The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE. March "a, 1897.

The members Of the Methodist Churcl
are in revolt over the removal of theil
pastor, Rev. V, S. Collins to Georgetown
Yesterday afternoon a telegram was re
colvcd announcing the fact and immediate
~ the Official board and leading mem mbers
OF the church began to gather at the par.
sonage and hold indignation meetings
They could not imagine how the monstrous
Injustice should have been perpetrated
upon the people of Nazareth Church
| During the past three months Rev Mr..
| Collins received five or six calls from
churches that were way ahead OF George
town, but he always answered: mo,
thanks, ] have been asked TO return
to New Castle, and intend to stay"
Many Of the prominent workers said last
evening that the doors Of the church will
DC locked against the new pastor Rev
:. NJ. Morgan. The official board held a
meeting aud resolved to wait upon the
presiding elder and Bishop to day in Will
mington and try to have the appointment
cancelled.
Several church workers said that the
pastor and people OF New Castle worked
zealOusly together during tho hard times
to raise the fnll quota for nll collections
asked and then the feelings of the puOple
were ruthlessly ignored by removing the
pastor that the people wanted to remain
you turned yesterday afternoon and last
evening numbers of dissatisfied Method.
lists were found all bending their way
towards the parsonage to enter their pro-
test against such an unexpected aud un.
called for removal.
Those who do not belong to the church
were sorry to hear the news that Mr. Col.
Inns was to leave New Castle to labor In
new field.
The official board last night went to
Wilmington and waited upon tho presid.
ing elder and to-day in company with him
they to Dover to try and have Mr.
Collins removal withdrawn. The mem-
bers OF the church asserted last evening IL
was bad enough to lose their pastor, but
then to send Mr. Morgan in HIS stead
Tboro will bo II bazaar in the City Hall
Thursday. Friday and saturday evenings,
March 25, 26 and 81 for the benefit of the
First Baptist Church. There will be
variety of fancy articles for sale, also cake
ana Ice cream in abundance. There will
also be musical program each evening,
consisting OF vocal solos, mandolin solo |
and c"rnet solo by Messrs Mcclure, Ford |
and Edwards of Wilmington, club-swing |
ing by Miss Coc of Upland, Pa, and reel
lation by Mrs. Loomis Wise, Miss Anna
Mckay and Mr.. II. &. Coe.
The hall will be open Friday and Satur-
d"y afternoons from to O'clock for
visitors.
H. A. Dennson is another of our citi
zens who objects to the barefaced falso
hoods published on Monday about the
people of Wilmington who visited New
Castle on The trolley cars Workingmcn
and women who are kept in factories aud
shops all week ore delighted to get out of
the city on Sunday. Everyone he saw
acted like good citizens and when the
working men and women OF this country
are asSniled without reason 1t Is the duty
OF the people 10 raise their objections
Henry HOlshunaker has been the first
to receive benefits from the trolley road
FGr so!na 'ine past his Three story dwell
in5 with to . has be- n unOccupied. On
sunday last aH4uDg tho4r who visited New
CHstlo was T. Lewis of Wilmington Ho
had no relatives here and hunger made
him walk around in search Of light
lunch restaurant.
he could nun none, SO on Monday he
sold out his restaurant Wilmington and
yesterday rented the above building at
second and Market streets, and Will start
u restaurant In few days
Mr. ana Mrs. james Jomison of Wash
ington, ID. e, are very i'll, according to :
Ewing Jelnison, who visited New Custle,
last evening.
Twenty-Five members OF Friendship
Lodge, No. 3, A. o. U. w, went to VIII.
inington last evening in n special car aud
attended the smoker given by Industry
Lodge.
Hooper Downey Is indisposod with ap.
pendicitis.
The hoods for tho arc lights have been
placed In position.
Rev Il. NJ. Munson preached IN Della.
ware City last evening and in Emmanuel
Church. WilmiBSt II to-day.
special LCnten services were held In ST
Potcr's Church last evening.