Smyrna times., 1888-11-28

SUPREME CoURT.-Chief Justice
Comegys and associate Judge Houston
appeared on the bench. at Wilmington.
Monday morning and convened the
November term of the Superior Court
for New Castle County.
Sherlh Alvan Aliens bond of $5O.-
600 was received by the court his
6ondsmen, GeOrg rge w. Bush, Henry G.
Robinson and Francis N. Buck ap-
peared in court.
On motion of Charles B. Lore, ESQ,
Nathaniel w. Davis was admitted to
practice at the bar, and on motion of
Senator George Gray, William F Small
ley, Jr., was also admitted.
The new Recorder James F. Shall
cross appeared in court with his bonds
man Aeric L. Shallcross and gave bonds
for $4,000 which were accepted by the
Court.
The trial list of 22O cases was then
called; 116 cases were continued, 81
passed, 13 reported referred, 20 had
been settled and 16 were ready for
trial
FATHER FLYNN's PLAIN TALK
Rev. Dennis J. Flynn of ST. Mary's R.
Q. Church of Wilmington, delivered
Sunday afternoon before the L. A. B.
Society of the church an eloquent and
strong temperance sermon against the
liquor traffic. The church was crowd
ed to listen to the reverend divine
who held their close attention through
/ out. He traced the history of the tenn
perance movements from 1926 when
the drinking was at its greatest height,
to the present time. He spoke elo.
quently and impassiOnately on the mis-
cries resulting from rum drinking.
Ihe want, hunger and crime of the
country he attributed in a large meas
ure to its free use, commenting at
length on the awful effects of its free
use by women. He said: "Can YOU.
my friend, conceive a greater curse
than drink? Is there ANYTHING else on
earth that can so waste and desOlate a
home? Sickness. poverty and death
all are tolerable, endurable, bring with
them no disgrace and crime; but
drunkenness is a curse without a re-
deeming feature, but like fend calmly
surveys the ruin it has wrought. In.
temperance he cOntended was not only
a curse to the home, but curse and 9
stigma on the church. 1t is a curse to
home, church and state, and if this be
true then the agent or propaganda o
this triple curse, the saloon is nothing
less than a triple curse itself The nu
merOus saloons were located like a
breastwOrk along the principal thor
oughfares of the city to catch men OIL
their way to work. The saloon de.
bauches thousands of voters and they
acquire power in politics that is inju
rlous to good government. He urged
upon persons in the church in the traf
tic to abandon it and engage in NOR
honorable business pursuits.
A BISHOP HoNoRED. Bishop Cole
man was Thursday night made the re
cipient of a supper rendered by tn
newly organized Episcopal Churcl
Club, at the Clayton House, Whining
ton. A business meeting, at whicl
t Hon. f. l.. Martin presided, was hel,
early in the evening by the club, a
which ten new members were admit
ted, and it was announced that th
residence of the late Bishop Lee ha,
f been purchased by few laymen of tn
church to be occupied by the preser
bishop as an Episcopal residence for
period of time until the Diocesan cor
: vention could make arrangements fc
Y a suitable residence. The title to th
: property is made in the name of Frar
S els G.. DUPONT
1; After the enjoyment of partaking
= the supper, Col. Martin raped I
e order, and in felicitous and hapI
= style, delivered, on behalf of the clu
a hearty welcome.
The bishop, in response, thanked Il
president and members of the club Fl
,, their cordial reception. During IL
= course of his remarks he said
;" Recent political events have dire
. ted the attention of the nation towa
= Delaware with unusual interest. II
= State has assumed great political si
= nifcance. Why should not the eyes
= the church be directed toward the Di
'r cese of Delaware with the same inte
. sity? If the members of the chur
u were in earnest, as he thought tn
J, were, and the clergy and the peoI
1s unite courageOusly and zealOusly, t
= diocese would ere long be in a cOn'
h. ton to warrant the special attention
y the church at large.
i HE urged those present to be stea
n. fast, and not to flag in the work befo
20 them, but to continue in Jealous effOl
80 for the interest of Christ's Kingdom.
- The Rev. J. Beers, of Middleton
To spoke on the value of the laity's su
nc port to the clergy. He also referred
the work and organization Of t
church clubs of England.