Evening journal., 1901-11-13
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES

Cards have been issued by The
Church Grub of Delaware for its annual
dinner to be given in the New Century
Club building on Thursday evening,
November q, at Z o'clock. There Will
be an address by Bishop Henry G. Pot
ter, OF New York, on the subject, "Ihe
Churchman i'm the Municipality Brief
addresses also will be made by George
Wharton Pepper, Of the University of
Pennsylvania, and David T. Marvel.
... North Baptist Church, of this
city has extended a call to the Rev.
p. b. Meyer, pastor Of Hepzibah Bap-
tist Church, of West Chester. The
local church, has been without a pastor
for some time.
IA meeting Of the managers Of the
Florence Crittenton Home will be held
this afternoon.
O.. Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, of Mime
apo.fs. Mimi, has been assigned TO pre-
side over the next session of the VIII
mington NJ. d. Conference. which con-
venes in Crisfield, Md, on March 10.
Bishop Stephen M. Merrill win preside
over the Delaware Conference which
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Bishop Joyce Is a native of Hamilton
county, Ohio, where he was born on Oc-
tOber II. 1886. Later he removed TO
Indiana and was graduated by Harts-
vile University. He entered the North
ern Indiana Conference I'm 1859. In 1880
he was transferred to the Cincinnati
Conference and served ST. Pauls and
Trinity churches there. He was a dc.c-
gate to the general conferences Of 1880
and 1888, and at the latter was elected
bishop. He lives in Minneapolis.
Bishop Merrill was born in jefferson
county. Ohio. September 6, 1926. He
became a member of the Ohio Confer
ence in 1864. He was made editor Of
the Western Christian Advocate in
1862. He is the author of a number of
religious books and lives in Chicago.
He presided over the Wilmington Con-
ference i'm 1885 and 1898
LIN the First German Baptist
Church, Sixth and Walnut streets, last
night, the annual convention of the
Delaware German Baptist Association
was opened with a sermon by THE Rev
j. f. Niebuhr, of Pennsylvania. An
nua, reports were read at the business
session this morning. and officers elect
ed. This afternoon papers will be read
by the Rev NJ. Knobyaoh, Of Philadel-
phia, on How Can We Improve Our
Spiritual Life, and Rev r.. Wantcloben.
of Philadelphia, ON Baptism by the
Holy Spirit" Tonight THE latter will
preach the annual missionary sermon.
The proceedings are in German.
rIfI,l. L ..fsa.-f
day Breakfast Mission, No. NJ Ship
ley street. viii meet at the mission to-
morrow TO sew All women of the mis-
sion. active and contributory. are in
yited 10 come and help. and any of
their friends will be welcome The
mission win be able to lodge about
fifty men The Rev. C. A Tfndley. oil
the A. NJ. =. Church. will preach on
Saturday evening at S o'clock
The Rev Robert Watt, d. d.. pre-
siding elder of the Wilmington dis
t1ict, will preach at the festival week
services in ST. Pauls NJ. y. Church.
Odessa, tonight Tomorrow night al
quartet from this city, composed ofI
Messrs. Ayres, Harbert Mason and
will sing
...All-day meetings are in progress
at the Christian and Missionary A.
lance, No GO Adams street. today
Mr. Nordi a converted Italian, who has
laborsd with success both in Italy and
this country Will be the chief speaker.
Services were held at 1880 o'clock this
morning. and will be held at 2.80 and
73O p m
The revival at Union Church has
net closed, but seems to maintain the
interest which has characterized it for
several weeks Conversions occurI
every evening. and Christian people
contlnue their Appeals 10 the unsaved
Tbs Young men Of the church have or |
gani1ed themselves into 2 working
tcccs, and are accomplishing grea. |
good. The Rev. W. 2. Dawson preach |
ed last evening, and assisted the pas
ter in the after service. Ths meetings
WA probably continue through thel