Evening journal., 1911-03-16

this year.
'In the early fall. Brother Asbury |
Burke, in charge of Nassau, was |
stricken with typhoid fever and de- !
tanned in his home for two months.
lie afterwards resumed his work,
which had been so we'll cared for by
Brother Daniel Wilson, local
preacher of great acceptability.
I'm November. Brother Richard II.
Adams. pastor at Harrington, was
taken so seriously ill that the aid of
.-9 hospital became necessary. A
serious operation was performed and
after about four weeks he returned to
his home where with the aid of that
consecrated and gifted local preacher,
Brother Amos Brown. he was able 10
complete the work of the year iii
good shape
very early in the year announce
meut came of the transfer of A. G. |
NcGiltcn OF Milton to the New Eng 4
land Southern Conference and of 1
Brother Isaac r. Lusk, the New Eng
land Southern. and his appointment to /
Milton At about the same time I
Brother w. II. Hudson. stationed at |
Nassau wrote stating that he had /
been transferred, by whom and 20 |
WMhI NOnAIIfHfH 4 nave MWl UftM ADAt ]
40 learn In the absence of any in
structions from Bishop Hamilton,
appointed Brother Ashury Burke TO
take charge Of the work at Nassau.
which he has done with pleasing re-
suits.
Church Buildings.
Several charges have been engaged
in church building Early last spring
The good people Of Lewes, under the
leadership Of tho pastor William r.
NcNbray. began a now church enter
prise The people were so enthusIas-
tic. a cite was soon selected, contracts
let and the building begun. The pas
tor. a man with much practical ox-
porience in building, carefully super
viscd every stage of the enterprise
Tie has been energetic In securing
money 10 pay bills as they came due
TO see that proper materials were
used and everything done according tC
plan and contract. The building. o
Port Deposit granite. consists of ST,
rooms. including auditorium. II II
thoroughly modern structure
well suited TO the needs of a growing
and progressive community Thl
dedicatory services are likely 10 TAX
place next month.
Early Sunday morning. July 81
our beautiful two story stone churc
AT Cambridge. Md. was destroyed IN
dre that swept away the main bus'
ness section OF the city Nothing wa
saved. and the church valued
f37 900. on which there was an ir
surance of $4,000 was a total los
except some of the stone which Is b'
Ing used in the foundation of the ne
church now begun. The discourage
people rallied under the energetic an
sh1lful leadership of the paste
Ralph T. Coursey, and began at ono
70 plan for a new church. A more d
sirable location was purchased. plaI
perfected foundation laid and wor
cuspended until spring. Already n
work is resumed under the guidanS
Of a competent building committe
who are planning to erect a stru'
ture that will compare favorably wit
the best churches OF our Conferenc
There is a class of workmen
our midst, who frequently do not rs
ceive the recognition that their sell
sacrificing labor deserves. The locs
preachers. who serve as supplies
often peform prodigious labor 70
very slight compensation.
II Is a pleasure 10 make honorabl
mention of some OF these heroi
brethren laboring on Dover district.
Brother William Y. Harris.
Lakesville. has wrought for two yea
and accomplished important result
In tho village Of Robbins. he -four
tho people sadly in need Of a chur,
and no one willing to undertake
that a church could not be built T
pastor solicited trees in the fore
men to cut and haul. and not IN
these we're converted into lumber a
on the ground did the people belle
they would have a church With 81
leadership. neat and comforta