Smyrna times., 1882-05-31

steamer Susie Mccall went to Collins;
beach, ON Sunday and spent three hours
!, on the Beach. 1t was considered an elite
company as there was neither drinkino
nor profanity. Mr.. Campbell intends to
adhere strictly to the law and sell nothing
intoxicating on Sunday, and the bar will
De closed when Senday school excursions
visit the place.
FROG EATERs.-If Johnny Crapeau, the
frog eating Frenchman were to come to
smyrna and fall in with Gus Wick he
would drop his Tutonic prejudice at once.
Ii Gus" couldn't appease his appetite it
would be because his gastronomic propen-
stiles were unappeasable. 1t is not the
appetite however that Wick is seeking to
gratity, for he doubtless would not give
Cne TOSS OF a penny between a plate of
nicely served frogs and q dish of sour
NiouC III Is the sport in shooting them
that he enjoys. And so, to relieve the
monetony of cleaning off so MANY pretty
phlzes, he shoulders his gun and with
stately steps is soon at the side of the
mill pond and big green bull-frog starino.
MN Ia the face. The frogs two orbs are
almost as large and wide apart as the
SCrange creature with two uDper and
neither extremities like itself it observes
rtS-G-riS, erect on the bank, but before it
has measured the largeness of the new
conner and decided whether it be q friend
and brother" bang, goes the gun, and his
frogshlp splashes the water in the agonies
OF death. Gus" has killed as high as
thirty and forty a day, but prefers night
shooting, as the frogs are attracted bv the
Hght OF the lantern which he carries. and
remain bewildered targets for his unerring
aim. He frequently carries a companion
| gunner tn che i,,4 h.
with some of our citizens spring chickens
Will remain at discount while the frogs
last.
A MEETING AGAINST FLIES. MosoUI-
TOES AND MALARIA.-At the Smvrna
House, on Saturday last, meeting in con-
1Ormlty TO advertisement, of the citizens of
Duck Creek hundred feeling an interest
Ill the Duck Creek Improvement Company
was organized with c. ii. Griffith as
chairman and G. X. Snyder, secretary. and
on MOtion the following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, we, citizens of Duck Greek
Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. in
public meeting assembled, feeling a deer
interest In the Improvement and health Of
our helgh6orhOOd and, whereas, we believe
that the stopping of old Duck Creek, pre-
venting the tide froM oVerAOWing the
marshes and thus drying them, will be a
preventive in keeping away bilious chills,
hles and mosquitoes, therefore
heSOLced that we commend to all public
! spirited citizens the propriety of cOntribu-
ting to the work now in progress
| ReSOtred, that our thanks are due and
are hereby rendered to the philanthropic
persons that are furnishing the means and
! prosecuting so noble a work
Resolccd that the proceedings Of this
| TINES.
There was Committee of fouappointed
10 solicit contributions from any persons
that may feel an interest in the imnrove-
ment committee; c.. IL. Griffith. Jobn
Farrell, Presley Ford, Jas. II. Anderson
A vote OF thanks was unanimously tender
ell 10 the enterprising gentlemen that are
performing the work at cost of SO 500
out OF their own private funds. On
motlon the meeting adjourned subject TO
the call Of the chairman.
c. X. SNYDER, Sec.
MISSIONS AND EDUCATION.--In accor-
dance with an order issued by the Bishops
ia the various diOCeses, to the rectOrs 10
preach discourse on Missions. Rev. w.
3. Gordon had this for his subject on
SUNDAY morning last at ST. Peters church.
Ihelr Importance in the development Of
christianity among the ignorant and be-
nlghted were set forth in his usual cbaste
language, and in the latter part of the
discourse he referred especially to those
IN our own country needing the elevatino
benefits ofchristianity. The Indians, he said
were looked upon as fit only for treacherv.
raplne and murder, but Bishop Whipple,
Wltn the sottening and refining influences
Oh the gospel had made the Chippewa tribe
nation OF christian people, What was
done Tor these, under the same benign in
tuenccs, could be done for the rest He
then referred to the negro race. saving
that they had a strong claim upon the
White people of the United States. Being
placed by the providence of God here in
cur midst 1T was our bounden duty to do
all in our power to elevate and christianize
them. He believed that the Episcopal
Church with her conservative Liturgy and |
teaching otPrdcticaL christianity peculiarly |
htted for this work. He had been the |
week before, he said, in attendance upon
the session of the Council of the diocese |
OF Virginia, held ia Norfolk, and three of |
the clerical members Of that BODY were |
cOlOred men. They were called upon to |
speak In behalf of the werk among those |
OF tAelr color, and one Of them made the |
aeIeSt and most interesting address he |
heard while in Norfolk. He believed he |
said, that the chief reason WHY the church |
did NO more for the negroes was because of |
political prejudice: this ought not so to be.
We ought to look upon this work from |
the christian standpoint alone. He him |
self had been Shareholder, had served |
four years in the Confederate arIay. had
always been democrat and therefore
thought he could speak dispassioAatelv.
He concluded by saying that the negro
was said to be degraded and immoral. and
this was true; but the question for each
one of us to put to ourselves, is. What am
L doing to make them better?
MAN THE CRowNING GLoRY.-Sundav
morning was balmy and refreshing, calling
out a full congregation at the NJ. Il.
Church, Rev. j. d. Rigg taking his text
from the sth chapter Of Psalms: "When
consider thy heavens, the work of thv fin
gers; the moon and the stars which thou has
ordained; what is man that thou art
mindful Of him, or the son of man that
thou visitest him? for thou hast made
him little lower than the angels and
hast crowned him with glory and honor"
The subject was, imam the crowning work
OF the CREATOR" theme pregnant with
thought. Its elueidatiOn naturally called
for review Of Gods creative power in its
vastness and grandHre, in the millions of
worlds, and harmony Of laws that govern
the universe from the greatest to the least
of his oraafiUa oh{aote b,,t L o,,,o.,..F J |