Smyrna times., 1902-10-01
CLOSING DAYS OF JUBILEE
At OLD ASBURY CHURCH
CELEBRATION OF THE Izsth ANNIVERSARY
OF METHODlSM IN SMYRNA.
OId-FashOned LOvefeast Held Early Sunday
Morning Under the Leadership of Pastor
Collins, and the Doors Were Closed.

LOVeIeaSt Hel0 early SUNDAY ,
Morning Under the Leadership Of Pastor
Collins, and the Doors Were Closed.
The week of Jubilee" at Asbury
NJ. e. Church, commemorative of the
One hundred and twenty-fifth ami
of the entrance of Methodism
in Smyrna, closed Sunday evening
with success and credit. Despite the
inclement weather that prevailed dur
ing the whole jubilee services, it was
a week delightfully."- spent, and will go
down in the history of old Asbury
Church as one of the important events
of record. Last Wednesday evening,
the sermon was preached by the Rev.
Aaron Rittenhouse of Morton, Pa. pas
tor of Asbury M. E. Church from 1869
20. His text was John 1928: "And l,
if 1 be lifted up from the earth, will |
draw all men unto me-" The sermon |
was one of power, and was deeply |
appreciated by the congregation.
Thursday evening, the Rev. j. d. Rigg
of Hockessin, who was pastor of AS
bury from 1SS1-83, preached. His text
was j ohm 1-1O to 13:"He wasin the world
and the world was made by Him, and the
world knew Him not. He came unto
His own and His own received Him
not. But as many as receive Him, to
them gave He power to become the
sons of God, even to them that believe
on His name." The text was treated
topically, every clause being a text
for exegesis. The sermon was one of
the very best of the course.
Jubilee Reception Given by the Mite Society.
Friday evening a reception was given
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Mite Society. The attendance was
good and delightful time was had.
The receiving committee was composed
of Rev. and Mrs, Vaughan S. Collins,
Rev. and Mrs. Adam Stengle, Rev.
w. S. Robinson, Rev. and Mrs. J. d,
Rigg and Rev. Grant. Besides some
instrumental solos, the Sunday School
orchestra furnished music. A ligh'
repast of lemonade and cake was
served.
An OId-Fashioned Loveieast on Sunday.
Sunday, the closing day of the iubi.
lee, was full of interest from beginning
to end. The services opened with an
old-fashioned Lovefeast, led by the
pastor, Rev. Vaughan S. Collins, that
was a season of sweet communion. II
keeping with the old-time custom, the
doors were closed at $50 o'clock and
no one admitted The regular preach
ing service took place at 1890 and il
; the absence of Rev. W. W. W. Wilson
of Danbury, Conn, who notified the
Committee at the last moment that h
; could not be with us, the Rev. Adam
Stengle of Georgetown remained over
Rev. William FAIRIES took his place a
Georgetown. The text taken by Rev
Stengle was from the 18th chapter o
Acts and part of the Goth verse: "W'
are the offspring of God" The dis
course was one of the most logical o
: the series and was highly enjoyed b.
: his congregation.
One Generation Passeth and Another cOmeth
The evening service was crowded t
the doors and was a fit ending to tn
week of Jubilee. The music through
out the day was excellent, but at thi
service a pleasant feature was th
d soprano solo of Miss Bertha Stenglt
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Adal
# Stengle. The sermon was delivere
# by the Rev. w. S. Robinson, d. d.
Il of Newark, N. j., who was pastor {
e Asbury from 18S7-s9. Taking as hi
e text Ecclesiastes IA: zone generatio
d passeth away and another generatio
9 cometh; but the earth abideth forever,
l. he gave a scholarly discourse that wl
r. one of the literary gems of the Jub
it lee. His subject was appropriate
n the occasion, and he told of the wol
; derful progress the world had mad
ic since our fathers sowed the seed
e Methodism in this community oil
" hundred and twenty-five years ag
v Pastor Collins followed with revie
y of Jubilee Week, and the blessing
a. had been to the members of Asbur.
4 He particularly complimented Il
le varied discourses of the former pa
st tors, and closed the Jubilee with
h. revival which resulted in one conve
sion. All united in singing "Prai
God from Whom All Blessings Flow
The congregation was dismissed wi
q, the benediction of the venerable Re
T. 7. II. Haynes.
I'M Principal urlfilth's Last Day.
IN Principal Griffith severed |