Evening journal., 1897-03-26
NEWS OF NEW CASTLE
MUST GIVE UP COLLINS.
Presiding Elders Snapped
Their Fingers at New Castle.
JT DIR, BARRETT HEARD FROM IT

BUT DR.. BARRETT HEARD FROM IT
METHODIST OFFICIAL BOARD
MET. BUT THE POT WAS Bc
ING TOO HARD. TO TRANSACT
BUSINESS AND THEY AID
JOURNED.
Rev. Vaughan S. Collins must 80
from New Castle to Georgetown, as the
Wilmington Conference has ruled, ai-
ter next Sundays services. notwith-
standing the unanimous protest O.
twenty-five officials Of New Castle
Church and their declaration that they
would have Mr. Collins or nobody.
,Lc delegation which went down &C
Dover to meet uhe bishops cabinet los
time by running up against a big din
ner and when they reached The cabi-
net meeting after, dinner all was
ever
The presiding elders simply sustain
ed the action OF the conference in send
ing Mr. Collins to the new church at
Georgetown in spite Of New Castles
wishes, and sending Rev. Stephen NJ
Morgan to New Castle although the
latter had a pressing call to Port De-
post.
Thomas Frazer, Jr., James r.. Biggs
Rev. James NJ Wise and Mr.. Collins
Of the official board OF the Methodist
/ Church, and Edward Challenger rep
| resenting the membership Of the
| church, went before Presiding Elders
| Adams. Barrett, COrkran and Avery at
the district parsonage in Dover yester-
day afternoon. All made speeches as
surfing the elders that they were run
ming aself-supporting church wherever
| 100 souls has been converted during
the past year, and splendid work was
being accomplished. Mr. Challenger,
on behalf of the congregation, declared
chat the people had some rights and
demanded that they be recognized. He
had never heard of such a procedure.
Presiding Elder Barrett told the dele
gatiCn that they would then be ex-
cused until a certain hour. When the
churchmen returned at the appointed
time, the elders had simply snapped
their fingers at them. had said: "Oh,
fiel" and had flown. 1t is said that
Presiding Elder Barrett ran up against
Mr.. Challenger ON LOOckerman street
and said: collins must go to George
town"
But the elder did not know who he
was running up against with that kind
of news He knows now. Mr.. Chal-
longer simply voiced the sentiments OF
an indignant people.
Mr.. Collins conducted his regular
prayer meeting service last evening in
the lecture-roCm CT the church with Z
full attendance. He made no referenc'
/ 10. I,t
created such a stir, except in his praye
when he invoked a blessing on his sue
cessor at the New Castle church, an,
prayed that the hearts of the Christian
people might open to receive the goOI
man whom Providence had seen fit Il
place here to carry on His work, ant
that the coming year might be the sea
son of a great in-gathering of precious
souls.
Meantime delegations of the wOmel
Of the church kept coming in and goini
out at the parsonage TO express thei
distress at being compelled TO par
with Mrs Collins and the two bright liz
tie girls and TO offer their services O
assist i'm any work that they might dc
\ If go they must, as no preparation ha
10 been made for a change Of residence.
The official board met at o'cl0c
last night. but as they were all boilin
ever with Indignation, Mr.. Collins ad
- vised them TO go h0me and pray ab0u
q 30. and adjournment was made
e 81 shall never enter the church thi
year. and shall not attend one meetin
3 cf the board, said an influential Off
4 cial.
- 10 has been known for months that
e Mr. Collins were taken away frcm Me-
p Castle, Mr.. Morgan would be appoint
a cd here as he has many strong pei
sonal friends who had their eyes o
him for two years hence. He preache
several revival sermons here last VIII
ter aud made a decidedly favorable i'm
n preston.
n Rev. Stephen NJ. Morgan, A. NJ, Ne
. Castles new Methodist pastor, has jus
/, clcsed a term of FIVE years at M
4 Salem, Wilmington, where he has ha
a success continually. He is a gradual
: CT Dickinson College, and has been te
~ years q member of the cOnferenc
serving Townsend. Hilsboro and NJ
salem. A recent sketch of Mr.. Morga
n says "Of Stalwart physical propOi
tions, cultured mind, fine preachin
/. ability ready grasp of the details {
!, his work, he wins success by winnin
" souls"
ELDERS MADE A MESS OF 1T
a DOVER. March 26-The New Cast