Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-19
STEAMER : BELLEVUE.
Bishop Coleman breaches at the I'M
manuel Church--A New Organization at
the NJ. Il. Chureh-Other News.
BY Letter to EVENING JouRNA1.

NEW CASTLE, Del, November 10. The
steamer Bellevue lay at the wharf of this
city yesterday. She has just been pur-
chased by Alyan Doolittle of South Caro-
lima from Alexander Reid at New York.
Captain Baldwin is in command of her.
She left New York on Wednesday. az
which time the weather was very pleas
ant. Everything went on pleasantly
until this morning, when the wind.
which had been westward all the time.
suddenly shifted to the east, and the
steamer was caught in a very bad storm.
Had not the steamer been a very substan-
tial one it would certainly have been
wrecked The captain, Mr. Baldwin. who
has been a seaman all his life, and who
visited this city twenty-one years ago as
| a lieutenant in the United States Navy.
told the correspondent yesterday morning
/ that he was never in q more severe one
After hard fight of about fifteen hours
they succeeded in getting into the Della
ware Bay. They then followed schooner
and arrived at this city yesterday morn
ing, where they remained until this
morning. They then left for Whining
ton for few slight repairs and
TO load with enough coal for their
ocean voyage. Mr. Doolittle is the
owner Of the largest saw mill in the
state of South Carolina, and will use this
! steamer in the lumber trade on the Cooper
river after he has made some extensive
alterations in her. He has on board lot
Of machinery for his mill and seventy
five barrels Of New York apples
Bishop Coleman preached very able
aKd eloquent sermon at the Emmanuel
Church yesterday morning. His son con
Quoted the prayer service, etc HYMNS
53O, 5O4 and 420 were sung The bishops
text was from the third chapter of the
First Epistle of st. John: For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested
that he might destroy the works Of the
devil. He handled the text in an able
and mastery style, which delighted his
hearers. He spoke strongly against the
principle of betting on elections and
upon the open boldness Of the thing. He
said that very small portion of the
money lost which was graciousy and
literally risked on such things could not
be obtained for church purposes without |
reluctance. he spoke of the great in
terest and faithfulness manifested by the |
members Of this church years ago and |
hoped that the present congrega-
ton was the same. He thanked |
the people for their prayers for him be- |
fore and after his conservation, spoke of !
Mr. Lightner who is in Europe, and an |
nounced that his sermon ia the evening
would be upon the temperance work Of !
the Episcopal Church. The singing was
led by Miss Victoria Taylor and Daniel |
Wolfe presided at the organ. The even |
ing service opened with hymn No. 36. |
The bishop took for his text st. John. XII. |
chapter, 44th verse: Loose him and let
him 60, He spoke of the Church Tenn
perance Society and how the American
churches followed the example of the
Church Of England and allowed two
sections Of members, viz, total abstain
ers and temperate drinkers He told how
through this society many temperate
drinkers had become total abstainefs. He
said high license was more practical at
present than prohibition and that high
license would gradually work in the pro
llbltlon. Drunkenness is a sin and has
rnined many who would have made in.
valuable workers in the Church. as it is
generally the clever people who become
drunkards The scripture reading was
conducted by the bishops son HYMNS
Nos. 3l4 and $40 was sung.
An organization to be known as The
Young Peoples Christian League Of the
NJ. p. Church was organized on Saturday
night. The purpose Of this organization
is to Increase the interest of the Young
people in the church work The meet
lngs VIII be held on every Saturday even
ing IN the room formerly occupied by the
Longfellow Literary Society at the NJ. K.
Church. Besides n short prayer service.
A. question will be talked upon by the
members. The subject for next Satur
day evening to be considered is Faith
The followingcommittees were appointed {
The lookout committee. the duty of
which will be to look out for all strangers
and others and bring them to the meet
ng; the prayer meeting committee to
arrange for the prayer service; the music
committee to arrange the music for the :
meetings, and the preachers aid commit 1
zee TO AID the preacher in visiting the
Door, sick, etc. The object and aim of
he organization is deserving one. and +,
ne members seem to take great inter
st in it,
On Saturday night the r. G. L. fair in
ne Old town hall closed after a success
"a run Of over month. The T. A. NJ
= Church opened their fair on the same
vening with good attendance. There ,
vii be several singular and interesting
eatures in this fair
Rev. =, l.. Hubbard preached beauti
nj sermon last night taking for his text
'Absalom gained the love Of the men of
srael !" =
sheriff Alvan Allen was in the city all
ay Yesterday. He will move here. ii Is
tated, on Wednesday
The citizens are preparing for the dee :
ration of their homes for the Republican
'arade to morrow night.
The William Lea and Sons Company
iiice at their wharf will be moved about
p feet toward the end Of the wharf this
week. 7
The Board Of Education at their last /
Meeting decided to establish night !
chool. provided sufficient number OF J
cholars make application for membership
@ warrant the expense in which case the
chool VIII be opened soon after Decem
'er list. A charge of 20 cents a week for
ach scholar will be made The board
will furnish all the books. school room :,
lights, etc The school will be open four
lights Monday Tuesday. Thursday and
friday, ia each week. from : to 8 o'clock. Is
Application for admission must be made Il
o William J. Ferris, George w. Ecl5les.
II L. f. Eliason
Mahlon Lancaster and Lieutenant
ioothe succeeded on Saturday in killing y
eighteen wild ducks.
Miss Lizzie Hewlett who was so dan
-erously i'll last week is improving 3
lowly.
William Pustill did not wheel John
Lallette on Saturday in accordance with +
heir bet as the former was out of the .