Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-13

Sabbath morning, from LIST Peter, Sd chapter
and the 10 v: "But sanctify the Lord God in
your hearts and be ready always to give an
answer to every man that asketh you reason
for the hope that is within you with meekness
and fear" The object Of the speaker appeared
to be to prove the necessity Of man sanctifying
the Lord In his heart, and to set binself apart
for his services. He first alluded to man as u
fallen being, subject to fears and apprehensions
of evil and who in times of anxiety was prone
to inquire to whom shall go, to whom shall
l apply for relief2 The wisdom of man, he
remarked, might be taxed in vain to find and
antidote for sin and in the language Of Job,
miserable comforters are they all, and physi- |
clans of no virtue. The only antidote was 70 !
be found in the Scripture, from which we learn
| that we are not to trust to worldly hopes or
possessions, but to God, when an influence
will be exerted to raise above all fears. He
observed that it was the height Of folly to talk
about religion, without q corresponding i'm
preston on the heart-that the great evil of
the day was profession without practical piety.
Religion had become too much of a sentiment.
There were numerous professors, but there
never had been more practical atheism in the
world than at the present time. He reprobatod
in strong terms the folly of persons belonging
to Church who had not experimental religion,
and warned them against deferring their con-
version until it was too late, until the honr OF
grace had passed. He wished he could des-
| troy all such hopes as led to defer the work OF
| conversion, as he believed that the world and
the church would be better for it. lie referred
to the primitive christians who were willing at
all times to lay down their lives for Christ, and
| observed that in these modern times profess
sors were ready TO dance with tho gay and
| giddy, and too many were traitors in the
| camp of Israel. Many who expected to go TO
heaven, died before they got ready, and he
| therefore exhorted all to he always ready for
sudden death or sudden glory. In noticing
| the various Temptations which boset tho feet OF
| the unwary, he referred to the various rum
| shops which abound in our city, whose tide Of
vice had already been felt within the walls OF
the Church, and exhorted all to do their duty,
TO wake up to the evil and to the responsibility
| resting on thom. After abiding to these sub-
jects, he closed with an impressive admonition
to all to flee the wrlth to come. In the afternoon
| Mr.. y. preached in the Second Street Market
House, to quite large congregation, and in
the evening in the church, making three SER
mons for the day.
| fHquea.-COronor Richards held an inquest
/ on Tuesday, on the body of Francis Helmsly,
who was drowned during the freshet on Mon
| day, by the giving way of the abutment of
| fording across the race at AnthOny's Mill, sit
| rated on Mill Creek, above Stanton. Phe wa
| ter was running ever tho crossing very rapidly
| when Helmsley in company with another lad
named James Gardner, went ont and attached
Mr.. Anthony also came up at the time, and
| got out of his wagon to assist them, when the
aOutment gave way and precipitated all of them
into the water Mr.. Anthony was carried
down the creek something like a hundred
yards, when he caught to a tree and succeeded
in getting out Gardner held on to the bridge
which was held by the rope they had attached
| to the tree, while Helmsly was swept down the
race, over the dam, into the Creek, where he
| was drowned. The Jury rendered verdict of
death by accidental drowning. He was about
| IL years of age, an industrious and virtuous
| lad, and his untimely death is severe blow
| to his widowed mother who resides at Stanton.
Deaths IN our City.-There were so deaths
\ in our city in the month of July, ten less than
| occurred in the same month last year. of the
| above number % were under one year; . I'M
| der years, and more under 10; were be-
| tween 60 and 70; . between 70 and so and
| between 30 and 100, leaving but twelve deaths
| of persons between 10 and go years of age
| We doubt whether city Of the same size in
| our country can show similar exemption from
disease among the adult population. There
| are certain diseases peculiar to children
through the summer months, but much of the
mortality among the little sufferers is Justly
| attributable to the ignorance Of parontsj if not
to absolute carelessness and neglect. If pa
rents would study more the laws of health it
would be far better than to trust to physician,
who, in majority Of cases, is not called in
until the little sufferer is beyond the power Of
medicine.
Il Great Rain.--We had a very heavy rain
on Monday, which did considerable damage
The roads in this vicinity were badly washed,
and many streams overflowed their banks. The
mill dams of Robert 1ayler and Mark Bassett
on Pike Creek, Mill Greek Hundred, were
4 broken, and two bridges were carried away
The fences from McDaniel's mill all the way
| IN cd off
and other damage done. Samuel Taylor lost
large lot of new posts and rails, but succeed,
ed in getting portion of them. We are in.
formed by Mr.. Joseph Worrel, who has lived
~ years on this stream, that he never saw any.
thing like It, at this season of the year. Other
| damage was doubtless sustained in other sec
tons of the country, as the rain seemed TO be
very general. .1a ..
, "A Fine HoteI.-Dr. Fisher who owns the
hotel at Smyrna, formerly kept by Capt. Cover
! dale is making very extensive repairs. The
front which is 20 feet, is being raised a story,
and an addition of 60 feet is being erected on
Methodist Street. There will be thirty lodg-
ing rooms, two kitchens and pantry, large din
ing room, gentlemen and ladies setting room,
large double parlors, and bar-room. The en-
tire building is being fitted up in fine style, and
for size, convenience and appearance 1t will sur.
pass any establishment of the kind in the State
| it is reported that Mr.. Samuel Miller OF thi'
city, who is we'll calculated to conduct a frs
> class hotel is likely to become the lessee. b
f.. 81. T.. Collins did the brick aud plaster
work and John A. Lavender the carpenter
work.
The Brandlscine Springs.-This place, unde
, the management of its present gentemanly ant
polite proprietor, Mr.. Peter Coyle, will soon bt
| restored to something like its former POPULAR
! ty. There have been the present season mum
| Der of visitors from Washington, Baltimore
i M. aud, "a
, / pected the coming year. The grounds which
: had been much neglected, are again brough
!. | back to something like their former pleasant
, \ ness and the buildings have been thorough.
| renovated, and such changes and addition
| made as to accommodate large number q
visitors These in connection with the chaly
| beate waters, which arc celebrated as
II health inspiring beverage, and the beaut
of the surrounding country, will add attrac
" tons, and the Springs may again become a
/ pspular as they were in their palmiest days.
v The Camp Meeting.-Quite large numbc
ofpersons from this city and surrounding conI
Il try, were in attendanceat the Red Lion Cam
o meeting on Wednesday. The grove which
on the road leading from the Bear to Christ
ana, is represented to be very pleasant loc
c ton. We presume the tents number some 30
e and others are still being put up. A larg
Dr. corps of preachers are expected 10 be in o
in tendance, and pleasant and refreshing tin
n is anticipated. Bishop Scott preached on Il
10 ground last Sunday, at which time some 70
re 80 tents had been erected, and several hundrC
s, persons were in attendance.
~ Handsome Sign.-Messrs. Chestnut & Spro'
u have painted very neat sign for the &c Mou
Vernon" house, of Christian Krauch, in Xii
. street, between Third and Fourth. The lie
u; lering is frosted on Smaltze ground, and lool
~ really beautiful. II is said to be the third sil
~, of this kind OF work. in the United States.
=. ~ There are besides the name ''Mount Vernon,