The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-01-19

Cherry Hill, Md. Ga the morning of tn,
day he was buried the body was carried
into Cherry Hill Church and a solemn
and impressive sermon was delivered BY
Rev. j. B. Ayers from the words: "Fol
he was a good man and full of the Holy
Ghost and of faith; and much people was
added unto the Lord" At the close OIL
| the service his body followed by a
! great concourse of people (for he had
| many friends) was taken to the cemetery
at Union and buried where marble slat
marks his grave.
Thomas Warburton whose name ap
pears for the first time as member Of
the Quarterly Conference for Cecil Cir.
cult In 1906, was born in Somerset county
Nd, January Goth 1776. The same yeaI
that the colonies declared themselves in
dependent and the declaration was signed,
After the death of his father he lived fol-
a number of years with Mr.. Gale, OF
Cecil County. While there he had a
severe attack of sickness; this brought
him to reflection by which in connection
with the singing, praying and shouting
of few colored people, he was thor
oughly convicted that he was sinner
exposed to Gods wrath and he sought
the Lord earnestly; not attaining what
he was seeking, he concluded to unite
himself with the church. This he did
six mouths before his conversion. Near
the close of the year 1902 at class meet
ing held at the house of Nathaniel Crouch
near North East, his eyes we're opened
the darkness was removed from his hori-
ION and he received the evidence of his
acceptance with God, which evidence be
retained to the day of his death. The
First Quarterly Conference was held at
North East, March 18th 1906 when he
was licensed to exhort; 1915 he was Ii
censed to preach; 1880 ordained deacon:
1882 elder. He died at his home near
Union Church, July 2Sth 1857. His full
eral took place on July Both; the sermon
was preached by Rev. Joseph T. Brown
from these words: Precious in the sight
Of the Lord is the death of his saints. !"
His body was inferred In the GEM
etery of Union Church where a marble
slab marks his grave. Peace be to his
ashes.
At the Quarterly Conference held Sep
TENDER 9th, 1906, John Williamson was
present for the first time. The first
Quarterly meeting ever held in this sec.
ton began in "Williamson's woods" on
Friday September 11Ih 1907, at which
the following were present: Solomon
Sharp, Presiding Elder; Asa Smith and
Thomas Walker, preachers; Thos. Miller,
James Quail, Thos. iWabbhson. Abram
Kagg, John Hageney, James Thomas,
Joseph Gchhel, William Howell, William
CARLY, Fredus Aldrige, Caleb Kendel,
Robert Hart, James Arrants, Thos. jan
ney, John Williamson, Enoch Cloud,
John Houston, William Miller, William
Wright, Isaac Tyson, John McCracken,
Richard Updegrove and VIM. McIntire.
At this Quarterly Conference the fol-
lowing questions were asked and resolu-
tions adopted:
1. "What shall be done to influence
our people to attend their class meet
ings?"
Resolued, That each of US shall do all
in our power by precept and example to
induce our friends to attend their class
meetings; that in case of wilful neglect
their names shall be dropped from the
paper.
2. "What shall be done to prevent the
constant disregard of family prayer?"
Res0lued, That we shall do all in our
power to influence our members, by pre-
cept and example, to that important
duty.
8. "What shall be done to put an end
to the spirit of levity, vain conversation,
and testing, which too much prevails
among our people?"
ResolUed, That by precept and example
we will do all in our power to put an end
to this evil.
4. "What shall be done to put an end
to our people following the vain customs
and fashions of the world?"
ResolUed, That we use our influence to
discourage the same"
May we not infer from the above that
Methodists then, as now, neglected the
class meetings, failed to have family wor-
ship, INDUCED in "foolish talking and
conformed too closely to the fashions of
the world" This third question was,
more than likely, asked by Thos Miller,
who, twas very seldom seen and never
heard to laugh"
Martha Gill speaks of this meeting as
a'great camp-meeting, and says, there
were some persons, at it, who dared the
arm of the Almighty, the arm Of the law,
the camp authorities, and every thing
else; they resolved to take the encamp
ment by storm, and send the people of
God away; but by the time they got
ready to take the encampment, God, who
always takes good care of his people, sent
tremendous storm which shook every.
thing, even to the sandy foundation OF
the invading force, and thereby thwarted
their evil designs; the lightning struck
some of the trees tearing them to pieces:
some of the tents were overturned, while
the people were in great CONSERVATION,
Some cried to God to have mercy on
them, others ran about screaming. One
poor frightened sinner ran, and getting
Rev. Soloman Sharp around the neck,
begged him to pray for him, exclaiming
Pray for me. need your prayers, l am
| not prepared to die ~ Brother SHARP
told him to pray to God to spare his life
| he did so, and not only that, but he
prayed until God converted his soul. The
next day the first preacher announced al
| his text: "Who can understand the
thunder of His power" and the second, il
| the afternoon announced as his: "The
angel of the Lord encampeth round about
them that fear him." In both sermons
the preachers referred to the circum
stances of the preceding day; the irst
pointed to the shivered trees as evi
dence of Gods power; while the second
showed how God preserved his people
amid storms"
| While it is fact that "Wiliamson'
Woods" early became very popular as
place for holding quarterly meetings; ant
while for some years prior to the building
of Union Church, the place of preaching
in the neighborhood was at the dwellin,
of John Williamson; it is also fact, tina