Middletown transcript., 1896-02-22
CHURCH CHIMES.

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The Y. P.S. c. E. meets every Sunda
evening at 6.45 in the lecture room Of Fol
est Presbyterian Church. Topic for, Eel
23rd, "What Faith can do for us2' Meetin
to be led by Miss Elizabeth Hall.
Rev. Alfred Smith, d. D.. presidin
Elder of Easton District has gone on
business trip to Georgia. While there b
will attend to settling up the estate of hi
mother-in-law, Mrs, Bratt. He will b
gone about 10 days.
The suggestion is being considered of in
creasing the choir in the NJ. E. Church
The choir loft will accommodate only si1
or eight. but the proposition is to organize
supplementary choir of twenty or more
| voices to occupy one of the "Amen
corners"
The special services which have been
held in the Forest Presbyterian Church
during the last three evenings, will be con-
tinued during the coming week. The fol-
lowing clergymen are expected to preach
Sunday evening, Rev. ]. L. Vallandigham.
D. D., of Newark; Monday evening, Rev. R.
A. Davidson, of st. Georges; Tuesday even
ing, Rev. Joseph B. Turner, of Dover; We'd
nesday evening" Rev Luther A. Oates, of
Delaware City; Thursday evening, the Rev.
L. Marks, D. D., of Wilmington; Friday
evening. the Rev. T. J. Mason. formerly
State President of The Young Peoples
Societyof Christian Endeavor. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The meetings in the NJ. E. Church con-
tinue with-interest. The congregations are
large notwithstanding the cold weather.
Evangelist Galloway was greeted on Sab
bath evening with one of the finest au-
diences eyer assembled in Middletown.
Many had driven from neighboring towns
and the surrounding country. Mr.. Gallo
way spoke very earnestly and very feelingly
for half hour and then had revival SER
vices in Which two persons professed con-
version. Over a hundred persons have
professed a change of heart during the
meeting, eighty-fve having united with
the Church, ten of them on Sabbath morn
ing and six in the evening. Mr.. Galloway
having an engagement at Smyrna left for
that town on Monday, but Mr.. Wood has
kept and will continue to keepthe meetings
open SO long as the people manifest an in
terest. Mr.. Wood has been incessant in
his labors and DIR. Murray in referring to
his acceptance of all invitation to preach
two weeks ago in the midst of his own
pressing work and arranging for Confer
ence which conyenes in Dover, March 18,
said, "there is no shaking this man of, he
will not take mo- for an answer"
Mrs. s. L. Baldwin, who for years was
engaged in Mission work in China, occupied
the platform at the M. E. Church last Sab
bath morning, and notwithstanding the
inclement weather, the audience room was
well filled. She spoke entertaingly and
for nearly all hour, it being
the day for the Missionary Collection. She
portrayed the results of the
famine in China some years ago when hun
dreds of thousands starved to death-phy- |
steal starvation. She then referred to |
spiritual starvation, where millions are |
perishing for the bread of life. She said |
Tor over 1900 years incense has not ceased |
10 burn on the affairs dedicated to the |
heather gods, and for over 1000 years not
lay has passed that at a. m. worshipers
laye not gathered in certain heathen
emple. She referred to the condition of
he women in China and in India, the low
,stimation in. which they are held, and
aid the women of America owe all they
lave and are to Christ. Contrasting Home
Ind Foreign Missions. she said As cents of
very dollar given to the cause of missions
S spent at home, and out of the 55 cents
he foreign work has to build churches.
'ay travelling expenses. support schools. etc.
Irs. Baldwin is very interesting speaker,
laving travelled in all parts Of the world.
he first crossed the ocean in 1862, being
q days on the trip to her destination in
,hina.