Smyrna times., 1892-12-21
Letter from Cheswold.
INCIDENTS OF THE TOWN - SMYRNA
CIRCUIT AND THE POSSIBLE
CHANGES IN ITS
HHuRHHEs

ClRCUIT AND THE POSSIBLE
CHANGES IN ITS
CHURCHES.
The Assau, Baines Co, put up last
season 10000 cases, equal to $4,000
! three-pOund cans of tomatoes, straw
berries peas and pears. And they ex-
pect to do better next season.
Mr.. T. +. Moore has built an ad-
to the postOfjce building, which
will be occupied by Mr.. w. S. Hard
castle, where he proposes to sell beef
and meats of all kinds. Whether Mr..
H. is the coming postmaster or not, he
will thus get as near to it as possible.
On last Thursday night after the
meeting closed at Cheswold Church,
Mr. J. H. Bishop and Rev. F. F. Car
| penter started for the home of the lat
ter in Leipsic, in IA road cart. Just as
they started the vehicle parted in the
middle, and out they both went b ok
wards in the road. The reverend
gentleman exclaimed, "Oh, | have
anchored my soul" to which a young
lady who was seeing them off, replied,
mot your soul, but your body, brother
Carpenter" Fortunately no one was
hurt Mr.. Bishop is not disturbed by
affairs Of this kind and enjoyed a
hearty laugh, and so did brother Car.
penter.
Since Clayton Church, two weeks
since voted to draw off from SMYRNA
Circuit aud set up for herself, q thing
not unlocked for annually, since she
became part of il, and thereby has
kept the other appointments, Bethel
and Severson's), in state of unrest.
Since the planting of church at Ches.
void, there has been ii great deal of
talk and conjecture about Chesw old. as
to what course the Bishops Council At
the next session of the Wilmington
Conference will take 10 adjusting mat.
tors.
Could SnversOn's be provided for
satisfactorily to herself the most nat
ural solution would seem To be. for
Bethel and CheswOld to join bands in
churchly work, with IA resident minis.
ter ut Cheswold. At a meeting of .he
Ofi1cial hoard of Bethel, held last week
however, representing thirteen OF it's
members, six of HON were adberents
OF CheswOld and seven of Bethel. this
proposition was vigorously set down
on. Seemingly they will not frater-
rumOr has it, they astOnished the
Cheswold side by holding the circuit
parsonage at Smyrna more sacred than
grand old Bethel herself. They were
willing TO cOncede the fact that Ches-
woId needed church, and even that
much was thankfully received. There
was no quarrel and there will not be
These conflicting church interests |
are, however, always TO be dcplored
Ihe fact that CheSwold has a church |
to-day Is the outgrOwth Of necessirv |
Though 1t may seem to antagoniZe ,hp |
interests of Bethel, it is an exipencv |
brought about by the growth of a town |
and surroundings. Same Of the proipc.
tors OF the new church spent their b ".
hood IN attending Worship within the
walls Of Bethel, while their f,tbors
helped to erect it; therefore, for her
lhey stu retain cherished memories
Inc meeting Tor separation of the
Cheswotd adherents from the parent
church. We hear is TO take place in 81
few days. 1t will doubtless be trial
Tor many IS ho separate, as also it will
for many who remain.
The new church when started went
on 10 completion as if by Providentiol
guidance, and though to-day without
an organization, save that of Sunday
school, has by the aid of ministers. who
are interested in our behalf. good
revival work in progress with nine
Teen conversions already reported. aud
others seeking. The current of f.rliu,,
here at Cheswold seems strongly tend
ing toward resident minister the
coming conference year. believing that
IN going in and out among his people
ne would be more in touch with them
ready for all church services to adj |
to the sick and dying, or fun.
erals. good, active Jealous fellow
could give better work than it wouId
1e possible If living at the SMYRNA
larSonage, which is six or seven miles
rom Us, and in fact off the circuit.
should Bethel persist in their refusal l
o cO-work with Cheswod on this line
! IL most probable, from present indi.
'atlons, the next conference will be
lsked to send us minister: and TINS
he thing desired will at once be estab.
lshed. Apart from the facts here
"ritlen' your correspondent finds
Individuals trying to unravel the prob
EN-. One we hear of is that CLAYTON
ma SeversOn's join hands as being the
'est thing, and to the advantage of
10Th. This would, of course throw !
5ethel alone or with Cheswold. which :
IS has already been stated, met with a
efusal. -" "
We note another scheme, suggested =
y party who views the matter from :
n impartial standpoint, and also. who
hlnks he sees deeply into the future
to tack Jerman Chapel and SMYRNA I
.andlng on To Severson's. believing
MS plan would help the second church o
! Smyrna which now seems probable
bat in her weak condition for several =
ears, would be glad 20 share pulpit !,
eryice with SeversOn's, and thereby v
myrna Circuit would not for num- J
er OF years, become extinct. The fact
e5imalns, however, that the wishes of
u churches will be considered by the ia
bishops Council. As previously stat. DC DC
a. It strengthens the tangle, and gos- 81
p VIII have but little put 10 it," Gu
EsMERELDA.
heswoId, DeL., Dec. 20, 1892.
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