Daily Republican., 1879-09-29
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a BIshoP's RECEPTION.

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Bethel A. u. n. Church Crowded
with hiss FPfesds 70 WeIcom,
Him From Europe-The Bishop
Gives Some of HIS Experiepce
Bishop Campbell of the A. M. K
Church having just returned from 4
fraternal visit to the British WESLEYAN
Methodist Conference held in Burning.
ham, England, and being in the city
was accorded a cordial reception las,
night at the Bethel A. N. II. Church,
Walnut street above Sixth, Rev. C. c.
Felts, pastor. The lecture room OF the
Church was handsomely trimmed for
the occasion, tie British and American
flags being festoonsd over the pulpi,
platform, and exotius and flowers aced
upon pedesfals adorned either End OF
the recess. In an open front class 1909,
large choir was placed which rendered
appropriate and charming music at in.
tervals during the evenings exercises.
The room was comfortably filed and
amongst the auditors were Rev. J. b..
Mann, Rev. J. A. b. Wilson, Rev. Pres
ldent Williams Of the Wesleyan Female
College, Rev. +. B. Duval, Rev. Mr..
Ruley, Rev. Mr.. Moore, j. p. Tustin,
Esq, and Messrs. Strickland, Archer
and Hizar; the latter the builders Of
the new church. After voluntary by
the choir, the Rev. Mr.. Beckett of Bal
timore,a son-in-law of the Bishop, open
ed the exercises by announcing the
hymn commencing with
From Grcenlsnd's Icy Mountains,
From lndia's coral strand"
and after it was sung he led in PRAYER.
Rev.Mr.Fel tsthen very appropriately
welcomed the Bishop on behalf of the
church, and as the Bishop was a native
Delawarean, he called upon Preside ent
Williams to welcome him In the name
of the State. Mr.. Williams expressed
the pleasure it afforded him to welcome
the Bishop back home again to the State
of which they were both natives.
Bishop Campbell replied to these
kind expressions of his brethren In a
humorous but eloquent manner which
made an hour or more slip away very
and the audience would glad |
ly have listened another bour. He
gave condensed history of his recep-
ton aud his experiences in attending
the Wesleyan Conference at Birminp-
ham and he afforded no little amuse-
ment as he told how the puzzled pastor
yi the church in which the Conference
was held received him coolly a. the
ioor, and was more puzzled still to find
hat be had regularly signed creden-
ials.
The pastor when he found he was
III right told him he would have to say
III he had to say in fifteen minutes,
Is there were agrea, many distinguish
ID preachers present Who were to ,
peak. The Bishop was thus somewhat
usprised and he Immediately com.
nenced oondensing his speech, at
he same time thinking that the privi.
ege of an American Bishop to speak
My fifteen minutes was lut a poor
eturn for an outlay of $500 and a ride
f 5000 miles.
However, he was admitted and as
igned as the last speaker, with twenty
linutes. The Bishop said he made no !;
ltroduction, but pitched right in, and
hen his 20 minutes expired he was
let with loud cries of 'go on, go on"
he way being thus opened hs got a
lance to say all he hsd to say, and cl
tier that all the churches in England :
ere open to him.
He spoke of visiting DR.. Spurgeon's
lurch, and at the close of the services @
communed with his congregation. ol
he Bishop took this as an opportunity az az
rap the Baptists of'America over the b
nnckles for allowing him to come into cl
eir churches and preach for them and
ZEN refusing to allow him to commune n
ith them. r
The Bishop thought the Almighty OF
I'd this country in view and allowed co 10
ings to happen just as they had that ro
e gospel might be spread to all the ar
tions ofthe earth. He depended upon NJ NJ
ucation as the great lever that was
elevate his race. Everywhere in his 20
avels in the South he said the cry -
IS for educated ministers. "We lust
ep the uneducated ones now for fill =,
, in" said the Bishop. The Bishop :
We his opinion at length upon various
'ics and we regret that our space is
that we cannot give these
ws in full.
While he was away he visited Eng CA
ID, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and c
'nce, but he was glad to get home TO 6
native little State of Delaware the
Imond State of all the States. -
lev. F. B. Duval followed the Bish- IA
in his remarks and heartily endorsed ~
views on a higher State of education. .
leading pleasure of the evening "a
the singing of the "Ninety and
e," by the bishops on-in-law,. Mr.. --
kett. During the evening the visi- n
were introduced to the Bishop who II
lially received them. ,
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