Daily Republican., 1881-06-15
THIRD EDITION.
sRANDYwINE HUNDRED ITEMS.
A Correspondent Tells What Is
Going on amongst the Church
and the People OF she Blue Rock
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.

going ON amongst the Chur"s
and the People OF she Blue ROcl
Hundred.
Special Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN
BRANDYwINE HUNDRED, June IA.
Decoration Day was duly observed a
Bethel NJ. +. church by an address by
the pastor, W, r. Gregg, singing by tn,
choir, prayer, the decoration Of graves
in the cemetery connected with tn,
church, with wreaths and flowers. This
is the third service OF this kind during
the present raStorate.
| On Sunday June the 18th Children
day in the Methodist Episcopal church
three services were held. The Sunday
schools, Joseph NJ. Pierce, ESD, and
Jesse NJ. Clair uperintendents, with
the classes and teachers We're seated in
front of the altar, followed by a very
large audience, at all the Services, which
filled the large room. The organ and
choir were also in the front. At 1880
after the usual opening services, the
Pastor delivered lecture on the Geo
graphical position, political and physi-
cal geography OF Palestine. This lecture
was illustrated by means ofa large map
which hung facing the audience.
BY this method the children could
locate in their minds the places so fire.
quently named in their Bible lessons
and remove all doubts that might arise
with regard to the certainty Of their
existence. Before closing the morning
service, two beautiful silver plated col
lection plates were presented to the
church and congregation by the pastor,
saying they We're the gift of Mrs. |. n.
Grubb, who has been afflicted and a
great sufferer for number of years.
When the collection was lifted (the
first time in these plateS) double the
amount of money was realized, as is
usually given in such collections. At
80 the services We're opened by singing
and prayer, followed by most excellent
address by Joseph Pyle, Esq, of Will
mington, Del. The friends of the
church here are specially fond Of hear
ing Bro Pyle. Hope he will come
often After singing again, Rev.
Vaughn Smith OF Mt. Lebanon charge
made very good address which de-
lighted all present
His visits here would always be vel
coined. Rev. Bro. HurloclI, of Mount
Hope charge, pronounced the benedic-
ton. At "a p. III. the services were
resumed and continued by speech
from Miss Lizzie Ayars, little girl of
ten years, followed by singing, give
were wise and five were foolish" by
Miss Florence Pierce, daughter of the
a child of four years
I'D. The speaking and singing by
5heSe two little girls We're we'll done
md distinctly heard by the large
audience. Then followed a concert of
praise and reading the experiences
'f the authors of hymns-the way they
we're led to Christ, and expressed in
heir composition of the familiar hymns c
We so often sing. This service although t
ut Of the regular form was very inter
sting, the reading was done by num- !
er of young men connected with the
'hool, and the hymns sang in quick
recession, in good spirit, producing
elighttul effect on the people.
One OF the important features of this
ly's work, was the delightful singing
' the choir and school, led by VIM.
. Talley, Esq, Miss Annie thinner
on the organ.
The work of training the school to
ng and play Oh the instrument is
borious and requires much time, Bro.
llley and Sister Zimmers deserve
uch praise for their days work. In
lditiOn to the above Brother Charles -
miners, trained class of young men Il
I'd ladies, who took part in all the SER
ces, and made the occasion even more a
tereSting by their sweet and stirring "
7mns and songs OF praise This is the +,
ird children's meetings in connection il
it'll the present paStOrate and the last IL
cJrding to the laws of the church.
AN OBSERVER.