The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-21

Rev. BIT Moore completed his twentieth
year as pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church
on Thursday and interesting exercises in
commemoration Of the event were held In
the church that evening. The audience
WAS large one. Miss Hettie William
sent an anchor of flowers, which with
other flowers furnished q beautiful decora-
tion, The program was largely composed
Of addresses, the principle one being by
Frank IL. Hoffecker, who reviewed the
work of the church under Mr. Moore's
pastorate.
The other speakers were Rev. Fl . c.
Jones, Rev. X. b Cook Rev. o. G.. Bud.
diugton, Edward Mulhousen, Professor
Moses Heath Miss Maggie n, Elias and
Rev. Alexander Gordon, Carter Williams
and James Dowan of Philadelphia. j.
Frank Ball YVES also to have addressed
the gathering but he was unable to be
present He sent the following letter;
"To the Rev. b. T. Moore and members OF
Shiloh Baptist Church:
II received your kind invitation to at
tend the Goth anniversary exercises of
your church. had hoped and fully ex-
pected to be present on this occasion, bus
now find it impossible SO to do. Permit
ne to congratulate you upon your mar
Vicious growth, both spiritually and tenn
porally. | remember twenty years ago
when your pastor, Mr. Moore, called upon
the Hon. Charles Is. Lore to adjust your
affairs and to put you on the right road
legally, he placed the matter in my hands,
l being at that time Il law student in his
Office. i remember how gigantic I'm
undertaking the erection of your present
place Of worship appeared to your pastor,
but being man of great courage and
energy he unhesitatingly undertook the
task that had been set before him and in
very short time he had the entire conf
dence Of our citizens and the work was
begun. This confidence he has kept dur
ing the whole Of the twenty years he has
been your pastor. ! remember your strug
giles and sacrifices and how bravely at all
times you rallied to the assistance Of your
pastor In support of your church | re.
member your appeal to the Philadelphia
Association, and such was its confidence
III your integrity that your appeal was
granted. know how you have met this
obligation and by never faItering have
almost wiped this Indebtedness out. | re-
member having heard one of the promi-
ncnt officials Of the Philadelphia Associa-
ton say publicly that if all the churches
that h I'D been assisted by the Association
would meet their Obligations AS the Shiloh
Baptist Church Of Wilmington, Delaware,
met hers there would be no troublc and
many other weak churches could be
helped.
You truly have made grand fight
along this line and too much credit can
not b. given TO your pastor for his faith
full lubDra both in season and out of sea-
son Bat while you have made success
ful fight in temporal matters much greater
and moro successful has been your fight
against sin and for God. You have
welded Il powerful influence for good in
our community and many souls have been
blessed through your fundamentally.
Our city has been much better and purer
by your presence among us. Again let
me congratulate you upon 20 years of
great usefulness. and that the years to
come may contain much that is good for
the pastor and people of Shiloh Baptist
Church Is tbs wish of
Yours very truly J. FRANK BALL.