Smyrna times., 1891-10-14
CheswOld, and Bethel Cburob

@ me meeting called at Bethel Ch,,uaL
SMYRNA circuit last FRIDAY oftsrnn",
oy residing Elder Smith To consida '-Vbli
question OF building church Of Gh INC
"o'u' or removing Bethel To Cbae,maG,I
was largely attended and ba,''
nohlous. The adherents tn Roth'1
VINO I'VE chiefly north of the ,.h,Vnot
we're Chere in force representa-, tI Gn
CheswOld side, feeling there wac ~ .i'1
sake were less, in numbers GS AZ
Gne devotional exercises p.o,; 1iter
Eider Smith said the ob;eot 80
meeting to- day was as indicotad 'I L
Cne notice calling it. He sir, ny
tho $50, ny calling this meeting to oct
Gnostio ling 1i the people upon the
| 6o ,,iS whether the church il IN
I,' -" 'LoVeu 10 Cheswold or remain il a
Sai,,''~ '" YOU must decide for yOur.
,6;S ne ana not want to preciDitata
cnSo f tu's' upon them, and his ex.
o ';G lor what might seem like a bnr.
~ atSu move III the matter, was a nrrsy
J, r work that would prevent him doino
~ ioI some weeks in the future liz |
appreciated The fact that with m ony -,
i iIusV there were many incidents and |
peasant memories connected with III
ouIne5 UhaI had endeared them to ita
1acreu walls. To these he would sa,,
us purpose was not to disturb ~
S oC1,eDy or engender any i'll FEELING. h..
LAY! Il" interest to do so. He WINS onl,,
aIctlhg oLlclally in this matter as il ,ga,
thrust upon him by force of c;rc,,,a
t St".ces' lhere is field at Cbeswnid
on"C must ana will be filled and H.
question that cOnfrOnts us TO-DAY -
Snaii we move Bethel Co Chas,,,,il 10
snali tnere be church built at CboS
"U!u. WIN a few further remarks =,
"IicH ne gave 1t as his opinion in tho
snI Vi the future as we'll as the na.,t
history OF churches similarJv situ.i'I
"uu III ms case history is almost e,,r,.
20 repeat itself he thought il RAJ ~
ear Bethel down and move her in NV,
- OHeswold, which could be done ""
in5 ieII tue question to the conprepa
n ior lull and free expression M
'lo'l ophnloh, The ChesWold sids thn,.
- !! !gSeuteu their claim for church hni :
''u uoG ask or want Bethel movad
Ver theTe. This action at onca -" 7,
loVeu bone of contention thai VIA IL
roDaOiy have brought On a hittar
seiing and a church strife and 49,
PPOnents to the Cheswold side ,a
le question fairly, concedin0 ~
eeds for Church at CheswoId ard 'ne
Nv voted for il. Thus the maatiaa II,
lded without a war of words ~. oi II
arms and with the best of foo oIi''I
1der the circumstances i'"s -
Inc society now known rs po.Ll
' g. veu a9out one hundred years AGO
oSpereu ana wGrshipped in what vs.
lGWn as Old Farrows, until tba W
20 * Tu'greW Its proportions. In ! w
az, Tue BOARD of trustees who var Co
'I,nan lawson, Isaac Register. John 20
,nney, J0nn Il. Dickson, Gamaliai O"I
William T. Smith. Robnrt
;;TIIree, Nathaniel SeversOn and Jacob @
IIlIams' with the congregation DO WI
Ecu 10 n9lld a brick church az 10 Go,
~ H Hg the old site. William Daw- Eg.
u TaVnanlel SeversOn, Elibu JefTsr. But
:, Jas. l. Farson and Jacob Wi. Lar
~ uls were constituted BUILDING com Rot
Wee Jas. /. FarsOn was given ~ S Snl
ltract to build aud it was eocnlotuS 1--WE
GeGIcated August 9Th, lS54 bU -
very WaAgh then senior Bishon ~
NJ u. Church. q. w. LibranSt
Ihen preacher in charge of SmVrno
cut ana VIM. NJ. Warner. sIijI :"
actiVe m'nlatry was junior preacher
appointments of the circnit tho.
inferred eight or more. It NAV ber a
noted that Elihu Jefferson is tbo L.
surviving member Of the trns,oaC iii
'uiidlng committee of that dav a"J
present at the meeting last Fri5a "u
very naturally was a lively onn3''
9l any proposition to tear 6pwn o.
walls OF sacred edifice which W. -
,eu TO rear. Bethel society bns i0'tu
llngly always hOurished and Is w
ay tnelhnest country church on of fl
on District, which shows She u on - - u
led wise y and well for her d %u' 0oo'
eyer changing, Interfering with prom
~? creating new church societies bafo,
this Peninsula, only marks i,s OoIoI
'th and prosperity. It's Be
cn new
morning fo ro D,ct,; was given us have
oe meeting at the Office of 0r tie
3 20 nan 10 sCheswold on Thursday shade
/, I9 consider ways aud means for 800
lullglng OF the new church ot CeilCs
"oid. All persons who are in,rr' rietta
are cordially invited to attend Go,
ClOtI,