Evening journal., 1902-03-25
DOVER.


en- season, Bishop Coleman says:
Some, fear. have already thought
it too long a season. And yet, how
short. Forty days out Of nearly four
hundred.
Il have been asked of late more
than once if l believed in the forty
days fast Of our Blessed Lord as a
literal, physical fast. Let me say
unequiyocally THAT | do in either
words. that He tasted as to His body
during all the forty days. The mere
asking of the question and the attempt
to explain away the physical part of
the fast is only another of those
alarming evidences of that presumption
which makes one think oneself
Wise above that which is written.
81 am concerned not, nor do / see
how any one need be, as to explaining
how it was possible for Him absolutely
to fast for such a period, any more
than 1 am concerned to explain how
Moses and Elias tasted for a like
period. / am content to believe what
is written, and to see in its literal in
depreciation a significant lesson for
u.s. and a safeguard against a destruc-
tive criticism which if left to itself
would rob us almost entirely of our
faiuh."
People crowded into Christ Church
for the Palm Sunday service on Sun
day until no more could be accommo-
dated. Bishop Coleman was There so
was class for confirmation. The
bishop, possessed Of exceeding great
| fOrtitude in the face of his Overwhelm-
ing bereavement of the past week,
preached a powerful sermon.
Rev. John Mitchell, pastor of Har-
rington and FELTON, Presbyterian
| Churches, sailed from New York on
steamer Germania Of the White Star
line, fer his home in GULLY Money
more, County Derry, Ireland, where
his mother is seriously i'll. Mr. Mitch
ell has been pastor of the Harrington
church for two years and is greatly
beloved by his parishioners. He will
remain abroad indefinitely, and during
his absence his churches will be filled
by supplies. The Rev. Joseph Brown
| Turner, pastor of First Presbyterian
Church, Dover, will preach in the Eel
ton church on the afternoon of Easter
Day.
J. Palmer Weldon. of Greenport, N.
Y. and Miss Mary p. Wilson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson, of Lewes,
will be married at the home of the
bride. next Wednesday. The ceremony
will be performed at noon, and the
bride and groom will leave at once for
a trip to Washington after which they
will go to their new home at Green
lport.
State Senator Charles Wright has
written TO State Senator Franklin c.
Maul, at Lewes, asking that mass
meeting Of the citizens Of Lewes be
lcalled for the purpose of Senator
Wright and Mr.. Pervis. the electric
railway promoter, explaining to the
Lewes people the objects Of the pro
posed trolley system to extend from
i Seaford to Rehoboth, touching at
Drawbridge, Milton and Georgetown,
and having a terminus at Lewes.
The Methodists of the Peninsula are
still maintaining a great interest in
the success Of their campmeeting, and
have already begun preparations for
several camps. The members of the
Sharptown NJ. e. Church are among
the first to announce their plans for
their campmeeting, which will begin
on July is. The camp grounds have
been greatly improved and enlarged
and there will be room on the front
row for fifty-two tents. Among the
! persons who have already announced
their intention of spending two weeks
L in the tented grove are the following:
The Rev. r. II. Miller, J. II. Caulk, S
J.. Fletcher. George Fletcher, /. j
Philips, j. W. Twiford, E. r. Bennett
i Joseph Bailey, Capt j. r. Higgins, W
IL. Gravenor, Mrs. MOllie Robinson, J.
4 r. Rider, w. B. Jones, T. l. Windsor
/ William b. Cooper, w. B. Robinson
b. p. GravenOr, G.. E. Bennett, r G
Wright. G.. ]. Gravenor, Capt Z. G.
Bennett Capt. NJ. A. Elzey, w. II
i Knowles, j. w. Bradley, II. w. Phil
HIPS, G.. T. GoOtee, E. d. Knowles, DR.
'lJ A. Wright, James Morris, ArnolC
I Elzey. James r. Twilley, James f
Marine, j. e. Elzey, H. G. Elzey, Mrs
I Fannie Phillips, Mrs. Annie Knowles
ilJ. o. Adams, James Robinson, J. II
Bennett, Miss Lizzie Owens, Captain
c. e. Bennett. J. w. Covington, w. J
FLETCHER.
Manager Grove Pardee. of the Masl
and Wig Club. of Delaware College
lhas about completed arrangements fo
tour Of his club through the stat
s during Easter week. The club vii
p be in Dover on Thursday April 3, AM
will receive a hearty welcome as tw'
members, including Manager Pardee
I are Dover boys. The club will ais
. appear at Seaford on Monday, Marcl
d 81; Milford, April 1, and Smyrna, Apri
10,
b The funeral of Mrs. Hancock
q wife of Councilman David H. Han
cock, will take place this after
!. noon from her late residence on Brad
$ ford street at o'clock. lntermen
r will be made at Silver Lake Cemetery
Miss Miriam S. Davidson is spendin
( a few days in Wilmington and NeN
u Castle.
The Kent County Pomona Grang
u will meet next Thursday in Dover a
10 a. m. An interesting program ha
haon ar,ra oroi and flao fffh degree vii