Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-29


For the Delaware Republican.
Mr.. YERNoN;-It was my privilege to spend
last Sabbath (0ct 49, in your goodly county.
have formed so many pleasant acquaintances
IN New Castle county, that can go to no part
II II and not feel perfectly at home.
/ spent the Sabbath with Rev. Jas. b. Mer,
rftt. Pastor of our churches in Odessa and
Middletown. This enterprlsng minister is
this year, .for the first time, stationed In your
county, and i will enter security that lie
will be no discredit, but rather an honor to the
ministry amongst you, and blessing to the
community. Bishop Scott, las he should have
done,) as was informed, very zealously last
spring advocated his appointment TO that
charge, (Which is the Bishops native piaee:l
The people everywhere who are favored with
a faithful gospel ministry, are blessed indeed |
And what witnering influence is brought 10
bear against the cause OF religion by an I'M
faithful, unholy ministry.
preached in Odessa in feeble manner in
behalf of the Tract Society of the Nj. =.
Church in the morning, and in Middietown ~
the afternoon. No little interest was mani
tested, and the congregation said, by actions,
which " speak louder than Words" that the
Tract Society of our church Is ssnot cause OF
small import" and that II ought to be and
that II should be sustained. The folio wing
persons were cheerfully made life members oil
the Philadelphia Conference Tract Society al
Odessai-Mrs. DR.. Chatham, James V. Moore,
John Appleton, Jehn Whitby, WIN. Rose,
Rev. Jas. b. Merritt, Mrs II kerrick, h. T.
B aker, g. W. Naudian, Elizabeth Passwater,
and Miss Maggie Lancaster the last named
young lady by the children OF the Sunday
School. 1t requires So to constitute aperson
life member. TherefMe Il will be seen that
Odessa church did we'll for the Tract cause
this year. The meeting was also very inter-
esting at Middletown, tho following persons
were made life members; Mrs. Catharine b.
Riley, Mrs. Hannah Lake, Mrs. Elizabeth Cox,
Miss Anna patman, Mrs. II. p. w. Merritt,
Mrs. Elizabeth Tatman x Elizabeth Hays. The
ilrmest religious feeling pervaded both meet
ings. 1t appeared to me that great harmony
and union IN tho societies prevail, and ludg
| ing from the "sign OF the times nlesseu
work of religion must break o"' !" 'N''
chess~. -. ,,o.,,,o,. So.
Last lnougn NOT Ieas., IN sV.io stP,,s.i,
neIl tioI. ~ ,no aSs,robiad. tho
t a ~ V'ain anytbing lilre
az nan wee o1 and vorv many remained
w. q, a"u a,tosa no vert
t Suu si1 ro III LII, ~ ~ Vapp many ef the
,rbito f. Sr,ends dasired 10 be 1resent on this
ocnasion and aevaroI gained access. the col
orad friands sbowing Them avery courtesy In
their ,o,or We racogni1ed on the nlatform
Dr fhatbam a v Moore. .John Appleton.
n p RaEer and some ather official breth.
ron If tha ch,,rch ware In attendance bnt ms
,his n,aatino vac ,rincinolIv for the neonle nj
'oIor n was deemed nroner not 10 &c
cunv too much or their nom and Il was
Saamod oiso ;,d;c,ona far a ,coiored man
40 r,nsido ,ynr,hy colorad nreacb.r nv
tha name of Rr;nLIay ,ras cboaen proaidant
H. H. did bis ,ra,i, ,Si,h tn,n,icitt, INF with ha
~ d;,,n;t VIZ ~ oaiiad ,non Ra,,
A." mSo.ait, -, .,,ai - ood d,tas,nand
..i', A. - - - fi' 49, a, -,
.iie spe'S ss.,, netoes ~
sung petWeen tne uIicTent auuressoS' Which
were made by Rev. WIN. W lliams, formerly
eolporteur OF the Tract society, then rev J.
Merrett, the Pastor, and the writer was greatly
pleased to follow, for by this period in the
meeting we were all full oil afuor ana enthn-
siasm and ready to say GIVE cannot but speak
the things which we have seen and heard. p
AS soon as tho opportunity was given the fol-
lowing worthy coored members Of tine church
were made life members of the Conference
Tract Society Rev. Samuel Dale, Pattie
Whitaker, Samuel Laws, Rev. Joshua Brink
ley, VIM. Whitaker, Rev. Alexander Lee and
Rev. John NJ. Brown. The last named person
is now minister of the Gospel in Kentucky,
man of considerable talent, and at the last
of the feast it might well he said, we had tthe
best wine." His speech was thrilling, and
do not exaggelate when l say 1t would have
done credit in manner and matter to any man
He spoke OF having been raised in Odessa,
Here, he said, "l was first taught to read, tc
think and to pray, thirty years ago, wher
there ives yet no church OF our denomination
either for white or colored." He seemed tC
be much moved when lie looked round ant
saw another generation, nearly all strangers
for the friends OF his youth " had passed oil
BEFORE" lie had come to see his mother one
more, and no doubt II was pleasing to hin
10 una ms mother constituted that night
lie member OF the Tract society, and ne toe
was constituted ne member, ana ne VIII pea
win him 10 ms S0nsnssn of ,h nt ~.
, HE not;vo H. haa tn ~, ' III, 's'pSI' I'M
7 aSnrossod - tha poaatino III thnnt,. ~ 20, Va
bnpny, thoy bod cnnf'rra5 ,non hiaa b. -. y.
liz Ca,,ar,o hS sa,inr o Spyn gaa ' ~ o'ose
! hn.a ! $500 r. phi9i,li,sh;a "' ~ 10y wa
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