The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-01-12

Colbert, p. E., and r. Sheath and [
Ireland, preachers, this society Was rel
resented in the Quarterly Conference fo
Cecil Circuit by Reese Mahan, who o
September 18th was admitted on trial a
exhorter. In 1905, Solomon Sharp, f
L and r. Sheath and w. Early, preach
ers, his name is found among the exhoI
tiers with this query, 'has Reese Maha
conducted properly as an official charac
ter among us by going out of this Stat
and getting married by magistrate con
trary to the laws of this State"
ResolUed, That his conduct was highl.
improper and accordingly that his publi
capacity with us be suspended.
In 1906, j. Aydelott and w. Fox
preachers, he is present at the Quarterl.
Conference as class leader; 1920, licensed
to preach; 1927, ordained deacon; 1929
ordained elder; later he moved Yves
where he died. In 1907, A. Smith ant
I. Walker, preachers; 1903, w. p Chand
ler, p. E., and w. McClenahan and T
Boring, preachers; 1909, r. Sheath, p
E., and A. Smith anu G. Sheets, pastors
1910, J. Smith, P. E., and L. Smith auc
q. sheets, preachers; 1911, }. Atkins, anc
w. Torbert, preachers; IN 1872, j. Nc
Closkey, P. E, and J. Atkins and T. Mil
Ter, preachers, the services were still OF
week days and at the little log house il
the woods. At night meeting held there
that year a black man moved the steps
from the door aud then crouched AROUND
the corner to see the people tall as they
would step out. Miller, percelving thai
the people disappeared suddenly from the
door and suspecting the cause, holsted
the window and jumped out and found
the fellow almost splitting his sides with
laughter at seeing the people fall one
upon another. The man seeing the
him. Soon they came to brush fence,
fairly we'll matted with briers and as he
was getting through the parson caught
him by the coat-skirt and jerked it of
and returned to the house with it in his
hand saying, Il have captured the
enemy's flag" From there the class
was moved to the almshouse, or to Lut-
toms Corner, and thence to Cherry Hill,
where the services were held in the upper
room of the house now owned and oecu-
pied by David q. Work, The Village
Blacksmith, to which they assembled
by step ladder. Although the congre-
cations were small, those were the days
when the church exhibited the true spirit
of -"Chrstianity in Earnest"
when the church enjoyed frequent sea-
sons of disorder and confusion in the
Holy Ghost, when strong men leaped
for joy of heart;' for on one occasion, a
brother who had been filed with the
Holy Spirit would have leaped from the
window of this upper room had not his
and T. Miller were the preachers; 1914,
I. Walker and J. Price; in 1915, III.
Boehm, p. E., aud J. Goiorth and S. p
Lewis, preachers, when Levi Tyson, a sec
ond representative from Cherry Hill, was
elected steward. Mrs. Rachel Work, the
mother of David G. Work, who was born
in Cecil County, Md. in 1900, told the
writer that she was converted to God at
a meeting held in this upper room in 1915,
under the ministry of Goforth." The
light of salvation shone upon her with
extraordinary brllliancy and grew more
and more until the perfect day." Her
death which occurred in this same upper
room August Gath, 1888, was eminently
peaceful and was another convincing
proof that the religion of Jesus is pre-
cious reliability. One Sunday morning,
about this time, a sister who during the
week had quarreled with her neighbor,
to speak, arose and said: Brethren and
sisters this has been to me a week OF
severe trial. The other day Mrs. -
and 1 had war of words aud for time
the battle waxed hotter aud hotter, but
thank the Lord l gave her as good as
she sent"
There are those still living who follow
the example of that sister in their inter-
probation and observance of the Golden
Rule" In 1916, J. Sharpley and E.
Stout, were the preachers; 1917, ]. Sharp
ley and D. Ireland; in 1918, w. Torbert,
the grandfather of Henry R. Torbert, the
editor of THE WING, and ]. Woolson,
preachers, Nathaniel Wiley, a third rep
resentative from Cherry Hill, was IL
ceused to preach, but his career as a
preacher was short, for January Goth the
following year, it was deemed best not to
renew his license and he was licensed to
exbort. In 1919, w. Bishop, P. E, and
w. Torbert and J. Woolson, preachers,
Joshua Hyland, fourth representative,
was present at the Quarterly Conference
as classleader, which position he held till
1S29-in 1888 he moved west. In 1920, S.
J. Griffith and T. Miller, preachers,
Henry Spence. the son of John Spence, a
fifth representative, was present as class
leader; in 1924 he was licensed to exhort,
which was renewed year after year as
long as he lived. Brother Spence was an
auger maker, and during the latter part
of his life he lived on Big Elk, near
Founders Chapel, where June %,
1915, he died and his grave in Cherry Hill
cemetery is marked by slab bearing his
pane. He had voice that could be
heard in exhortation almost as far as a
locomotive whistle. In 1921, S. ]. Crit
fifth and t. Miller, were the preachers;
1922, J. Smith and w. Lummis; in 1928,
Thomas Ware. P. E., and W. Rider and
J. Thomson, preachers. David Jenness is
licensed to exhort; in 1927, this is the
mended from Cherry Hill class to this
conference as suitable person to preach,
which was granted" This is the first
time that Cherry Hill is mentioned as the
name OF the society here, the class hav-
ing been known up to this date as the
.'class at Spence's.' In 1924, w. Rider
and J. Long, preachers, William Mahan,
a sixth representative, was licensed to
exhort; 1925, J. Lybrand. p. E. Philadel-
phia District, and T. Miller and T. Tai
lev, preachers; 1926, J. Moore, P. E., and
E. Page and J. Goforth, preachers; 1927,
Laurence Lawrenson, P. E., and S.
Sharp and J. B. Ayers; 1928, S. Sharp
aud w. Copper, preachers; 1929, L. Nc
Combs, P. E., and T. Miller and W.
Rider. preachers, Jos. Miller, the seventh