Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-22

u merry time of it, and we hope that great
good may result from these social meetings,
both to young and old. Friend Dugdale is a
man who aims at what is right, and will not
only set good example to the rising genera
ton, but older children will lose nothing by as
sociating with him:
"THE CHILDREN's CoNyEsTioS.-Th chill
dren's convention at Longwood, on the LIST
inst was attended bya multitude of people.
thousand children were estimated to have
been present-many more than could possibly
obtain admission into the meeting house. Del
egatons were in attendance from Chester and
other counties. West Chester turned out
grandly, with Mr.. Culver at their head. Lit
tie Delaware was well represented. The plat
form of the Longwood meeting house was dec
Grated with beautiful wreaths and boqnets.-
The services commemorative some good sing
ing by the West Chester company, and sweet
little lot of girls from Delaware. Joseph A.
Dugdale offered a prayer, and feelingly adj
dressed the All-Wsc Father whose love so
abounded over little children. He then ad-
dressed the eagerly listening crowd in his pc
culiarly winning STYLE relating many instruct
i've and beautiful anecdotes, and was followed
by Mr.. Culver, who made very happy speech.
A little poem addressed to the children by
Aunt Fancy Gage was then read by Ann STAN
bauer, and some appropriate remarks made by
her. VIM. Barnard also offered some brief
words of counsel. The proceedings were in
terspersed by singing from the Hammorton
Sunday School children, West Chester and
Delaware delegations
The company adjourned to an adjoining lot
to partrke of the contents of we'll filed bas-
kets, and the good things prepared for the
great occasonf after which they proceeded ia
Pierce's well known beautiful Park, where the
, noble old trees added inspiration to those gath
cred beneath them. John G. jackson was
called on to speak, and responded by referring
to his early childhood and the pail of sadness
that was thrown around that period by errone-
GUS religious education. He spoke hopefully
; to the children of God Of Love, who ever
watched over lis for good, and will n9ver leave
or forsake any object of His creating power.
Eusebius Barnard offered some words of en-
couragement and sympathy, and was followed
by Uncle Joseph in flow of inspiration to
: the children. lie made beautiful and touch
ing appealto mothers, which reached sympa-
thetic chord in many a parents heart.
/ This annual convocation of young humanity
seems to have become permynent institution
and is, certainly, one of the cheering signs o.
the timcs-an inevitable result of progress,and
I will continue to be anticipated by the anxious
and earnest little hearts of our children.
! Considerable disappointment was expressed
| at the absence of Rev. j. NJ. McCarter, OF West
Chester who had been invited, and who wat
! mayodably detained
The meeting closed with n unanimous vote O
i thank to George Pearce, for the use OF his
: Park, and Uncle Joseph appointed to tender
c the same
SEVERE FALL.-Roger Grant, laboring mar
living at Eighth and Cottonwood Streets was
=, very badly hurt on Friday last at First & All.
monds new carriage factory, on the corner o.
: Seventh and Shiplcy Streets, He had carried
hod full of bricks to the fourth story and wal
standing on the ladder to empty his hod, wher
the handle caught in one of the rounds of thu
" ladder and tipped him backwards into the Gel
lar, striking the joists at each story with grea
: force as he passed through. lie was taken VI
inscnsibIc and DR.. Bush called in who admin
istered to his wants and restored him to con
+ seriousness, and he WILL it is thought, spcedil.
c recover
: Burn Bmned-About A o'clock on Wednes
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