The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-29
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Remembered by Edward II. Taylor,
Charles Baird, George w. Bush and
Central and West Presbyterian
Churches.
Rev. William P. Swartz. pastor, pro-
sided over the union services in mem
DRY OF Rev. George F. Wiswell d. D..
first pastor at Central Presbyterian
Church, Sunday forenoon, and assist
ed by Rev. William Taylor and the
choir conducted the devotions.
j Edward Il. Taylor confined his essay
to the history of Central Church here
'itofore published by us but synopsized
in pert from his discourse in a con-
lcluding paragraph. Charles Baird
reviewed the life OF DR.. Wiswell,
George W. Bueh, who had earlier re-
reorch, informed his hearers that
twenty-five earnest men and women
of Hanover Presbyterian Church, in.
Ispired by the Holy Ghost, in A. d.,
ganize new church."
For many years the Presbyterian
Church had appeared TO be stationary.
The old Second Presbyterian Church,
which worshipped in n etone editice
built and dedicated by Presbyterians
eighty years before at Fifth and Wal
nut streets, had been dissolved and
absorbed into the First aud Hanover
street churches. Under Rev. Vim.
Hograth there was great revival In
Hanover church with results of q Y.
M. c. A.. and Mission schools at Nc.
Dowellvillc, Hedgeville, Richardson's
land New Castle road.
Or. Lewis Z. Bush was the leader In
the enterprise OF a new church, the
first meeting being also attended BY
Edwin L. Horner and George W. Bush
J n he following week there was much
larger meeting at Dir. BuslI's house
Hanover bid a colony of twenty-five
(s2) OF her members God speed and
voted $1,000 to start. A pistor wae
sought.
Rev. George F. Wiswell, OF Peekskill
IN. y, was recommended 10y Rev. Car
son W. Adams as having the gilt now
called magnetism, by whi3h all with
whom he came In contact felt that he
was interested In them personally and
thus made them his close friends. On
Christmas day, 1855. Mr.. Wiswell
preached In Wilmington. January
1866 he was called as pastor.
The building committee were J. II.
ILatimer, VIM. Bush. II. S. MoComb.
Philip Quigley aud Louis II. Coke. UNI
der whose wise supervision the present
leditice IN King street between Seventh
iuhN iIButh' NuS tItNbTu anu bOOn Oc-
cupied. .-L.. 49,.
Dr. Wiswell's preaching was practi.
Ical, interesting and largely evangel-
listic. In his great object, the CONVEX
sion of souls there WIS success. FRO
Itracted meetings he held nearly every
year. His strong point was pastoral
work. lie was an interchangeable Wis.
itor OF dwellings, stores, Workshop
land the streets. He lost no opportun-
ity, directly or indirectly. TO turn the
minds Of his people towards thor
duty 10 God and to the church. He
took much interest in the public good,
land with the venerable Bishop Lee,
now also deceased, was a member oil
the Board of Public Education for
some years.
His influence was powerful for
patriotism and for saving DuPonts
powder mills tot the Union when threat.
lened by an invasion of the enemy.
When told Wilmington was unguard-
led by United States troops and that he
was marked man by his conspicuous,
lly bold defence OF the Union, and
should flee for his personal safety, he
Isaid he would stay with his people and
lpartake of whatever might befall them.
lie built strong, aggressive church.
land was Instrumental in saving many
souls. "1hey that are wise shall shine
as the brightness of the armament,
land they that turn many to the right
leousness, as the stars forever and
ever"