Evening journal., 1912-02-09
METHODISM
ON INCREASE
Revival Services Throughout
City Add Greatly to Church
Membership
SPIRITUAL UPLIFT
ALSO A BENEFIT

the Methodist Episcopal Church, tho
ministers OF Wilmington District may
look back upon a well-spent progress
sive and fruitful year. With few eX-
ceptions, revival services havo been
held in the district churches, gen.
orally by the pastor of the church,
either alone or assisted by other pas
tors of the district, and these revivals
have added largely to the membership
and strengthened the interest in the
work of the church.
Taking the roster of city churches,
q revival of four weeks is now draw
ing to close in Union Church, with
an immediate result of 25 conversions.
The pastor, the Rev. Wilbur +. Cork
ran, has conducted the services as
sisted by city pastors. Bishop Luther
3. Wilson was preacher at one service.
All the meetings have been well at
tended and have stirred the congre-
cation to enthusiasm.
For the three weeks following
Christmas, we'll attended special
meetings were held at Harrison Street
Church by the pastor the Rev. George
White Dawson, resulting in num-
Der of conversions and deepening the
spiritual life of the church.
A four weeks revival resulting in
so conversions closed last Sunday at
Asbury Church. These successful
meetings were held under the leader
shin of the pastor, the Rev. DR.. Z. z.
Macnichol assisted by city preachers,
and the Berg Sisters sang. Many at
tended and the meetings were enthusi-
astic.
Last Sunday revival services were
begun at Brandywine Church by the
pastor. the Rev. Ralph T. Coursey,
and will continue for some time. Thoy
have begun very successfully, with
we'll filled auditorium, and with in
creasing interest. Mr.. Coursey, who
is singer of note and a good leader
of music. has been very active in help
ing with the music in the revivals at
a number of city churches during the
year.
The Rev. J p. Outten, pastor Of
Madeley Church, neld a three weeks
revival last autumn in that church
whose result has been felt in in
creased spiritual activity in the church
during the year.
Al Trinity Church. the Rev. John
White, the pastor. held revival early
in the year, which renewed the en-
thusiasm of the members, and was
successful in strengthening the
church. Another series of revival
meetings will be held at Trinity
Church. under the leadership OF the
pastor. ten days before the opening o.
Conference.
Revival services were not held a
McCabe Memorial Church during IN.
past year but the pastor, the ReV.
q. MacSorley, has given assistance II
preaching at the various revlVals hei
in The city dui ng the year,
st. PauIs Church has not he'll
special meetings this year, as the con
cregation has been without a. hom
whilc the new church was beini
built, and found it practicable to con
fine their activities to the usual meet
ings. The pastor, the Rev. Charlie
A. Hill, has helped the other city pas
tors in special services.
Revival services in Scott Churcl
were begun by the pastor, the Rev. W
G Rooms. the last Sunday in October
and continued until Christmas time
The meetings were ominently success
ful and stirring, and resulted in q
conversions.
A week OF special services was heil
nv the Rev DR.. George Edward Reed
at Grace Church early in January
whose effects have been shown by in
creased interest in church work on tn
part of the congregation, and whicl
we're well attended.
At Silverbrook, revival service
held last summer we're attended D
many. and have meant over ten con
versions during the year The pastor
the Rev. w. Ernest Greenfield, vii
hold a second series Of special meet
ings lasting ten days, beginning mex
Sunday.
A stirring series Of revival meeting
we're held last autumn in Mt. Saler
Church, where the Rev. DR. 3 M MOI
gan is pastor, resulting in larg
number Of conversions, ospeciall
among the young people. The evan
gelist who preached drew large con
gregations
The Rev George r. Ellis has jus
concluded a second series OF specls
meetings at Kingswood Church, III
first revival during tie year Deln
held last July, when the Messick Sis
ters. of White Haven, Md, assisted
There have been over twenty CONVEX
sions as a result Of the two revival
and a deepening of interest IN spiri
ual things
Revival services we're held for thre
weeks last November in Cookma
Church, under the leadership of tt
nastor the Rev J. r. Richardson, n
sulting in several conversions. The
we're we'll attended and there wa
much interest displayed and renewin
Of enthusiasm on the part OF churc
members.
The Rev. j. R. Bicking, held specli
services in East Lake Church the fir
two weeks in January, with nine COZ
versions. Many attended the meeting
and the church has felt their resu
ever since in a quickened life.
The first two weeks in October we
revival season for Wesley Churc
the services being conducted by Il
pastor, the Rev T. L. Beaucham
There were twelve converts added
the church membership as an N
mediate result of these successf
and rousing meetings, at which maj
we're present.
During the month Of January
vigorous revival was conducted
Epworth Church by the pastor, Il
Rev. l.. e. Poole, and as a result the
we're sixty conversions The meetin
drew large congregations, and we
enthusiastic
Methodist churches of the distri
outside Of the city have likewise be
active in evangelistic work. The RI
Dr. E. L. Hoffecker, the District )
perintendent, records the following
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