Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1871-01-06
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KLBoURNE, Dec 2sth, 1870.
Eds. GazeEke:-It is a dreary Decem-
Der night and time passes slowly, 50
viii while away short time in penning
an article for your very excellent paper
which may be of some interest to your
many Intelligent readers. The village
of Eden compares in point of morals
and intelligence, favorably with other
country villages. Our boys can use as
much profane language and devour as
much tobacco IN the way of chewing
and smoking; our streets are about as
full of dogs as other villages. Our la
dies, for beauty, intelligence and refine
ment, compare very favorably with
those in other portions of the county,
and do not scold more on wash-days
than other ladies do. We have three
dry goods stores which are all doing a
respectable business under the manage
ment of three very honest and upright
gentlemen, who believe look out for
themselves, and give general satisfac-
ton to their patrons The present con
dition of our schools as a matter Of re-
gret; our Board of Education have been
and arc still greatly neglecting their du-
ty in appropriating the necessary funds
for building a good substantial Union
School House. Not that wish to cast
any reflections on our present or PIE
vious teachers, for they have done the best
they could under the circumstances.
But under our present arrangements
land in our pFesent. buildings that
| amount of useful knowledge cannot be
reneralfy diffused among our children
/ that couId be under more favorable cir
rumstances, and unless our Board wake
,,o to the importance of this matter and
/ discharge their duty, orr standard Of
education and ofgeneral intelligence and
morality among the youthful portion of
our community viii be very low as COM
pared with otheEtoWnships and villages
which have been alive on this impor-
tant subject, and are now enjoying their
4 fine school houses. We have two
| churches, one a Presbyterian and the
other Methodist Episcopal The Pres
/ byterian is under the pastoral charge of
the Rev. Mr.. Lower who by the way is
a man of fine education and ability, de-
termined to discharge his duty both in
the pulpit and by his general christian
| demeanor, and our entire community
are under many obligations to him for
his very arduous and continued labor in
instructing our children and young folks
in vocal music thereby making a very
pleasant Improvement in that part OF
religious services.
The Rev. Mr.. Kenady is now in
his second year as pastor of the Metho-
dist church. He is a very fine speaker
and man of powerful memory and
is universally esteemed by all who hear
him.
/ However, we can not endorse the
course pursued by a portion of our min
isters. They are all exceedingly anx-
ious to live in Delaware where they car
enjoy good society and their families at
tend your excellent schools, while theil
members are obliged to compensate
them for their time and be deprived o
their society to very great extent. We
believe 1t IS very important that MIN
lister should, in order to be successful il
preaching the gospel, become intimately
acquainted with the views, sympathies
and feelings of the community in which
he labors. We have had one or two
striking illustrations of this fact in our
little community. Years ago young
man, very young in the ministry. wa:
sent to this charge and although a mar
of very ordinary education, yet with {
social, genial heart, warmed with pure
love of God and humanity, and made
practical in visiting the sick and dis
tressed of his flock His heart ever full
of sympathy and encouragement in thi:
way filed up measure of usefulness:
that cannot be done by any man away
from the fold of his labor. He ha.
long since gone to his reward and j.
now singing the song of the redeemed
in heaven. But his works do follow
him. The condition of our churche.
many others laboring under the sam,
difficulty shows the necessity of NOR,
intimate acquaintance and a more so
clal feeling between people and pastor
unless our ministeEs cultivate more o
this feeling and sF5s'-.l lnoFe.-ti,,le- witt
the families in Their Churches and neigh
borhoods, our churches viii continue
cold and Indifferent and pure and unde
fled religion viii languish and die W.
believe that there is a universal law tha
like begets like, and It IS the spontan
eous out-gushings of a heart full Of love
sympathy and true religion that is cal
culated to build up and enliven ths
church, and influence the wayward t
abandon the error Of their ways.
BEDAD.