Evening journal., 1890-03-17
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
THE CHURCHES CONSTANTLY
GROWING IN MEMBERSHIP.

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Coleman at Inn manuel.
Special Correspondence EVE MING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, March 1.-THE churches
yesterday We're largely attended, and the
services were very interesting, Bishop /
Coleman preached a powerful sermon at /
the morning service at Emmanuel Church. |
His subject was Lord, what wilt Thou /
have me TO do" After the sermon the |
Bishop confirmed a class Of fourteen per-
sons, who will prove great acquisition |
to the church. During the afternoon the |
Bishop visited and administered the rite |
of confirmation TO four sick persons. at
their homes. At o'clock, evening prayer
was said, chorslly, in the church, Bishop
Coleman officiating. At Z. .45 o'clock SER
vices were held In the Chapel. at Ninth
and Clayton streets, by Rev. p. B. Light.
ner, rector of the parish The offerings
during the day were for the colored peo-
pie, one Of whom was confirmed at the
morning service. An invitation was ex-
tended to all the females in the
parish to attend the "Quiet Day for Wo-
men" meeting In Wilmington, on Friday.
At the M. +. Church large congregation
listened to a missionary sermon by Rev.
Dr. Hubbard, who used complete chart
ofithe world to explain 1t. His text was
Acts <, S4-35: "God is no respector of
persons, but in every nation he that
fcareth Him and workieth righteousness
Is accepted within. The evening sermon
was equally strong. On account of the
wedding of Leslie White to Miss Annie
McWally on Thursday evening the Sun
day school association unanimously de-
cided to defer the celebration Of its mis-
sionary anniversary until Friday evening
Four persons were received IN the church
by letter from different parts Of the state
at the morning service. The Women's
Foreign Missionary Society will hold an
important meeting in the chapel to-
night
At the First Baptist Church Revs.
Charles Z. McClelland and w. j. Cam
brons Of Grocer Seminary preached 10
immense congregations. Mr.. McClel-
lands morning snbiect was Ecclesiastes,
viii, ~: Il know that It shall be we'll
with them that fear God, which fear
before Him. The sermon was an able
one and was heartily enjoyed by all those
present Rev. w. j. Cambron ofIiciated
at the evening service, assisted by Mr..
| McClelland After short discourse,
/ baptismal services were held. The fol-
| lowing persons were immersed John
/ Hamilton, Oliver Hicken, Finley Hay
cock, Frank Finley. Phoebe Edwards,
Henry Maynard, Charles Woodward On
Saturday evening, 29th inst, MIR. Cam
bron viii bring eight II his classmates
from Grocer Seminary to this city, and
they will give vocal concert in the
church.
The usual services were held at the
other churches. At the Presbyterian
church, Rev. +. Il. Williams Of Prince
ton College, again occupied the pulpit.
Usual Lenten services were held at st.
Peters r. @. Church.
The New Castle Building and Loan As
sociation held it's tenth and last annual
meeting in the City Hall, on Saturday
evening. with large attendance. Much
routine business was transacted Tho
annual report of the secretary showed 3
net gain Of k13 80 per share for the pas
year George A. Maxwell was elected
/ treasurer. A board OF direstors was thei
! chosen as follows. Henry Foster. Georgl
A. Maxwell, John Pagan, Rev. James N
4 Wise, James I. Eliason, James +. White
= Frank O. Weggenman, James Vanars
, dalen and John McCue. The new boar
Z then balloted for president and secretary
resulting in the reelection Of Henri
! Foster and James Vanarsdalen, respec
' lively. The loan will run out in a few
4 months.
4 The supper which was given In th
q auditorium of the old Court House, oi
4 Saturday evening by the mem bers o
class No 8, Of the M. e. Sunday school
was q success in every particular Th
! tables were laden with all the delicacie
4 Of the season and the number Of patron
ha 4 -.
arrangements held a meeting after tn
o supper and extended vote Of thanks t
j, those who contributed, especially {
:. Mrs. Sheriff Allen, who offered her cook
q room for the occasion,
/. Another slight fire occurred at th
= Delaware Iron Works on Saturday night
about 10 o'clock. The alarm, which ran
through the streets at that hour, cause,
intense excitement and drew over 80
Is TO the scene. The fire was caused b
10 live Goals which had. been thrown out wit
70 some ashes from one Of the furnace
10 igniting a frame closet, in which tool
& were kept. The flames were extinguishe
rs with a few buckets Of water and th
10 damage sustained is very slight. On
le man, who was helping drag the LenaI
@ engine to the fire. was taken with
l. hemorrhage and was gotten home wit
d much difficulty. When the engiI
M reached the works the fire had bee
nl extinguished.
Victims OF King Alcohol.
Mayor Hanson disposed Of full dock
at the City Court yesterday afternoon.
James Nolan was very drunk and b
came entangled with several trees al
Of fences His fine and costs amounted
IN S340. Samuel Wier, for the same offens
N forked over 81 and costs.
TO Patrick GorIille answered to a char
Of drunkenness for the second time al
ia was fined So 30. in default of which
On was sent to Jail Thomas Winterbotto
was fined So. 40 for drunkenness
er james, Moody, a well-known color
v, man, was charged with drunkenne
r disorderly conduct, destroying furnitu
81 and wife beating James knelt befC
le the mayor and entreated him to let b
i of, as he did not know what he v
IL doing. He was fined $5 and costs.
embraced his wife and daughter loving
he and implored them to pay his fine, t
in they positively declined and James mi
spend forty days in jail.
70 Personal.
- A number Of people from this q
- attended the celebration Of st. Patric
he Day in Philadelphia TODAY.
al Mr.. and Mrs. John Vincent OF w
mington, visited Edward Chetfins
Ru Orange street. yesterday.
Miss Regina Mahoney of Philadelph
bo,. 81 bo,,. kf,fa oftv wnuf,