Evening journal., 1893-11-10
EPWORTH'S PASTOR RESIGNS.
NEARLY EVERY METHODIST CHURCH
THE CITY WILL CHANGE PASTORS.

Rev. MIR. Jewell Announces That He VIII
Ask for a New appointment at the Next
CONFERENCE.-The Great Work in Building
Up His Charges-Rev. Ewing May BE
Called.
Rev. Isaac Jewell. pastor of Epworth
M. f. Church, has resigned and now
nearly every Methodist church in VIII
mington will expect change of pastors
at the next session of the Wilmington
Conference.
Mr. JEWELS action was quite unex-
pected, although members of his officiary
anticipated some sudden development
when they were called together for a
special meeting last night. Mr.. Jewell
announced that he would ask TO be sent
to new appointment at the next session
of conference, he having been pastor Of
Epworth for three years, the old limit
in the Methodist itinerancy. He thanked
his leaders in the church for their splen
did support and untiring work during
the three years of his pastorste. He
said the work had been hard and
at times very difficult but that,
up to this time, everything had
been wisely planned and we'll done.
In announcing his desire for a change
of pastoral relations he said that this
was the first time he had ever informed
his church that he desired a change be-
fore the expiration of the term Of years
allotted to pastorate by the church
discipline. He then very feelingly
thanked the official members of the
/ church for their kind consideration mani.
tested in many deeds Of kindness, eff
cient aid and constant prayers for his
success.
Rev. Isaac Jewell is a very popular
minister and is greatly admired as a
preacher, a pastor and a Sunday school
worker wherever he is known In the
latter branch Of church work he
is especially efficient and for several
years conducted all the childrens ser
vices at Brandywine Summit Camp. He
has been the pastor at Epworth for
nearly three years, having been called
there from Rising Sun. Md. During 1888
"a and S5 be took a post graduate
course at tho Chstauqusn University, N
Y, completing the course with the
highest honors after diligent study. He
began preaching when he was 81 years
old
Mr.. JEWELS greatest success as pas
tor was in building up his congregations
and their places of worship, and it has
been through his efforts that Epworth
Church has been changed from a she'll OF
building to handsome edifice, second
to none. in the state, with a cheerful and
commodious new parsonage and con-
gregation bordering on 800 people. He
will leave Epworth thus built up, with
7 church property worth $34 600, upon
, which there is only $4,000 debt.
I When he first started in the ministry
I his ability as a pastor soon showed it.
!. self. At fredericksburg Mr.. Jewell paid a
debt Of $4,000. A cramped and dingy
place Of Worship in Bethlehem was, dur
n ing his pastorate there, transformed
n into a new church that cost $4,000
The little ch urches on Kent circuit
where he labored for three years were
: replaced by edi6ces valued at $4,000
before he left. QueenstOwn's new church
was built by him at a cost of 400
e Cosy new parsonages were built at
d FELTON, ard Rising Sun while he was
pastor at those places.
Leading members of Epworth Churcl
> said to-day that they did not know. now
what they would do for pastor mex
year. 1--WE have just called upon Rev
20 J. d o. Hanna" said one, ''and aske'
him il be would consider the call iron
Epworth. He replied that he desired t
u leave the conference and had slread
2 wired his acceptance of the call to SIM
Sing n. Y"
Is 1t is said that Rev. Il w. Ewing o
Port Deposit, Md, will be called to bt
come the paster at a salary Of 81 400.