Smyrna times., 1903-05-27
WAR VETERANS RECEIVE
TRIBUTE FROM PREACHERS
AN INTEUESTINGP PART OF LOCAL PREACH.
ERS CONVENTION AT ASBURY CHURCH.
uraud Army Veterans Meet With the Local
Preachers at"Veterans Meeting" and Re-
call Experiences of Days of Rebellion.

~NA LApSIlG0CeS OF UdyS Oi hGDeIlOu,
Local preachers and exhorters of the
Wilmington Conference and Grand
Army men of this vicinity mingled to-
gether Sunday in religious worship
and made the day memorable one.
1t was pleasant coincidence that the
Local Preachers and ExhOrters Asso-
citation should hold their 45th Annual
Meeting in Smyrna at this time when
our Grand Army veterans were pre-
parlng to celebrate Memorial Day with
becoming honors and respect. The
veterans Meeting" proper was held
sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock and
was conducted by the Rev. @. A. Fos-
ter OF Wilmington. General w. S.
Hancock Post. No. 20, marched up
from their post room in a body and
took seats allotted them in front of the
church. There was goodly number
present who manifested much interest
IN the experiences of the veterans as
they pictured campfire scenes" and
thrilling experiences of che bloody
days of the Rebellion Rev. Foster of
Wilmington, the chairman of the
meeting, led off with his personal
"reminiscences of the war and invoked
the divine blessing upon the Grand
Army men assembled. As they had
enlisted in the Army Of the Republic
and fought a good fight, he wanted
them, each and every one, to enlist in
the army of God and fight for the
Masters cause. The next speaker was
the Rev. W. L. Hammond of Kings
wood M. E. Church of Wilmington.
he was not a veteran Of the war. but
as a boy he remembered scenes and
incidents during the civil strife that
were of interest to his hearers The
Rev. Daniel Green Of Newport. an
other speaker, was a veteran who had
seen much service and experience. 1t
was at Petersburg thS1t~4e lost his leo.
and came near bleeding to death. He
WIS full Of "reminiscences and what no
said was intensely interesting TO the
old soldiers. Another speaker who
had seen service was the Rev. J. w
Wilkins of st. Johns, Nd, who like
his predecessors told his experiences
and dwelt on the spiritual side of the
soldiers life as we'll as the materioI
The addresses were interspersed with
some vocal selections by Miss Rogers
and Miss Sterling of Wilmington.
Program Of the Local Preachers Association.
The local preachers and exborters
held their first meeting Friday even
ing, when the Rev. A. W. Davis of
Wilmington, gave a sermon. Satnr-
day morning devotional exercises were
conducted by the Rev. J. H. Thornton
OF Wilmington, after which the meet. |
ing IN Smyrna was formally opened bv
an address of welcome by the Rev
Vaughan S. Collins in behalf of AS
bury M. E. Church, which was re-
'ponded to by the Rev. Wm. IT. Ham,
nond on the part of the Association
The rest of the morning was taken nm
n relating personal experiences and
work for the last six months. This
vas an interesting part of the program
md was fervently entered into bv the
Rev. j. w. Wilkinson, ST. Johns.
Md, DR.. E. Dawson, Cheswold: Rev.
Alfred G. Brooks, Christiana; Rev. w.
Z, Hammond and Rev. J. E. Sprv.
Wilmington; Rev. Daniel Green. New
'Ort and the Rev. William FAIRIES. Rev.
ohm ?. Burdette and Rev. Albert
handler of Smyrna. Saturday after
ioon papers were read by Reus. J. w.
Alfred Brooks and Alonzo
Davis. In the evening Rev. Davis
ave sermon followed by revival
leeting.
Sunday Day Full Of Preaching Services.
Sunday was a day full of interest
ON beginning to end. Besides the
eterans' Meeting above md ntioned, ]
'cal preachers filled the pulpits of all
le Methodist preachers in this i'm
ediate vicinity, including a supply
n the Presbyterian Church. The Rev.
ID. Thornton preached at Friend :
ZIP and Severson's on Smyrna Cir
Mt; the Rev. Alfred G. Brooks breach
at Jerman Chapel; the RevL J. r.
ory gave a strong sermon H. the
resbyterian Church, and the IlRevs '
rocks and Spry took charge # tbe
orning and evening services c..
nnial M. E. Church. At Asl r,tlz =,
Church, Lovefeast was col skiect
o'clock In the morning by Pail' Al
A. Foster, and preaching HI pms Y
clock by the Rev. DanielI lney :"
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esSsd by the Rev, I1g ostPaNT Re-
d others, and t. follerinp nv nan
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