Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-17
REUNIOH OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The vnnaal Gath erinR Of the Sun.
day sshOols OF Ihe Episcopal
Protestant ChuYch - Addresses
by Revs. NewboId and Fauikner


church was held last evening in 81
Andrews church. Bishop Lee preside
and Charles Howell was the musics
director. The rector, Bishop Lee, hi
assistant, the Rev. J. W. Kaye, mos
Of the Episcopal clergymen Of this city
and q number from abroad were seate'
within the ehauosl.
In commencing the exercises tn
schools sang " When his Salvation
Bringing, to Zion Jesus Came" Tn
Lords prayer and vsrsicles followed
Then came the psslter and the reading
Of the evening lesson from Mathew 2l
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The chant. "Bonum Est" was rem
dered by the school, and was followed
by the creed and collects.
Bishop Lss made 9 few remarks, ans
the school sang "Thins Forever, God o
Love-"
Rev. W. Y. Newbold, Of New York
greeted the scholars as one body, ant
remarked that he thought the gather
ing shOnld have been held in the O.C
SSedes' church, the mother church
Long before We were born, about twt
hundred years ago, said he, there stood
the old church. He referred TO chron
icle which spoke Of the venerable build
ing, and called attention to the badly
kept roads Of the time when Richard
Hall existed. At the suggestion Of Mr.
Hall the roads we're repaired and peo
pie living at q distance could come Il
the church.
Whom the bell rang not only would
the people come, but the COWS would
come too, and once COW, supposing III
master mad some feed with him, enter
ed the building and walked to tho pew
where its owner sat.
At another time, when the rain bat
made hole In the plastering in thl
ceiling Of the church, number OF swsl
lows built their nests in the aperture
and when the worshipers began to sins
on Sunday the birds wildly few around
and the congregation were kept busy
lodging their heads.
A minister sent from Sweden stayed
at tie church for twenty three years
and returned home ir 1871. In preach
ing his farewell sermon he chose for his
text the words Your house is LEFT
unto you desolate." After he had left
it did seem as though the church would
be LET, desolate, but the people deter.
mined not TO let it be,one go. The
minister should have said "Your
church shall be mother in Zion."
The good Swedish christians said that
the Americans would be- heathens If the
gospel was not preached 10 them.
So money was furnished and minis
tsrs were sent here -n6. ont of TIA,
spirit have sprung the
churches OF our city. In conclusion he
bssought the children to be loyal soui
and daughters and asked God to bies;
them.
The schools sang go Worship the
King, all glorious above" after which
an address was made by Rev. Mr.
Faulkner, OF Philadelphia.
Ho told the congregation that he in
tended TO preach asermon, and requested
them not TO turn up their noses in dis,
gust. II q sermon contained what il
should and is adapted to the hesrer,
said he, there could he nothing better.
His remarks we're based on jeremiah
7: IS: 1.-THE children gather the wood,
the father kindeth up the fire and :hs
women kucad the dough to make the
cakes for the queen OF Heaven"
This qussn of Heaven was made Of
stone. One of her names was Astarte
and three hundred priests waited upon
her. Foolish women made cakes for a
stone woman. The children gathered
the wood the father kindlsd the IRE
and the mother kread the cakes. Al
though it is foolish thing, from it We
caa learn tue lesson that we all have
a work to do.
The children worked with the father
and with the mother worked the father
and THIS the cake was made. We have
a batter business. Ours is the work OF
the great God and. His church. We
need not only the ministers and teach
ars, but We need the children also. We
all must work and must all work TO-
yether. II we quarrel in the church Or
sunday School we will not accomplish
The work God has given us to do. We
must perform Gods work in the man.
ner in which he directs.
Let every one ask what does God
want me to dc? People frequently want
20 do what they should no. do, and
often want to direct their par.
,pts. Do what God has iirsctsd you
o do and nothing else. You can be-
lave yourselves aud bring children in
% the Sunday school. Put money in
he missionary box prayerfully. Give
t as AL Offering to God and ask him to
bless it. II you can't kindle the fire
n knead the dough, gather the wood.
The schools sang q missionary hymn
nd a collection was taken for the
hurshes at Dagsboro and Ellis Grove,
ussex county.
The closing hymn was nextsupg and
'ishop Lee pronounced the benediotion.
Fortunate Man i'm Avoea.
In the peaceful town of Avoca, Potta.
Tattomie county, Iowa, Mr.. Stephen
sckson, attracted by the always reli-
BILE promises contained in the sdver-
isemsnts OF the Louisiana State Lot.
ery, forwarded by mail ons dollar pre-
ious to the drawing Of October 18th
ast, and was surprised when he found
nat ticket No. 2S, 1S9-of which he
Wned one.half-hsd drawn the fourth
spital prize OF $1,000, which he
collected through Messrs. J.
W. & G. W. Davis, Privats Bankers
Avoea-and now rests in hope OF
Ding so again. The next chance may
3 yours, if you remember that the
rand Extraordinary semi-Annusl
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