Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-28

uall lSlanu, is spoken Oh loT Mhueleyi |
Wilmington, next year.
Warren Burr of st. Peters Nd, is urged |
for KingswoOd NJ. Il. Church, Whining |
ton; W. Il. Mowbray of smyrna circuit |
for Galena; g. w. Bounds for Berlin. Nd;
Charles !. Stengle for Armory NJ T.
Church, Dover; A. S. Mowbray will, in
all probability. go to Elkton.
TAXING THE TOWN by STORM.
The Pentecostal services by the Rev. s.
A. Keen are taking the town by Storm
and so great are the crowds that the ushers
have great difficulty in seating them all,
The church yesterday afternoon was filled
To its capacity, and even chairs had to he
placed UP the aisles to accommodate the
crowd. Rev. $. \. Keen is stirring things
up and his meetings are being charac-
terized with the old-time fire Methodism.
These services drew better than any other
service.
Last night the anniversary Of the Church
Extension Society was given before large
and appreciative audience. The address
OF the evening was given by the Rev. A.
J. Kynett, u. y.
ONLY FOUR TO DE ORDAINED.
From present indications there will only
be four of tile class ordained to the elders
orders The subject will be a feature OF
to-morrows session. The following are
the names and their averages: Francis
Burgette Short, 80; j. II. Geoghegan, .SB
81 y. L. Cross, SO 81; IL. Z. Turner,
81 81.
SMYRNA, March 2o.-Conference met
this morning in it's third DAYS session at 0
o'clock, Bishop Hurst presiding.
Presiding Elder Adams asked that the
relation OF W. W. Chairs of Willston,
Md, be changed from effective to superin-
numerary. The matter was referred 10
| the board of stewards.
Dir. ]. A. Price Of New York. and DR.. A.
]. Kynett of the Church Extension So
! ciety, were introduced.
Dr.. Kynett made report of the church
extension work.
DIR. j. G. Price made an address on the
! ocean Grove Summer School of The
| ology." an auxiliary to the itinerants club
movement.
Dr. J. NJ. Buckley of the Christian Aduo-
cate was introduced and gave an interesting
| address.
The following were admitted to full
membership: III. A. q. Westerlield John
=. Outten, Clarence w. Strickland. William
l.. White w. II. ID. Loller, y. w. Deven-
ish NJ. IL. lientord.
The candidates were called to the front,
where Bishop Hurst addressed them in an
excellent discourse on biblical history and
of the great work which the Young
preacher of to-day has before him.
His closing remarks to the class were
very impressive.
Ii. G. Budd and ]. II. Beauchamp were
advanced to the second year.
NJ. p. Townsend was discontinued at his
own request.
George W. Bounds and James w. Fogle
were advanced to the fourth year, with
condition.
The 22d question was asked and A. 7.
Scott, w. 4. Talbot j. i. Merritt, L. f..
Bell, w. Il. England, j. w. Poole, j. w,
Hammersley, g. W. Wilcox, ]. d: Rigg.
W. l.. 2. Bowen and Thomas II. Haynes
were retained MS supernumerary preachers.
SMYRNA, March 23.--The Pentecostal
services seem to be the attracting feature
of the Conference, and yesterday after
noon the church was crowded again. DR..
S. A. Teen, the leader, is an energetic
worker and his manner of conducting
these exercises is having great reviyinR
influence. The altarway is crowded when
the invitation is given, extending often
considerable distance down the aisles.
These meetings are having great power.
W. F. NJ. $ ANNIVERSARY.
Previous TO these services yesterday
afternoon, the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society held their anniversary
exercises. Mrs. w. II. Tonkinson was
chairman and Miss NJ i. Danforth gave
the address of the afternoon. Her address
was highly enjoyable. The exercises wert
interspersed with some excellent music by
the Herman Quartette.
DICKINSON COLLEGE ALUMNI.
The fourth annual banquet of the vii
mington District Association of the
Alumni of Dickinson College was held last
night in Stevenson Cafe. 1t proved to be
a most enjoyable occasion, especially the
. aftermath.
The Rev. W. L. Avery, D. D., rs, wat
the toastmaster of the occasion. The fol.
, lowing programme was carried out in full
The American University and Method
isn," Bishop John +. Hurst, d. d d, '54
, singing. My Country, IT'S OF Tnee;"
dickinson College" President George
! Edward Reed; singing, Here's to DiclSin
: son College" Educational standard fol
| Collins. ISL; "The Daughters of Method
ISM" President John Il. Gouchee singing
The Maid That Gets Stolen Kiss" "A
: Laymans View" Thomas U. Rawlins, 80
Our Preparatory Schools" Principal W
L. Gooding, Fh, D., u; singing, "Th'
Bull Dog on the Bank" "Alumnus anC
: Alma Mater" Rev. Henry g. Budd. 50
|, college "reminiscences" A. Lincoln Dry
: den, SIS; singing, The Little Log Church
= in the yale;m Notes by the Way" GeorgI
!, q. Jaynes, 10, historian.
After this several impromptu addresse!
were given, closing with song AUX
c Lang Syne." 1t was one OF the best ban
Z quets ever given and George NJ. Stevenson
lent style.
A NOTABLE OCCASION.
last night was record breaker am
u never before has the NJ. L. Church been 8
c crowded. Every seat was taken. the gal
= leries were iammed from one end of til
, church to the other on both sides. Th
7 vestibules were crowded and those eager t,
. hear stood up and down the main and sid
=, aisies. The choir place was rs bad as til
| troll nria nj stand
! ing room was taken. IL was magnlicer
= sight to look over that sen of humanity
, packed from pulpit recess to door and cell
L ings to the iloor, The drawing card 70
, these masses was the noted temperate
: orator, John q. Woolley, who was to Civ
the address OF the temperance anniversary
y the order of the day, ut I3O o'clock.
e 1t was one of the finest, if not the fines
II temperance orations ever given in Smyrn
$ and for an hour the speaker held hi
i hearers speli-bound by his matchles
T, oratory and flights of beautifl
d rhetoric. lie took for his topic re
e , timony." Testimony in relation to tod
J. the church, the government and tn
!. saloon. He did not deal in anecdotes {
'e examples of every day interest, but clothe
in beautiful language he put it in silnpl
{. practical. business style, so impressive {
&c TO cause frequent interruption by heart
!, applause.
y. When the speaker had finished, heart
u and continued ovation broke forth and
e was several minutes before the chdirmar
ie c. NJ. Cooper. could quiet the audience
y Presiding Elder Smith advanced to ii
81 platform and moved, rs an expression {
- appreciation for the excellent address jul
heard, that the aiiience give q stanuin
. vote of thanks with Cleveland salute
" an instant the body arose in one mass uil
~ N. all over the audience myrisds of handke