Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-10
Oh URCH NOTES.

Exercises of patriotic nature marked
the closing OF Grace M. u. Sunday school
on Sunday afternoon for the summer.
John G.. Baker road the Declaration Of
independence. the school sang patriotic
hymns and HAY WAlraith and tho Revs.
George NJ. Hickman and DIR. Jacob Todd
delive;d cd resseB. 1he BundAy-sohool
room was handsomely decorated and the
attendance was large.
Interesting patriotic services were held
by st. .Paul's NJ: e. SundRy-school on
Sunday afternoon. A large congregation
was present and the bunday-Echool room
was handsomely decorated. The exer-
cises included singing by the school and
a quartet composed of barry j. Guthrie,
Harvey Hoifecker, II. II. Carver and
Fred Boasten, reading by Miss Ella Riley
and addresses by the Rev. W. L. McEwan
and L. L. Barrett.
First Presby terrain Sunday school had
an enjoyable patriotic celebration Sun
day afternoon. The exercises included
music by the orchestra, singing by the
school, singing of "Star Spangled Ban
ner" and Colombia, the Gem of the
Ocean" by Miss Lucy Miller, reading by
Miss Mary Granden, recitation by Miss
Emma Keim and addresses by the Rev.
George IA. Hickman and Messrs. WallaoB
| and Prize. The national oolors were
used for decorating.
The meeting of Wilmington NJ. E.
Preachers' Association Monday morning
/ opened with devotions conducted by the
Rev. ID. II. Oorkran. AN interesting
paper entitled Reformation in Reveia-
ton" WAS read by the Rev. j. #. Van
Buskalow, following which the subject
was discussed by the kevs. Vaughn
5nith, e. o. Atkins, u. Il. Corkran, j.
E. Franklin and L. Il. Barrett. An
nour cement was made that at the next
meeting the Rev. W. q. KoopR will give
an historical review of the doctrines and
experieureB of entire sRnotifoation. The
benediction wss pronounced by the Rev.
w. W. Campbell.
The colored camp meeting in Uaion
street woods drow crowd OF several
hundred Sunday nlght many whites among
them. The exercises began with scr.
mon by D colofed man whose name wal
not learned, but who said Of himself thai
he wac 'boRn little slave boy in Wash.
ington county" white oolporteul
from Baltimore, OF considerable aYoirdu
uois, followed with exhortstion and sing
ing and then the usual begging spell was
entered upon. TIE managers wanted Il
raise 1875 and, after On hours hard
work, collected about IS. A singing and
prayer meeting was then started and KEEP
up until late il the night. The camp II
conducted by q mission hailing from Sew
enth and Buttonwood streets.
An interesting service was held in Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church on Sunda,
night j. 7. Morgan read g paper entitle,
"WhRt have we 10 be thankful for as
church, 4. A. Mcclure road the repor
Of the trustees, Superintendent q. II
Oantwell read u report showing the Sun
dsy-school TO bs ia good condition. Dav!
Fox read the report OF McDowellvill
mission, stating that the mission oOngre
cation had collected @46 for foreign mis-
sions and $500 for the chapel fund. j.. Ii
I Westbrook read the report Of the church
l choir. Miss Lizzie j. Airey read the r,
port of the tnissionery societies. Josep
a Pyle, Charles Baird and W. K. Crosb
d spoke OF the recent Sunday school COZ
3 vention. These exercises were intel
Q spersed with singing by the choir and i
: X. King. The henediction was pre-
/ nounoed by the R3y. DIR. william I
4 Bainbridge. A large congregation was
} attendance.