Daily Republican., 1889-10-14
ISBuRY CENTENNIAL.
us ccmmeNcEMENT ExER-
cIsEs YEsTERDAr


Ihufth, iUlE luukcu iot huu iirP"ueu
In By loyal deyout Methodists, has
Ious Al last aud this weeks cxercises
kn,eluan. thereon bad grand start
yesterday. Bshcp Hurst was not pros
III 10! ua.Uus not known, but Kov.
RoAu A. Hnuch, a iormur and the Oldest
tAstOr OF Asbury Church, was present
kbl ably nlld his own and the bishops
khCc upon The program. DIR. Roach
b. h0, IL bishop, but he was mighty
lO, within Aimself which few bishops
kpud excel
| The chuich was most beautifully deco
1led iJr The occasion. A line OF loQred
burlnS auj isgs extending all around
lhs gallery front denoted tho loyalty of
Aeh0llsm 10 the country. The pulpit
ttc,' lrOnt was labyrin'h OF choice
|po,led plaats Including the finest ierns,
.piIns aud btgonLis. ln the centre OF
ihs bra,lNork Of norAl grandeur
P,IolI ol IVY leaves hung from tho top OF
ihs pulpit, upon which was the following
it.nplJn IN white immoftelles:
1859.
First The GLADE, then the ear,
lhtn tue llll corn In the ear.
1883.
Tbs arch aiouud the pulpit recess was
rptuled for the occasion. Upon the
kH.lOHe al The head OF tho aich 10 the
NWd "Asluty," above II the feures
l'Y" aud be ON II the igures "lsS9."
Ca The len Land column supporting the
pei iit 'he uames OF these churches: st.
rig.s, Scot, ljraniywine, Epworth,
tHFeftt5pk, 7Wctlish Mission aud Coz X
aAu tning with the lDloriplion, "Hith-
tflv haIh lle Lord helped US
VI tlc iilht hand column supporting
W Arca are the names of the other
htlh1d's' .blichrs Of Wilmington, as
,slgm Ehun, Union, Ml.salcm, Grace,
Aidelry hlgssSood and Wesley, uud ng
VIII 'he Inscription: Thus lar have we
tonr Tie decorations reelected the
iNAcst cird upon the committee hsv-
ihs It tn tbar.e.
As early rs o'clock devout men and
.o@tl tnldrtn OF tue early fathers ol
,fnoisih WIRE vending their way tC
ne o'NDt sanctuary go dear to them.
ou1tk, tile hour when the love
fel commenced, the church was already
''l hd-', and long before preaching
I...,,,,,,' ~ e'anub 'oo ~
Aslu.. aIyr n" o,, ai'. , '.,,,.'n M.n' "ay' ~ ~
fI' trmaine'l away IRON the first wht
'u'l halc beeu there had they though
~ could have got seats.
IAr iONe lelst was not only an overflow
Ieupn but II WAS an overflow OF toul
eofl. came praying with tue expecta
Oh OF having a glorious time, aud the,
JNo' as lhey expected. The opon
Iinwdcn r,tn,a. '"s'o . 'uutu oy heV' !
pued experlence 49, o%nsr,'n". - ,s, ~,
beoplu naDf,,J ~ .,",t 10y, i n.N "tlt .u
bf praise fesound,J iran, 1y.r, r,ue =. J.
Tie church anu nam sIi a-o,'n.i a't
lc'y. iuicrmisy,oi w., ~, Io"uu ,i. sne gu
wee sp'ri'uH songs. which eys,shod
participated IN. II ihey rnnid ~, yvo.'
At Il tLrl could ali sln5 md IN. ~, orsa, a.
,osmc 10 song at lines hscars ~ .o I'm.
lhai oli Asbury was 1nii "a ,"nnt,,,
onf wit. mriliy
SsY. tllfIe- Noore oss. ,ba oc,or.,a
1i1 agr, rDIl,l iwo loyc-iessts. Angel,
20" wfre hugtI.an round ua. One low,
a: "ss win hIs chrIstlnn friepds be
OS sui o,. win ths anasla liz s.t IL,
lis mo.A,tss!!a in lsI2, Asbury wssp''
tu5A "a church then In its strupgl,
'RA AC Campbelliten. hut Jesus VA
Illl 4 ami u gained the yjctory.
Baitcr Nandeyer aid not belong tt
AslnB, hut his mother Waa spiriluall,
his Aul be lad an interest there.
eir, ago lie came ~ .Is.u. In o,I A.
'uT,
A blo'hrr reloiced that La h,lo,gai I,
th4rtl, tiAi Was hniid;n, ~ 30 81 ,rchs
DAY. ''s '"''e sN"'''-'
Another brother was glad that tbIrt,
trs ago Bul came TO MIN in the owe
h,ia l.u alive in Jesus. ~ ~
Otlur,A At AsSary ~ ny ses ,Hss ceOvs,,s SoO wsa
bod ptc..Ilng El,Ier UsnrS SVh,te =
sltssfd emory at a c.mn.mseiIng 1,
ssS ju-ey lie could sav "An la
otue,-lun made the church riny viii
'tt lgMt .'trted bv Rrn,her Uagsnv
Az Sgd s.tter aaid ana wa. conye,ts
sbtn she vas . wars oId What a wor
lul.i }r.a- VIZ have O WV
A iIu,. r sI,ontrS ,ho, In 1seo ro, r,
Cl,stS Ike converted his ,onI -
AslsOur s.ol,c of Tho % $1,000 % h,os,,,,
raefIrar iH,eerated bepseIf psHa Iar . s,srnit'
etpeoot m % I.r.sie iS, ,vaa "a wy, vr rpes love
fir .us, never melancholv nor WI
le'er Sick. W. SHO'' Luz "'
shn.a .al.w h,, " be e"S S,s seat vo.r. o ',
ass sF.l lr.s,rI ,or Nv. s,ns nv was -, ~ seA''
hl NJ N.,er,l wss G,,ila go sy yt.o,,
VI, Lnu, , Jesus Ie.us sasra oa,ea W ,nioaI ,aas
oYfi lNl yesr. a,o oIaas ~ . ea.Iu 70 .sa'
oO4 'u,rus ngo and he IL siiil tcac q
'as IA Asv. 'O
"thrrl.all in ann ,r,. srrr w,
psttu y.=sr " A' W" Suns vi
Br, Iae,,rsoo, a.,
b Station, u, 81 ied Lna,c auo eongresau, ~
ss,@cy l@. : and ,San SsUw .ai tnas ~ ny N.Y. 4
h' lpat ul 40 Years % mo- eAi hs No ar,on, 'ryeu