The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-13
FOURTH EDITION


Church Notes.
Rev. David Dodd preached at Harri-
son street M. L. Church.
Bishop Coleman, who lie now In
Massachusetts, will hold confirmation
In St Andrews Church next sunday.
In the Second Baptist Church April
Dist, Margaret Bottome will lecture
on the Kings Daughters Society OF
which she Is president. "a.
Mrs. W. Smalley, Jr., is expected to
sing in Trinity next Sunday evening.
Quarterly Conference at Madeley
this evening by Presiding Elder Muir
Grace. AIadelsy, silverbrook and
OliYet are Invited to the Y. NJ. g. AS
athletic exhibition tomorrow evening.
Left it,, by Rev. d. L. McFaul In AS
bury, 3D. and Walnut streote, Wednes-
day evening. Admission twenty-five
cents.
Reports from the Sunday School
Convention and other interesting exer-
cfses In the First Presbyterian Church
Wednesday evening.
Trinity Church was crowded to the
doors last evening. The rector. Rev.
II. Ashton Henry, preached the SER
mon. The surpliced choir sang the Te
Deum In ID by Field, the Nunc Dlmittas
In ID by Field and the anthem GLORY
Be to God"' by Louis.
Bishop Curtis, accompanied by Rev.
M. x. Fallon OF st. Paul's II. G. Church,
left for Savannah, Ga, where he will
attend the meeting OF the bishops OF
the Province of Baltimore at the home
OF Bishop becker, formerly OF this city.
Bishop Curtis and Father Fallon will
return In a week or ten days
The stewards OF Salisbury district OF
the Wilmington nj. Il. Conference at
their meeting In Salisbury Nd. on FIJI.
day adopted resolutions comdemning
the removing of i. q. Ayars from the
presiding eidership of that district.
MIR. Ayars they claim. did good chris
tian work and that his removal was In
opposition TO the wishes of majority
OF the ministers and laymen of that
district. III Mr.. Ayars was charged
with anything he should have been
given chance to defend himself and
not have been removed without notice
and without excuse. They affirm their
loyalty to the Methodist Church and
their regard for all bishops but feel
compelled to protest. They da not
charge Rev. W.T.. CorlSran with any
plans to succeed MIR. Ayars. They
think the removal of Mr.. Ayars In such
a manner Injurious to his character.
Rev. A. A. Harryman. OF Milford,
Delaware, succeeds to the pastorate of
the i. M. Z. Church at Seventh and
Walnut streets. Rev. +. Il. Benson
preached the closing sermon of his
Passionate last evening on Eph. VI: 10,
10: Put on.the whole armor of Cod
etc.
= = II there was q person in the
church who had not trod the devil UNI
der foot moro than once no had not
learned the first rudiments OF Chris
tianity. We must go at him with all
our heart. 1t Is true that one man with
God is majority, but he is not always
successful in stamping out evil with.
out other assistance. When your new
pastor begins to fight the devil may
the whole congregation fight with him.
They must be In unison with their pas
tor. In order to do this they must put
on the helmet of truth and the girdle
of sincerity. They must also clothe
themselves in the garments of right
eousness.
Rev. Edward Parker preached his
opening sermon at Ezion NJ. e. Church
yesterday morning. His text was:
Thou will show me the path of right.
eousness and in its presence are the
fullness of joy at thy right hand" The
church was crowded beyonl its capa.
city. In the evening communion ser.
vices wer held.