The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-10-26
From Delaware.

From Delaware.
To the Editors of the Standard;
As communications from this quiet,
unobtrusive, and yet, wonderfully i'm
portant and influential city. rarely
reach the Standard, take the liberty
of sending you favor (?).
While by no means asleep, Della
ware holds no extraordinary rank as a
commercial or, manufacturing city.
Wherein then, you ask, lies our i'm
portance and influence? Why, in the
Ohio Wesleyan University, to be sure.
Many Of the people of Jackson Coun-
ty don't know that there is such an
Institution as the 0. W. u, or at least
know but little about it. Its true:
It's true, tbs pity; and pity It's, It's
true" This will presently appear.
We have school of about 20 pro-
fessors and instructors, and between
900 and 700 students. There are
about 26O new students this term.
We have all classes Of persons con-
nected with the university, from D.
Ds and L. L. Ds. to ''the hayseed va
riety" of junior preps. We have sew
en- times purified saints, and we have
saints who are not quite seven times
purified.
The school, which is in charge of
men thoroughly devoted to their work,
is making rapid strides in the direc-
ton of intellectual culture and re-
ligious influence. The curriculum
and recitation hours were overhauled
last year to meet the requirements of
this age Of progress. Those in charge
are ever on the alert to discover some
"better way"
The s'Y Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation'' is the center Of the religious
activity Of the college. 1t holds two
general prayer-meetings weekly in it's
new hall, besides doing mission and
other work in the city, and adjoining
towns and country. OF the fifty-four
graduates last spring, forty-six were
church members. Of these twelve
left with the ministry in view.
There are three M. E. churches
here. St. Paul's is the only one be-
longing to the Ohio conf. The great
er number of students attend that
church. The audience room having
been completed, the church was ded-
icated last Sunday. President Payne
of the University preached the dedica-
tory sermon. $8O0.0O has already
been secured towards the purchase of
a pipe organ for the audience room.
Rev. T. W. Stanley is pastor.
Yesterday was high day inside and
outside Of college. It was the oeca-
sion Of the silver wedding of our hon
ored Vice-President and wife, Rev.
Dr. and Mrs. L. D. McCabe. A re-
ception was held in the college chap
ell, from 6 till IL o'clock P. NJ. Among
the guests from distance, was that
''sweet singer of Israel" the genial,
large-hearted Chaplain C. c. McCabe.
received a copy Of the STANDARD
yesterday, with the election news; but
contrary to custom, there were no
roosters, no eagles, no voice Of them
that shout for mastery. Neither was
there the voice Of them that cry for
being overcome; but instead, next
year-Appomatox." <" There certainly
is "a good time coming" if it is ''a
long time on the way"
There surely is some guiding Pow'r,
Which rightly suffers wrong,
Gives Vice TO bloom its little hour,
... But Virtue late and long"
I feel that though we are defeated
for the present by ''the organized ig-
norance and vice Of the country" the
hope Of the advocates of temperance
and order lies in sticking to the grand
old Republican party. 1t certainly is
a defeat of which the Republicans
should not be ashamed. While there
is joy in the presence of the angels Of
Lucifer over our defeat, let our lead
ers, instead of retracting any, declare
more and more fcrcihly. in favor Of
temperance and the Christian Sab
bath; and if not in the next cam
paign, yet, soon, victory will perch
upon our banners; for
Fright is right, since God is God,
=, And right the day must win;
70 doubt would be disloyalty,