Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-08
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LETTER FhOd REV. a.
MR, VERSION IL am about to give you so.no
little sssketches and Incidents In conn rss',
with my Agency, for two weeks on Inc en ,uu
sula, In the Tract Society OF the ,.o,g oi
{ Conference, that may not be utterly ue'o'N VI
interest. 80 . -
city, arranged my business in Philadelphia
for tour on the Snow Hill District, ana as lhe
mode of conveyance below Seatord IS entirey
by stage, and rather too slow Tor thls last
age,' hired good horse and carriage OIL Mr.
Springer of your city, and made an arrangement
with my young friend, Rev. Henry 5. Thomp-
son, to meet me on Wednesday morning, July
22nd, at New Castle, with the horse and car
riage. Everything being on board we hsa
delightful run to Smyrna Landing win Oapt'
Ball who is with all his assistants very gentle
manly. Our steamer landed us at her wharf
about noon and we drove on TO Dover the cap
itol Of your State for dinner. Thence proceed
cd to the neighborhood of "Purnells Chapei
near the Frederick station an prominent
had previously been made for the Ttact Agent
TO preach In behalf Of the cause, and though |
1t was in the midst Of harvest fine congrega-
ton was in attendance. 1 was quite unwell, |
so much so was most reluctantly compelled |
TO disappont the congregation, and my young |
friend Thompson preached for me, and made |
agood impression. This was one oil MS nrst |
efforts.
As our next regular appointment wasin Som
neysd on in that direction. On Thursday be-
fore we were yet out of your State, we mot ON
the road an old lady who lived alone; the
house was propped up, and it appeared to he
In tottering condition. asked the old lady
IL she felt safe in that house "N otln tho time
of a Storm she replied 81 always go over to a
neighbours when there is much of o blow
l regretted to find this old lady was living withs
out religion. ] introduced the subject of re-
ligion by asking her if she did not know that
our poor bodies like her house were propped
up and would soon fall and sink into ruinous
decay told her the storm OF death, and the
great storm of the judgment day were approach
ing, and when they clme her neighbours house
would not be available, and directed her TO the
only refuge of sinners. l asked her If she had
Bible? She said 81 had one, hut my miser-
able daughter-in-law stole it ~ / said til N
your daugbter-in-law is wicked woman is she
not eyes sir" said the old lady. sit don't
become me to say so, but she is the wickedest
limb that the lord ever made" offered to
give her u Bible, but she declined taking ii, for
she SAID ol canhot read it, and no one has in
terest enough in me TO read it for me, and l
fear my daughter in-law would come and steal
1t and sell it, SO had rather not have it,"
asked her If the ministers ever gave hera call
and prayed with her "No' said she ''they
are all too proud now-a-daysl nobody ever
comes to see me now am old and poor
gave her some Tracts and passed on, a'sur.
ing her would get the minister in that region
to call and see her, US | knew him TO be good
Pastor and S'nOt too proud,'' us the old lady
supposed, to enter the humblest abode, and
pray with and exhort the poorest family to
'fee from the wrath TO come.''
By Sabbath morning, July 25th, we were on
DEALS Island, where we have good Methodist
church and where ours is the only religion
The name DEVILS Island tnow Deal's) was Civ
on to this beautiful piece OF land, wholly sur
rounded by water, by the British, in the late
W a HhnN haI N.s,Ea af..N ..Ns
Their point that preached at that day now cal
led Danes Quarter was named by them, Damn
ed Quarter, as was informed, in consequence
OF the superabnndance of mosquitoes. l found
that, though the British had been conquered
and driven form our shores with powder and
ball, these miserable insects were still about u
troops; yes, we found their name was legion
Tor they were many, and il they could do moth
ing else they were fully able to "matc thei
mark.'
After finishing our work on the Sabbath
having preached three times to attentive con
gregations, and they all did well Tor our goo,
cause, thence we proceeded to Princess Ann
the capitol Of Somerset, wherean appointment
had been made for me Tor Monday Evening
This is town Of considerable size and brauty
and as we might judge from the name II bear,
there always has been and now is much aristc
cratic feeling, and was led to think probabl
the mechanic here feels that he is not altogetl
or in his proper element | will mention on
aet Illustrative Of this; there is but one shot
makers shop ia the town, and thgt is carrie
on by q coored mani Let us not forget til
Roger Sherman, one OF the sgners of the ID
slaration Of Independence; Stephen Drew Of
of the greatest metaphyscians in the wor
and thousands more of the brightest genius
and greater men have been shoemakers. An
ther evidence Of the aristocIacy Of this pla
is this, the Methodist church is small. MethO
ism no where is suited TO the aristocracy
this country, and our cause where this state
auaw a
extent. have frequently observed that Met
odists removing to such places rioat down Il
surrent, and although they had been apparen
ly decided Methodists, (this form of christian
ity having been the most prominent in thei
iQrmer home) and they and theirchildren coul
move in the first class of society; not so now
and they ''iollo4 afar off," Let us never 0se
our birthright for mess Of pottaga," Ho,
contemplate are time servers IN church q
state. But in Princess Ann while t.,, othe
denominations have large churches, ours mus
not be despised, and this was the text l too
in preaching "For who hath despised the ds
of small things'' The congregation was yer
Interesting indeed, and one interesting lea tl,i
of 1t was tho great number OF colored peonle
the gallery, and they seemed perfectly happy
nave seen much OF our Peninsula; there hay
been raised, and there were it deemed adyis
able 'by the powers that be,' would az 400
live and die as anywhere else, and 1 cam,
subscribe TO the sentiments of Res John Di,
on Long in his receGt book called ssPicturt
OF Slavery" SO far ~ the Methodist church
Concerned. Now an9 then We will meet vii
distressing case, but rs ! general thing. bo,
In church and out OF church great kindness
shown to colored people on the subject of RI
lgiOn. In Princess AIMS Rev, James 4
Massey, our Preacher in charge has had man
Of them converted, and while they have Il.
entire gallery of the church, also there aas r.
Gently been built large and beautiful churS
exclusively far the benefit Of our people
eoicr, was most neIiseiy invited To pfeaC
specially for the people Of color in this rlac
They seemed much interested IN the Ira
needing held amongst the white people nj
two OF their leading mea said ''we feel int
rested in every good cause and would like
do our part. Sir, please come and preach I
US, and we can make several life members
the Conference Tract Socety!' ! was tral
ported with their magnanmOus disposition, a
deeply regretted that there l had not the
rangement made to give them u service.
promised them at another time l would l
pass them by. Rev Henry T. Johns, you
member OF our conference, was appointed ht
last spring as Junior preacher; found his prA
was in all the churches. Especially in Prince
Ann, his services were highly appreciated
every class, but Just at the time that the Ii
in his case appeared 10 bu at its flood,
health declined somewhst, or he feared that
country there would he certain death to Iii
consequently he resigned his post, and il
more healthy region, as | am informed, he
taken charge OF school. Is not IL lninis
immortal till his work is done Should
not have the spirit of yoang StocIler, missit