Evening journal., 1893-12-01
CAUSE FOR REJOICING.
Pastor Wylie Tells Why Amer
leans Should Give Thanks.
HARD DTIMEsHAvEoSE ecoDEFFEoT

HARD TIMES HAVB0NE GOOD EFFECT
they Cause Men to See How Uncertain It
T. TO Lay Up Treasure Upon Earth,
when Certain and Unfailing Treasure
Awaits Them-NIinS' Men Form a Com
bination aud Strike for Later Hours.
other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Pee 1.-At the union
Thanksgiving service held in the NJ Il
Church yesterday, Rev. s. B Wylie, Of
the Presbyterian Church, preached an
excellent sermon appropriate TO the oc-
casion. Previous to the sermon the
united choirs sang Thanksgiving
anthems and DR.. Martindale offered up a
fervent prayer Of thanks for a healthy
and happy community, with the needy
all provided for, and for the absence Of
plague, calamity or any public sorrow.
Mr. Wylies text was 1t is Good to Give
Thanks Unto God As a nation he gave
many illustrations Of causes for Thanks
giving aud rejoicing among the American
people comparing this peaceful land
worshiping God under a proclamation
from the President, with the corruption
in France, the restlessness in Italy and
the gloom and shriekiDg shells In the
city Of Rio Janerio Brazil. He com.
mented on the splendid results Of the
Chicago Exposition.
Unfortunately indeed, the country is
ia the midst of business panic, which
has caused such stagnation In the
mercantile world as to deprive many of
their means of livelihood and reduce the
stock OF this worlds goods of the moro
fortunate citizens Narrow minded
persons only would attribute this depres
sion to either Of the great political
parties Such continued prosperity as
this nation has enjoyed could not 60 on
forever There must be seasons of re
verses Then, again. they had the result
Of turning mans thoughts from the uu-
certainty of laying up treasures on earth
20 the great privilege Of laying up treas
ures In Heaven.
Merry Making in tho Opera House.
A good sized and delighted audience
attended the G. A c. show in the Opera
House on Wednesday night Two per
formances were going on all the time and
once or twice there were three aud four.
George Wilhelme won the go as-you-
please aud the suit Of clothes donated by
the Turk Clothing Company, by walking
q miles and 10 laps in hours and so
minutes In the same time W H. Can
non walked q miles and 2 laps.
winning second prize, the handsome oil
painting by C. T. Eckles, donated by
GEORGE Hardcastle, of Wilmington. n
Il. Price, who appeared in the masked
carnival In the costume Of Cir
cassian prince, captured first prize for
brilliancy Of dress William Morris. Of
Clayton street, won the cuspidore, the
prize for the most ridiculous makeup.
Thomas Doris caught the CREASED pig
bat not until the men in Overals
had become as greasy as the shoat, and
had fallen In piles while the pig ran
around ahead unharmed. When the pig
squeezed through hole under the or
chestra stage the orchestra PLAYED
"Wbere Oh Where Has My Little Hog
Gomez"
Other prizes awarded were-Pair vases
20 Robert Newlove, first prize i'm DO ato
race bronze cup to J. Callaghan. first
prize ll5-pounds wrestling, wine set TO
winner Of 100 pounds wrestling. Joe
Jordan and Walter Slbley, as Corbett and
Mitchell, created much merriment. The
entertainment was gratifying success.
A 32 to victory for Columbia.
The Columbia Athletic Clubs football
warriors had a roast yesterday when they
lined up against the ambitious but in
experienced Orion Club Of Wilmington.
The game abounded in touch downs and
goals on the part Of the New Castle boys
with long hair. At no time did the
visitors get within fifteen yards of
Columbias goal Borie did some splendid
kicking, ma ling a clean record Of goals
during the FIRST half. All the
New Castle boys played we'll and
the work Of Lancaster, the new half
back, Meredith and E. Challenger was ad.
mirable, Meredith preventing the visitors
from making a touchdown when they
had their only chance. The second half
only lasted fifteen minutes, making the
score remarkable one for the time
The visitors played und r the name of
the Ridley Park, as that was the team
expected here yesterday. and they kindly
appeared for them. The score was 30 to
0 Ia favor Of the c. A. G.
No MIX Before : O'Clock
Milk men here have a cinch on the
town and on their brother milkmen
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