Evening journal., 1892-05-09
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE.
Four Hundred Representative Citizens
Assemble in the Opera House.

Assemble in the Opera House.
They Select Lists Of ID delegates to BE Voted
for Next Saturday wOolen ssins Close.
A sermon on Profanity-Mattors on the
River.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, May 9.-The Democrats
Of New Castle hundred had big meeting
and formerly opened the campaign In the
Opera House here on Saturday evening.
There we're 400 representative citizens In
the spacious hall when James J. Toner
of the county committee called the meet
ing to order and outlined the business
that the voters we're expected to DO.
Captain Ernest Phillips was chosen chair
man aud }. T. Stoops was elected secre-
tarv. After some discussion, the nomi-
nation Of delegates to the state conven-
tion At Dover was gone into. The nomi-
nations we're by acclsmation and were
ratified by a rising vete. The nominees
will be voted for at the polls here next
Saturday. The following were elected
for the Dover convention:
Delerates-Andrew NJ Gallagher, j.
Ernest Phillips, James Doris, Wilmer
Hanson. Albert b, Silver. John B. Man
love, John f. Shearer.
Alternates-W William Madden, John A.
Doris. John T Stoops, Jefferson Down
ham. Francis Fagau.
This plan OF nomination worked SO
we'll that the same was followed In choos
ing the delegates TO the county conven-
tion. waich meets In the Opera House.
this city, on May FL The names were
again placed before the meeting bv ac-
clamation and then voted for as nomi'
nees The following are the county
convention representatives TO be voted
for next Saturday;
Delecaies-David Mccoy, Giles Lamb
son. John F.. Campbell, William j. Hun
ter, John Il Rodney
Alternates-Peter A. Pagan, A
Herman Padberg. Richard q. Conway
Matthew Sullivan, Harry P. Hiding
The voters then went into forma
election for member OF the New Castle
county executive committee James b
Toman was unanimously elected and th'
meeting adjourned 70 meet again at tn
call Of the chairman.
luo ffolhAtty - ApHhithks
Rev. T e. Martindale. pastor OF the M
K. Church, preached on Profanity" las
evening to a congregatisn that completed
filed the church His text was Exodu
Xxx, 2: Thou shalt not take the name o
the Lord thy God ia vain for the L)r'
will not hold him guiltless that taketl
his name In vain" In opening his dis
course Mr.. MRrtindale said that tn
blaspbemy that is heard on every stree
and corner OF New Castle is APPALLING
be then described the sacred momen
when the command was made. God di
not write IL down simply, but, on Sinai
glsring peak amid beasts an
FIRE, while Moses was shut 4
with God, the command was made
de puts It along with these othe
eight commands and He meant that th
race OF man should know all about 10
Moreover, He writes II on tablet Q
stone and places Il before adultery, be
fore murder, before false witnessing
Even in the time Of jeremiah, the Who'll
land Was blighted because Of the people
profanity The Lord mourneth, salt
jeremiah, btcause the people swesr
Brother the sin Of profanity Is an attac
take such liberty with God that
in a thous shtful moment, appals hin
Oh IL hurts me to hear hat name tina
my mother put upon my lips in prsye
used in levity andin jest. Profanity IS
mockery OF prayer. an awful mockery
Have vou thought Of 1.-THE habit mock
the penitent, IL mocks your own mother
Worse still, II belittles fellow-maD
The moment you hurl AZ oath at
brother you degrade him VIII, Christ die
for on the cross.
"Oh, how much God has to listen "a
how can He bear iti BE hears every oath
every curse to fellowmHn, and yet h
says Come unto me all ye that ar
weary. / know that men are thought
less in this matter and do not want I
be unfair. You say that Il Is necessar
TO make gour commands or argument
emphatic No, no, the English languae
is rich enough, is beautiful, aud II wi
amply and fully express your feeling
when brought into use May the Lor
forgive us, and bring us to the lau
where hearts are pure and there is d
blasphemy."
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