Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-06

hoetibBb same 10 tne nall on Sundays
and MIR. MAnship preaohsd with all tht
power that was In him. In addition I,
these outside meetings the trustees oi
Bt. Paups Church gavs the oonsrsea
tion the use OF the lecture room In theii
church two evenings each week, FREQ Of
charge.
With this encouragement Mr.. Man.
ship redoubled his efforts, aud the trus
tees became so fully assured that he
would succeed tast they assumed the
indebteduess on the building com.
menced on Second street, amounting To
about 5000 The first Sabbath that
Mr.. Manship preashed In the ODD Eel
lows Hall there we're two persons Join
ed the church, one of whom was Miss
Margaret Rumford, who Ia still q men,
Der. In the spring Of 1850 the Rev. Lsvi
6tork was granted supernumerAry re-.
letion and located in this city, aud by
his own request WAS appointed TO Union
Church. for By that name 1t was now
known. 10 assist Mr.. Mauship. Early
in the conference year ME-. S.ork's
health improved, and he Joined In with
ell the energy Of primitive Methodist
to build up the congregation. Mr
hanship WAS 60 anxious to see tha new
church completed that he pledged him.
self to oontributa $500 TO wards IL, al
though he had not dollar.
AZ soon rs the camp meeting season
opened he obtained leave OF absspcs
and leaving the congregation in charge
OF Mr.. Stork starte1 out to beg the
money he bad subscribed. He met
with the greatest success, and raised
S2C0 Of the amount at Rsd Lion camp
meeting. He obtained the amount he
had promised during the tour, and
upon returning TO this city resumed his
labors In the Odd Fellows Hall. In
september, hndlng that the trustees
did not inteud finishing the basement
OF tho church he obligated himself 10
raise the money to pay for IL, outside OF
Wilmington, II they would go ahead
with the work, The offer was accepted
and he went TO Philadelphia and IN ade
appeals In the principal Methodist
ohurchss, which were met with such o
II oerAl response that he was enabled to
return and pay every cent he had
promised.
The basement was completed aud
ready for occupancy In the month OF
October and on the 25'h day OF Novem.
bsr. 1850, the congregation moved from
Odd FelloWs' Hall, aud the new church
was dedicated by Bishop James. Dur.
ing the day Of dedlcstory services the
deb: was reduced to 81. 400, which also
wAs pad at M early date. Mr.. Man.
slips report OF the close of the first
year was rs fullows: Union Church
completed and nearly paid for, 16s
members, 140 rrobAtioners, 200 Sunday
sob 0ol scholars, 800 volumes In the IL
brary, $bl for missions, IS 36 for the
Bible cause, and $25 so for conferred 90
claimants
The trustees at the time Of ths dedica.
ton were Asa PoIntsstt, George McGee,
John Rudolph, Albert Thatcher, Grubb
TAlley, Thomas II. BaynArd and Ell.
ward Moore.
The following, in connection with
these trustees, constituted tho first al
olary of the church after it's reorR RAnizA.
ton: ClAss leaders, Barney O. Harris,
John Boyoe, Isaac Mcdonnell, William
Edmunds0n and Albert Thatcher. Ex
borters, Cyrus Stern, William Edmund
son and Franklin Bupplee. Oyrus
ern was the first Sunday sohcoi su-
psrintendent aud Miss Margaret Rum.
ford the first female superintendent
Union Church pr0spered 80 rapidly
that in 1865 IL was determined TO secure
lot upon which to build new church
and the following committee was ap-
pointed for the purpost; The pastor, j.
ID Cnttls, Cyrus Stern, Stephen Pos
ties, Henry II. Pickels, William Ed.
mundson, Asa Poiutsett aud Wesley
TAlloy. They purchase the lot on which
the present ediics stEuds. The building
commlttee were Stephen Postles, Cyrus
Stern and Jsthro Mccullough, who
finished the structure, one tenth Of the
cost of which was betrayed by CHAIR
man Stephen Postles. The total coat
was S36, coo. The Anal dedication was
m Ada by Bishops E X Ames and Lsvi
ecott on Hovem ber 18th, 1858.
OF shoae who Joined Union Church
during Mr.. MRnBhip's pastorAte the fol.
| lowing remain: Margaret Rumford,
Barney O. Harris, Susan 6inex, Cyrus
Stern, Caroline Stern, Eliza Lewis,
Lizzie HAllowell. Maria Edmuudsoa,
Susan Foord, Catherine d. Kelley,
Mary A. FlaRler, Joanna Gordon, Jas.
Dawson, Mary Dawson, HannRh Nc
/ Dawell and Mary Robinson.
Since the church Was organized 1t
has had the following pastors: OAlled
nOrAnge Street" from 1Sl7 to 1850;
IS47, Edward Kennard; 184s, J. CASTLE;
1849. II. 8 Atmore Called Union
from 1850 to the present: 1850 81, An.
drew Manship; 1898, Joshua Humph.
ries; 1863, James B. MAddux; 1855,
i. r. Cooper; 1878, John Ruth; 1862
90, Willism Barnes; 1872. John
Arthur; 1854, james a BrlndIei
1866. j. ID. Curtis; 1S57-a, w. e.
England; 1S69-70, q. l.. Grhcy; 1871
J.H. LiAhlhourne; 1879 3. Charles
Hin; 1874 0, 7. Il. Martindalt; 1877 o.
J. B. Mann; 1902, Adam stengle
1858, @. W. Pretty man; 1861, Adam
5;engle.
Tho present Qsss) Sunday school
officers are: Superintendent of morn
lug school, John j. Weiser; Afternoon
school, A. V. Hysore. The trustees o
Union Church are rs follows: Isaiaf
Thomas, Isaac Woodrow, W. N. Nc
OJrmick, a. v Hysore, Lawrence Sent
man, James A, Oliver, John Alden, j
E. aavilln and w. X Grant. The stew
avds arc: j. Nicholson, Thoma
rouohton, James Whitcrnit, John Max
well, John J. Weistr, E. P. Potter
John d VlnBon, j A. Sertmap, Ii. @
/, Engil b, r. bert Mcclure, James A
Gibson, VIM. sFeAkman and Geo w
a JOSEPH.
The church numbers $40 member
! and ptobR.Iouers, and about 100 Sun
day schsol scholars. There are 800 vo'
! unes In the Sunday school library, an
the church building is one of the fines
: In the city.
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3 Brsvities.