Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-05-07
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The Friends Meeting on West street
was crowded TO its utmost capacity, on First
day evening week, in consequence of the an
nolncemcnt that John Hunt, of New Jer-
sey, would be present. Friend Hunts
speaking is exceedingly impressive and af-
fcctng, partaking more Of exhortation than
argument or disserlation.........T The preach
ing of Henry Rdgcway who visited Viii
mngtom some weeks ago, also attracted
many persons beside members of the meet
ing. A minister of another denomination
expressed his convictions, in a conversation
relative to the matter, that series of SER
mons by Henry Rdgcway would have the
effect of awakening new life and interest
amongst the Friends-woud indeed arouse
them in healthy and earnest revival of re-
lgious activity. We are not certain that
there is not possibility of some such great
awakening within the ranks of the Friends.
Quiet and undisturbed as they have been for
long period, there would be really moth
ing new in such an event, although the days
oil George Fox, and Thomas Loe, and Rob
ert Barclay, are long agone. Two alterna-
tives present themselves to the Society at
this timc-speedy decay, or new awaken
Jug. There are some reasons for belief that
the latter will take place.
Queen Victoria requires all the members
of her family to attend Divine service on
Sunday. At Balmoral, last autumn, she
asked one Of her attendants, .'Why were
| at la. II rl. Ia, NJ
swcrcd, "Plcase your Majesty, the morning
was wet" Oh, fic!n said the Queen,
"who could have expected n Scoichman to
plead that excuse? 1t was not too wet for
| n.c.
Bishop Stevens. Of Pennsylvania, who
was severely injured by being thrown from
his carriage, several months ago, has re-
covered, and returned to Philadelphia. The
reports of injury to his sight are Incorrect.
The annual Episcopal Convention OF
Pennsylvania will convene in Philadelphia,
ON the eth of May, at st. Andrews Church.
The business of the Convention will occupy
about three days.
An important event in the religious
world is the meeting of the Methodist Gene
raj Conference of the United States, which
assembled at Chicago on Friday Bishop
Morris, Senior Bishop of the church will
preside, and his eight colleagues are ex-
peeted to be present. Two hundred and
fifty five delegates. representing iifty-tiyt
annual conferences. are entitled to seats, and
IL is expected that the thirteen Mission Con.
ferences of the South will apply for admis-
sion. Several questions of great importance
! will come up for discussion, that ofmost in
tcrcst to our readers being the proposed for
= nation Of new Conference out Of the
churches of the Peninsula. Scarcely les.
important, however, is the matter of lay re-
presentation, which will doubtless have
| full consideration at Chicago. The dele
, gates TO the General Conference, from ih'
Philadelphia Conference, are Revs. John p
Durbin, ID. D., Jos. Castle, d. d., G. D
s Carrow, D: d., Jas. Cunningham, VIM
a McCombs, Vaughan Smith, Robert ii. Pat
:, tison, Thomas c. Murphy, and Samuel w
Thomas.
: In recent sermon, (April 5th,) Henry
c Ward Bcechcr says 81 can scarcely con
:. ceiye of IL lazy man being a Christian Evel
!, the chronicles of those that have sought b.
: retiring to caves, and thus separating them
II selves from human life to live a Christia
is life, show that while they escaped from me
Al they did not escape from the temptation
, which spring up through the passions c
human nature. A human life in its ordinal
condition in Christian communities, is fivol
L. able Gf one he wise to Know now 10 einpio
s. iD to the production of morality, Of VIRTUE
10 and of true piety.
A. One of the most spirited journals of an
:. class and certainly very marvel for rel
DC gious publication, is the Church Union,
st New York. Its chief effort is practic
ne union, by means of interchange of pulpit
-. of all evangelical churches, under an OPP
~ communion. 1t deals, however, with eve
sort of live topics, pitches into Vanderbi
ed the New York Iadepende,at, and Andre
70 Johnson, in about equal proportions, al
-, has no such idea as "let up, 10 any of
's' undertakings. 1t certainly is an expressi
is of the church militant, though much of
lie. preaching is surely good and valuable.