
!; adopted, but not unanimously. Mr.. II.
looked upon the vote in favor OF Mr., Taylor
k as indicative Of opposition to him, so he
d said, and hence handed i'll his resignation.
- TIE LEVY CoURT-At a session of the
:, Levy Court, in Dover, last week, several
/. Collectors made returns of dog tax delin-
quents, but the Court refused to grant
them, and returned the lists to the Colec-
d tors. The East Dover Hundred list con.
D tanned about 500 names for amounts rang
> ing from 81 to 50 many of the names on
ut the list are perfectly able to pay their taxes
" The Court thinks it is not fair to those that
p have paid their dog tax to let others equally
+. able escape paying theirs. A resolution
m was passed giving the sureties Of II. c
" Forkum and George w. Anderson two de
=. linqucnt Tax Collectors until December t
N pay the principal of their Indebtedness OF
m their agreement to pay interest upon tn,
a amount. The County Treasurer was in
p, structed to proceed against the sureties o
George F. Hawkins and Charles W. Clark
two delinquent cx.Collectors of Kentol
to Hundred for the amounts against them
a The books of the Court show that ITawllin
ed owes the county on 1874 and rs $l0SI.4l
es and Clark on the 1876 list $l07l.l9. Cour
st adjourned till October.-Smtinc.
to A METHODIST MINISTER ACCUSED o
n. HEREsY.-Rev. Geo. II. Kramer, of Wi
mington, pastor of Asbury NJ. +. Churcl
!. formerly occupied by Rev. +. Stubbs O
aV this town. on Sunday evening, the Sd inst
" in his sermon, came out so strong in faYo
~ of the idea that the soul at death rests wit
SU' the body in the grave until the resurreC
io; ton, that he was interrupted by one of hi
az leading members.
~ Mr.. Furgeson, the gentleman who il
oP terrupted him, stated that a great man
members of his congregation were in til
in dark in regard to his views in relation t
lI Il A. 4 l
lgs he thought it was due to them that the
he should know exactly where he stood upo
Ill. the subject. Mr.. Kramer requested NJ
all Ferguson not to interrupt him viii
EN- preaching, but to come to him after scrvi(
he and talk the matter over. The circun
de- stance has created considerable eXct
, it ment in Methodist circles, and at IL
ing Preachers meeting OH Monday morniu
(4th) committee of ministers was a
J.. pointed to wait upon Rev. Mr.. KramC
..iH and confer with him in reference to h
' ' doctrinal views
ng On Wednesday last 9th inst, Rev. ID.
car Thomas sent letter to the RcpuJEc,
!gh criticzing Mr.. Kramcr's doctrine and NJ
ing X. replied rs follows:
my As to the Immortality of the soul, | {
ii '1u not need it, because the resurrection of Il
lly dead will give mo Immortality. The wor
:" "immmortal soul" ARE nowhere found
"y, the Bible-the doctrine is not in Il
o' Apostles creed, nor in any article in o
Discipline. The 10th article in the chur
GER of England asserted it, but slae removed
he'd and it is an evangelical church. Mart
The Luther denied it, John Milton denied
T. & Justin Martyr denied it. believe at dea
Co. the spirit goes to God who gave it; but Il
at spirit is not a person-it is an entity, a pi
,rlk, Of " the ego and in the resurrection W
will be restored, and the man proper will Ii
90 again. Whose eateth my flesh a
be drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, ant
and will raise him up at the last day" W
lion say, if | fall asleep before tho mast
Sew comes, Lord Jesus receive my spiri
and believe he will keep that which co
,,, NIT unto him against that day. 1t
W. wv conscious Ego-claim my spirit as | do /
res res body. The trouble is that theology Ii
'len ne;a poetry, has personifed "the Psyche" 81
ne i;I.S for instance, Edgar Allen Poe. As to |
IiHo IN, views | have never preached against a
my article of religion in the Methodist Disc
,Si. ios line, and cannot be legally interfered wi