Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-03

several months since. While Second
Church is not occupying the lot pur-
chased with the view Of removing to the
west end of the city 1t has raised and
paid more than one-third of the price OF
the lot. During the year Second Church
raised and expended nearly $4,000.
Second Church Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor has arranged for a
series of sermons to be delivered by DIR.
Cook and to be illustrated by oil paint
ings. The series will begin next Sunday
evening and continue until January lat.
The sermons will be delivered at night
and will be adapted to both old land
young.
EpwoRTH LEAGUE.
The district convention of the Epworth
League Of the M. X. Church, called by
Presiding Elder Murray, will be held in
Scott Church this evening, at 7.30
o'clock. Each church on Whining
ton district il expected to send two dele
gates to the meeting. The convention
will consider the adviaability of organic
ing district league and will elect two
delegates to represent this district at the
General Conference district convention, to
be held in Knoxville on November 9th
and 9th. The local convention will be
addressed by the Rev. Robert Il. Dough-
erty, ID. D., formerly assistant editor OF
the Christian AduOcate, the great organ
of the NJ. q. denomination, and now re-
cording secretary Of the EpwoIth League.
He will describe the work of tha league
and will assist in the organization of a
district league here. The kpworth
League is the latest improvement on
church societies Tor the development OF
the mental and social, along with the
moral and spiritual nature Of man. 1t is
intended to aid it's members in more holy
living and clearer, nobier thinking. 1t
also seeks to make the members more
social and cordial in their intercourse
with each other. The convention will be
open to the public and 1t is desired that
all may learn the inner work of the
league.
AUrUMNAL REUNION.
Grace NJ. E. Sunday-sohool had inter-
esting exercises on Sunday afternoon on
the occasion of its autumnal reunion.
About 500 people were present. The
| Sunday-school hsll was adorned with the
handsome decorations which grsced it on
the occasion of the schools reception and
instead of facing north, as heretofore
the seats faced the west. Superintendent
William Il. Curry presided. The pro
gramme was ss follows:
Singing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Schoo
Prayer. the Rev. W. q. johnson
| Singing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS choo
Quartet. OhoiI
ADDRESS,. .................. MASTER EiiasoI
Singing. Primary Department
solo, aoaivarya.. ..... Miss Mary Thielmar
Address. 49,. the Rev. Jacob Todd, D. D
Doxology and benedtetion.
Accompaniment was furnished b,
Grace orchestra, directed by DIR. John M
Curtis. The singing by the school wa
led by Hilton Sweeney and the choi
music was directed by N. Dushan
Cloward.
BETHANY Baptist CHURCH.
The letter from Bethany Church to th
Philadelphia Association Of Baptls
Churches says: Two mission school
have been organized during the year an,
for their occupancy two ohRpels hav
been purchased, one OF Lincoln stree
and Delaware avenue and the other q
Fifth avenue. The church received 8
members during the year, 40 OF them b.
| phptinhs th tao ouhuny -noAOSi. Whiol
has an average attendance of 4S9, Their
are 1888 scholars and teachers. For hom
expenses and for home and foreign mis-
sion work the church and Sunday. schoc
have raised 81, 438.15.
, At the association meeting Bethan
Church will be represented By the Re,
, o. G. Buddington, Hiram Yerger, Henri
Braunstein, W. H. Gregg, Benjami
Willis, George Lowe and George Newman
CHURCH DELEGATIONS.
, Harrington Baptist Church, the Re,
I Frank Howes pastor, will be dedicated o
October 18th. President Weston {
, Grocer Seminary and D.. Cook have bee
| invited to officiate.
. Shiloh Baptist Church, which has bee
8 in en- unfinished condition for severi
. years, will be completed during the neg
, menth and will be dedicated on Noven
. Der Sd, on which occasion Drs. Westo
: and Cook are expected to official
i During his passionate the Rev. b.
Moore has managed the finances of Il
: church with much success.