Middletown transcript., 1886-03-12
- oro II marked sniritua,itv

ING was one OF marked spirituality.
The preaching service began at TO-
@ o'clock. Bishop Mallalieu preached t
8 sermon and took for his text. Revel
0 tions. first chapter and part of the f1f
0 and the whole of the sixth verse: I'm
) Him that loved us and washed us fro
3 our sins in His own blood, and hath ina,
us kings and priests unto God and q
Father; to Him be glory and dominic
, for ever and ever" The sermon was
plain but interesting discourse and w
, listened to with much interest. The SO
mon was followed by the ordination
: deacons.
In the afternoon at the same churc
Rev. ]. A. McCauley. D. D., president
Dickinson College, preached from II Co
intbians 4th and 18th. The sermon ws
on the difference between the mater1ali
tic and the spiritualistic life. After til
sermon, which was intently listened tt
Bishop Mallalieu ordained the elder
elected Saturday afternoon.
At night as in the morning the churc
was caowded to its utmost capacity. ]
was the occasion of the missionary ann
versary. Francis A. Ellis of Elkton pre-
sided. Alfred G. Cox of Middletown rea
the financial report, which showed tha
over s17, 900 had been raised in the con
ference during the year. The Rev. Henri,
S. Thompson delivered a pleasing mis-
sionary address. Chaplain McCabe fol
lowed in alengthy and interesting address
and sang several hymns. Addresses wer
also delivered by Bishop Mallalieu ant
others.
Chaplain McCabe preached in the morn
ing in the Presbyterian Church. In th,
afternoon in the same church a children
mass meeting was held in which th,
Methodist and Presbyterian Sunday
schools participated. The Rev. Rober
Beers, pastor of the church, presided ant
delivered short address, Addresses were
also made by the Revs. Hutclin and Avery
and E. NJ. Stevenson, Esq, of Dover.
The Rev. Thomas E. Terry preached
at night in the Presbyterian church. The
Rev. A. D. Davis preached in the after
noon in the African Union Protestant
Church and the Rev. Mr.. Howard at the
African NJ. e. Church. Presiding Elder
J. A. B. Wilson preached at night in the
Free Methodist Church.
On Monday the Committee on Temper
ance, composed of the Revs. J. B. Quigg,
r. o. Ayres, J. Fl. Howard and Joseph
Robinson, presented the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted:
l. We earnestly deprecate and con-
scientiously admonish our people against
the madness, folly and wickedness of the
prevailing party spirit, which sacrifices
party, justice and the general welfare to
serve the ambition of public mon and in
the name of our Lord, and in the interests
of homo and country, as we'll as of the
church, we protest against any leadership
total abstinence for the individual, and
prohibition as the duty of the state.
2. AS people we need to take warn
ing from the bloody pages Of our national
history. Only disloyalty to the claims of
God and subserviency TO political leaders
is accountable for the fratricidal strife
which filled our country with mourning
in the past, and only fidelity to right will
exempt us from like experience in the
future.
8. 1t is not the part of God-fearing men
20 consider whether prohibition prohibits;
out simply whether it is right to give the
of law to trade wich fills our
with paupers and our prisons
With convicts, and -victimizes tens OF
thousands by the power OF an appetite
which is living death as virulent as the
iercest leprosy.
4. We are admonished by the aggres-
ions of liquor leagues, composed in a
arge partof aliens and foreigners, without
aspect to the religious and moral tradi-
ions OF our nation, whose purpose it is to
reak down our Sabbaths and sanctuaries
nd who seek to fill the land with riot and
ebauchery that they may fill their pockets
With gain.
S. It is the plain duty of every Metho-
list preacher to make his pulpit ring with
10 uncertain sound on this subject, and
% minister or member OF our church is
oyal to it who does not stand for total
bstinence as the true ground OF personal
and complete legal prohibit
ion of the traffic in intoxicating drinks as
ne uuIy OF CIVIL government.
Much miscellaneous business was tran
acted and the morning session closed at
2.45.
In the afternoon the memorial meeting
fas held, II. s. Thompson presiding.
he Rev. VS.. Robinson read memoir
Anna T. Willis, wife OF the Rev. J. s.
Willis, who was burned to death by the
xplosion OF lamp several months since.
/ memoir of Mrs. Price, wife of the Rev.
;. F. Prico, who died during the year,
Tas read by the Rev. J. P. Otis. A |
memoir Of Virginia C. Phebus, wife OF |
he Rev. George R. Ph@bus, was read by |
he Rev. N. M. Brown. The anniversary
the conference stewards followed. The |
sevs. F. G. McSorley and J. A. Brindle |
elivered addresses.
The SundaY-school Union and Tract !
ociety held its anniversary in the even
1g the Rev. W. Il. Hutchin presiding.
The Rev. j. NJ. Freeman, d. D., assist
Mt corresponding secretary Of the Sun
ay-school Union. and Tract Society, and |
be Rev. G. W. Prettyman, delivered |
ddresses.
rom the Morning Neps.
After the preaching service on Tuesday |
norning the business session opened at
Is. Statistical Secretary J. D. C. Hanna,
eported that he had been embarrassed by
he tardiness and neglect of pastors. His |
eport follows:
This year. Last year. |
received 3,9l 4s7s
'ull members. =. .. N842 R42S |
,ocal preachers. 80. l28 i9O |
leaths. 423 459 |
hildren baptised. ASS aAs |
Adults 405 45q |
hurcnes. 34 3l7 |
'arsonages. 90 Al /
'rObable value of