Evening journal., 1911-03-18

/ The slain OF the Lord ought TO be
many.
1--WE ought to witness the salvation
OF a housand souls I'm the next three
months. IL can be done II every pas
tor and church will pray and work
! together. We can have such re-
vival as Wilmington has mover SEEN
United prayer continuously made Will
work wonders in any church, In any
town or city Dear brother, let me
urge you and your people TO call
nightly upon God, and when the fire
burns I'm your own soul sinners will
seek God And when you report
your work at the annual conference
] am sure you will make all hearts
glad. May the Lord shower his grace
upon you. Your brother,
e. L. Hoffecker.
p. S. Please read this message to
your congregation.
"A copy was also sent to our hon
orod Bishop Warren, TO which he re-
piled as follows:
Il cannot tell how I rejoice in your
message TO the churches to be read
in the congregations. There will be
lots OF humble souls, who will be-
take themselves TO prayer and victory
will come. There are sentences in
that appeal 7 would like TO see in
scribed inside the walls Of every
Methodict church,"
Wilmington, the Center of
Revival Power.
The fire has fallen, salvation from
the Lord has come TO many of our
churches. The wonderful works of
God have been seen in Rising Sun.
Calvert Church, Zion Charge, North
East when ZIG were converted, and
the church quickened beyond all
former years. Cherry Hill, Elk Neck,
Mt. Pleasant, Mt Lebanon and
Charlestown have seen the salvation
OF our God. The last named place
has not witnessed in forty years such
manifestations of saving power.
Souls have been converted in New
port. Delaware City. EIkton. Newark
and Cedars Churches. This city has
been the centre of revival power for
months past. Not in many years
have such scenes been witnessed in
our churches. Madeley, Mt Salem.
St PauFs, Grace. Epworth, Goodman.
Scott Wesley, Eastlake and Richard
son Park have each been the centres
OF spiritual life, and the tides OF sal
vation have swept into them. Bran
dyWine Church is an example OF the
persistent, as distinguished from the
sporadic revival. Souls are converted
at the affairs OF this church at the
! regular services. A high degree Of
spiritual life is maintained, rendering
II possible for the church to travail
and bring forth spiritual children. and
thirty-fve have been added TO the
church by the conversion this year.
The pastor is efficient and popular.
Sinners Converted at Asbury.
Revival began I'm Asbury Church
January l. the pastor, q. c. Mac
Nichol was assisted by brother l..
Milton Williams, man mighty I'm the
Scriptures, with soul set on fire by
The Holy Spirit. whose preaching of
the word reveals the secrets and in
terests Of the heart God greatly
honored the word, throngs Of people
from all parts OF the city attended.
the old doctrines OF Methodism, of sin,
confession, conviction, regeneration
and sanctihcation were preached with
an energy. cogency and eloauence
seldom heard and rarely surpassed
Sinners we're converted backsliders
reclaimed, and believers sanctifed
and this old Mother Church reioices
that her former glory has returned
and she has closed. / am Informed
the best year she has seen for fifteen
years, both financially and spiritually
Special meeting began in Unior
Church I'm this city, W. f. Corkran. the
pastor, being assisted by brother viii
liams, the same doctrines were preach
ed as at Asbury Church, and even
greater displays of saving grace We
rewitnessed. Dense crowds attended
souls prayed through till they found
God, the praises and shouts of the
newly saved were thrilling and inspir-
ing. The meetings went ON I'm these
churches for two months, and there
was no diminution Of interest or at.
tendance, and although the meetings
seldom closed earlier than IL D. m. tn,
crowd fingered as If enchained b,
some invisible power. Verify, the Lor,
was present Hundreds of souls hav,
been converted and many believer,
! sanctihed, and our cause I'm this cit,
quickened and strengthened. May tn
good work go onl
The Epworth League Convention
was held in Rising Sun, Md, Septem
7, Der 2Sth. 29th, and was an event full q
/ interest The Epworth League i'm thi
district is by no means I'm a moribun
condition. The Rev. ]. H. Mitchell. th
n District President, is a genius in prc
r viding a program for such occasions
8 EARLY in the Conference year
p chapel at Providence Mills in Gee
I county, Maryland, built by the Mi
siOnary Alliance of this city was deee
d ed to the Methodist Episcopal Churcl
by our assuming a debt of 5000. tn
chapel cost, exclusive of the lot, 81 so
r We thought II good piece of bushes
n TO take over the chapel. We have a
Z tached IL to st. Johns, and il is now
: part OF that charge.
"The City Missionary and Churc
4 Extension Society has had a remark
: able year, such prosperity no one
y its most sanguine friends anticipated
Tho corresponding secretary, j. v
Easley, has been most diligent in plar
. ming and in executing plans for h
2 benefit Of the work Much OF the su,
q cess which has come is due to the eff
u ciency' which he has shown in his o.
z fee.
s Italian Church TO be Built Soon.
8 IT is the purpose Of the society M
g TO neglect the stranger within ou
d gates. An Italian pastor has been en-
Is ployed and is at work among his cour
II trymen In this city. A lot has been pul
= chased with the view to build an Ita
z ian Church in the near future. Mr.. l
T. | StephanO ig mating oncouro CON, a,