Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04
CHURCH CHIMES.

There will be service at Armstrong; to-
morrow afternoon at the usual hour.
The people of Port Penn are hoping the
NJ. E. Conference at its next session, will
send pastor to the church there. which
has had no regular preacher this year.
The Methodist Protestant denomination
is making great strides in the lower part OF
the State, particularly about Laurel, They
have dedicated three churches in Sussex
county within few weeks.
The Y. P. s. C. E. of Forest Presbyterian
Church meets every Sunday evening at 6.
40. Topic for Sunday evening January 9Th
Prayer, How to use it and enjoy it."
Meeting to be led by Mr.. J. B. Maxwell.
Rev. Thomas B. Hunter, pastor of Bethel
N. E. Church, is at the Methodist Hospi-
tai in Philadelphia for treatment, his health
having broken some months ago. The T.
E.. L. E. Barrett. is supplying the charge
during the pastors absence.
Watch night was observed in the M. E.
Church with an impressive service conduc-
ted by the pastor There was a very good
attendance, especially of young people, to
whom DR.. Wood made an earnest appeal
for life of unselfish devotion to Christ.
All present seemed impressed with the SOL
| emnity of the hour when the tolling of
church bell announced the death OF the
old year and the advent of the new.
Rev. W. P. Compton, pastor of the Ches-
tertown NJ. E. Church. has received a
windfall from an uncle who died last week
This uncle reared Rev. Mr.. Compton and
educated him for lawyer, promising to
leave him all his estate provided he did
not enter the ministry. Mr.. Compton prac-
ticed law for awhile. but afterward en-
tered the pulpit and was surprised to learn
that his uncle had bequeathed him 5000.
Transcript.
Bishop C. d. Foss, d. D., L L. D.. will
preach i'm the NJ. E. Church on Monday
night next in accordance with o promise
made Mr.. Wood at the re-opeLing of the
Church some weeks since when his engage
ments prevented his coming at that time.
Bishop Foss is to-day one of the ablest di-
vines living, not only of the Methodist
Church but of all Churches. an educated
and spiritual man. gifted in the pulpit as
few men are ever endowed. No one who
can hear him should miss this service.
The week of prayer will be observed by
the Forest Presby terians Church and SER
vices will be held on every evening of next
week excepting Saturday, beginning at 73O
o'clock. The topics are as follows: Mon
day evening, Humiliation and Thanksgiv-
ing; Tuesday. The Church Universal; We'd
nesday. Nations and their Rulers; Thurs
day, Home and Foreign M issions; Friday.
Families and Schools. Rev s. Beattie Wy
lie, OF New Castle, will lead the Monday
evening service, and the pastor, Rev. r. H
Moore. will lead the remaining services. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Rev. W. F. Dawson, of Magnolia, has
made gavel from one of the original
benches in historic old Barrett's Chapel, |
in K ent county. The gravel is hand
some one and will be presented by
Rev. MIR. Dawson TO Bishop Warren
when the latter opens the session of Will
mington Methodist Episcopal Conference
in Dover next March. Barretts Chapel,
which is still standing in good state of |
preservation, is rare old Methodist land
mark. Bishop Francis Asbury preached
there during his early labors on tLis side
of the Atlantic, and once had famous and |
affecting meeting with Bishop Coke with