Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-04

MR., EDITOR Tune pleasant sunday evening we
stepped into church. 1t is not necessary for our
purpose in this communication to g.ato Whefe IL was
located, nor whether II Baptist Episcopal Pres.
byterian or hsthOdst. 1t will suffice 10 say that its
orthodox is undsub ell, ard that ts circle OF inau-
eneo embraces u wide extent, AS we were somewhat
early in attendance upon this evening, we endeavUr-
ed to compose our mind state cunsonant with the
time and place. After few moments of veal M
apd peaceful rest" uLdstuIbsd by the quiet and
solemn entrance oil those who Live to devote few
moments TO serious meditation previous to the ser
vice, were aroused from our state Of tranquility
by the rreveTent and bOiserous entrance Of few Of
the ladies' OF the choir. We are charitable in cur
op nions-to such degree indeed. as subject our.
sefto the occasional! charge OF lacking proper relg
ious sentment-so we commended Ourself with The
comment that these Ia dies were superior to the vul
gar prejudicea that clur building is Invested
with any more sacred associations than any other
ediice. As the clergyman Sentedhimself IN The pull
pit, the trained CHOIR insisted by hne organ bust
forth in the performance of that exquisite piece Ct
music: Hark, tho herald angels sung ~ The last
strains OF melody Aoatad iuto space those widen
ing circles " sound whose htnits ode etrTuy Pnd
we Sod engaged in listening 10 d, powerful o.
| feFyont sermon Tne condition # lost and Wander
ing SINGERS is yiviuy portray ed, aud the neeA ~ Of
IN instant Return, is impressvely urged Tbougbicss
as We habitus!ly nfo, We arc nSt IN the Importance
Of tue subject. What saftif distnotues and real.
ity, eternal things sometimes assume lIsw duties
neglected. privileges unimlIoved sometimes glate
at you like frshtful lhaItolns. commissioned TO
torment you before their time! How utterly nsig-
nihcsnt and eontomptible all mere sublunaGy eb-
| jeeta aud pursuits appear! How worthy ut every
exertiou and sacrifice heaven ,eems These arc the
| ehecla produced by pungent prenchng upon the
| serious and attentive bearers Such may hayu
been the frame Of mind Of many on that evening
when they were recalled frOm heaven TO GUrth frutn
eternity 10 time by the merriment If some nc nbeIs
| in the choir which finally tUuud vent in audible
| laughter. "Chnrs are nuisance" was our u0ivet-
| sal ejaculation in very aa-Job like temper We
| Q ST our eve upwarl from our seat upon the riyht
hand OF The pulpit and felt considerably Believed 10
lind that the annoyance proceeded from only three
or four persons, who were, by tue way, 70 much en-
crossed in their Sunday evening amusement as not
to perceive that tue eyes Of many wandering
tors were upon them, II IN painful 10 stntu TINT
these transgressrs were ladies' and nero puintul
still they were members Ofchurch. twas decided
y pleasant however, to notice that all tho Younger
members Of the shoir preserved aceUrum of In
and solemnitI OF cOuutcrance that might we'll re-
buke the awful levity Of the eiring professors Of
religion. Our mind having been drawn from better
thOughts-un fortunately il Is easily distracted
began to nln ige some cynical reflections Do these
ladies feel that they IN the immediate presence
sf that Gol who they proiess has called tlom from
darkness to light-frOm hell to heaven Arc they
by this conduct bringing homer upon the cause a.
religion, and muking their light shine upon ID
wo ID around? ur, do they think that lcyity d
conduct in the house Of worship Is an evidence Of
strong minded wofaan, and ca pla'ed to bring upt
them the Te3pect and admiration Of weak minded
men! There, too sits the leader of the choir so at
tentively engaged in solemn thought, or so wrapt il
cloak Of habitual Indifference as to he entirely I'M
mindful Of the annoyance that the devout portion d
tho choir arc enduring. We are entirely TOO diil-
dont TO marx out duty for man of his prominent
religious position, hut will say thnt If were il bi
place we would either order in it or sunde,
relation with tie disorderiy portion Mr. editor
at the risk Of ptolongng to an unusual length
this hasy article, we will add, hut there might be
an excuse patched up for such irreverent behavior
on tho part of nnconFerted persons, sat for the
Christian no other Ralaion than that Of issanit '
can be urged. The Christian processes to 500 the
rotations of man tU his Creator ia light vastly more
clear than that Il the sinner, and to 10 conscious
them in manner wholly uneOmnuniolbla by Ian,
guAge, and how with this superiority If light and
| knowledge, he she can dare mock Cod in the
very house dedicated to his humble worship is ut.
terlY unexplainabeb by any oil or supposiion.
We can avoid the dilemma in the case o these per-
sons by conclusion less dlscreditabla viz that they
have taken upon themselves vows whose awful i'm,
port they d. MT realize This is wri ten rot 10 my
nalice but in the hope that this fair
OF tho Sunday evening amusemeatsh in some
church perhaps, churches may lead 10 the correction
of such glaripg improperly and awful .iutulneis