Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14
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IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES,


DrIdgevIlle will soon have new N. e.
church.
The Rev. W. W. Sharp OF Eenton was
given touation party recently.
Bishop and Mrs ]. N. Fitzgerald recently
celebrated their silver Wedding anniyer-
sary.
| More than 100 conversions resulted from
ths recent revival services in ElstOn n. b,
| Church.
Ralph wilson, son of the Rav. ]. A. d.
Wilson, D. D Is convalescing from mild
attack Of diphtheria.
In the Wilmington NJ, r. Conference the
ratio at Sunday-sebool scholars to church
| members Il 1873 TO 100.
| While her brother, tie Rev T. Il. Hub
| bard, Ph. D., n abroad Miss Sal.ie Hubbard
will reside IN Cambridge.
| The NJ. E. presiding elders have been re-
| qnested to secure reduced railroad fare TO
! Elston dutingscopterepoe.
The Rev. o. 8. Walton OF Ted Lion was
given surprise PARTY reSently; also, was
presented with weli-flled purse.
Bishop Foss has conferred the derrea
D. d. (dear ccclor) On tha Rey, ]. ,sao.wde,n
Thomas, A. A., editor OF the Peninsula
| Methodist.
Cocilton LIE. Church viii ssk Bishop
Foster to return the Rev. r O. Atkins next
year; he Ia finishing The third year OF bis
psstorate nj that charge.
At a recent revival In Crumpton an
elderly man, his wife, their sols and
| daughters, sons inlsw and dlughtets-ia-
law and grandchildren we're converted
The Rev T, L. TOmkinsoD, formerly nj
| Mt. Salem Church, Ia EDITOR Of OT TiAtOr,
pnhli.hed in Harrisburg, Mrs. Gomklnson
ind Mis-, Sadie Richardson constitute the
| business conmltt"e.
The charge made against the Rev. L. ".
| LayHeld OF East NV Market, that ne
| endeavOred TO get all tho converts In
recent union revival service TO join his
church has been rstractad.
The Rav. George 4. phoe6us OF BROOKLYN,
a superannuatei memhef oa'he Wim ngton
| NJ, u, Conference, Is confined 10 tbs house
by ipiurles received by falling on lee. He
appreheade that be will no. be able to At
| tend conference.
The religions revival al Frapkf0rd has
sprend through the whdla town and bugi-
meas Is almost suspended. Tho edloining
towns OF E0xanIa and paesooro. have
egught tao spirit and are IoininR ~ the
tnoetipgs, ptlie Is the fourth week ot tl6
meeting and there nave been between 40
and 50 conversions.
II Ia urged that the creation OF tho VIZ
pinla district Of ths Wilmington a. y. Com
| ference was unTi4e Tor these reasons: The
exceedingly narrow limits Of tho district,
sayen feetlc charges with only 1888 mem
bers; the iinposslullity OF development, es
every point With any promise Is already %.
cupiad; tho abundant supply OF churches
on this territory py six evangelical tenomi-
nations there being lu Accomack eouutY one
church 10 every 2GS white Inhabitants; the
| irllsries Of co'leaGns S763 from this peo..
nle for tho pressing dem +nds at homS aud
! ioreign rni-eious and then spprNrriatlnR
ssNO d missionary money for Eeeping up
| ttn district
G,nce NJ. 2 aundnv-schocl Un'on, NJ a
mgrtiug held iay nicht, transferred the
| frnb.ftv II EGwDfh CluF b, l,nih G.a
| In ireh pat-, 60 n ltu-ieea et EpE1lih
| Cbu-ra, ha-4hF mktluS the rhatch lndt-
psudsni. Ia thenenr future the church hni'd-
| III Vill be rc moved to rhe corner OF Tenlh
and Bsnpett streets ana the lot fronting on
| Church street viii be sold FOR building
sites, the money accruing theretrom to be
used IN iiauidating the church mortgage,
amounting to $1,000. Epworth conYega-
tion will probably build church year
henoe, The transfer of Madsley Chanel
property to tho chapel trustees Is under
! consideration,