Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-17
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BrooKLYr, Reb. IA. Mss Anna OH
yer. the Young lady pastor OF the VIII
louehby Avenue Meshodi.t Bpisoops
church, IN Brooklyn, ia much more
successful in her ministery than many
yOung ueu Of ner age, ami her church
bsA t,come one Of the moat prosperous
in IL vicinity. The church shs occu-
Mas wss purchased under u foreclosure
,pIe By ths Williamsburg Savings
Rank 10 satisfy their first mortgage OF
SlkOn0. Offers were made for it to
,prn jp.o livery stable and beer
gardso. hat Miss Oliver purchased IL
in her owp name for $l4 eco, and gave
mor.saEe for Sl3, ,00e. She organized
a church IN 1879 in accordance with
the discipline of the Methodist Bpis 90
psI Church, hut without the official
SANCTION Of any Of the preachers OF that
church, who, although sending word
that they fell pleasantly toward her
enterprise also said that they could not
recognize a female preacher. MisB Oil
ver wss shout TO deed the property she
had o0aght 10 tbs Church IL the usual
yay. pQen she concluded that il she
did tie Conference might accept the
property sud turn the worshiper5 out
Accordingly ahe had legal document
draVB, deciding the church to certain
perGouS IL, the purposes OF the Will
IoughGy Avspue Methodist Church,
bat no; scbject 70 the direction Of Con-
felener. Mis- divers energy WAS IN
bounded, and when she heard that
ueighloliEg church members We're say
ing that her enterprise would not last
year, she reGeHbled her exertions, and
nov, about ihe completion OF her SEQ
ond year, she has reason tc be graft
Ged q She retrospect.
Miss Oliver is about 25 or n years
old with coal, black eyes, brunette CON-
pi.A4on, and raven black hair, which
falls IN glossy curIs over her shoulders.
She bruBhes her hair smoothly back
from her forehead and face, and in 9th
or res yegtF heE toilet is in contrast with
the fashionable young lady OF Madi-
500 square" She dresses In black,
usually In alpaca, cut to neatly fl. her
slender fburs, and the sombre costume
is relieved only by delicate bits OF
white rnehs as the throat aud sleeves.
No jeWelry, except q jet black pin, is
wors by the girl pastor. Her manner
is that Of az sarnsst religious devOtee,
and her conversation seems unmlx0d
with sAHt. Her sincerity has won
many friends, aud many veteran Meth !
odlsts who sit weekly under her teach
ings Iuull NOT exchange her for Blsh-
Op.
Miss Olivey says "ko psws are
rented. OuE motto i5 Have faith Ia
God We believe that If the LORD
needs a church, and the church does
the Lord's work. He viii! jast as sars-
ly give 1t the money TO meet its current
expenses as He will give it the Holy
Spirit to lead its meetings. We do
NOT believe in church fairs, festivals,
oyster sHppers, neoktie sociables, leap.
year entertain nents, chsrades, tab
leaux, cantatas, wax works, or any
other oi the humorous projects gotten
mp by other shurshgs in order to meet
their expenses, which turn the Lords
sanctuary into playhouse, an eating
saloon, Or house OF merchandise. One
me:hod OF raising money Is to ask the
people TO give Il in return tor the profit
'hey derive from the church SERVICES
Mis- divers blttereat disapI ointment
was In the refusal of the Bishops Of
She church to Ordain her. She has ap-
pesled tos this recognition In vain,
but sEe is met by tho answer that the
law Of the church does net auth0rize
.he ordination Of v0mea.