Daily Republican., 1889-05-03

Please allow me space in your valuable
paper to say something about our church
at South Wilmington. During the past
year the church has made rapid progress,
the membership has increased considera-
bly, and the congregation has enlarged
beyond the seating capacity OF the pres
ent church. The spiritual condition OF
the church has improved wonderfully
and the financial interest ia truly aston
ishing. Every person, male and female,
old and young, saint and sinner have
manifested great interest for the success
OF the church during the past conference
year, and truly 1t was successful one.
Peace and harmony prevailed between
pastor and people, and year Of pleasant
nese, attended with the blessings Of God
was experienced. During the past year
nice brick parsonage and q building
lot for new church wss purchased at
the cost of 81, 800 and plans arranged for
building.
The pastor was kindly received on his
return IRON Conference for the second
year ami GA the evening OF April Is, was
eIreeably surprised by number oil his
members and congregation who loaded
his table with provisions, etc. Among
those who contributed we're j. r. John
son and wife, Charles II. Colbourn and
wife, Thomas Bantum aud wife, Charles
H. Spencer aud wife, Handy Iill and
wife, Thomas q Washington and wife,
George wilkinson and wife, Wllher NJ.
Cook aud wife, Francis Byrd and wife,
l.. II. Bantum and wife, Gr,c'e Anderson,
James Mediord, Walter Nauiilr, Martha
Byrd, Kesiah Parker, sallie Spencer,
Harriet BuTse, George r. johnson, Her.
Lob To- Ia
Thompson, Mary Delnis AID Others.
April 18th and 18th was our frs.
Quarterly Conference and meeting. The
Conference was the btst that has ever
been held In the church R.y w. n.
Coiiey. 7. r., presided; oil the memhers
Of the conference with three exceplio; 8,
We're present with their repGrts well az
ran ged aud large number OF the cOngre
cation were present.
The following resolution was offered
10y the officials, and on motion adopted
and ordered to be published:
WHEREAS, 1t was the unanimous de-
sire of the members aud congregation o
WhittiDgton NJ. Il. Church OF Sou
Wilmington, Del, that our pastor, Rev,
j. A. Richardson, who spent the pas
year in peace with US ard whose labor
were complete success, should be re
turned TO us AS pastor for another year
I and we did make known our desire
/ though aud by J. E. johnson and othe
MEDIUMS TO the Presiding Elder, Rev
VIM. IL. Coiicy, requesting him 10 US
/ his influence in our behalf and
WHEREAS, Our worthy Presidin
2 Elder did SO act according TO our re
/ quest sEd We were greeted by the retur
4 Of our pastor Therefore be it
a Resolved, lst, that we, the member
4 and congregation of this church d
i hereby ext nd to our Presiding Eide
Rev. VIM. II. Coti'ey, our sincere thanh
@ for his Efforts in our behalf, and eve
I pray that he may be blest with goo
n health, together with his family, an
, that he may have many days on earth
v work for the advancement of the X
e d,emer's kingdom aud that his labo
A may be crowned with abundant success
# Be 1t resolved, End, that we do o,
whole duty and ell In cur power to nal
his district success in every respec
and that we manifest our appreciation
his kindness by presenting to him an CT
f. blem of our affections, on Sunday eve
ing, 2S;h Instant.
s. Be It resolved, 80, that we pray for al
unanimously support our pastor In eve
(. effort for Tie uphuldiDg OF Ion and Il
i, advancement OF the cause Of Christ. II
epectiully submitted,
b. j. L. JOHNSON, President.
/. II. BAETUn, Secretary.
4. In pursuance OF the order of this re,
IL luton, on Sunday evening, aS,h ul
after powerful sermon preach
t. by the presiding elder, Rev. c,
ley, J. L. JOHNSON, district stewar
]. in behalf of the members aud conGrc2
ton presented him with a handsome 20
2; watch chain Rev, Cooley made che
address, in which he paid glowii
z. tribute tu tie kindness shown him by I
l. members Of this church, and invoke
the blessings OF God upon them in the
ia efforts to erect new one.
As we are about to commence the ere
IN ton OF new church, AVID solicit a
from any one interested IN the weliaro
3. Zion, we hereby caution all persons 90
u trinuting that all OF our solicitstio
have tue seal of Wilmington NJ.
l. Church On them; therefore beware. o
church is marching on.
j. 4. RICHARDSON, Pastor.
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