Evening journal., 1913-07-14

NOW A $4,000
CLERGYMAN
Mr.. WOeIfkln, Former Wiz
mingtOnian is Pastor Of
ROCkefeIler'S New
York Church
HAS HAD GREAT
SUCCESS In PULPIT

From a salary Of $500 year to ono
OF $4,000 year is quite a jump. yeh
it was. accomplished bv man who onca
lived in Wilmington and obtained prac-
tically all his early education here.
Heis the Rev. Cornelius Woelikln pas<
tor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist ChurclH
lRockcfeler's Church,. New. York citys
At one time Mr. Woefllin was painters
employed by the jackson and SharW
Company He spent his boyhood dayal
in Wilmington, attended Public Schools
Nos. l aand O. His father. John Woelf.l
kin, was blown mp in Charleston hard
hor on the L. S. lronclad Patapsco. onl
which he was assistant surgeon. duringl
the Civil War. Fifty-three others onl
the vessel met a like fate. Young Woelfri
kin lived with his mother Mrs Chris-d
tiana Woelfsin. on Fifth street belowl
Poplar street. in which locality he spona,
much of his boyhood days and obtained
his public school education. limited
though IL was. So far as known AIrl
Woelfkin attended no other institutional
of learning except in the capacity OF and
instructor Naturally gifted and pos@
sessed Of all the qualities Of an oratorj
he quickly gained the knowledge. scN
acquired, that has placed him among thal
most learned and gifted men who oo-s
cupy the pulpit
As age came upon Mr. Woelfldn hel
developed mentally and in short|
/ time he was In great demand as a
speaker. His reputation grew apacal
and finally. as a reward for his years
OF study and assiduous attention to-
his duties, he was located by the cons
gregation OF the Fifth Avenue Baptisn
Church. one of the wealthiest cons
gregatlons in the world and invited to
become the pastor of that church. He
was then a professor in the Roches-
ter, ~ Y, Theological Seminary. He
/ accepted and in last September
preached his first sermon as pastor Of
, that church
! Before accepting a chair in the
! Rochester Seminary, Mr.. Woelfkin
had been pastor of Green Avenue
Baptist Church, Brooklyn, ~ Y, for
i" eleven years and before that time
! served as pastor of church in Jerse,
o City, n. j., for five years. His FRS
z charge was at a small Baptist Churcl
n In Bangail on the Hudson. In New
Z York State. He received the salar.
q Of $500 year there. A. 49,
e After his short public school edffSARs
tion, Mr.. Woelflin sought trade and
b entered the employ Of the Jackson and
= sharp Company. the plant Of this
s concern having IN recent years, been
acquired by the American Car and
Foundry Company. There he becama
= painter. He was an artistic et-
+ terer and did the lettering over ths
doors of the various offices IN tho,
! County Court House building when
that structure was erected. The Rev.
, Mr.. Woelfkin is now about 54 years
cid. He left this city between thirty.
and thirty-five years ago His father
was a physician and when the war;
! broke out between the North aud the
South, enlisted in the cause Of the
North.
! II was the latter's fate to he as
signed as assistant surgeon on the
= iron clad Patapsco, which vessel was
Constructed by the old Harlan and
, Follingsworih Company here.
b The Rev. Mr.. Woelfkin is related rol
e the Sasse family in Wilmington. being
o. son OF the youngest sister of the
Z mother Of Henry W. Sasse. Of No 3202
5 Market street and George w. Sasse.
3 OF No. 1905 Tatnall street
] The Rev. Mr.. Woelfldn is consld--
cred one OF the most gifted orators
/ in the country. He obtained this tall
3 ent from his father who also was a.
y fluent speaker. Both the father and
! mother Of the minister were very re-
2 llgiously inclined. the father fire.,
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