EDWIN SCHELL | By Edwin Schell 200 Years Ago Bishop Asbury's Journal, Dec. 8, 1804 - Bishop Asbury was in North Carolina after riding 988 miles since leaving Baltimore. Asbury wrote, 'visited my friend Tomkins. He was expelled for selling a slave!'
100 Years Ago Baltimore Methodist, Dec. 1, 1904 - St. Paul's in Hagerstown reduced its debt to $11,400.
- A new $2,500 parsonage is in use at Union Bridge.
- Walbrook in Baltimore celebrated its 11th anniversary and reduced its debt to $1,100.
Methodist Protestant, Dec. 7 and 28, 1904 - Rhode Island ME Church in Washington, D.C., gained more than 50 new members as a result of a seven-week revival.
- Pastor Brown of Remington Keen Memorial was given a new suit of clothes for Christmas. He takes in members almost weekly, the paper reported.
25 Years Ago Circuit Rider, Dec. 14 and 28, 1979 - Volunteers from Good Shepherd UMC in Waldorf performed work in London.
- The World Evangelism Director of the World Methodist Council, Alan Walker, preached at 'Mission to the Eighties' events in Baltimore, Washington and Hagerstown.
10 Years Ago Connection, Dec. 7, 1994 - Memorial UMC at Poolesville was the site of a funeral of a former Sunday school child murdered in Florida.
- Evangelist the Rev. Gary Trail conducted his 100th evangelistic preaching mission.
- Cooperation between the Wesley Foundation at the University of Maryland and University UMC was lauded.
The Rev. Edwin Schell is the executive director of the United Methodist Historical Society. |
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