The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-24
WESLEY'S
ANNIVERSARY
Marked Yesterday By Inn
pressive Services. In
Other Pulpits.

The anniversary exercises at Wesley NJ
E. Church yesterday were PARTICULAR!
interesting. The day marked theieightl
| year of the church's erection and the ser'
| vices In cOmmemora!ion Of the event wert
very largely attended. The services begar
| at 8 30 O'Clock with u love feast led by
Pas'Or ". w. Sharp, assisted by Presld'
ing Elder Robert Watt. At 1880 o'clock
the augmented choir led song service
and Mrs Fitch sang two selections In hel
impressive manner. The offering was
then taken,
At2 O'Clock in the afternoon. the ami.
vsrsary of the Sunday School was observ.
cd. Rev. Jabnz Hodson Howard George
and Mrs Mary Beckley, former superin.
tendents of the school made short speeches
and the infant department, under Mrs.
Amanda Buzine, sang several enJoyaDle
selections. The offering OF the Sunday
School amounted to s63. The address OF
the afternoon was made by tho Rev.
Henry Baker, who confined himself TO a
general talk on Sunday School work.
A. Last evening. after u song service by the
choir. and several selections BY Mrs. Fitch,
the sermon was preached by Rev. r. Irv-
ing Watkins Of New Castle. The. church
was crowded, and mary persons were pres-
ent from New Castle
ENSIOr W NHLhius pr0utucu tAo toAo
found in First Corinthians, l, 1924. One
OF the prcttiest selections sung by Mrs.
Fitch was "There'Il Bo No Strangers
There"
Rev. J. D. Rigg of Chester, who Is the
editor Of the Peninsula Methodist, was
present at the services in the morning and
afternoon. He has just recovered from
severe illncss
During the day about five hundred dol
lars, to be used to defray part of the float.
log debt on tho church, was subscribed.
Nearly all was contributed in cash
Wesley Church was organized iWoive
wears ago in brick building on tho ST. "a of
the present ediflce. Services were con-
ducted there four vears. when the pres
ent church was or cd.
Rev. Ambrose Ottoy preached the
Second M. +. Church yesterday.
Rev. Dr. Bolton Of Philadelphia
preached at st. Andrews Church yester-
terday.
AtSt Pauls R. C, Church last evening
Rev. M. X. Fallon preached on "Di-
vorce."
Rev, Arthur n0ugall of Berlin, Md,
yesterday
Rev. +. B Short and Rev. Van P. North.
rnp preached at Union Nj. l.. Church yes
terday.
At Emmanuel Church, Highlands, yes.
terday, Rev. George A. Lali,ner Of Phil
adelphia preached.
At Hanover Presbyterian Church yester.
day, Rev. j. Edgar Franklin, formerly Of
this city. preached.
Rev. Euclid Phillips Of Brooklyn occu-
pied The pulpit Of st. Luke's Reformed
Episcopal Church yesterday.
Rev, Frank!in 4. Weider OF Phliad del
phia preached at the First Congregational
Church yesterday
A roll-call wa. he'd at Bethany Baptist
Church yesterday morning and nearly all
of the members answered to their nam es.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe preached ut the
Unitarian Church yesterday. Thoro was
good attendance and the sermon was in.
teresting.
Rev l.. Baxter Gootlell of Ke.wlck, Va,
and the Rev. ]. W. Cartel OF Chnrlotts-
vile. Pa, preached at Shiloh Baptist
Church YESTERDAY
The archdeaconry of Wilmington will
hold its annual meeting in lmmahuel
Church, Highlands, on November and 2.
On the late evening a missionary meet.
ing will be held in Trinity Church.
On Thursday, November g. the l4th
meeting of the Woman's Aux.
iliary will he held In Trinity parish house.
Addresses will be made by Bishops Gar
rett or DAllA6 W ulb6 OI luuluud MOCIlb VI
Oregon and Rev. Henry Forl ester Of Mex.
ico.
At the First Presbyterian Church next
Sunday special eyangelistic services will
be commenced and will continue for two |
weeks. Tho Rev. Il. A. Walton, the evan-
geiist and d. Fl. Roberts tho singer, buth |
1f whom are associated with the Rev. DR..
J. Wilbur Chapman will conduct the |
neetlng. DR.. Chapman will preach at
,ne of the services.
Tho thirty eighth annual meeting Of the
New Church Of tho Jerusalem closed yes
erday. The sermon yesterday morning
vas delivered by Rev. Frank Sewall and
Holy communion was celebrated. Rev.
|. L Waelchli Of Baltimore PIE ched in
he evening.
OnSaturday afternoon the following Of
lcers were elected: General pastor, the
Rev. Frank Sewall Of Washington; vice.
resident, the Rev. Philip B. Cabell Of
his city; recording secretary, G. A. r.
3paemer OF Baltimore; corresponding Sec
etary, DR.. Malcolm Cameron of Wash.
ngton; treasurer, Arthur l.. Spaemer Of
executive committee, the Rev.
frank Sewall, the Rev. z. b. Cabell, G. A
l. Spaemer DR. Cameron, A. l.. Spaemer,
roseph Barnard Of Washington, W. II.
;wift of this city and Mrs Ellen s. Mus.
ey OF Washington.
The annual address on Saturday after
oon was made by the &. l.. Albutt Of
Baltimore.