Smyrna times., 1859-02-03
Correspondence If hc Sm4rna 7

Correspondence gf he Smyrna TimeS
! Mr.. Editor: In your last issue a CORES
pondent, under the sImIltude Of a dream, seems
TO cast some Odum on the Methodist EpiscopaI
Church, because of the dercliction of two or
three OF It's members in the Legislature. Ii is
wrong principle 10 make whole body suffer
for the short cOmings of few of its members.
1t is well known tina, the NJ E. Church dema nds
a clear, distinct, and solemn profession of re
ligI"us character and ieelng-a VOW tlo do no
harm, to avoid evil Of every kind, and to do rood
OF every possible sort, and to all men'-as an
| essential prerequisite Of membership. Now n
man who has taken such vow, may fall into
temptation, may be suddenly overcome by evil.
but If honest in his profession he will manifest
repentance. But if man, who has taken upon
himself the solemn vows of fchurch.membQrshiD.
advo Gates what is wrong in principle aud i'm
moral IN tendency, then he fegns to be what he
Is not; he is a dIssembler-one who assumes n
false appearance; on him, therefore, and not on
the church, ought TO rest the disgrace and odum
Of his hypocrisy.
1t may be said, if the church would avoid all
dIshOnOr in such cases, she should purge herself
Of such unworthy members. This is USUALLY
done; but there are sometimes difficulties which
prevent such action in every case The hes,
the church can do sometimes, is TO disayow anv
completely with the evil; maintain an uncom
promising opposition to every form and phase of
immortality; point to the unvarying conditions
of her membership, aud throw upon everv man
who wilfully violates those conditions, and dis.
honors his profession, the disgraceful conse.
quences of his hypocrisy.
Hoping your correspondent did not mea n any
dlsrespect to the church Of my choice, can
fully sympathize with his Indignation with re-
fra arH To hat not
upon the name Of Delaware. A METHODIST.
LEIPsIc, DeL.-We learn that Mr. Samuel
}. Burton has small schooner ready for launch.
ing, which is owned by Messrs Paris, DeDney
~ Laws, and Will run as q packet between that
| town and Philadelph Mr.. Burton has also
laid the keel OF another small schooner for
Messrs. Cannon, Snow and others, to ply as a
packet on the above route. The large schoon-
er Ann s. Cannon, built by that gentleman for
Messrs. Cannon and Newell last year, has made
a trip to Cuba, giving entire satisfaction to the
owners, and rejecting much credit on her
builder. Messrs. Geo. W. Cummins, Geo. Par.
ris e. Co., and WIN. L. Cannon, ESQ.,, are buy
ing corn and shipping il from this town, and the
number OF vessels that are constantly arriving
and departing, engaged in that trade, gives the
place quite commercial appearance. -Repu6.
Ltcan.
A DELAWARE "NIGGER" IN THE CANADA LIE.
GIsLArURE.-A bsalom w. Shadd who formerly
resided in Wilmington in this State, at recent
election for Councilman in the township o
Raleigh, Kent county, near Chatham, G. W..
was triumphantly elected beating his oppo
nent, white man, by handsome majorily.-
He is a light mulatto, not darker than many O
the Spanish race, aud the members of the fam mill
are rather noted for their intelligence Nev
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07- From French paper we have intelli
gence that MoSphy is about to play 20 game
blindfoded. at the same time. We are in
: formed that he publicly challenged Harwilz Of
Monday week to play him a match of FIVE or si
games. for 50GE, offering the odds of the paw
; and move. His chivalrous cartel was not &C
copied.