The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-27
Third EDITION.


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& Iome 40 or 90 msmbars OF the order
RI american Mechanics attended Union
II church OH Sunday morning to
ar q sermon by Rev. Il. l.. Hubbard,
ropI the s6th verse OF the Goth chapter
-I{ Genesis "And Laban said, II must
not DO so done in our country" In
We PREDATORY remarks he alluded to
Ne deception practiced by Jacob upon
bic father. In order TO get his bless
lug. after which he ran away and
won't to the house OF his uncle Laban,
where he was married to Leah when
- wished to be married to Rachel. and
when he complained he was informed
That ouch was the law of the land,
and he had to be satisfied to conform
;xhereto Before he could marry
Hachel he had to marry her older
Mater.
(, Gao wife should be enough for any
man. and he would not live in any
country where he was required to
have two. He then passed ON to no.
.fice the influence being exerted by
Foreign priests over our country and
'pur law makers, even extending to
the government of our public schools.
md he thought 1t was polite to resist
Ihe same. He alluded to the effort be.
ing made to have the Worlds Fair
open on Sunday, and likened the evils
Hhat would flow therefrom to those
n which flowed from tho opening of
Landlords box.
He eulogized the laws OF the Or
+ 9enization, combining the member
4hip to those born under the American
uAg. He thought it was right that our
& own oountrymen should make the
laws under which we live, A set OF
I cid bachelors living in foreign land
: were not competent to make laws for
1he government OF our land. lie con
0emned the attempt to introduce for
I o1gn and inildoi customs and practices
into our country, and the desecratio |
X Of the Sabbath by the sale OF goods
Of all kinds, including strong drinks
1obacco and cigars, and the indul
y gence In sinful practices.
He commended all efforts to pre-
preserve the purity OF the Sabbath
4 and Undue children with the truth o
\ Slirlstianity and love OF their country
He also praised the order for the pro
vision made for the widows and or
phnns, and those on whom sickness
end affection have been visited. anC
4 drew comparison between them ant
the church. and the provision made b.
Christ for the salvation of men
While there were many unworth,
people In Europe who come to thi
country there were many persons wit
wished to come because their children
had come here. For similar reaso
we should want to go to heaven. Gu
fathers and mothers and our sistsr
and brothers having gone there IT. /
but natural that we should wish t
meet thom and pass eternity In thei
presence. He related his experieng
with an inYalid's chair, which vi
Badenkopf had,presented to MIN on HI
going to Europe for the benefit OF hi
health.
On nearing New York he was asSe'
n he would sell the chair. lie decline
10 do so. but on learning that It wa
desired to carry an old lady Gshor
who was about dying, he glall
loaned 1t for that purpose. In col
cludlng he advised the members ,
tie order pr, slnt to love their cout
ny, to uphold their flag, to do tAei
duty in oil the relations OF life IN
prepare to meet him In heaven.
His picture OF the travellers throuP
desert being deceived BY Il mirage
regard TO the existence OF water in VI
dietance. leading them to slay the
Enide who attempted to change the
course 80 as to reach wells OF waite
eontain d. a who some lesson viii,
should le remembered AMI proiitel
rs through 1t, in connection with fat
In the saving power Of Christ, the
may realize all that Is implied in Ii
renuest