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THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE.

It is wholly out of my power to reply to
your letter In the manner which its purpose
would recommend and It's object requires.
But am unwilling altogether to withhold
q few words which may, at any rate, serve
as an indication Of sympathy with your de-
sire to profit by the treasures of the divine
Word | will not dwell OH the need OF q
light from above, or the duty Of seeking It.;
Of being vigilant against the excuse Of the
slothful spirit; of cultivating humility; Of
bearing in mind that God has, through all
the long ages, had people whom he has
led; that we are not the first who come to
the wells Of salvation opened by Christ and
His apostles. / will assume that you are
strict adherentS Of method in this great
study, so as to make your results compre-
hensive. In this view recommend you to
consider whether the table CT lessons, old or
new, may not be Of much use. - -
Two things, however, especially COM
mend to your thoughts. The first is this
Christianity Is Christ and nearness to Him
and His image is the end Of all your efforts.
to US one pattern, have kind of precedence
among the books of Holy Scripture. l nd
wise your remembering that the Scriptures
have two uurposes-one to feed the people
of God or green pastures. the other to serve
for proof of doctrine. These are not di-
vided by sharp line from one another. yet
they are provinces, on the whole, distinct,
and in some ways different. We are vari.
ously called to various works; but we all
require to feed in the pastures and to drink
at the wells.
For this purpose the Scriptures are lncom-
parably cimple to all those willing to be fed.
The same cannot be said in regard to the
proof or construction of doctrine. This Is q
L.: Al -1r1v l,,t, ~ Cav rs, oil L %
quires to be possessed with more Of external
helps, more learning and good guides, more
knowledge of the historical development
of our religion, which development is one of
the most wonderful parts Of all human
history, and. in my opinion, affords also one
of the strongest demonstrations Of Its truth
and the power and goodness of God.-[Mr.
Gladstone to 4 Leader of Mems Bible Glass
In Manchester.
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IMMORTALITY.

Whatever begins must end. So say
Philosophers both old and new,
And natures round, birth, fruit, decay
Doth prove the adage true.
Sung in the unripe acorn's coat
"A fallen oak tree slumbereth;
The newborn infants lusty throat
Must rattle soon IN death.
And so, whatever hath no end,
Nerer began and ne'er was born;
Its origin and finished blend
AS night fades into morn.
Infnity was by ring
In former ages signed and taught,
Surely plain and simple thing,
Yet food for grandest thought.
God is the end and final cause,
The Alpha and Omega he,
Before beginnings, more than laws
He was and is to be.
And if our souls are plumed to fit
Through beings circle, near and far,
They lived before the sun was Lit
Or heaven had star.
Oh listen, brothers, listen well!
1t was cheerful thing to hear
An angel harp or shrek from hell
To rid us from this fear.
For we are brutes or prisoned gods.
And there is mono of us can guess
What life we passed before these clods,
This vile forgetfulness!
George Horton, in Chicago Herald.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
IF WE KNEW.


Could we but draw back the curtains
That surround each others lives,
See the naked heart aud spirit,
Knew what spur the action gives,
Often We should find it better,
Purer than we Judge we should
We should love each other better
If we only understt cd.
Could we Judge all dc rds by mo:iN s,
See the good and b: ii within,
Often we should love the sinner
All the while We loatbe tie sin.
Could we know the lowers working
To o'erthrow integrity.
We should judge each others errors
With more patient charity.
If we knew the caro- and trials,
Knew the effort all in vain,
And the bitter disappointment,
Understood the loss and gain,
Would the grim, eternal roughness
Seem. wonder, just the same2
Would we help where now we hinder?
Would we pity ,Thcre we blame?
All! we judge each other harsbly,
Knowing not life's hidden force;
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbid a. its source,
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of good;
o! we'd love each other better
II we only understood.
-[Woman's Work.
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THE PROMISES or GOD,

"The promises of God are the motive
power of prayer. Who could pray without
the assurance ofa rrayer-hearing God? And
who could expect answers to prayer if there
were no promises to plead at the throne of
grace? As soon rs great need or emergency
is upon us, we lay hold on some promise
suited to our case. Happily there are 'ex-
ceeding great and precious promises and we
are encouraged to accept and lean upon
them" So speaks the Christian Inquirer.
And we are led to think of how few Christ
ians really venture upon the greatest Of Gods
promises. We Go not measure their height
and depth fully. If we did there would be
more inspiration to pray, and more power
in our praying.
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A Monster Encyclopedia.

The Asiatic Society of Bengal has Sue
ceeded in procuring from Thibet, through
the agency of native emissary, copy
of the "1angYur. a monster encyclops-
dia of Tibetaa Buddhism, comprising
225 volumes, each volume two feet long by
six inches wide. No less sum than
5000 rupees has been given for the work
to a Buddhist monastery in Thibet, and
the amount has been in great part pro-
vided by the Government of India out of
the usual grant to the Oriental tranSla-
ton fund. A copy of the work is in the
Secretary of States library at the India
Office. Chicayo Herald.
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A Queer Reptile.

John Scrantland, of Rocky Springs,
Miss, killed snake which is a stranger
in these parts. This snake measured five
feet two inches in length. The upper
side was black and glossy. while the un'
der side was red-spottcd. Al the juno
tion of the trail a long "stinger," re.
scmbling that of the "wasp," was prom.
iaent. Inside of this reptile was found
a solid stone measuring 14x4 inches.
This stone is now in the possession OF
Rsbert Harvey.--4tlanta Constitution.
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THERE are IN st. Petersburg 73S be-

THERE are IN st. petersburg 73Y be-
revolent institutions, upon which the
city spends yearly 100000 roubles.
The maintenance of hospitals and mfr
maries costs 2,5OO,O00; poor houses, l.
100000; asylums for children, 1924
200; schools, l, ,137, 900; kitchens for the
poor, $1,000; warehouses, 12,OOJ, and
lodging houses, 1000 roubles. The
sinking funds of all these institutions,
besides their respective possessions in
real ests.e, are estimated OF $1,000, 900
rnuhlas. ....-
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The present Harpers are grandsons
of the original printers, but they retain
their adherence to the craft. They are |
still printers, and each one of the fam.
lily that intends entering the firm must
first learn the trade. He starts as an
apprentice, and is not admitted ts>tA
firm until he has mastered the craft,
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A LARGE vein of pure white sand,
suitable for making glass, has beer
found near Pittsburg, Pa. The discov1
cry will save the glass manufacturers
Of that city thousands of dollars annu1
ally, as they have hitherto been obliged
to send across the Allegheny Noun
tains for their sand.
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When shall these eyos thy heay'n bull: walls

When snail these eyos thy neaVn oullt Wl1
And pearly gates behold!
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong,
And streets OF shining gold7
And 80 with our hearts full Of gratitude to
God for journeying mercies all the way from
Joppa to Jerusalem, and with bright
anticipation of our entrance into tho shining
gate of the heavenly city when earthly
Journeys are over, my second day il Pales-
tine Is ended.
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Of man slashing them, hailstones out OF the
sky pelting them.
And there is the cavern Of Makkedah,
where they fed for safety, and where they
were afterward locked in. and from which
they were taken out to be slain, and in which
they were afterward buried, and you do
well to examine that cavern, for within
few hours it became three things which no
other cave ever was-fortress, prison,
sepulcher. :,
Now we pass the place where once lived
one Of the greatest robbers of the country,
Abou Gosh BY name. From this point you
see he could look over the surrounding coun-
try, and long before the travellers came up to
him the plan for taking Of their monsy or
their life, or both, was consumated. He ono
day found company Of monks who would
net pay, and he smothered them to death in
a hot oven. in his last days he lived hera
like an oriental prince, and had attendants
and admirers to whom he told his stories OF
brigandage and assassination. So late as
when our eminent snd beloved American,
William C.. Prime, passed through, Abou
Gosh, the scoundrelly Bedouin, sat at his
doorway smoking his pipe. His descendants
liveiu this village. aul probably are no NOR
honest than their distinguished ancestor. but
naraud1ng and murder arc not as safe
business now as when all this route to
Jerusalem was subjected to outrages pan
iemoniac.
Hero we pass the village Of Latrml, home
3r the penitent thief, the village, few stray
Cling houses on steep hills, rising from the
valley OF Ajalon. Up these steep hills in his
earlier days the thief had carried the spoils
Of arson and burglary, and down them he
had born the heavier burden of O guilty
heart. But higher than these hills he
mounted after he had repentei, from the
transfxei posture on the cross to the bosom
Of a forgiving God.
Now we come to the brook Elah, from
which little David took the smooth stones
with which he Frustrated Goliath. There is
a bridge spanning the rayine, but at the sea-
son we crossed there is not drop Of waite"
In the brook. We went down into the ravlns
and walked amid the pebbles that had been
washed smooth, very smooth, by the rush Of
the waters through all the ages. There is
where David armed himself. He walked
arounu ana picked up i've OF these polished
pebbles. He got them Of just the right size.
He prepared himself for five volleys so that
if the giant escaped the first he will not es-
cape the whole Ave. The topography Of the
place so corresponds with the Bible story
that could see the memorable fight 60 on.
It is the only fight ever did watch.
Pugilism abhor; but here were two cham
pions-the one God appointed, the other
Satan appointed, and deciding the destiny Of
q nation, the destiny Of a world. 1t was q
Marathon, an Arbela, Waterloo, Blen-
helm, Sedan, concentrated into two right
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
JoHNsON's AXLE WORKS
AGAIN DESTROYED.
Our Firemen's Usual Promptnesa
saves the Forge Min From
Destruction-One Hundred
Men Thrown Out Of
Work. BY the Fire.

An alarm OF Gre was struck from box
No. ~, at Heald and Lobdell streets,
South Wilmington, about l O'Clock yes.
terday morning. caused by the works OF
the johnson Forge Company, at Clay.
mont and Lobdell streets. again being In
flames. These works consisted Of roll
ing mill over 900 feet long and . forge
mill 12Bx60 fest. There were Eve pud-
ding furnaces, two steam hammers, and
other valuable machinery In the mill.
The buildi6gs were of frame, with slate
roofs, and It 10 supposed the nre started
In the rolling mill office, but its origin is
mystery. An alarm was sounded as
soon 20 the FIRE was discovered, and the
flremen responded with their usual
promptness, but the flames spread with
fearful rapidity. In less than half An
hour after the Are broke out six streams
OF water were being poured Into the
building, and tho firemen succeeded In
combining the lsmes to the rolling mill,
and saved the forge mill from destruc.
tion. For over three hours the firemen
worked nobly before they had the de.
vouring element under complete control.
When at last the firo was conquered
the rolling mill was Q mass Of ruins,
while the offices and houses adjoining
were also destroyed. The fire was dis
covered by the watchman 1t the works,
John Quinn, who upon returning from
bis rounds found the office In Aames He
had an alarm struck, ard then tele-
phoned to persons on this eide of the
river that the building was on fire. Tho
origin is not known, but % there was
fire in CRATE In the office It may have
caught from that John Taggart, o
grocer t Claymont and Lobdell streets,
was awakened by the smoke In Ills room
and FASTENED to give an alarm, which he
found had already been done BY Watch
man Quinn.
The works are owned by the johnson
Forge Company, Of which John r. john
son 10 president and De Haven Morris
secretary. The forge mill was destroyed
by dre May 9Th, 1887, but was at once
rebuilt, and the mill that was destroyed
yesterday morning was an addition to tho
works, erected about one year ago.
1t 10 impossible at this time to tell the
exact loss. but II will probably be at
least 10000, on which there 10 an In
surance o: $4,000. The fire throws
about ono hundred men out of work, but
It is the intention OF the company to re-
build at once. This course will be
necessary on account OF the number oil
orders now on hand. The machinery in
the MILL was ruined, and will have TO be
replaced with new.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

For some time past Aliens Pine Need le
smoking tobacco has been offered for sale
at lumber OF the stores In the CITY. II
10 claimed to be . speedy relief for
catarrh, sore throat and hay fever. In
order to bring tho article prominently
before the public, the proprintoss put on
exhibition b $50 antiqu6 chamber suit. In
the furnishing stors of Samuel Speak
man, No. 816 Market street. For
every two ounce package or ten cents
worth of Pine Needle cigars and cigar
cites sold, coupon ticket was given To
the purchaser insuring one chance In .
drawing for the chamber suit. Over
three thousand Of these tickets being
given away. q drawing was held at No.
4 Eaet Fourth street. at 10 o'clock on
Saturday night last, there being at least
100 people present. A boy was picked
from the crowd and bllndfolded, and
when the tickets In the box were shaken
up the boy put his hand In and drew out
ono which proved TO be No. 394. A re-
ference to the stubs showed that the
lucky drawer OF the chamber suit was
James Itawlins. No. 1919 Linden street,
aud tho lucky package was bought fiom
J. w. Sharp, Linden above Jackson
street. Mr.. Rawlins is a workman In the
employ of w. Jones " Co., morocco
man nuiacturers, Walnut street above
Front
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

TOPEKA, Kan, April Q. The monthly
crop report of the Kansas Agricultural
Department says: Reports now in from
100 counties of the State Indicate that
the agricultural condition throughout
this State 10. on tho whole, satisfactory.
The winter was exceedingly mild and
but for the cold weather and high winds
OF March the wheat plant would have
passed through to spring rains and
spring suns unlmpaired. From this
cause the plant generally throughout the
State has suffered more or less, and In
seme South and Southeastern counties
the damage has been terious. In many
portions OF the State the condition is
excellent and In q general way the
farmers OF Kansas have reason 10 be
encouraged.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07
Conc Over the Falls.

LA SALE, N. Y, April 7.-William
A. Welch, for several years foreman on
q farm here Is missing and believed to
have gone over Niagara Falls. On the
evening Of March 9th he was teen to 70
out into the river to set night line, and
that was the last seen OF him. On Sat
urday an oar bearing the missing mans
name was picked up below the Falls.
and shortly afterwards piece OF the
boat In which he went out was found.
Welch was about 40 years of age and
leaves widow aud stepsou.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

wAsHINerox, a. -.o..s..
ecnumcrsNion -pril 7.--The Chiuss,
senate to-c % will come no in thc
90 d.Sp ~ and, Il 10 believed, will
ou' !, ssed VI 10 short time. The dis.
.lon OF the Montana reports will then
, % resumed, but will give way to the
Worlds Fair bill, should the eelect
COMMITTEES on that subject report alter
US meeting to-mQffoN. The administra.
we cust0ms bill stands next to the
Montana ca.s on the caucus programme.
To-day will be District OF Columbia
day In the House. Ea7al matters are
likely To- be discussed Tomorrow. In
Guiding the McAdoo bill to prohibit the
enintment Of alienA Ia the navy, About
tao middle OF the week contested elec.
sons VIII ~ called up 10 order, namely:
rosey v. Pstrstt,. indiana; bowen ".
Buchanan, Virginia, and Waddeii VS..
Wise, Virginia. Over the first two cases.
% the committee has reported In favor or
the sitting Democratic membsrs, there 10
likely to be little discussiou, save that
MT. Cheadle u expected TO champion
Poeey's claims. But 10 the case Of Wad.
dell We. Wise there will bs q triangular
light. The majority Of the committee
VIII contend for Waddell, the Demo-
cratic minority for new election and
Nr. Wise for bis own seat.
The Senate bill providing for an In
epeciion OF meats for expectation, pro.
hibiting the Importation Of adultsrated
articles Of food or drink, and authoriz-
Ing the President to make proclamation
In certain cases and for other purposes
was taken from the calendar aud passed.
Bills were also passcd giving pensions
OF 800 . month to Mr.. Caroline b.
Stevens, daughter Of General Baker. aud
800 month to tho widow OF General
John +. Hartranfa
The Senate joint resolution for the re.
| noval OF the naval magazine from Ellis'
Island, In Now York hArbor. was con-
| sidered In Committee of the Whols, re.
ported to the he House and passed with
an unimportant amendment, which sends
1t back to the Senate for concurrence,
A conference OF the Republican mem.
bers OF the Senate Committee on Priv.
legee and Elections was held on Saturday
aud Mr.. Hoar, the chairman, was re.
quested to prepare bill to requisite the
election OF members to Congress. 1t is
understood that the measure 10 be pro-
posed will provide for the appointment
Of national supervisors in every district
In which certain number Of voters
| suah pctit.ou tuotciVii tuceo SUPERVISORS
shall watch and count the vote, and make
q certiacation thereof TO State Board OF
Canvassers, who shall thereupon issue q
certificate OF election TO tho candidate
receiving the highest number Of voters,
and these certificates shall bo ueed BY
the Clerk Of the House Ia making up the
roll Of membere-elect.
A committee representing the hide,
| leather and shoe trade OF New York an.
peared on Saturday before the Ways and
Mesns Committee and opposed the pro.
posed duty Of 10 per cent. on hides.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

l.. W Stidham aud Son, auctioneera
sold the following properties on Satur-
day last, By order Of B. Nields, trustee,
lot on the side of Fourth near VanBu.
rem street, aSx83 . feet, to r. A. McClos-
key, Tor S957 and lot on franklin
stre5t above Chestnut. 30x71 seet to Will
liam MAILER, for $515.
For the heirs OF Francis Green deceased
the brick house, at tie corner OF Second
ard Cherry streets to Eichal, R!.ey for
$l625.
They also sold for Mrs. Rebecca Black
well the frame house on Tatnsll street,
between Goth and 27th streets, Ninth
ward. to DIR. Corkrsn, fcI $40.
Any one wishing to rent little farm OF
eight acres, . little over two miles from
this city should Apply at No. 500 Market
strt ct.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

The seventh annual session Of the
Grand Castle OF Delaware, X q. e., cou.
vened at the hall. Fifth and French sts.,
At ~ o'clock this morning, with Grand
Chief john NJ. HADce presiding. There
was q good attendance, and every Castls
In the Jurisdiction was represented. The
report of the Grand Chief and other Off
GERS sho @ed that the Order 10 In . pro-. :
perous condition. During the past yea r
one new Castle WAS Instituted, and the
total membership 10 now about ], 700.
The receipts Of the subordinate Castles
for tho year were Si1, ,079. &c, OF which
So, ,2S7.74 ives paid for the relief of alex
brothers, widowed families and burying
the dead.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07
Vick's Floral Guide.

TIE pioneer seed catalogue Of America,
published by James Vick Of Rochester,
New York, contains q complete list oil
vegetables, flowers. bulbs, potatoes aud
small fruits, with descriptions and
prices. Department OF specialties and
sil worthy novelties. Same shape and
style as proved so satisfactory last year
Many new and elegant illustrations,
handsome colcrei plate 8x1b1a inches
and froniispiece. specia! cash piize,
81, 10000; see floral guide. EYesy per
son who owns foot OF lard or cultiyltel
q plant should havs copy. Mailed eI
receipt of tafi cents, which may oe ae
Quoted from arst order, Abridged cala
logue free.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

22s Market street. Saturday, April s.
business was 80 rushing that the public
could not get waited on; the crowd was
so big, the store too ANAL; the help had
no chance at all. How strange every
body complains Of business except the
Boston Branch Shoe House, 223 Market
street. OF course they soil their goods
so cheap. that people must 90 thsre.
Everybody wants to save penny when
they can.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

Coal and wood, -four and feed. Lehie,n;
coal, schuylkill coal, Lee coal. A..
grades OF spring and winter wheat ho, :"
Minnesota -four, Hungarian -four, Lea's
-four, In barrels or half barrels. All
kinds OF mill feed at mill pr.cea Oak or
Pine kindling wood In blocks or split.
Careful drivers and 224o lbs. to the ton
guaranteed. Offioe, yard and warehouse,
l2-Y-tf
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

A Musical ami Literary Entertainment
Of Asb1ry NJ. e. Church, on Tuesday
evening, April the sih. 1t being their
frat anniversary, . statement of the work
done during the year will be given by the
Treasurer, followed by an III usually fine
programme.
The Ring's Daughters f,om al other
earche. will Be warmly Welcomed, as
we'll the public generally, ser'ices in
the audi, arium OF The chuich, beginning
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07

In every paper read last Friday: "struck X
1t rich would like you 70 tell me
what that means, who "struck 1t rich Z"
l will tell you what that means.
always had to pay s6 for my shoes, and
went to the Boston branch shoe store, 223
Market street. and got pair OF French
calf. hand-turned shoes. Take them In
your hands aud look at them. they only
cost S3.25. Count what can save In 1
year by buying shoes there for all OF us.
That Is what "struck 1t rich" meana; but
on those prices the Boston branch shoe
store will not get rich.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07
The Third Anniversary.

Diamond State Division, No. S42.
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
will celebrate their third anniversary o,
the new Academy Of Music OH Saturday
ever ing. May II. Governor Bigge, Hou.
Charles B. Lore, Mayor Harrington and
otheF prominent cltIzona have been In.
vltyd and are expected to be present. An
address on the objects and principles ol
the order will be delivered by Chief En-
gineer Arthur. Instrumental music will
be furnished by Hyatt's MIlitiry Band,
and G. B. Rhosds will have charge oil
the vocal music.