Evening journal., 1901-12-09
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES

.. Madison Street Methodist Episcopal |
Church. Chester, had the biggest day in |
its history nearly 100 persons processing
conversion yesterday For week Rev.
w. X. Galloway. an evangelist of vii
mington. has been holding services, and
the Sunday school teachers have been
working among their scholars. Nester
day morning there was a revival service.
followed by conversion, and in the af-
ternoon sixty-seven Sunday school schol-
ars went 20 the altar. A score more pro-
fessed conversion at last nights service.
.dembers Of the Salvation Army Of
this city are making preparations for the
dinner which they will give to the poor
children of this city on Christmas day.
IL has been the custom TO serve dinner in
the Salvation Army hall. No 3O9 Shipley
street, but this year a different method
will be adopted Zach family will be
given a basket of food thereby being able
to enjoy the Christmas dinner at home.
The baskets viii be distributed between
9 and u o'clock, and in addition TO these
clothing also will he distributed. The
work is In charge of Captain Coyue who
asks that contributions Dee sent TO No.
500 East Sixth street.
g.. The Rev. j. G. Johnson, of Philadel-
phia. the pastor in charge of the mems
theatrical series which are being CON
Quoted in the Walnut Street Theatre,
spoke at the Gospel service at the Young
Mems Chrietian Association yesterday af-
ternoon. His topic was Wooden Men,"
/ by which title he designated wife desert.
ers. He said of the man who deserts his
]
be- burned or whipped az the stake. They
look like real men, take up the space Of a
real man, but they are only wooden
men,"
Red Men attended Aebury NJ. u.
Church yesterday morning and heard a
special sermon by the Rev III. $. Dulany
ON the subject, "Faith Hope aud Char
/ ity. But the Greatest Of These is Char
ity." Last night Mr.. Dulany preached
on "Scapegoat' TO a large congregation.
There was an attendance Of 400 at the
Sunday school.
81. The floors Of st. Johns Church have
been strengthened and other repairs
amounting TO nearly $500 have been COM
pleted.
Members Of the Blessed Virgin
Sodality, of st. Patrick's Il. c. Church.
held q largely attended reception ia the
church last night.
I'm st. Peters Pro-Cathedral last
night the two weeks mission conducted
by the Jesuit fathers was brought 20 a
close. The mission of the first week wac
for the women, and that of last week fol
the men of the parish. At the seryic,
yesterday afternoon thirteen persons
were confirmed by the bishop and a re-
} organization Of the sOdality of the Chill
} dren of Mary was held ln the evening
the sermon was preached by the Rev
Father Stanton.
I'm Delaware Avenue Baptist Churcl
!, tonight members Of the Wilmington Bihl
Union will meet 10 study the Bible les
son. the topic of which will be "Th
Passover Pamphlets bearing upon tn
. lesson will be distributed among those 4
" attendance. A new class has been fOrme
in this city TO be taught by Mr.. PettiI
gill. the Bible Union teacher. II is CON
posed OF the colOred preachers Of all a,
!. nominations and viii meet ON each Tuel
a day from 11.30 a. m. 10 1880 y. m, follow
r ing the regular meeting Of the C0lore
e Minister'S Union. The place of meetin
n is Ezion ME. Church, Ninth and Frenc
streets. The subject for tomorrow is th
J. Ethnic Division Of Scripture-"The Jew
the Gentle, and Church Of God"
"a large audience assembled in III
time-honOred sanctuary yesterday. 81
persons were received on probation an
d more than four hundred were present
At Sunday school Miss Fannie Porter
4 class won the banner. There will be
=, business meeting of the Epworth Leagu
a. Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. A
II members are invited to be present. Mis-
y Clara Mason and Richard Smith sang
. duet entitled Calvary" The Red Me
! received a hearty welcome
=. Wilmington Methodist preachers al
\. discussing the action Of the Methods
IN Hymnal Revision Company in deciding {
~ do away with the hymn Sweet Hour ,
ne Prayer the objection being to the Ia,
IN line, Farewell. farewell, sweet hour
tx prayer" Most of them seem TO regr,
he the elimination Of the hymn. which man
TO consider 10 be the finest in the hymnal.
n LIN West Presbyterian Churc
Eighth and Washington street, last eve
of ing the Rev. A. n. Keigwin gave an il
40 teresting discourse ON the "CruciGxi0n
The sermon was illustrated profuse
with pictures bearing upon the subjet
~ Dr. keigwin viii give an address
ne Christ in Art next Sunday evening.
De Yesterday was an unusually 4
'n' teresting day in Wesley NJ. e. Churc
In it being its fourteenth anniversaI
en- DIR. Lightbourn preached exceptional
ex strong sermons, both morning al
I'm evening. lwo hundred and forty d,
es lars OF the 5000 previously promis
m. was collected, $40 of which was d
IN mated by the Sunday school.