Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-10-19
HISTORIC DATA.
5RANoyWINE, SCOTT AND
GOODMAN NJ. E. CHURCHES.


e<f'HeP Aoobs
At 2.30 p. No., October 18, Messrs.
Lewis I. 5rubb, Chairman, James G.
Pickels. secretary, and n large coDgrega-
tion heard three essays, of which We re-
port few notes. AS TO Brandywine M.
u. Church. 1887, Elizabeth Hutton,
Elizabeth Woodrow, Sarah Hazlett and
others kept Sunday school. 1s40, Sarah
Hazlett, Sarah Morrow and others held
Sunday school in the old Academy build
ing, still standing. 1858, Union NJ. e.
Church takes charge. 1856, great re-
vival. w. ]. Kennard OF Asbury
preached. 1857, Asbury NJ. ID. Church
has charge. Eliza Stevenson Is the
twc-story brick church at Twenty.second
and Market streets. cost. &c. 900. 1858,
May 3, Incorporated. Rcvs. W. J. Ken
1860, February 10, bought additional
lot. Hard times and danger from the
sheriff. 1861, Rev. W. n. Freeze IN
charge. saviila Stone gives slCO which
tides over the crisis. 1882, Rev. Thomas
Clary, pastor.
preached. II. +. Pickels, Alex. Kelly
and Joseph Pyle assumed the debt and
eaved the church from the sheriff. Rev.
Charles Moore, chairman, said let us pay
more salary than $3.50 per year and have
smart young preacher. Rev. John
France was called and paid $1,000 per
year. Gouley's excursion uetied the
church $1,000. 1867 the church was free
from debt after many hard struggle for
ten years, which, Or. Grioe eays, "Would
make volume of pathos." Last collec-
tionto settle the Old debt was made in the
parlor of Joseph Pyle. The church re-
msined in uniform condition six years
An average of about so members. The
members In hard, times suffered many
personal privations and sacrifices to pay
the debt and support the gospel. 1876
8: There were improve ssosopnder ~ Rev.
Il. L. White, costing Of tha I Rev.
Shilling OF $3.50. l87 bImssiI ,hs, iyal
and about 100 persons cad a.-,aa y.
Rev. E l.. Hubbard, ,,hsra,n ainaa ~, n
rovIvals followed respectiiyassI, distressed ! ,a.
"darkest" times. ''New Epoch, "ufiW'
new members. Edifice enlarged 10 Ieet
aud pulpit slcove enlarged AZ cost Of
81, 800. Rev. Eli MendenhalI, lifelong
friend and supporter of this church, has
done great work durihR laet 80 years.
1885: Rdgemoor Chapel built-a grand
child Of Asbury by her 4th daughter,
"Brandywine," aged AZ yeare. Total
number of conversions IN AZ years, 1880;
population Of district, 40 o; members,
$40; Sunday school, 75o. Debts all paid
Cost OF adjoining lot, 3lx7O feet, bought
few days ago, $500. A chapel is needed
to relieve an overfiowed Sunday school.
Rev. Vaughn s. Collins read n schol-
arly history OF Scott N. z. Church, on
which he desirep more time for the incor-
poiation oil information added by the
congregation In its discussion.
GOODMAN NJ. Il. CHURCH.
1888, July 4th, Rev. VIM. W. Taylor
Of Asoury, assisted by Mr: Benjamin
McVey, began mission work. Among
Smms, A. j. Dolbow, Lewis Maxwell,
Solomon Hersey, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. L.
Buck, W. T. Morris, Millard 4. Toft,
Mrs. Mary L. Crozier, w. j. II. Lingo,
Charles Beadtnkopf aud George Gregg.
They have erecled neat monument
over the grave OF Father Wm. w. Taylor
In Mt. Salem Cemetery, on which is in.
scrlbId: 1.-THE Founder Of Goodman NJ.
L. Church."
The successor OF Father Taylor, under
Rev. James L. Bryan, psstor OF Asbury,
who was regarded as The head while 1t
continued mission, Is tho present pas
tor. Rev. Alfred y. Scott, who read his
careful essay. The tirst class, beside some
of the above, included Mrs. Rebecca
Thompson, Miss Mamie Finn, Miss
Lena Waible, Mrs. Martha j. West. Miss
Lizzie West and Miss Indiana Thompson.
The church was organized September 5,
1889, with 80 full aud 8 probationary
members. Sunday school 81.
BISHOP Foss
preached an eloquent and powerful ser
mon on Aets v. 32i "And we are His
witnesses of these things. and so also is
the Holy Ght st, whom God hath given
to them that obey Him"
FOR To-MoRRow.
The program for Sunday, October goth
is: o a. M, lovefeast, conducted by the
Rev. John ID. @. Hanna; 1880 a. m. =,
preaching by the Rev. .Enoch Stubbs. OF
Philadelphia; 2 80 p. m, Sunday school
reunion; chairman, Rev. Encch Stubbs.
Addresses by old superintendents OF
Asbury school and by the superintend-
ents oil the M. E. schools of the city;
7.30 p. M, preaching by the Rev. w. l..
S. Murray, PHI. ID. Revival services each
evening. III you are not saved, come 10
Christ tonight. Persons belated should
go to the overflow meeting, entering
from e. Third street, where 1t is ex :
pected that from number Of the ablest
preachers some one of national promi-
neuce Will speak.
Tomorrow evening at Asbury the fol-
lowing centennial hymn will be sung by
q. NJ. Leitch, the words aud music
having been composed for Asbury Cen
tennial Day by Ashley Simpson, formerly
leader OF the choir for many years, many
persons having requested its repetition:
CENTENNIAL.
1.
We hail with joy the days that bring
TO us this glad centennial year,
And joy to join with those who sing
OF Gods free grace that has kept us
We sing OF those who long endured
BY faith, which bore them eonqucrers
through,
And found his ev'ry promise sure
In Christ hundred years ago.
We sing of those who bofdIy stood
All through prosecutions darkest hour,
Supported by that powerful word,
That conquers sin and Satan's power;
The flock WAS scatter i, small and few
The parched fields bedewod with tears,
But gathered since, and Heavens dews
Have watered all these hundred years.
III,
To them, as Israel of old,
Tho Lord Il uide and shepherd proved,
And they, us lambs within the fold,
f+Oniauf. from him no more have rONpu.
The wales with pastures green are
spread,
And fields with plentcous fruits
abound;