Smyrna times., 1892-02-17

Ol WnaI Dig caCcneS Iney Will nave III
April and May.
DON'T forget the Tissue Paper enter
on Monday night next for
the Band of Hope.
The interest in Valentines Day has
almost departed. Love-lorn people
have other means of letting their
wishes and feelings be known.
REV. ALFRED SMITH. p. E, will
preach at Union NJ f. Church, Apo
quinimink charge, next Sunday morn
ing February 2lst at half past ten
o'clock, Love Feast at half past nine.
j. D. REESE, Pastor.
The comedy drama of Joshua Whit
comb will be presented in the Opera
House, Middletown, Friday evening,
February 26th under the direction of
Mr. w. d. Jefferson, and for the bene-
fit of the Volunteer Hose Company.
THE Smyrna friends of James ?. Stew
enson son of the late Denney Stevenson
will be glad to learn that he has passed
successful examination and been
licensed as a first mate in the Ameri-
can Steamship COmpany's service. He
is at present on the Ohio.
THE executive committee of the
Board of Trade held a special meeting
on Monday night. Several matters of
| importance to the town were discussed
and some unfinished business from last
meeting was dIspored Of The subject
! of members in arrears for dues was
brought before the meeting, and it was
| decided to collect all arrearages a
once and take some action to keep the
Board of Trade in more active opera
ton with an idea to secure more in
dustries to employ the large number o
persons here who are in need of WORK
and at the same time to keep our peU
pie actively engaged at home so the!
would not have to seek work ant
move away,
REV G. c. ADAMS, pastor of tn
Presbyterian Church, took for his tex
Sunday morning passage from th'
book of Genises, And there wer
giants in those days" which fOrmeu
the foundation for an interesting dis
course on the great pulpit luminary G
the age-Chas. HaddOn SpurgeOr
Passing directly from the statemen
that there were giants in the very re
mote ages, physical giants, he brOugh
in contrast with them the giants OF tE
later ages in mental requirements, !
craftsmanship, science, poetry, orator
&c, naming some of the great men /
each, men who were felt not in thei
day alone, but have left an impress o
the succeeding generations. 1t Is r.
markable fact that there have bee
, more of these giants in the l9th Gel
turV than any other period in tn
worlds history. With this short pre-
? lude to his subject he quoted prom
= nent writer who designated Spurgeo
the great preacher of the age, in fact
D summing up all his great points as
preacher, he stood possibly without
! peer since the days of the Apostle
He was ir line of family of preacl
ers running back 300 years, he cOu
menced preaching at Is years Of ag
I. at 10 took one of the large churches
r London that had run down to 100
200. and 10 three months had brOug
: it up to 1900, his congregation Ou
growing all the other places, finally Il
great Metropolitan Temple holdil
= 5000 people was built, and for over
: years had been packed every Sundi
to hear the great preacher expOur
:, in his own terse, but simple, earne
{ direct way the telling truths of 4
: gospel. His work outside the pull
- in his college, Orphanage, weekly Al
monthly papers, and the yearly pub
cations Of his sermons &c, e., show
him a man not only of wonderful {
~ pacity, but equally wonderful in
- - marvellous accomplishments.