Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-19


the visitor are photographs of exterior
and interior of this chapel, and in covers
by the side of them hangs letter
written by John Wesley to Ezekiel
Cooper. These are the letters contents:
NEAR LONDON, Feb, l, 179l.-Dedr Brothes:
Those who desire to write or say anything
to me have no time to lose, for time has
shaken me by the hand and denth is not
far behind. But have reason to be thank
full for the time that is passed. felt none
of the intirmities of old age, four score
years and six. 1t was not until year and
a half ago that my health and my sight
failed, and still am enabled to scrawl a
little and to creep, though / cannot run.
Probably j should not be able to do so
much did not many of you assist me with
your prayers. From time to time have
given a distinct account of the work of
God which has been wrought in Britain
and Ireland for more than half century.
We want some of you to give us con-
nected relation of what our Lord has been
doing in America from the time that Rich
ard Boardman accepted the invitation and
left his country to serve you. See that you
never give place to one thought of separat-
ing from your brethren in Europe. Lose
no opportunity of declaring to all men
that the Methodists are one people to all
the world, and that ii is their full determi-
nation soto continue.
Though mountains and ocean roll
10 sever us In vain.
To the care of our common Lord / COM
mend you, and am your affectionate friend
and servant. JOHN WESLEY.
The date of the foregoing letter, it
will be observed, is February, 1st, 1901.
"Those who have anything to write or
say to me have no time to lose." That
was true, as John Wesley died one
month and day later, March Cd, 1901.
Rev. Erick Bark established Swed-
ish church near Dover in 1897 in an
edifice of great solidity. 1t was SS
years after the purchase by Swedes of
the west coast of Delaware and their
naming IL "New Sweden" 1t was a
"Christian church," tinctured with
Swedenborgianism. Here are photo
graphs of this edifice-it is still stand
ing and is occupied by the Episco-
palians. In 1t are memorial windows of
the Bayard family. Also an etching of
the church and foliaged surroundings
is here seen and is much admired. A
painting of the first Episcopal church
ever built in Delaware attracts attention
Christ Church, near Laurel. 1t was
erected in 1886 and is to-day unchanged.
With its lofty pulpit and Its reading
and clerks desk and pews for 600 1t is
an oddity. In 1t occasionally now are
held confirmation services. The Catho.
lies came somewhat later into this State;
their first church was built at Coffee
run and it dates in its present form from
1880; it was begun in 1903. Near by a
photograph of the original building is
one of the only Catholic school in this
country exclusively for colored children
To name, even, in the space that is
| left us, the many miscellaneous articles
of interest here collected were impossi
BILE. Several excellent paintings BY
Wilmington artists deserve praise. A
number of original pen and.ink sketche:
by Howard Pyle are valuable. This
able illustrator is citizen of Delaware
az was also F. o. @. barley, who illus
trated Cooper's and Hawthorne's anc
Dickens works for high-priced editions
The old china on the mantel is historical
and belongs to Henry @. Conrad, one o.
the Worlds Fair managers. (lhe othel
members of the board are Robert j
Reynolds, Governor 81 the State; Thomas
b. Smith, presidents; George w. Emery
vice-president; w. II. Allaband, secre-
tary; Robert W. Reynolds, treasurer
and Matthias Il. Moore.) The great ef.
fectiveness of the total exhibit is mainly
owing to the skill and taste of the lady
managers, Mrs. Caleb Churchman, Miss
Ida Bacon and Mrs. S. w. Hall. Som,
minor things, to which they casually in
vite attention, are certain kitchen uten
sils once owned by Cesar Rodney, 6
signer of the Declaration of Independ
ence; some wearing apparel of distin
guished women of the colonial period; {
hat, cape and bucket owned by the first
fire company of Wilmington; Henry
Clay campaign hat (1S44) that was worI
by an admirer until his death, two year!
ago; an Irish fiddle, all of one piece, anC
made in 1860, and an unique bedspread
150 years old, Altogether, most in
teresting collection, in building tina
merits to be called beautiful.