Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-25

MIR. EDITOR "A minister of tho Gospel
who abrrs faithfully in the discharge of his
highly responsible and alduOus duties to his
flock, truly deserves sympatheS, theirpray-
ers, AMI their love, to sustain and encourage
in him his efforts to promote their happiness for
time and eternity. That the NEST self-sacrillcing
unselfsh and untiring preacher of righteous
ness too often fails to receive that hparty CO.
operation from the members OF his charge to
cheer him in his work Of love, cannot be d 81
one! How heart-crushng the thought And
! that his most earnest efforts arc unnppreciat,.l
| his most tender appeals disregarded. But
| when the faithful pastor observes that oneness
| of purpose among the piOus Of his church. as
| they cordially unite their efforts with his, in
every good word and werk, what HEARTFELT
| joy is his, and with what holy zeal can he
| engage In lis duties as their teacher in sair-
! itual things.
1t has seldom been our pleasure to notice n
more perfect congeniality of feeling, or more
complete mutually of effort than that appar-
emily existing between members Of the Pres.
i byterian Church oil st. Georges and its Pastor
the Rev. W. Emerson. DR.. Ross in his re
cent speech before til. General Assembly at
Cleayednd, said" 1t is peculiarly OF my
life that every body loves me; the men love
I me, the women love me-, the bows love NO.
and the girls love me, he" This language
we consider particularly expressive of the re
lation Mr. Emerson bears ~ his congregation,
aud as he will never say il himself wo
may be pardoned for saying It for him, and at
the same time remark that truth Is not 1lt-
terry. This happy relation OF Pastor to people
IL always to some extent owing to the influence
OF tho ladies, and it may be well observed that
in this respect tho ladies' OF St. Georges
church are Known to do tllpir duty. The ser
vice rendered hy them for several years to
that church pecunIrily and otherwise, has
! Ut. tn In nj
| ted, anu they have at the same time afford
ed the community SO much pleasure by their
| annual festivals, rs well as IN various 1tner
ways suggested by their intelligen ;e, and all
resulting from the fact vi being an organized
society Tor the promotion OF the welfare of
their church and tho advance ment OF the in
terests OF their neighborh0od. They have
truly ptcven that in anton there is strength,
and all we ask is that they will not forget 1t.
The great object Of every minister should
be to show his people that their interests are lis,
and to do this he must become well Acquainted
with every member ofthe congregation, wleth-
er rich or poor. This seems to be the peculi-
ar ann OF Mr.. Emerson, as one means OF ac-
comprising this he not long since invited
his whole congregation to make hin visit
social 'spend tho afternoon" and such y
| meeting, the Pastor was delighted To see his
people enjoy themselves, indeed it exceeded
| anything we ever read about. But while it is
plesslhg to be loved by the people, it is one
less easily attainable, and one even more te
sirsble that minister should be loved Ly
the children. 1t may be beneath the dignity
Of some persons to notice chil.lien, and it may
! be that there are many incapable OF adapting
, themselves to enjoy tho innocence and sitnplici
; ty Of childhoodi yet We have seldom known ,
minister TO be Il very useful man unless the
children loved him, and never knew one thai
: was loved by the children, who was not calcn
lated to wiold great Influence not only oVel
the hearts Of children but of men.
, This indeed, seems to be regularity ,
OF MIR. Emerson's lite, that ths children all low
him. No one will need any argument to cen
vince him Of the truth OF this statement, VIII,
/. had the happiness Of being present few day
ago, when one hundred Of the children OF hi
congregation spent an satteruOOn at the housi
OF tho pastor. To those children 1t was a hap
py day; considerable time was spent in limo
cent amusement delicious repast prepared
by tho assistant vi a lew of those indetatiga
bic and aniable ladies of the congregation
was spread on tables which seated them all
and disposed OF, as such things usually are, b,
children with good appctites. A few appro
pirate remarks by the pastor, another hon
spent in amusements, an aatctiOnate taking
leave Of the pastor and his flnily, and the da!
is over. A day Of enjoyment to the children
and not less SO to the pastor, and one which
had been witnessed by few others as they
remarked some Of the most interesting sight
ever behed.'' And we can imagine even nov
the ordinations OF the children as they agaiI
joined their families, sc Oh / do love Mr.. and
Mrs. Emerson SO much" &c.
May this not be the last entertainment ofthC
Kind We shall hear of, but may the children o.
every congregation feel that they are cared
lot, mat they are loved. OBSERVER.