Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-03-18
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For M. E. Conference

The churchmen who go to Cam
bridge, Md, to attend the 54th ses-
sion of the Wilmington Annual Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, which will be held in Zion
Church March 81 to March ~, will be
cordially welcomed.
Concerning Cambridge Rev. Walter
+. Gunby, pastor of Zion Church,
writes interestingly as follows:
DELIGHTFULLY."- situated on the Great
Choptank river. a magnificent body
of water, two miles in width, occupy
ing proud position on Maryland's
page of history; rich in natural
wealth and aquatic resources; of rare
political Importance as the county
seat of Dorchester; famous for its
palatial homes. its beautiful public
buildings; noted for its wide streets,
it, well-kept lawns, and fragrant gar
dcns. Cambridge, the Mother of
Governors makes her boast not only
of being the largest, but also the
most beautiful city of the famous
Eastern Shore.
Built for the most part on a ridge
parallel TO the water front, Cam
bridge has good natural drainage
and to which is added sewerage
! system extending over practically all
of the city. a gas plant furnishes
fuel for cooking purposes, and cleo
tricity furnishes; light for illumina-
ton and power for many and varied
1 industries. There is an excellent sys-
tern of water works. the purest of
water being obtained from artesian
wells 36S feet in depth An artificial
ice plant and creamery are among
our needful utilities The city has an
efficient Volunteer Fire Department
with apparatus and equipment which
would reflect credit upon towns many
times our size. A central Office of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Is located here.
Cambridge is not only healthful
and delightful residential town, but
also an important and progressive
business center. This city is one of
the great oyster markets of the world
and is at the present time the largest
shipper Of shocked oysters There
are many large fruit and vegetable
packing houses employing thousands
of people. The volume of business in
I the canning, oyster. fish and crab
industries is said to aggregate total
of some $3.0O0,000.
THE Cambridge & Seaford rail
road gives u direct route to Whining
ton and New York, and intersects the
Baltimore. Chesapeake d Atlantic
railroad al Hurlock, giving quick time
to Baltimore. There are two paSSen-
ger trains daily. each way, besides
the freight trains. There is also good
steamer service to Baltimore. Cam
bridge is connected with the great
State road system, 50 that travel by
automobile is swift and pleasurable
to all parts Many notorious lines
make regular trips on schedule to
Hurlock, Claiborne, Salisbury and
other points.
Cambridge is city of churches.
Almost every religious belief is here
represented ST. Paul'S N. 7. Church,
on Maryland avenue; Grace NJ. f.
! Church South. Race anu Nun streets;
the First Baptist Church. Locust
street; Christ r. f. Church, High and
Church streets; the Holiness Church,
South Race street, and Zion NJ. +.
Church on Locust and Mill streets,
are all substantial churches. Also
there are three churches for the col
orcd people of the community.
Waugh Chapel. VI. f.; the African
NJ. +. and the Baptist Church. 1t is
indeed rare to find town with more
imposing church edifices than are
found in this city.
Cambridge is indeed fitting and
worthy meeting place for the fifty
fourth session of the Wilmington An
nua Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church We. citizens Of
this fair city, rejoice TO be your hosts
for the third time. To our city, to our
hearts, to our homes. we bid you
welcomew
M. Gunby publishes in the confer
cnce manual an interesting review
of the early church history of Dor
chester county and concludes as fol-
lows:
a Methodist Church became ne
cessity. The early converts of the
new teaching were not cordially re
ceived by other churches. The first
Methodist Church in Dorchester coun-
ty was built on the south side of
Church street between Mill and High
streets, occupying the present sites
on which the homes of l.. Il. Phillips
and Col Albanus Phillips now stand,
and running eastward two-thirds of
the way toward the present postoftice.
This building was afterward sold,