Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-03-13

much encouraged to see so large an
audience present. A strange speaker in
vsrib'y drew crowd OF curious listeners,
but his face was familiar to the Metho.
dist people Of Wilmington ard the large
audience present showed the interest
taken In the temperance work. He took
for his text the passage "Rishteoness
exslteth nation but Gin is a reproach 10
any people," He said bis text set forth
two elements, first righteousness which
exalts aud second sin which degrad-s.
All the laws were founded on the great
moral code as given in Gods word. Just
| In proportion to the advancement OF oivi-
| lizatiop laws are being examined amended
and repealed. The laws of slavery were
| justly examined and found to be strongly
| inconsistent with the declaration of the
great father who dec ared all men were
created free and equal. Mormonism must
| soon yield because Of its corruptions. The
temperance question was the leading
question of to day. Legislatures were
oons dering 1t, Congress- WAS considering
it, men and women were considering It
aud politicians were compelled to show
their oolors.
Liquor was the greatest moral, social
aud political fend that ever tended to
demorslize the world. Its pedigree WAS
written in blood away back to the flood.
Its victims ranked In all stations Of life,
| and yet licenseI are issued for its sale by
our government.
Not long ago in this city thers was a
great parade, headed by the governor OF
this State an (saIcastioslly) Delawsre's
great friend Of personal liberty with Prssi-
dental aspirations, WAS the orator of the
day.
The speaker viewed 1t as 1t passed. He
saw In line all the modus opsrandi for
the production Of liquor but there was
something lacking, there should have
followed in the line of parade, the
0,o00, staggering drunksrds, $4,000
heart broken wives, children in tatters
and rags crying for bread, ruined
character and blasted hopes, and the
black imps of the drunksrds hell should
have been there.
In our own city, oontinu' d the
speaker, We have big tailiff with
red face on salary OF $3 a
day and still minors get liquor.
Lately New Yorker was find $500 for
giving giraffe in Central Park chew Of
tobacco. Still every day whisky is given
to boys to destroy their souls and send
them to dampation aud no one ia fined a
cent and still our valiant defender Of
personal liberty with Presidential aspira-
tioDs says We have no right to legislate
against it. We cannot legislate sg .inst
that which Is legally produced sByslour
chsm pioD Of persouRl liberty from Della
ware with Presidential aspirations.
We don't want To hang the men who
| made the liquor lsws, but when the
temp france csuse is once thoroughly
Established they and our defender OF
personal liberty oan take back seat and
stay there.
In cupoluding his discourse, the
speaker made many complaints against
the State judges for granting liquor
Licenses and begged his hearers to fall in
line with will TO establish the great
| question of temperance which was now
sgitating the public mind.
Notwithstanding the notable attrac-
tions elsewhere Thursday evening, Grace
Church was filed with congregation
that occupied every seat in the large
auditorium. The ooossion was the apni-
versary of the Women's Foreign Mission.
ary Society. Numerous members OF con-
tere ce were present, including both lay
men and clergymsn. Among the audience
were the Revs. W. l.. s. Murray, J. Paul
Cooke, ]. B. Quigg, A. 7. Scott, J. B.
Merritt, K, p. Aldred, 4. b. Hunter and
W. T. Corkran. The pulpit was occupied
by the Revs. j. Richards Boyle, L. W.
Parkel, d. D., and ]. II. Caldwell, d. d.
The Rsv. Mrs. Maugh, d. D and Mrs,
Stevens, both Interested in Hindoo mis-
sion work, occupied seats near the pulpit.
After voluntary on the orgsn by Mr..
Howell, the choir sang the anthem,
"Ttou art, oh God" The Rev. J.
Richards Boyle, with q few fitting re
marks, introduced the Rev. Mrs. Maugh,
D. d. Mrs. Maush said: The usual
Hindostsree house is composed OF four
bare black walls, no decorated windows.
1t ia wrong for the Hindoo girl to look
out and equally bad etiquette tor the
these bare walls is plain unvsrnished
door, low and narrow =; passing it., by a
long passage you reach court
yard with single tree in It's centre.
Around the four sides Is q versndsh with
rooms looking into the court yard. AT
the back Of these rooms is another set Of
apartments called dark rooms. T ess are
used for sleeping and storing household
goods. The front or versndah rooms are
the living apartments. There is no fur.
niture in the house, no chair or table, the
Hindoo sits upon the floor. did see
some simple bedstesds of very primitive
construction. The only bed covering is
in winter, single blanket and in sum.
mer simple whi q sheet. A few cooking
utensils hung against the wall and small
mill make up the kitchen furniture. Each
family grinds its own flour. There are nc
ohimneys. The walls are always
blackensd By smoke Theirs ia the
pstriarchal idea of family duty. When
the son marries, he ia expected to bring
his wife to the patriarohal roof. The
children are betrothed at 6 or and the
girls are married al 10 or II These poor
children leave their mothers home with
tears. 1t costs great deal to marry a
son and a great deal more to marry a
daughter. The parents consider that
they owe II to their children to settle
them in life. They have very strange
marital customs. They are very fond o
marrying their children to Brahmins
There is a certain class of Brshmin who
can marry as many wives as he
plesses. II is considered the duty
Of the father of the bride
to support the bridegroom Eye disease
which is fearful soourgsin that country
brings down girls price in the mstri
monial market. The Hindoo mother-in
law Ia more terrible than ours. In these
houses where many families dwell undei
the same roof cruelty aud crime are rii,
| ap aida Thau 70 naata M tarrihi. !.
evil. Suicide and murder are not un
common. There is no greater curse thar
a large family of daughters, while larg,
family OF sons ia considered great bless
ing. The son owes allegiance to hi
mother prior to his wife. A Hindot
widow can never marry. At Der hus
bands death, her jswels are taken away
She must wear coarse cloth and eat bu
one meal day Many of these poo
widows from sheer despair join the rank
Of the dancing girls.
1t is said that q, 600 widows have be
come Nsutch girls. The British had tt
pass a law against the strangling o
female children, and the women are no
thankful to the government for it. :"
wish my father had strangled me when
was bofn," said poor woman to me, 81
lead such terrible life" There is yer,
little in the religion of the Hindoo tt
comfort him in his trouble. When troubl,
comes they think surely some God 4
angry with them, and they make propi
tiatory offerings. When little bab,
boy dies, the poor young mother sink
d)wn into hopeless despair
The Hindoos have great veneratioi
! for the religion of their forefather5