Evening journal., 1902-03-26
DOVER PEOPLE NOT PLEASED
Wanted the Rev. B. ?. Campbell Returned
TO irmOry-0ther Dover News
Special 10 the Evening Journal.

papers have brought much to interest
the people Of the State capital. First
of all. this year, Dover is to be the
home Of several prominent ministers
beside the Rev l.. r. Barrett, d. d.,
assigned to Wesley Church, and the
Rev. b. f. Campbell, who will return
to Armory Church. and Professor e. l..
Cross, principal OF the Wilmington
Conference Academy Prominent
among these are the Rev. j. 4. Van
Burkalow. one of the strongest minis
ters of the Conference. who has spent
forty-three years of his life in the itin-
erancy; f. c. Sunneld, the Conference
evangelist, late pastor at Millington,
who also will be a new resident Of Do
yer and new Methodist worker here,
but whose two daughters are we'll
known as bright students at the acad-
emy. The Rev. w. f. Talbot, also a re-
tired itinerant. who has served well
and faithfully on this Peninsula, re-
turns to reside here.
Dover people generally are not
pleased with the Conferences treat
ment of the Rev B. r. Campbell, the
pastor at Armory Church, who has
made many friends here and has
preached sound Methodist doctrines
and Carried his religion about with
him" as a fellow-bOarder of Mr.. Camp
bell describes him at the Hotel Rich
ardson. He is regarded as a coming
man" in the Conference notwithstand-
ing the efforts at this session to hold
him in check
The Wilmington Conference Acad-
emy. which is regarded by some as the
light and life Of Dover, and for which
the citizens generally Loyalty sub
scrbed nearly $4,000 this year, re-
ceived most generous and enthusiastic
treatment at the Crisfeld meeting.
When Professor Cross, its principal,
who has given up the best years Of his
life to the rehabilitating of the acad-
envy, asked for a few hundred dollars,
say $500, for scholarships, they gave
him 5000 from the small purses Of
Christian ministers. Since then enough
has been promised to Professor Cross
by laymen to raise the fund of some
worthy young men. When President
salisbury suggested the appropriation
OF annuity of $1,000 by the Conference
each session, this too, was promptly
granted. Now Professor Cross believes
that before six months have roll
cd by, over 200 students Will be en-
rolled in the school,
The remaining $4,000 on the S87,50O
debt which almost crushed the insti-
tuition. has been provided for, and will
be raised within six months by the
churches which did not pay their ar-
Dortionment of the debt last year Mr..
Cross has already been assured Of 49,
600 Of the debt. which will be sent TO
Dover before July l.
The Democrats of Dover will assem-
BILE at the Peoples Theatre tonight ia
hear Congressman "Jacl1" Williams, OF
Mississippi, who has been procured tC
speak upon the OCCASION OF the per.
manent organization of the East Do
yer Democratic League. Officers, who
will include a number of prominent
business and professional men of Do
yer and vicinity. Will be selected L
serve through the campaign. Tn,
Democrats are terming tonight'i
meeting as the first assault upon tn,
"stone wall" which Mr.. Addicks ha,
declared that he has built around Della
ware
The $4,000 indebtedness Of Ken
lcounty was paid off by the Levy Cour
Yesterday by unanimous vote, and th'
money was returned to the Farmer
Bank. from which it was borrowed las
summer to meet pressing obligations
The payment was made upon recon
mendation of County Treasurer Pen
nell Emerson and Attorney Frank H
Davis. I'VE have plenty of none
) now" said Mr. Davis. President Rog
ers, I'm speaking of the paying off O
3 the indebtedness. said: "The pcOpl
are paying the collectors and the col
lectors are paying us; that enables u
, to pay our bills"
The Rev. Alfred Smith. d. D., lat
+, nastor OF Wesley NJ e. Church VIII
was yesterday assigned as pastor G
I llpworth Church. Wilmington, at tn
session of the Wilmington Conferenc,
left Dover last evening in response {
a message announcing the death Of hi
father-in-law. John Bratt, at Oxfor,
Md. Mr.. Bratt. who was for man
r years a prominent citizens of Oxfor
and vicinity. was almost a nonogenai
ian, having passed his S7th birthda,
Mrs. Smith and children were at he
lfathcr's bedside when death came
q The women OF the Dover Centur
n Club listened this afternoon to Willial
& T. Smithers. of Dover. to his addros
(. delivered by him recently before tn
= Sons of Delaware. in Philadelphia. o
/ the Dover Green" Mr.. Smithers di
Z livercd the address to the club an
Il It's friends at an open meeting at tn
IS Century Club His tribute TO the hi
u toric snot and his descriptions of SON
!, lof the history that has been made thel
4 was especially interesting.
,- Il is currently rumored today that
/, syndicate represented by Lawyer Al
e ley b. Magce has gotten an option upo
n the residence and grounds of ID
Thomas c. Frame. at State and Mort
4 ! streets. for something like $1,000, wit
r the intention of considering the advil
e ability Of building a well-eQuippe
20 modern Opera House there. having Il
e. auditorium on tho grrotrt,T uoor md .