Daily Republican., 1880-06-02
LETTER rRon CoNsEoriCUr.
wbnt a Former Wilmington
Preacher Thtnks and Says.


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what a Fora or Wilmington
Preacher Thinks and Says.
Special Conoseondence Of the Republican.
KRSsIsoToN or NRw IRELAND, May 2S.
The reaaon have assumed TO give
the cognomen OF New Ireland TO this
place is there are so many Irish here
abouts and they are real Hibernians.
II ia just wonderful TO see how in fac
tory towns and in the farming dis
triots they have absorbed this section
Of country. New Britain city Is 80 pos
sessed Of "a coarse, imbruted, whis'
key guzzling, mobbish people and 'one
OF her grandest hills is 10 covered with
their houses II is called Dublin Hill.
Here farm after farm has passed
from the hands Of the old New England
families until like the locusts, lice
ana frogs Of Egypt, aye the black
darkness tso. they seem destined TO go
mp into all the land. The people In
Kensins ton some time since had an ev-
idenos Of the supreme selfshness Of
these cormorant refugees who left
their own country TO Its advantage, in
that when the manager OF the extern
sive factory here introduced two Scan-
into the moulders shop, six
ty Of these shila,ahites abandoned
their places md refused to york with
the men whose crime was they had
not been blessed hy being made in an
Irish mould. The weak:kneed over
seer Of the establishment instead Of
proving himself master gave In to their
violence and the two Swedss left.
The presence Of SO many OF this ruff
family nationality, Of these minions et
the papacy, 10 doubtless the real secret
OF the strength of the Democracy Of
1t really seems as though
this whole America Is now undergoing
q complete change, not SO much In its
typographical relations, as In the tenn
psrature Of different localities. We
are having very hot weather, the sun
seems to be at times blazing hot. It Is
30 very warm gentleman in Q public
place the other evening in presenting a
lady with the patch work for a quilt,
given her by her friends fer services
rendered on certain occasions, told her
II was sufficient covering for this wealth
er and II 1t got much warmer than nov
she would not need anything. We have
had very little rain for weeks. The
gardens and crops are suffering very
greatly and there is fear the hay crop
will be very short.
The twelfth Convention Of the Con-
Sunday School Teachers Asso.
ciation was held the 25th, 26th and
9th of this month in New Britain.
There was a big attendance from all
oyer the State and despite the intense
heat the large audience room Of the lat
Congregational church was q part Of
the time crowded with people. What
ever Delawsreans may think of the
coldness Of New England christians l
don't think I ever attended a grest
meeting like this where business and
devotion, song, prayer and testimony
we're more thoroughly and joyfnlly
blended. Among the eminent singers
present was that most beautiful woman
Mrs. Stebbins, whose face alone Is an
to. the highest and holiest
Of the soul and whose sweet
md beautiful notes seemed to bring
,arth very near to heaven; also Mr. .Steb-
bins and Mr.. Willis. Among the prom
nent s. School workers there were
present the irrepressible Dr.. ]. N. Vin-
,ent, Ralph Wells of New York, the
Hammond and Penteeest
,esids other excellent speakers. There
ire over 1000 Sunday Schools in this
tate. Yet IL seemed a startling an
louncement when the Statistical SEQ
etary represented there were over
%, 900 Protestant children iu the State
rho did not 60 to Sabbath School. 1t
vas my privilege to take dinner with
he Presiding Elder Of the New York
last District, W. Hill, Rev. B. NJ.
dams OF New Haven and the pastor OF
lew Britain N. Z. church.
These men believe in eating for life |
nd in removing every weight besetting
hem in the race, so just before enter
ng Mrs. Bucks dining room Of came
he black coats and into the work went
TX white shirt sleeved arms. Ofoourse
bis was for comfort In view Of the heat
nd not for more effective work. They
q their public meetings here talk Of
ating as we'll as our well fed preachers |
n the Peninsula and one Of the digni-
ed speakers went 80 far as Philadel.
hia for q story that had a darty !" l., !
!. This darky being sent to order q
ig quantity of provisions by his master
eca use Of ministerial gathering, ex.
ted the surprise of the market. man
ho was anxious u know what was 60
lg on, when the fellow Represented
lere was TO be meeting Of preachers
nd concluded by declaring these
reachers "do eat awful" Well of
,urse that made the folks laugh and
ct I presume the laugbers "do eat
wfup' too, vixen they can get the
herewith to do 80. ., J.
Last evening our people held a tes-
val and ! assure you 1t was quite
vely occasion. It seemed strange to
70 to read the name on the straw berry
ate Princess Anne, Md. BY retail
New Britain yesterday straw berries
ere twenty-three cents q basket.
range it seemed to me to meet at the
YER side few days ago man now
wing here, but from Wilmington, and
seemed q little queer to be shown to
y boarding place In New Britain by
gentleman who had lived at Lincoln,
,l. Yet 80 1t Is, some 60 South and !,
hers come North. am glad to r
so grand o country as this, thou n
times l would like to see some Of ~ S
any friends of other DAYS in Della,