The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-02-25

OF THE. NJ E. CHURCH AT NORTH
EAST.
IpSTiNti III. !

uuchannH river, and the Eastern Shore OF
N,r,,.u,I r,l ,.,r.,iri, rh.. pb;I,d.iubi,
lh>'r''' 'h''"'''' N'''' '''''"'' IN the i''-
lowing list of Er"'i Circuit preachers, the
Presiding Elders are only named rs a change
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NlNe terms occur
1So,-Jam., Iattouus AMI Iouther Tav-
Tor
1So,-rE,mas Ware, Presiding Elder: \.
Foster G. Nnnrn and John WiIrhauk.
1S,i3-shp.op-akp District ChrisIOpher
snrv. prn.;iin,r Elier. EI Iarkins r
Ev..r,rI and u n,st
1so4-Wm. Colbert. PRESIDING Elder: X.
Su.,th and Daniel Irelauj
1soi-SoIn,u,n Shar, PRESIDING Elder.
T. Sn.ath and William Early.
1SoG-,iosr,,b Aylrln1tr and VIM. Fox.
lSt--As, SmitL and Thomas Walker.
:SnS-Wm. Z. Chandler. Presiding Elder;
VIM. Mel -nahan and Thomas Barring.
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1s,o-J,s Snith prns;,ling ElIar. ,rbos
smifh and {; sheet.
ISll-,James Aikeps and VIM. Torbert.
,SI9-.Jobr Mrrlnsk.y. pr,sidiur. lame,
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80, I,,,,., M.,,,r.,.,,,l ,rb,r,,. Miller
! lt..r. l,,l Hahn brI
5iI.,,ry En,.hn Pr..i,ling rid,r. /
Enfnrth and Samuel y. Lewis.
,slEI,Lu Sh,rrlrv AMI Edward Stout
ISI-r,L, SL,,nl.v and Daniel Ireland
10. ,,iIi;,,., .r,rI,.r, ,rL Inh, Wei
.,,.,
1sIa-WiIIiam Di,b,n. Presiding Elder;
The. same cirruir preachers. This wear Rock
RIM first anpparS in the Minutes rs "A sepa-
r,t, ,harm, ,yi,b 81; white and Il cnlnre,l
1Soo-S,ru-l =! Grirt,th and Thomas Mil
Ter
ISIS J. t,ritfi1h and Daniel Fiddler
1soo-Inhu smith and William Iummus
Isoi r w. prr,iliur Elder. William
pidar and less. Thnnr,nn
1SoI-Willian Rider and James Jonr.
IS25-,Joseph Iyhrauh, Presiding Elder:
r. N;ll,. and John Tally,
In 1000 North East was Transferred ia
S,ra.brrg C;rr,it with n H,,.,n and w
w w.,IJnar ,s ur.,:.,,rrs
NUMBER '.
We suol>c in orr last number of the great
revival ON the Peninsula while Thomas
Ware was Presiding Elder on Cecil Circuit
This revival, perhaps, exceeded" SAYS
DIR. Stevens, "auvthiug which had ever
been known in the church. both in the IA
pidity of its spread and the number and
variety vi ltN ny ~ Nv "il'I' 'htl' u
partook of it, and in some places il prom
iscl n universal turning of the people from
Satan unto tiod. Everywhere you went,
even in the depths of winter. the woods We're
ade vocal with TIE songs of Zion; the chill
drcn as they went 10 school, people on the
road or III the forests Telling timber. or pro-
curing fuel. all always We're singing the
HYMNS and spiritual songs, which We're
sung Mt Methodist meetings. Every prayer
-l..tL l.,
We're present or absent, was crowded with
souls rejoicing in hope or inquiring for the
way of life. :"
Governor Richard BaSSett wrote to Bishop
Asnurv from Dover. Del, in 1901: "Glory
to God: He has done wonders; about one
hundred and thirteen. white and black. We're
',o'h'" Al ~ ''"''' i.o ",,
twice the number, who went away wounded
and crippled, sick and sore, will be ioine'!
in different parts of the country--all the
fruits of this blessed meeting"
We will give report of one of these meet
ingS held i'll Dover. on the grounds OF this
eminent lay evangelist. =" The pious Of all
denominations were invited, and rntrrtan-
ment for week furnished graruitously in
private houses. Rev. Joseph Everett and
n Chambers were III charge. Thousands
attended, PRAYING and singing in almost
meetings mt sunrise; Sabbath attendance so
large that it was necessary to have three
preachers engaged ut the same time, and Il
fourth might have been employed to advan-
tare: not less than between twelve and fl
teen hundred p,rtouk of the Lords Supper:
sinners were cut To the heart and powerful
took place, most of which end
ed i'll sound conversions and MANY back
sliders were reclaimed The Jealous Gov
ernor no: only opened his elegant mansion
for dining his numerous guests and LODI gng
he ladies' but had an additional building
prepared for ,ui .ing the men, while he him
self waited unOn his guests. singing as he
served
These treat meetings the prelude TO the
carnu meetings which soon followed. drew
PE''fiE FROM FAR AND NEAR,
and dnuh,less Cecil CIrcuit WAS greatly beue
ti,.d Inv ,h-irintiu.nc. 4 voun'9 man named
\y;r;ru S,vp,zav whose eldaS, hrnthar
Dayid-vas one. Of the ORIGINAL trustees If
the North East Society, was at work finish
ing Tho. church, after lis removal. He AT
tended these meetinr, and riyes a ,rlowin1
.,.,,uut of tha,r H.. Suhsenurutlv hecam,.
an ;,;r.r,,,. nr.,qh.r md .,I.n o,ita ~,
,,n;namt memIar IF rho View York ohm
and pitt ,Iurr MISUNDERSTANDING i mar,
1yr "a his work. in 1911. in the :5Srh y.ar of
his age He riyrs n very interesting Incl
dem in cnuurrtion with n ouarterly ,ue4t
inc held m North East. most probably in
1IvS ". uunte from his aurnl,iouronby.
\ c,rt,iu nor.L ,n:trou tb. widow nj the
E.v. .Iosrnh Condor. nt one time RECTOR of
rho Parish ChurrL -, \ortb F,st resided
ar This t,m, with her family. IN =, farm near
-Elkton, now owned By Key. James Mcln-
,iar,, 80 a., ' an a.; fn'. 1
INV. rI ..,iI. .NIo+har ,,,n+ rn, 70 ,Ir