Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-10-16


roll amounted to $500 per week. Brother
Sparks, chairman Of the building com
mittec, nobly maintained the credit Of
fhe church, seconded by Brothers cause
an jackson. 1t took hard work and
good iinaucierinR 10 raise the large
amounts needed. 1t will bs we'll 10 state
just here that we started out to build
church TO cost $4,000. With the COM
mencement of the year 1867 we had re-
C iytd subscriptions amounting TO $5O,-
27j. OF this amount $0.729 was unpaid.
III addition 10 these unpaid subscrip ptions
we needed S'O, 600 to pay bills and lonns,
aud the work was not half done. Labor
aud sacrifice were required, and not with
held.
As an instance, the trustees resolved 10
ask the people Tor $40, 900. Sunday, April
Z, 1867. was the day selected.
a numerous audience elected TO hear
Bishop Simpson. After an eloquent and
powerful appeal, the sum OF Sl5,50O was
subscribed in lees than one hour. The
subscriptions came In more rapidly during
the last ten minutes.
Tie dedication Of the church occurred
on tbs morning Of Thursday, Janusry
23, 1868. Rev. DIR. Stevenson read the
preliminary portion OF tho dedication
uNiNks hibCi 1bd PihJNA W thS
Rev. Anthony Atwood, Bishop Simpson
preached the dedicatory sermon from the
text: "For unto us child is born; unto
US son is given, and the government
shall be upon his shoulders, and his name
shall be called Wonderful, Counselor,
tho Mighty God, the Almighty Father,
the Prince OF Peace"
After the eloquent and powerful ser
mon rtalm led was read TesponsiVely
by Bishop Scott and the congregation.
Bishop Ames read the conservation ter-
vice.
George W. Sparks, president of the
board OF trustees, presented the building
for conservation. The prayer of con, ecra-
tion was ALTO made by Bishop Ames.
TIE press oi tie day pronounced it the
ineet Metho list church in America, and
as was remarked by DIR. Stevenson, 1t
would build many more; which 1t has
dcne, notably, the Metropolitan, WasL-
Street, PhIladelphis; 81. Johns, Brook
lyn; Grace, Harrisburg, and Union, in
our own city. Man" others could be
named did time perm t.
The cost OF tho structure, including
the organ and furniture, was f2l0,00 A
debt remained OF about 6l00, 900.
HDuring The pastorato of DIR. Todd, In
the year 1871, an effort was made to pro-
vide lor portion of this debt A meet
ing Tor this purpose was beld I'm the sun
day school room 10 May, 1871, and all
that was asked for was freely given,
e., 600.
And later, just ten years since, DIR.
Stevenson, then pastor, for tie second
time, was impressed with the idea that
the Time had como when an effort should
be made to extinguish tho whole debt.
Iu short time he had SGS, ,007. SO, all of
which has been paid excepting about
t6, ,0OJ, which W II be paid this winter.
A congratrlatory meeting Of the mem
Der, and friends of Trace Church WAC
held in the Sunday tchoo hall on Friday
evening, November Z, 1879. After an
hour pleasantly spent in tea drinking II.
+. Pickles. chairman of the board OF
trustees, announced that George w.
Sparks would preside at the meeting to
follow. Addresses we're made By Bishop
simpson aud Drs. Todd and Stevenson.
At the beginning OF tho second year
of cur church history our membg rship
had incrf ased to 297, with go probation
ers. God has greatly blessed our efforts
as put forth In every direction Of church
work.
Notwithstanding the burden of debt
the contributions to the commen lement
OF this year are: For ministerial support
we love:
Pa ia |, n no Of cys nj 4, 400 Tl,,,,o1, q 70 -,o