Evening journal., 1921-10-22
NEW CASTLE METHODLSTS
TO OBSERVE tooth YEAR OF
CHURCH FOUNDING THERE
Former Pastors TO
Take Part In One
Weeks Anniversary
Services In old Ed-
flee - To Dedicate
Organ
Special to The Evening Journal.

NEW CASTLE, Oct. 22.-The
celebration Of the one hundredth an
niversary OF the building Of the first
Methodist church in this city will be-
gin tomorrow morning at the 1890
o'clock service. when the Rev. Irv-
ing Watkins, ID. D., Of Norwalk, 4
Conn, pastor of the local church
from 1897 to 1899, inclusive will
preach. The choir. James T. Chal-
lenger. director, will sing several
special selections. The anthem for
this service will be Saviour, Whom
! Fain Would Love. $780,
At the morning service the s4.40O
Moler pipe organ, recently installed.
will be dedicated. Preceding this
service at $50 o'clock. the Rev. John
r. Hendrix, leader will conduct the
Sunday morning class meeting At
o'clock the Baraca Glass. William
Green. president. and the Sunday
school. George T. Tobin. superin-
tendent will convene. At 3 o'clock
the Dobbinsville branch Of the sun
day school will meet with the Rev.
j. r. Bicking in charge. At $50
the Rev. j. r. Bicking will give an
illustrated talk 10 the children. Miss
Mary McKnitt will lead the Epworth
League meeting at Z o'clock.
At 7.30 o'clock the Rev. +. L. Hub
bard. OF Cambridge. Nd. enc OF the
oldest living former pastors OF the
church. will preach. Mr.. Hubbard
was pastor OF the church from 1857
TO 1890. inclusive. At the service the
Il.
the Lords Anointed." The song
book, Songs Of Praise and Power"
recently purchased for the centennial
service will be used throughout the
next week.
History of Church.
The history OF Methodism In New
Castle really dates back TO the
spring Of 1872. when Francis Asbury.
after whom the Asbury Methodist
Church In Wilmington. is named.
then bishop of American Methodism.
rode into this city astride a horse.
then the only means OF rapid con
. yeyance, and held the first Method
lst services in the town tavern,
Robert Furness, proprietor.
The following is an extract from
The diary OF Bishop Asbury:
April, 1872. rode TO New Castle
md stopped at the house OF Brother
Furness. a tavern keeper but good
man. preached there TO a few
. people. but met with opposition, and
found that the Methodist had done
no great good The court house
here Is shut against us. but is open
for dances and balls. and Brother
Furness has lost his company by re-
ceiving us. December Is. 1872. I
rode TO New Castle and preached 10
a large company. Wednesday. July
25, 1873. at New Castle the COM
pany was but small though great
power attended the Word Perhaps
githe Lord will yet visit these people.
though at present too many Of them
appear TO be devoted to pride. van
ity and folly. New Castle. Sunday
May "a. 1775, preached last night
and today I hope my skirts are
clear OF the blood Of the people OF
this little town. whether they re.
ject or accept an offered salvation
The next note Of a visit Of any
Methodist clergy to New Castle wa,
in 1873, when the Rev BENJAMIN
Abbott, who also was entertained al
the Furness hostelry. where n,
preached. A well-preserved extrac
from his diary follows: Having beer
pressed in spirit for some time C
visit Pennsylvania (of which at tina
time under the Penn Charter. New
Castle was a part) and in the low,
and fear OF Cod with my life in m,
hand, it being true when war wa
raging, I left my home in New Jer
sey. crossed the Delaware at New
Castle, ana that night. at earl,
candle light, preached at Roher
Furness' to pack Of runians as
sembled In order to mob me. on,
stood with a bottle of rum in hi
hand, swearing that he would throw
IL at my head; Brother Furness stooI
In the door and prevented It. II eve
IN j preached the terrors Of the Law,
did then"
The original class record book /
still In existence and on the hy &
the following record: New Castl
Glass Roll-1S20. Meets every Sab
bath at 3 o'clock, Cat this time nj
church had been established) at tn
house of Thomas Marshall The Fri
day next preceding each Quatterl
meeting Is TO be observed as n da
Of fasting and prayer Henry ]
Pepper, leader; Joseph Ruslins
preacher"
On the roll appeared names O
several ancestors of the members q
the church today. The class rol
Of 1920 follows: Thomas Challenger
Noah Morris. Rachel Norris. Isaa
Morris. Margaret Lindale. Thoma
Marshall. Eliza Marshall. Catherin
owens Thomas McCalmont, Sara
McCalmont Elizabeth Collins. Jane
Lonnon. Mary Lonnon. william
Saunders. Mary Saunders. Mar
Price. Joseph Smith, James Wilson
Elizabeth Lang. James Dericksor
Isaac Killo. Thamer McCalmoni
Mary Jones. Jane Kelly. John Mar
shall. Peter Torbort. Ann r. Tat
low, William Moore Mary Thomp
son, Thomas Tatlow. Susan Ander
son, Mary Parvin. Eliza Venn. Flea
nor Venn. Sarah Price. Mary Davi,
Mary Harris.
Just how long this class had bee
In existence is not recorded but {
the fan Of that year they organize
into a regular society and electe
- g following trustees and steward:
4 rhomas Challenger, James Wilson
Somas Marshall. Thomas MEGA
I mont. Noah Norris, John Hayes an