Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-13
WILMINGTON, Oct, 10, ,s6.

WILMINGTON, Oct, 10, 'S8.
EDITOR DAILY REPUBLICAN,: So
far as / know all tobacco using parents,
and even dealers, prefer that their
children should not learn to use it.
This is christian principle. Its
strict and universal application in
popular schOol-announced beforehand
to 33, 600 people and to all the world
that hear of il, then personally and
practically applied, put in practical ap.
plicatlon in q regular school In actual
operation every school day since the
day of beginning and everybody
invited heretofore and now to
visit and witness the proof and truth
of what is declared, and thus the whole
people publicly enlightened with the
idea, the necessity of which, if they
regard the thousands of ruined youth
in our great cities, they must admit is
indeed something new. 1t is Chris
tian revival, Christian reformation
and Christian progress. The right of
a school principal to spiritually know
for certainty upon admission and
continuously thereafter to spiritually
examine as often as spiritual obliga-
tory that the child, the youth and the
adult are, and remain, pure before God
and to offer with them and for theLi
the prayer of faith to realize blessed
are the pure in heart for they shall see
God" that "they may be kept from
the evil that is in the world, is q great
principle to establish in the mind and
heart of great and progressive PEG.
pie. We deem it work of Christi
anity and patriotism. We announce
the idea that it may spread all over
the country. Mark well we are not
now simply theorizing. This kind of
a school we have kept and do now
keep and are glad to exhibit. We
have taken witnesses to such work
and achievement as one we have &C
eomplished.
We can find thousands of thinking,
intelligent, faithful Christian men,
women and children in the United
States who will send hundreds OF chill
dren to just such schools. They are
natural necessity. With what l my
self consider true Christian patriotism
Glove to God and love to neighbor")
l shall work in this cause as long as l
live. | am now herein and hereby
calling the attention of all faithful
Christian teachers, parents, pastors
and Sunday school teachers to both
the loneliness and the necessity of the
reformation advocated.
1t Is as plain to my mind as that Q
times 2 make that if ten thousand
children and youth in this city of say
fifty thousand inhabitants are thorough
ly enlightened, warned, cared for and
kept from evil influences and from bad
company and brought and kept under
Christian influences they can by the
prayers of faith OF the faithful be saved
from the ruin that has befallen so
many thousand American youth.
l have given all my means to this
cause. 1t is my consecrated hobby.
l am not worth dollar. If l am l
hereby give it with all my debts first
paid) to the people. The people have
seen me work long time-more than
one year-without much compensation
in this cause. Therefore / ask every
faithful Christian to voluntarily, with
out further asking, send me money
Call it, If you please, "pay for services
to the people"
We should feel it pleasure to travel
and establish one such school wherever
called. Our able assistants could man.
age and teach this one, which has no
other foundation than Christian faith.
We believe Christ wants it to exist and
tina He will influence faithful Chris
tians TO assist it, which they must do
Immediately upon this notice, and hold
it up for short time until more par
ents have time to place their children
in it and voluntarily contribute to its
support, since no money can be legally
and imperatively demanded for SER
vices in so sacred and solemn work
of Christian faith. 1t can easily be
seen that the very strictness of admis-
sion and conduct keep attendance and
support small until the principle takes
root in the great heart of the people.
Respectfully, JOHN G. HARKNEss,
Principal.