Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-01
100 YRS. OF METHODISM IN SNOW HILL
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singular coincidence that this year Conference be held in
church S Twenty years March
convened Bishop Stephen Merrill D.
IL presiding generous hosptait, the
churches contributed small degree make
pleasant delightful Who that present will
forget the spiritual intellectual and social feast that furnish
ed by that gathering of the conference brethren
With the Of the frame churches OF the first Of the
church history number of customs have into oblivion Owing
scarcity of churches church service the quarterly meetings
and the quarterly visits OF the Presiding Elders Tor the first fifty
made great occasions especially IN larger churches and III the
The in charge the Elder would begin Saturday
quarterly which contributors pastoral
port would hand in their quaaee Another custom in vogue
would SIM II was coar, for the men to occupy block Of c
on one opposite the
amen corner being included in that arrangement They OBJ
served fast days before the quarterly meeting The quarterly meetings
assembling together Of large worship
p and many attendants would drive at any distance within radius
OF twenty-five miles and IN pleasant weather there would be as many
people outside OF the church there inside OF it. Such meetings
tnu weeks early history camp meetings
popular and spiritually profitable and usually resulted large
the church the fruits Of camp meeting ryyal
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
, sn rs my OF M %bn t I cbmre a o0 T bo o
organized and successful operation long before the recollection OF
the Berean Bible study instituted
by beloved Bishop John II Vincent and talented tcooeais
system completely revouonzed the method OF instruction the sun
to Bible stud, and has been the means of enabling the youth Of the
church become intelligent readers and students the Word God
This school has established enyabe reputation for hbera and
dollars during the half have been contributed
by the Christian education and other benevoence
OF the church The superntenden during the past seventy years
far have been able to learn have been Mr. Christopher William
Jesse Benson George Townsend Francis Morris Mat
thews George Bauen r McAnen and R d Jones. In this
in the They the agencies
and many in the Great day viii arise and call them blessed There
uho faithful, filled the position Librarian
spect on sunday We
Mr. zadok Powell The school At this time la, an enrolment OF near
y hundred members according information furnished from the
books OF the secetry Charles Clarke The Librarian present
following ladies brought up Hill have married
Townsend married Rv John Quge Ecanoa Nelson
Parker Rev meS Brne Evelyn Zones Rev Edwin II Nelson.
Mary Richardson Rev II Mace Leila Townsend Rev r
Northrup
The Glass Meeting
and organized at iucpency These meetings
during the passing wears have been source Of spiritual life and power
and have help church
spraon the old soldiers Of the and the
coad Hazard Geore Hudson levi Selson Stewart Nelson lanes
LeCompe Charles Collins George Richardson.
George Townsend 4 D Jones Z MeAlen John 7 Taylor
and the pastors.
THE LADIES AID SOCIETY.
SOCIETY," as far back Iss9 0ace President Mry DInoeE Vi
President Managers Sarah P Qunton
is28Managers Mar Dymock Nance White Sarah Quinton
Elizabeth HANDY Eleanor 9eaaSe Sarah Atkinson Margaret Mil
bourne Gertrude Pitts Bets White Sarah Furnss Mary Hazard
ana The aa name aas The pran Mite Association of Snow Hill
MaP ffda ' rs S P %as Mss Ma r aad f % II &
The charter members who still survive
T LINZ s Rus ss Ms jaa Pa Ms B. cor and M Eliza
Flemmng
President.
society
dimnuon with years Of debt
contracted by the erection Of this present magnificent efce they
dollars dollar
All honor these ladies' who have boe wit" the pastors and the brethren
existence The Young Ladies Society organized 1905 Miss
Lille Secretary,
dred Aydeotte Treasurer The Society raising purchase
CHOIR.
From
possible
William Mumod
William Pitts W Braten William Quirk John W. Vincent John
R. j. McAen r. D. Jones H. NJ
w Cordiry and Baker Miss Emma Stella Taylor