Daily Republican., 1881-03-21

ApportiOnmeDttOrye2r 4,36o
Rev. ZAcchias Bowen, a local preach
or Of Somerset county, has had charges
made against him Of improperly marry
ing q eoulle who we're within the pro-
hibitation degrees, under tie law Of
Maryland.
The following committee was appoin-
ted to conduct church trial in his
case II. Cololazer, Charles Hill, l.. H.
j Barrett, J. P. Qho, Thomas X. Bell, R.
&c. Jones, F. McQusy, W. J. Duhada-
way, A. Chandler, G.. W. Wilsox, Z
P. Aldred, W. II. Hutchin, JOS. Robin
son, W. B. Walton, T. II. Harding.
Rev. W. Il. Avery, secretary; X. b.
Newman counsel for the church.
Rev. T. 5. williams, Presiding Elder
of Salisbury District presented his re
port which was read. He reported 25
pastoral charges, IS church buildings,
81 Sunday schools and % parsonages,
l2of which are owned by the churches.
The church membership is 5000 divl.
ded into l67 classes with 100 leaders.
Fifty of this number attend social
means Of grace but only 80 per cent.
contribute to current expenses and be-
nevolent enterprises.
Tho greatest pumher of conversions
and additions to the church have occur.
red at Deals Island, POcomoke City,
Fruitlsnd, As0ury, Stockton and Del.
mar.
Referring to the local option Mr.. Will
liams says:
In May last, Somerset county ,ast 8
very decided vote in favor OF Local Op-
tioD, and since that time no liquor has
been sold in any of the districts except
one.
On Franktord circuit church called
St. Georges, has been erected at q cost Of
$lSoe. A Methodist Protestant church
at Gumb0fo was bought for $3.50 and
the Membership in body came over to
the N. r. church. A handsome parson-
age was erected at Stockton for 81 800.
A new church in Deals lSlandis ready
tor dedicating. The parsonage at
Pocomoke City through the excitement
of J. D. G. Hanna has been freed from
debt. Asbury church, near Crisleld is
in the hands Of the Sheriff for debt OF
1920 two years ago, has been rescued
from the Sheriff and the debt through
the energetic efforts Of Rev. r. 0. Ayers.
Many other acknowledgements
are reported.
Rev. J. D. C. Hanna was secured Il
fll the place of brother Balm, who died
May l3, 1880, at POeomoke City, which
he has done with great acceptability.
At II O'Clock the memorial services
took place. Rev. Mr.. Haynes, read q
memoir Of Rev. William Uric. Ad.
dresses ware also made by Revs.
Brindle, Cooper, Gregg, Ayers, Marten.
dale, Carton, Houston, and the Bishop.
Mr.. Hsyns also presented a memorial
of the death Of W. l. Balm, whsn ad
dresses we're made by Revs. W. P. Dams
and T. 8. Williams. Rev. T. L. Tom
kinson read q memoir of Rev. Thomas
r. Plummer, and touching addresses
we're made by Revs. g. W. Miller and
J. M. Williams. Rev. J. M. Bryan read
q memoin of Mrs. Belle M. Chase, wife
Of B. W. Chase and addresses were
uade by Revs. J. l.. Houston and W.
II. England.
A Temperance meeting was held in
the church oa saturday evening, Rev.
J. u. Caldwell in the chair. Addresses
we're made by g. W. Miller and A. W.
Lighthourne.
On Sunday morning Bishop Bowman
preached at the M. Z. church taking
bis text from the second chapter u
Ephesians and l4th verse: For he ia
our peace who hath made both one and
hath broken down the middle wall oil
partition between u.s."
At the conclusion of the service the
following deacons we're ordained:
Olin s. Walton, Princess Anne, Som
erset county, Md; Charles A. Griee
HOpswell, Somerset county, Md; Julius
Dodd, Harrington, Del; J. NJ. Lindsle,
Denton, Md; and Francis B Quigley,
Church Creek, Dorchester county, Md.
In the afternoon Rev. N. A. Rich
ards Of New Castle preached taking for
his text the second verse Of the second
chapter, First Corinthians: "For
determined not to know anything
among ycu save Jesus Christ and him
crucifed."
The following elders were ordained
after the service:
W. W. W. Wilson, Snow Hill, Nd;
Walter 4. Avery, Elkton, Nd; C. At
kins, Galestown, Dorohs ster county,
Nd; Lewis Z. Andrew, ca den, Del. |;
and ]. G. Bspns, Port Deposit. Cecil