Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-24

greatly cndcared him to his people, who
earnestly desire his return.
Newark and Wesley, the Rev. w. J.
Duhadway pastor, has preached to increas-
ing congregations and given earnest and
faithful service
- " n, Castle rsioices under the pastorate
OF the Rev. i. IL. Martindale. His recep-
ton was royal These people leave nothing
hnuone Tor the comfort of the pastor and
his family.
Newport and Elsmerc were united al
one charge at the last conference and tho
Kew. A.. s. Mowbray was appointed pas-
Tor, Elsmcre is beautiful suburban town.
and on one of its finest locations we have
punt church. The Sunday-school room
w. u eol,ipletea ana was opened June eth.
we nave at the place an organized
church, .well-conducted Sunday-school,
ana church property worth $1,000, with
only 81 900 debt Besides all expenses
Elsmere paid 800 on salary this wear, and
us relation with Newport has been so help-
Iul to 1t that memorial signed by 30
members and friends of Elsmere was pre-
scented TO the last quarterly conference,
asking that ii be continued. Brother
Mowbray deserves great credit for taking
mold oil the work, and aided by such Law.
men US Henry G. Conrad. has been able to
AT North East the Rev. j. u. 0uipg Is
closing full pastoral term of five wears.
Although the church was opposed TO the
extension limit 1t invited him to return
each successive year. These years have
ueeh Iull OF earnest work and careful per-
sonal oversight and as a result gracious re-
yivals have been given. The church has
been freed from debt and the church prop.
erty improved. His pastorate, which has
peen u benediction to the people, will be
long and fayorably remembered.
me Kew. Adam Stengle at Port Deposit,
mas had hard and difficult work because OF
business depression and prevailing disease.
yet in the midst of all n good degree Of
church, All lines of church work have
been faithfully attended to and 81, 500 has
been paid on the church debt.
Inc old church at Port Penn has been
made new through the effort of the Rev.
Fred. y. Alckinsey, costing about 81 400,
onc-half of which has been paid
Red Lion and Glasgow, again united in
one charge, and under the pastOrate of the
Rev. W. IL. S. Loller, is satisfied with the
arrangement.
Kissing Sun and Sylmar has had great
prosperity under the Rev !. Il. Bryan. At
Sylmur there has been built a church at a
cost of $500, Of which the whole amount
has been subscribed and paid except 500.
90 that the church property, valued at
$500, has only 800 against it. The
pastor and Amos Brown. q local preacher,
deserve special mention.
"RowlandsYille made little or no al
yancement but Mt Pleasant, associated
with it,. has had marvellous prosperity
under the pastoratc of the Rev. r.. b.
short The salary has been about doubled
and the benegolcnccs Are far in advance of
the previous year. The church property
has been much improved.
81. Georges was made a station last
spring and at the earnest request of the
people. the Rev. George l.. Hardesty was
appointed pastor. The parsonage has been
greatly improved and the work pushed
along all lines.
Zion Circuit, the Rev. Isaac L. Wood
pastor. has had marked success. The
salary has been increased to 81 900 benevo-
lences have been greatly advanced and
church has been built ut Calvert, Md,
costing 81 500 Mrs. Edith Brown gave the
lot and others who contributed to the en-
terprise were Mrs. DIR. Goucher of Balti-
more, Mr.. CHINA Of New York and Mr..
Slngerly of Philadelphia. The church
property is valued at 5000
we now turn our attention to the
Methodism of Wilmington city. Without
counting other Methodists than those be-
longing TO our conference there about 5000
members and probationers, worshlppng
tants. There is II total enrolment of 10000
in the Sunday-schools of this city. One
third of them belong to the Methodist
Episcopal Church and yet perhaps one
fourth of the whole population is without
church utilization or membership Bishop
floss, in speaking of the city, says, I'VE have
sporatically and blnnderingly worked at
the ,edges of an immense field the
field of the church of tomorrow
Trying to discern the signs of the
times and seeking to take the city
for Christ we have rented halls, opened
and fitted up storerooms, built plank taber-
nacles, used tents, held cottage PRAYER
meetings, organized missions and held re-
yival services in all the churches for the
salvation of souls and the promotion of
Aiethodism. Horace Benton of Cleveland,
Ohio, to whom | wrote and gave the sta
tistics of Wilmington Methodism, and
tho number of inhabitants of the city,
said. i doubt whether any other city
IN the world, with no more than 50 900
inhabitants, has Is Methodist churches
and adding one year. Every other city
ought TO know such a remarkable fact. II
shows Methodism is not unadopted to
cities interest ii only worked right
"Methodism is represented in this city
by this grand church in which we are now
assembled and by prominent laymen in
business, ut the bar and at the head of the
largest manufacturing interests; also by
the Methodist book store, plant that cost
not less than $4,000.
'Asbury Church. the Rev. ]. D. Q.
Hanna, pastor, had $40 conversion during
the year and advanced missions beyond
the high standard reached during the cen
tennial year.
"Ihislyear has been one of triumph from
beginning to end for the Rev. G. A. Grise,
WHO'S closing his fifth year at Brandywine.
Goodman, the Rev. William L. White
pastor, has advanced the salary 5000 and
bought lot for a new church at a cost of
l,6il, of which 81 600 has been paid.
THE Rev. Isaac Jewell of Epworth has
been abundant in labor. Salary and house
rent at the beginning of the year were
estimated at 81 900. The paster is a master
in the Sunday -school and believes if he
had room he soon could have 1000
scholars in attendance.
"Grace Church placed at the disposal of
the Rev. John Y. Dobbins, D. b., last
spring, its new parsonage which cost
$4,000, which, we believe, will compare
favorably with the best in Methodism. DR..
Dobbins has identified himself with the
pastors of the city and captured the hearts
of lthe people. Grace takes hold of
every good work encouraged by its pastor.
II reaches out helping hand TO every
struggling interest of Methodism in this
city. The trustees have advanced the
salary to $1,000. Grace is a power of good
for the church that cannot be reckoned.
"Kingswood has made a bold strike for
victory and during the year, through the
announcement of George w. Todd, who
gave 81 900. new church was built at
cost of about $4,000. A parsonage has
been rented and salary advanced. Through
the instrumentality of the popular pastor,
the Rev. Ii. $. Dulaney, 1850 souls have
been converted.
THE Rev. Il. G. Atkins, at Madeley, has
had year of success and secured suffi-
cient amount to guarantee the payment of
5000 against the church in the near
future.