Daily Republican., 1889-12-17
WILMINGTON DISTRICT.

From the Peninsula Methodist.
The quarterly conference of Bethel and
Glasgow was means Of grace, as spirit
ual MS n good class meeting. Bro. Gard
ner has organized at Bethel a series OF
cottage prayer meetings One hundred
dollars have been expended on the par
sonage. Trustees OF Glasgow have paid
S125 Oi the mortgage on their church.
BIO. Richard milford, local preacher,
said, "Preaching has become scientific
work. used to have two skeletons Of
sermons, which never got any flesh on
their bones. They remain skeletons,
cannot trust them; / must lean on the
arm of the Lord" W. C. Lake, super
intendent of Bethel, "Our Sunday school
this year has been more prosperous, more
instructive, and more helpful than for
many years"
W. 4. Dayett, superintendent of Sun
day school at Glasgow, reported the
school closed for the winter. | wish
something could be done TO keep every
school open all the year. Samuol
Thompson, class leader at Bethel, now
In his eighty-iith year, rode seven
miles to attend quarterly conference at
Glasgow, and said he was converted IN
1884, and almost Immediately appointed
leader OF II colorcd class, and continuing
so uutil the close of the war. He hiss
also had a white class, almost all the
time fr M his conversion until the pIeI-
ent, period OF hity-iive years. He Gu
Joys such good heath that he said,
have not pain nor an ache" J. II.
Thornton, "there used to be big doubt
In my heart Gs to whether | was saved,
but Tie Lord has taken It away and given
me confidence" Tne presiding elder
was requested by tie quarterly confer
euce to use his iriiuence to have Bro.
Gardner returned.
When Bro. Gardner's two sons were
home from Dickinson during vacation,
| Ed win did fine work on the blackboard;
he was formerly crayonist In ST. Pauls
afternoon Sunday school, Wilmington,
Dtl. Not long since the Pennsylvania Art
| Association offered n gold medal Tor the
| best Crayon blackboard work submitted
to il. Among the contestants fer tho
prize" says paper OF that city, "who
appeared before them IN Harrisburg,
was MIR. Edwin Gardner, a popular stu,
dent OF Dickinson College. His subjec,
was a cross on rock, with waves dash
ing threatenIngly about it. There were
| eighteen contestants In all, and Mr..
Gardner had the pleasure of receiving
the gold medal Tor the best work. %
Chesapeake City and Manor, are well
cared for 10y their energetic pastor, Rev.
Il. II. Nelson, who informed his quar-
| terly conference, as 1t was his third year,
that he desired to move In the spring.
The new church at Chesapeake, which
will soon be completed, is house o.
| beauty AMI a joy 10 all Interested. The
people think or talk of little else. They
| have received five hundred dollars worth
ui encouragement from the Board oil
Church ENteLsion, and one thousand
dollars from friends IN Philadelphia, WI.
mington, and other places, mainly
through the personal solicitation of the
pastor. Sister Nelson, the pastors wife,
and the ladies of the church, are doing
their full share. Their supper and bazaar
melted $3.50 The farmers gave and hauled
tbs stone Tor the foundation.
The Edgar Allen Poe literary clut
gave an entertainment, the proceeds Of
which were handed over for the new
| church. A service has been arranged
for Christmas morning, and thirty have
already promieed to give at that time "
each. One brother became so mucl
interested In this service that he felt hi
ought TO give s., but did not soc his way
to raise 1t. lie dreamed two or tire,
times that there WAS money buried In hi:
cellar. HIS impressions became 30 stron4
that he dug down In a certain cornei
thereof, and found In silver t7.2e. A
| few of the coius were very old.
An oyster supper and bazaar will bt
held December 1920; Oysters given by
| Nelson's brothers and friends on Chinco-
league aud at Snow Hin. Joseph Pyle
gives the pulpit.
! W. d. Haddock, the son-in law o.
Pre- idlug Elder John France, the builder
of tho new church, has shown himself {
workman WHO needeth not to be
ashamed. Everybody Is praislng hin
iOr his skill, economy aud industry
10 working in material from the ole
church, ana in every way trying TO SAVE
expense. Mr.. Hajdcck gives tbs altar
ami sloJ have iesn secured for q ball
A laii ny bee at night by lamplight save,
the expense for tins work. the lad
showed their appreciation by giving lA'
woIkmen supper.
a. ". johnson has large owl stuff
lend mounted at {. F. Rudolph'a store OF
lfalr. tho price to be given % tie church
The sad was given by tue Fricltsoi
Steamboat co. Tie Canal COMPANY
It,igshgd lheif sc9W Tor tM stone 4l'
Itbc towing company donated their work
John ncClensh,n Of z ~ Dspo,tt 9 ava
Egs pgreEes OF stoa Iuaaas Davidson