Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
A Variety OF ssIeanings from the
Field OF Church work.

Field OF church. Work.
Grace M. u. Sunday. schools held their
annual autumn reunion on Sunday after
noon. The attendance was large, the
audience throDging tho Sunday-school
hall, and tine floral decorations, which
were arranged by JaneH hi. Lewis, were
elaborate and consisted Of potted and
cut flowers forming pyramids and Other
designs. A special literary and musical
programme was given. A solo BY Miss
Alice Pusey and reading by Miss EldEidge
were enjoyable features. An interesting
address was delivered by the Hon. Charles
B. Lore,
Reasons for removing Second Baptist
Church from Fourth and French streets
to Ninth and Franklin straeta were cited
by the Rev. r. B. Cook, d. D., Sunday
morning. lie said in part This is now
business centre. The nsighborhood has
changed and 1t now is not the best one
for church, not only on account Of the
ncise, but for other reasons. Whom the
selection Of this site was made it was the
best one thst could have besn made, but
IL this church were demolished you
would rot build here now. The interests
of the Individual members Of the con-
tigt denomination demand tho removal of
the church. OF our 490 m9mberg loss
than 80 live east Of the church. The life
OF the church depends upon its removal.
The interests of sister churches force us
to move. We want to go whore the
young ean be reached, where they can be
rallied.
Next years oa.-p-meeting 81 Brandy
wine Summit will begin on tht first Mon
day in August and continue 10 days, The
annual meeting Of tho emp-meeting
association will be held on the first Tues
day in June.
For the ensuing year the Young
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
has elected officers as foliswa: Miss Mary
II. Mathey, President; Miss Err T.
Taylor, Recording Secretary Mis-. julia
Barr, Corresponding Secsetary; Miss
Mary Cloud, Treasurer Mlsses Aiathor,
Taylor, Barr and 0loud, Executive Com
mlttse, Misses Alico Burr, Elsie Hssbner,
Louise Hardcastie and A. e Thomas have
been elected delegates to the Stste tenn
perance convention.
Revival services are being held In the
Hartley 81. Il. Church.
Tho Wyoming M. 70. Church, whose
Interior has been 1epain.si and rsdeoo-
rated, will be reopeped on Sund " n ,xt,
on which occasion eminent speaI-re S,ill
be present.
Father DAILY, Tho ID statioaed at the
Orphans' ProtSctely, @ aSk's O~tllr, hs4
sue eded Fati er BF1Ny L5 - Tor OK o.
Paul's Catholic Ckse n, U,l-NAu Oity.
The Rev. @ a. " ilssr cf g.. Georges,
Who has been i'll at ht. Airy, p, has re-
turned home iInprovce Ia haalth.
Brsnd. wine "a. q. Church hls organ
lied OhLutauqua Literary and Scientific
Circle. The Rev. D.A. .Gtice, A. Il. is presi-
don't md Mis3 Ida Toag is secretary and
tre~surLr.
The sum of $173 has been contributed
towards erecting q M. q. church in Cape
Charles City.
Womsn's Foreign Missionary goeiety
has been orgaDtSed in 81. Georgeu.
The anniverlnry Of tho loauss Grove
M: z. Church will be celebrated on Sun
day next. Preoidine Iider France and
the Reva. L. A. Barrett and V. s. Collins
will ofliciate.
A chapel ir to beerocted by the Method
lists il Galena.
The Tome NJ. e. Church, Port Dsposit,
10 TO be rccarpeted at ooet Of $50.
Tuenty-eight probationers wers re-
Gently admitted into full membership b,
the 0eutreville, Nd, II. z ChIIeh,
A Methodist Sunday-school hss be3p
organized at Sharptown. s. T. Cooper is
superintendent aud O. J. Graves assist.
ant. An oyster supper will be held on
Saturday next.
Tho Key. George M. Hickman, pastor.
elect Of the First Presbyterian Church,
Will remove 20 this city dutiug tire week
end will preach tho inaugural sermon Of
his pastnsGte on Sunday next. He has
leased house CT Washington street near
Twelfth and tho L4d;ea' Aid OF the church
ire now preparing 1t for tine pastors
household effects. Or. Hickmun will be
given reception in tire Ie-ture room CT
the church on Tuehday evening of nsxt
welk, to which ali members Gf church
and COZ aregation ere E Viteil to he present,