The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-05-28
FOURTH EDITION


The Methodist macs meeting In the
Auditorium last night was attended by
an audience representing every church in
tins City and which number crowded the
big building uDcomfoftAbly. 1t was an
old time Mesfodst meeting too. the
hymna being sung with. vim and vigor
and me4ody that 10 mfely exoelled; en-.
thueiastio attdressos were made and col
lection amounting b cash and subscrip.
tions to about S4bO0 was taken for The
benefit OF Epworth church.
hev. l.. T. Batrbtt called the meeting to
order he nomtnated Joseph Pyle for
chairman and he was unanimously elect
%. Those Vice presidents were then
for Grpee Church, G. NJ. Leilch, Ashury;
a. III. Pierce. Brandywlns; Charles
Beade nkopf, Goodman; Wilmer V. Har-
ris. East Lake; Rov. John White. Epworth
Watson y. Lenderman, Harrison street;
John y. Miller. Mt. Salon; $. II. Baynard,
st. Paul's; Lewis sutton. Madeley; Geo.
w Todd. ktngswood; Geo. w. Joseph.
Union; Norris Gilmore, Wesley; Jose PHI Ii.
Coley, Silverbrouk; l.. 4. Grubb, Scout and
Andrew Nelson for the Swedish Mission.
John White and Professor ii. S. Goldey
were elected secretaries, and they all then
occupied seats ON the stage with Chief
Justice Lore and the pastors OF the city
churches. On the opposite side OF the
etage was seated great choir under the
leadership OF Henry f.. Pichels. The
opening hymn was Before Jehovahs
Awful Throne" and Rev. l.. Il. Barrett
prayed. Following the prayer the hymns
70 Tor Thousand Tongues to Sing" and
Jesus Lover of my Sour were sunR apd
Chief Justice Lore introduced. The al
dress was nn eulogy OF the Methodist
Church, which he demoninated one OF
the first moral forces OF the world.
He thanked God that It had been put
into the hand OF John Wesley to organize
the Methodist Church. No other religious
system could have covered this continent
as this Church has done. He credited the
Church with great influence in sustaining
the national government during tile civil
war and declared that the Whole Church
had stood beside General Grant In the
person OF bishop Simpson. when the
bishop visited the general during the war
fol- the purpose o; inspiring and encour-
aging him to a vigorous prosecution OF
the war Tor the maintenance OF The Union
and the abolition of slavery. Ito thanke d
God for all phases of religious faith where
tho people worshipped the true Gou and
raised on high the banner Of Christ.
Rev. Dr. HulDurd was next Introduced,
and for and an hour eulUgZsd Francis
Asbury. the founder OF American
Methodiem and OF the early Methodists of
the Delaware and Maryland Peninsula,
He said Methodism In this country Is
the product OF Irish courage, Scotch logic
and Welsh enthusiasm, combined with
English determination and Will. 1t had
proved to be the very best composition
for the development of enthusiastic and
faithful Christian men and women and for
making loyal citizens. 1t had grown first
upon this Peninsula, where In 1884, when
the NJ. E. Church was organized, more
than half OF the Methodists OF the Uuited
States lived.
This was possibly the most earnest and
eloquent speech made by Dr. llulburd in
this city. He adroitly turned IL at Its
close into an lmpas stoned appeal for al
for Epworth NJ. L. Church. and in about
an hour nearly $500 had been subscribed
and collected for that purpose. Rev. 5. III.
Morgan pronounced the Gened elton.