Daily Republican., 1889-09-14
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Dates back TO the b6Rinning oil The pres
ent century, tust II Jgars after The Or
ganization OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church In America. Port Pelp Il Z
preaching place on the renowned "Cecil
Circuit" J. Everett was then Presiding
Elder Of the old Chesapeake District, Of
which Cecil Circuit was part. J. Ever
EFT was born In Maryland and Joined the
Ninth Methodist Conference held in
America, aud eight years later succeeded
Richard Whateoat afterwards one Of the
btshops) in the eldership on Chesapea AXE
District. Everett Is said TO have been
the roughest spoken preacher that has
ever stood in the itinerant ranks. He
called himself "one OF Buuyan's biggest
Jerusalem sinners" He was powerful
man In his day. For about so years he
itinerated through Pennsylvauia, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia,
end died shouting "gloFy." In 1901 j.
Lattamas and l.. Taylor were the circuit
preachers.
Some years later Port Penn was aban-
doned as q preaching place, and the
people Of the village went to Asbury,
that stood on tho estate OF Rev. Tbos.
Smith about three miles from Port Penn.
'Asbury Church" was built through tie
instrumentality of Rev. Thomas Smith,
senior preacher on Cecil Circuit, aud
Rev. Lawrence M. 8. Coombs, who at
that time was supernumerary OF the
Philadelphia Conference, aud was keep
ing q store at the head of Sassafras In
Cecil county, Md. The church was built
in 1910, and served as preaching place
for the Methodists of the community,
until few years back. Such men as
Rev. II. Boehm (iraveling companion
of Asbury), Thomas Ware, J. Lybrand,
Lawrence Lawrenson, Matthew Sorin
and Henry White, with Bishops, Asbury
md Sc9tt, have preached at Old Asbury.
A Mr.. Jones, local preacher, aided by
the circuit preachers, again took hold OF
the work at Port Penn; o revival followed
| when Rev. Thomas Is. Tlbbles was In
charge, and during the following year,
under the pastorate of Stephen Town
send, the present church was built and
dedicated early in December by Daniel
Lambden, presiding elder OF the district.
The following have been the presiding
elders of the society here for the last fiity
years: Rows. David Daily, Henry White,
Daniel Lambdcn, James Smith, Anthony
Atwood, Thomas jefferson Thompson,
William Uric. Joseph Mas N, James Cum
ningham, John D, Curtis, Thomas def
ferson Thompson, second term; j. b.
Quigg, L. q. Matlack, Charles Hin and
W. L. s. Murray.
TIE following haze been tho ser Tor
preachers on the circuits OF which Port
Penn has been part or in charge of the
work here as station:
Revs. VIM. Ryder, VIM. Williams,
Thos. r. Tibb,s, Stephen Townsend, !,
John Lednun, Rob rt McNamcc, JAS. b.
Ayres, Elon. j. Way, Thos. sumption, j..
l.. Houston, T. 8. Pancoast. J. i. Hous-
ton "a second term,) II. w. Todd, b. f.
Price, joseph Dare, Frank B. Harvey, j..
B. DennisoD, S. X. Gillingham, Thos. l..
Poulson, WIN. Toll, A. J. Crozer, Henry
Sandersop,A. j. Crozier u second term,
7. Il. Hunter, John France L. II. Nelson,
w. Y. Talbot, 4. B. Hunter "a second
terIn) ]. Edgar franklin, G. +. shep-
pard, Fred e. McKinsey. The following
brethren have been junior preachers: A..
McCarter, j. q. Thomas, Juo. Is. McCul-
Tough, Alfred Cookman, VIA, b,.shane,
John Thompson, Jno. Jones, Geo. ~.
Brlndle, john b Deunison, Reuben
Owens, Joseph Cook, Aiirt Il Scott, john
France, w. II. Flnes, john e. Kesler,
Jas. Brown, ID. Mckee ami G.. l..
Shsffer. The following supernumerary
preachers have labored at Port Penn
whilst sustaining that relation to the
Con ference: W. W. Fohks, William
RYDER, George Wiltshire, VIM. Thomas,
John d. Long and Samuel Powers.
On Saturday evening next, oil day
Sunday end on Monday evening, Sept.
IA, Is and 10, services will te held In the
church at Port Per to celebratc the an-
niversary of the introduction OF Metho-
ditm into that town. Revs. Jewell.
Hunter, Houston, Jones. Pilchsrd and
Moore, of the Wilmington Conference,
with Rev. 7. Snowden Thomas of Phila-
| delphia Conference, and Rev. Theodore
Oswald OF W. a. at Dover, ar txpecte /
to be present. AL are invited tl attend.
Fred. L. McKinsey, pastor.