The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-28
Y EARLY HALF A CENTURY.
Sketch of the Forty-Six Years Ministry of
the Rev. Charles Hill,

Sketch of the Forty-six Years Ministry of
the Rev. Charles Hill.
We take from the last issue of the
Peninsula Nethodist the following inter-
esting sketch of the ministerial career Of
the Rev. Charles Hill, who is about com
pletiug the third year of his ltineracy as
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of this town:
Brother Hill was received Oh trial in
the Philadelphia Conference, which met
in Milford, Del, April 2, 1915, Rishop
Beverly Waugh presiding and Bishop
Edmund s. James assisting part of the
time. Bros. Henry Sauderson and w. E.
England of this Conference and DR.. t.
A. Fernley, of the Philadelhia Confer,
ancs are surviving mem bers of the same
class of practitioners.
OF the first decade of his ministry he
served churches in Virginia six years; on
Cambridge circuit, two years; on Snow
Hill, and Salisbury circuits, one year
each
In the spring of 1855, he was appointed
to Centervile circuit, with William
Hammond, as his assistant.
After two years each on Centerville
and f ,ston circuits, he was appointed to
Smyrna station in 1859, and at the ex.
piration of two years there, was appoint
ed to Asbury, Wilmington, in 1861. At
the close of a two years term here, he
was appointed to Nazareth, Philadelphia
in 1868, and the time limit being extend
ed to three years by the General Confer
ence OF 1864, the brethren of Narazeth
showed their appreciation of Bro. Hill as
Christian gentleman and au able min
lister of the gospel by retaining him three
years. After two years at Mariners
Bethel, IN the same city, he was appoint.
cd in 1868 to Port Deposit, Md. This
year the Philadelphia Conference was
divided, and all its territory south of
Mason & Dixon's line, the southern
boundry of Pennsylvania, was set off
under the name of the Wilmington Con-
ference. As pastor of our church in
Port Deposit, of course Bro. Hill became
one of the original members of the new
organization.
At the end of two years in Port De-
post, he was re-appointed to Asbury,
Wilmington, serving the full time-limit
of three years.
The next three yesrs he was pastor of
Union, in the same city 1S74-76 he
served Our church il Port Deposit
second time. From 1876 to 1880, he was
presiding elder of Easton district, and
after third term at Asbury this city,
making pastorate of eight years in all,
with this historic church, he was appoint
ed presiding elder of Wilmington district
serving another full term of four years,
[10S3 50. His last two appointments
are St. Paul's Wilmington, 1878, and
Elkton, Nd, 1SSS-91.
This is a most honorable record of in
tineraut service, and remarkable not
only for its efficiency and success, but
also, for having been of uninterrupted
continuance for forty. six years. Nor
is it less worthy of note, that in all this
time, Bro Hill has seldom, if ever ren-
dered more efficie service than during
the last three years. As was said of Israel's
great De!iverer and Lawgiver, we may
say of the mental and physical vigor of
this honored servant of God, His eye is
not dim, nor his natural force abated.
Sucn men are in the presiding eldership
or detailed for some special duty, not
because thew are not successful in the
pastorate; but, becaue their qualities of
mind and heart and high toned Christian
character, are recognized as making
them eminently fit to be entrusted with
such peculiar responsibilities.
Bro. Hill has been chosen by his
brethren of the Wilmington Conference
in three quadrehnial elections, to repre-
sent them in the General Conference.