Evening journal., 1897-01-23
NEWS OF LOCAL CHURCHES.
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS OF INTER-
EST TO WILMINGTON CHURCH
GOERS AND STAY-AT- HOMES.

BRIEF PARAGRAPHS OF INTER
EST TO WILMINGTON CHURCH
GOERS AND STAY-AT-HOMES-
The meetings conducted at West
Presbyterian Church by Rev. George ii.
Broenning closed last night.
Rev. Thomas j. Mason, pastor of the
r. e. Church of the Redeemer will
close the meetings at Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church this afternoon by con-
ducting children's service.
Rev. w. w. Sharp will preach at
Wesley M e. Church tonight on The
Pushing OK
Edward M. Wistar. who will talk on
Armenia at tCentral Presbyterian Church
on Tuesday night, travelled all through
that country with Miss Clara Barton.
Rev. William Ashmead Scheaffer, OF
Philadelphia. superintendent of the
Mono Missions, of the Pennsylvania
Ministerium, Will preach at the morn
ing service at st. Stephens Lutheran
Church tomorrow
Several persons will be baptized at
Second Baptist Church tomorrow
night To-morrow morning the pastor,
Rev r. r. Briggs, will repeat his SER
mon on "Latent Power
Philip Sidersky, of Philadelphia, will
make an address at the services TO be
held at the mission. at No. 112 West
Front street. near Orange tomorrow
afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock. He will des-
cribe the recent evangeistic meetings
at the Philadelphia Winter Circus. The
new hymns used by Moody and Sankey
will be sung.
Rev. Philip B. Cabell will preach at
the Church of the New Jerugalem to-
morrow evening on Redemption and
Salvation.
Rev Edward l.. Allen, d. d., OF
Pittsburg, Pa. who has been conduct
ing avery successful series OF revival
meetings at Asbury Church. will
preach. there tomorrow morning and
night DR.. Allen has a military record
fully equal to his ecclesiastical. He
was born in Paterson, N. j., July 1e
1876 nd'passed his boyhood largely in
New York. city, where he began the
study Of theology. But after one year
at his books he shouldered a mushet
when onlyl5 years Of age. He enlisted
in the Thirteenth New Jersey infantry
on August IA. 1862 for three years ser.
vice. He was discharged as sergeant
June 8, 1865. His regiment was at frst
connected with the Twelfth. and was
afterward put in the Twentieth Corps
made up by consolidating the Eleventh
and Twelfth Corps. With this regi.
ment young Allen took part in IN fol.
lowing battles: South Mountain, .Antie.
tam, Charlottesville. Getty sburg
Rocky face Ridge, Resaca, Cassville
Dallas Pine Knob Culps Farm, Kene.
say Mountain. Nancy Creek. Peach
Tree Creek. Siege of Atlanta, Ander.
sonville, Savannah, Averysboro ant
Bentonville, besides in many skir.
mishes.
Successful revival services are beins
conducted at the Church OF th @ Cove
nant, Third and West streets, by DR.
Walker, an evangelist. Rect or Hen.
dricks has given the meetings entirely
into his hands and he is co nductinp
them according to his own ide as. Sew
eral conversions have resulted from his
labois. There will he three services to-
MORO W and a closing service. on Tues
day MA
AS the result of revival meetings
conversio ms have been reported in Del
aware NJ E. churches & follows: Mil
ford Neck 30; Millwood, 10; Delaware
City 25 Claymont. 8; Townsend. 25.
Diamond Council, No, 5, Jr. o. u. A.
NJ. will attend service at the First M.
L, Church Tomorrow morning az 1O.7O
o'clock at the invitation OF the pastor.
Rev. George l.. Wolfe. who will preach
a special sermon TO the members of the
council. ,,l