Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-26
pzI)N M E. CHURCH.
n,rrTEK DAY IN ITS HISTORY
Akh nrDICATIoN YESTERDAY
All Day-Sermon by Bishop
services IN the Morning-Dedicatton
Az" ss,ylces in the Afternoon.
v..,srdsy was a red-letter DAY ID u

u,.,srday was red-letter day In tn
iesef Of Esion NJ. E. church al Mint
biswT5, wT,,snch streets. On January 9th, Q
sna rssant ,o year 1T was SO badly damage
tlepai. that il became necessary I
py ~ "a huild 1t, and the congregation
slmos' ,bs leade rship OF the psstor, Rev
uau9' Monroe, set about having th
u dome az econ az possible, with
Sornination that entities them an
oe,e. os,ir ererretic pastor to the creates
o,sdit As described IN Saturday
prprgttci>t, tine sacred edihee ma
basn nav enlarged and improved In nroi
peot peer wavs. ard as all che work !
oom oo, NJ Jr,etei. Yesterday was get apart 10
.on rs-de8ica,ion. The announcement
.po, .po ,base cpremenies would take place
u;,b .u@i the fact that Bishop Androw
VIVA n,,L rreaoh 3; the morning services
IVA me effect OF drawing immcns
cor rregat!ons al Gay.
'' Tsers we're many present from Fhila
aslnl IN and Baltimore, and some cam
III ,ba way from Boston. Among TIN
cop m rregation yesterday morning ther
we,e members OF many other ch urche
in this city, irc uding q ute nun De
~ wlite Dersous. The altar, and arounC
tbanulpit was handsomely decorated
viii s6gers aud potted plants.
As the congregation entered theI
wars shoyp ;o seats by the reception
committee. lead by William L. Grin
nare. and AZ 5fecient corps CT usher
nnde- the direction Of Benjamin
Ttomas. Each of the reception COM
mite wore purple silk baGge, will
tIe goris Exon Committee" in gil,
letters, while the ushers we're deeiRLat
ed by vel ow badges, bearing the in
scription Eziou NJ. Il. Church, Dedi
csliou July 25th, 1886"
Al lG9J O'Clock the services were
opeued by Presiding Elder White ol
Cbts,sr WHO read that portion Of the
ri,us relating 10 dedications. This
was followed by hymn, announced by
Rev. J. D. Ebert OF Easton, Md. Tue
Rey, H. Jolly OF Germantown offered
prayer, and asked for the blessings OF
God to rest upon the new church and
the people.
The Rev. J. Emery Webb of Salem,
E. j., read the scrintursl lesson, after
which Bishop Andrews announced his
|te1t as the parable of the talents, as
hecorded by st. Matthew xiv chap, ,
BAN to Goth verse. He spoke for nearly
|an hour. aad delivered an excellent
hnd eloquent discourse. The music at
|this service WAS furnished by the choir
|oi cambridge NJ. E, Church, Philadel-
phia, who came from that city for the
purpose Of participating in the dedica
tiOn,
Services were continued at 3 O'Clock
IN the afternoon with the Rev. II
JOlly, Of Germantown, presiG ing. An
hddIess Was given by Rev. j. w. L.
Bowen, Of Newark, n. j., after which
fbe lew church was formally handed
pVeF 70 the trustees by the Building
Committte' aud received on behalf OF
the fTst named by Bishop Andrews.
rhe musi) az the Afternoon service was
ty the caOir cf betle! A. NJ. e. Church,
9i this city under the leadership OF
Esther Armstrong, with Michael 4. |
eieIng a, The organ. Several solos
10y Mis- Carrie NJ. Sterling and W. II.
r. Wright were given in an excellent
mSnner.
Inc congregation present at the after
nooh service Was the largest of the day,
and many who were & little late in |
coming were Unable to even get inside
|the church,
Ah0'her large congregation was
present at the evening service, and
many were obliged 10 aland. At7.5OI
O'Clock tie pastor, Rev. Il. A Monroe,
|opehea the services with few remarks
winch were followed by singing aud re.
sspIIslye sp, readings by the pastor and
sa9Galh school After another hymn
!n mao been sung prayer was offered by
'ng =, ksv. NJ. Il Dufhn.
ne heV b. A, RidoGt, of this city,
aellVercd .i an address, in which he par.
sa ss.euLAtiy dwtil Oh the great use the
eseoath scheol is to the church. and
salo M tnat when q pastor and congrega.
.!Vn became 80 dead that they failed toI
,aKe any interest in the Sabbath schoolt
aj,s was ,i ,,;le loF them to get down to the
o,Sa, ,sn anu pray to be reconverted. An
one, Sona, responsive reading and singing
wa0 UaioHeo, after which the Rev. II. Jolly
snd "as Introduced, ,l,Tc and made an excellent
cbnro t.,lhs address on the Methodist
Hs 'n "nl i's grea; and rapid growth.
,ba ne {, said there we're some who wished
sns sne chnreh TO become conrresatiouaI
oruoaog ru soGlish its itinerancy, but ne was
TTTposed TEppc 10 doing ans thing of the kind
won9d t1 were some preachers who I'LL
%s1ld ~, be sats to laave with one chsres
SSUsG SU, doing good work riVht Mdau aIens Ie,'1e
van van, hardly ge: aiouE with for q 'shsl sing,e
=, Sa.. them would, if thsy - ge,s se,ss shle [,a
Ansaa faster than their natnra, M. nomraa
atirE , 5esponsive readinrs and Iosrse' s;ne
ensid EuS Lac Rev. J. H. Riidicf Of % ph,,sdlE s,E
RSls wss introduced and o. snos rn,iaoel tn,
~ .UUll oI fifteen minutes Mr. Pi%dto, sPTne i9 i
a,e eslsquent aud talen,ed E sne.lae niea'oK A Is
esa The undivided atten,inp speafef, ~ th, anu
ssaation. He coaeratpla,eh ,on OF ,hae,, tae CON
ssa. aslag succeeded in aen hniIdina ,hem en- on
ty Credit to tie p pas'ns o"ns'oered as 1t not
Lafe. He said tba, ap c.ate OF Dela- c