Smyrna times., 1877-06-27

H.
NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, who has been
opposed by his congregation because he |
denies the Immortality of the soul, has re-
signed and left the Methodist Church.
Rev. Mr.. Bristor, of New Castle, filled his
vacant pulpit last Sunday, and Revs.
Stubbs, of Smyrna, Caldwell, of Dover, and
Inskip, of Philadelphia, will preach on the
succeeding three Sundays.
HONORARY DEGREEs.-Delaware College,
last week, conferred the following Honorary
Degrees, viz: The degree of LII. D. to Rt.
Rev. Bishop Lee, of the Diocese of Della
ware, and Hon. Isaac D. Jones, of Balti.
more, Md. The degree of d. d. to Rev.
Thos. D. Bell of Virginia, and Rev. Epher
| Whitaker, of Long Island, both former
graduates of the College, and to Rev. Aus
tin C. Heaton, of Princess Anne, Md.
RoBBERIEs IN THE LOWER PART OF KENT
Tho store-house of Thomas Cubbage, at
Mount Oliver, a few miles below Willow
Grove, was entered on Friday night, the
! 18th, by means of false keys and robbed of
| 800 worth of goods. On the same night
the store-house of Mr.. Conner, at Sand
town, was entered but not much was taken.
No clue to the guilty party or parties.
| THE man has since been caught and is now
in Denton Jail.
TABERNACLE AT REHoBoTH.-The Reho-
both Beach Camp Meeting Association
have employed man in Wilmington to
build tabernacle on the camp ground, to
occupy the space surrounding the platform.
The tabernacle is to be 40 by 60 feet, so
constructed as to be easily enlarged when
necessary. The trees now growing on the
space where the tabernacles is to be, will
be cut down and posts made of them upon
which the roof of the tabernacle is to rest
a DAY FOR THE CoLoRED PEoPLE.-Last
Saturday was big day at Dover, when the
Colored Free Masons of the State celebrated
"St. Johns Day. Thirteen lodges were
represented. An excursion train Of eleven
cars arrived from Wilmington. There was
a big procession, with three brass bands
and about 500 Masons in regala. After
marching through the town the procession
and an immense crowd of people, including
a number of white persons, went out to
Denney's wood, where music speeches and
feasting were INDUCED in. colored min
ister named Bennett, from Harrisburg, Pa,
made a good speech on the progress of
Free Masonry. Over a thousand people
were in the woods.
TIE 4TH IN MILFoRD.-The following is
the programme for the4th ofJuly in Milford
a salute of thirty ye@ht guns at daylight.
A grand parade on horseback, with men
dressed TO represent the costume of all
nations and all kinds of odd fellows, headed
; by the Dover Silver Cornet Band. The
Declaration of independence will be read
to be followed by addresses by Hon. Geo
p. Fisher, Hon. James r. Lofland, Geo. V
I Massey, Esq, Richard Harrington, Esq.
James r. Mitchell, ESQ.,, and Edward l.
! ! Martin, ESD, if they'll consent. In the
afternoon there's to be Foot, Hurdle, Tul
and Sack race, Creased Pig, and Other
foolishness. In the evening there will be
grand display of fireworks.
c DELAWARE GRADuATEs.-Thc following il
a list of the graduates from the leadin;
S Colleges in this State, viz:
Delaware College, Newark-Miss Annie
Willis, Kent CO., Nd; Geo. w. Stone
i Newark VIM. G. Lyman, Stanton; Chas
II NJ. Curtis, Newark; j. Newton Hustled
West Chester, Pa.
5, Wesleyan Female College, Wilmington
/, E. S. Hill, Smyrna; May Deshler, Allen
town, Pa; Ii. May Emery, New Hamr
, shire; Addie Lockwood, Baltimore; Jam
y y B. Biggs, Summit Bridge; C. L. r. Smith
y y Wilkesbarre, Pa; Harriet Dyson, Norris
y town, Pa; E. Belle Purnell, Snow Hill
Md; Leila G. Whitaker, Havrede- Grace
It Md; Julia L. Matthews, Snow Hill, Md.
If Wilmington Conference Academy, Dove
t., Lille w. Register, Smyrna; T. C. Moore
Morton; A. NJ. Cooling, Galena, Md.
w. S. Taylor, N. Y. and S. Emma Hawk
70 ins, Jesse NJ. Stevenson, Laura Harper
4 Eva Salmons, Kate D. NAPLES, Willar
p" Salisbury, jr., and j. Hope Caldwell, all {
Dover.
'es Rev. G. r. KRAMER.-This erratic mimi
H., &c .1.~,.. L
u connection with the Methodist Episcops
Church, and resigned the pastorate c
rs Asbury NJ. f. Church there, has come out
ie Millerite" or Second Adventist, it is saiC
.h lie has purchased a tent which has bee
used by the temperance people, at the CO
l., ner of 4th and Lombard sts., and last SUI
y day he organized New Church who's
u u creed shall be the Bible and the secon
!" coming of Christ" About 300 people wer
to hear him Sunday morning, when i
no preached from John IA: ., 3, dwelling c
ar pecially upon the words "I ,oW come aga
ne and receive you unto myself; that where / a
n. there ye may be also" He claimed that v
l., do not go to heaven when we die for Jesl
~ Christ says in the 33d verse of the 14th cha
nr ter of John: "Whither 60 ye cannot come
i, The question then occurs if we cannot
- to heaven then how can we ever get ther,
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he again and receive you unto myself"
til At the close of the sermon society W
lp, organized with, it is said III member
Much anxiety was felt as to who would LEI
of in the movement especially by the Asbu
III. Church, as it was generally admitted tn
nv the greater number would come from tn
~ church. 1t had been asserted that n
more than q dozen would leave the o
mother church, but when Mr.. Kram
rs gave the invitation to come forward al
to unite in church fellowship, it was -four
lse that this idea was a delusion. Charles
an Bettelle, Secretary of Asbury Sund
School, was called forward to act as Secl
Nv. tary. Jacob Elliott, licensed exhort
mt and class leader in the mother church, W
lch the first TO step forward and offer his mar
vas in church fellowship. Others began
va. come forward, amongst them being II Tn
tee of Asbury and several Sunday Schc
teachers. Not only from Asbury but fro
on other churches, persons pressed forward
give their names. Scott, Epworth, Madl'
me st. Pauls, West Presbyterian, DelawG
erl. Avenue Baptist, and others were rep
get santad