Daily Republican., 1879-10-14
LETTER FROM DELAWARE CITY
What is EOfng in the NeiEhbOr'
hood of DelaWa are City.

your city, occupied the pulpit OF the
M. L. church this morning, and preach
ed sermon that would not like to
have missed hearing. He took his text
from the Sd verse Of the I'd chapter Of
second Timothy, and in a logical and
forcible manner showed christians how
they must endure hardness in order to
become good soldiers Of Jesus Christ.
He showed how God in his wisdom and
economy had provided everything to
crafty the desire of every animated
thing. The fish had fins and water; the
fowls Of the air had wings and wind,
I but the fins of the fish and the wings
of The birds would be useless unless
they exerted themselves; and men aud
women, with all the attributes which
God hath given them, would not be
fitted to enjoy the pleasures of the new
Jerusalem unless they -hdured trials,
and struggles, and hardships, and the
adaptability of every thing in nature
each to the oth-'; the men OF the north
need animal fpud, and it is there to sup
ply tl III; those Of warm southern
climps use fruit and vegetables, and they
are there;people OF the north, by reason
of the climate, are more rugged and
energetic than those of the south.
Transplant the yankee to southern
cline, and although he may not wholly
lose his energy, yet there is degree of
lassitude creens over him: transplant
the southerner to a northern cline, and
it improves him in every way. God fits
the man for the station he is to occupy.
Christians, he said, who thought
they could get to heaven on towery
beds of ease, by singing psalms OF
praise, would be very much mistaken,
they would not deserve TO 60 there un-
less they endured hardness and proved
they wers good soldiers of Jesus Christ.
The Rev. gentleman then drew ppic-
ture of the true soldier, battle-stained
and SCARED with his conflict with the
world, the flesh and the devil, but
carrying aloft the banner Of his king
and master, under which he was victor
ious. whilst the ground was thickly
strewn with fallen comrades. Step by
step the Rev. gentleman followed the
soldier, from his enlistment under the
banner of the Captain of our Salvation
through the trials, etc, he had endured
that hardness of which Paul wrote to
Timothy about, and having become
good soldier he was crowned a cOnguor-
or. Mr.. Williams was listened to with
the most marked attention, and after
the congregation was dismissed, nearly
every one was commenting on the SER
mon, and the general verdict was that
it was the best they had heard for a
long time. For the coming two weeks
services will be held in the church ev-
cry evening, when is expected much
good will accrue therefrom.
The young folks connected with the
Presbyterian church at Port Penn had
very pleasant entertainment in the
parlor of the pastor on Friday evening
last. 1t was called the Port Penn Art
Gallery and Gallery of Mysteries, in
which were paintings, statuary, curiosi-
ties, etc., to the number of sixty. Or
course the whole aft air was complete
burlesque, but it afforded vast amount
of amusement to the little ones, as well
as to some grown up children.
Our town authorities have, by post
ers, offered reward of $500 for the
arrest and conviction of the person or
persons who attempted to burn down
the bakery and dwelling ofJ.G. Krause
on the morning of the 2Sth. So far
there is 40 clue to the scoundrel.
Oyster shells are being plentifully
strewn on many of our streets, by Or
der of the street commissioners, which
will not only make travelling much
better, but pedestrians will not be
choked up with dust nor have their
clothes continually soiled. Whilst
they are in the mood, would it not be
as we'll for them to turn their attention
to the filthy condition of some of the
streets ? | will mention just "one''
place which has probably escaped their
notice, and that is an alley below
Front street, running from Clinton to
Washington. This alley has at least
foot or two of dirty, ,stagnant.greenish
water in it, and the malaria arlsing
thsrefrom cannot be otherwise than in
furious to the health of those residing
in the neighborhood. This filth which
has been accumulating there for some
time, is an excellent breeder of disease
and it would not surprise rne if people
around there should arise en- mdSse and
demand that the nuisance be abated.
The weather during the past week
has been excessively warm. On
Wednesday night we had slight rain,
which, however, did not in the least
cool the atmosphere, but il anything it
was still hotter Oh Thursday morning,
and the sun shone out as hot as any
day in August. To-day see people
walking about in their summer cloth
ing. Strange weather this for near the
middle Of October.
During the past week have been dill
igently seeking for ghost that is said
TO prowl around the Deighborhood OF
Third and Clinton streets, but thus far
Il ba, not revealed itself to me. One
night about u o'clock l heard strange
unsarthly groanings in the Episcopal
church yard, which was informed by