Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14


discussion, as If they believed that tile
angels in heaven were overwhelmed
with their eluquauce.
Then the sermons.
/ NEVER WROTE A SERMON,
but a sermon suggests to me the taking
g: q verse OF scripture, its application to
daily life being shown, and an cXplana-
tivn made uf how one is to DO to sue.
coed in tic right, and the efforts one
must make to Keep from the wrong.
But, no, the preacher gets up before
congregation that ought to hear OF the
s!us Of gossip, lying, stealing, profanity,
tlnsphcny, murder and al! in the DeGa-
l0Eue, wIth their minor attachments,
and he selects line from The Old les
lament; then he proves the relationship
ui the man who is mentioned IN il to
some other man. Then he goes ON to
show what would have happened if
these two men hadn't been related, and
lie finishes up by 4 long attack on
Lcresy, smiles atfably at the congrega-
l!Ia, aud trusts that they will all feel
the good effects OF the words bic has
spoken. Half Of them haven't heard
what he said, and the other half are not
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which is very proner. Twenty minutes
| is long enough for any sermon, and in
that time all can be said that is ugGes-
sary for one day.
One has to hold on to ones belief
very closely nowadays because don't
( think the clergy are very much help.
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I heart 10 the Rev. MIR. Pink. who is in
4 all the football games, likes to see "a
! good race and is a most delightful
/ gossip at an afternoon tea. | don't
I think | should care TO take n sick soul
to Father Satin, VINO breakfasts ii Il
/ O'Clock at Il fashionable restaurant, has
d bottle of champagne with his break
| fast, and while he is discussing il, read
I the most oif-color paper in town. |
/ don't think | should care To take some
/ body who was doubling TO the Rev. MIR.
France, who believes thai he will save
! the world by personally witnessing all
tue wickedncss in il. No, the clergy,
geheFahAlnS, are not an incentive 70 Pc
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LIVING IN THE SUNSHINE.
II may be that none of these things
the preachers do are wrong in them,
selves, but every human being in this
world has to regard the appearance OF
things, and certainly among the fashion.
able clergy the giving of scandal is Il
az a q.
days to rise up and blame the belief
because Of its so-called followers. Do
they ever stop to think that when Christ
Himself was here, there was Juda;
among the twelyeg How many of Tho
race OF Judas has there been since
How many claiming to follow in thu
right path have been hypocrites, whosC
lying lives were laid bare, and WIN
brought shame, if such thing can be
upon the faithY The best thing Tor IL
ali to do is to forget these people, t,
live lives as good us we can, and Away
to remember that no matter what is her,
on eaF'h'
GOD HIMSELF Is OVER ALL.
| tell you, living good lives and sunny
lives creates BELIEF. No man can beliey,
that the good woman lie loves, that til,
woman who makes his life happy, vii
be lost to him forever. And 50, uucun
sciously, she draws him to the belle
that he once had; that which the worlv
almost killed, but which has come bacl
to him. But all this wasn't what
started to say; that was, that wante,
people to make Sunday happier day
10 make II the happiest day, to ill it 5,
full OF Joy, that not only the children
but the father, will look forward to i
i with eagerness, and that each night vii
I be ioyfully hailed, because ii is tina
} much nearer to Sunday. Make You
9 little children love the day; make theL
) think Of i. as a day of pleasure. Iii
G day in which they will be told again, il
/, the way they like best, the story OF tn
r little child who came 10 earth SO man
. hundred years ago. 1t Is the day whe
q they should hear not only about iii
/ beauties and glories Of heaven, but b
. made 10 see more than ever before no,
r beautiful this earth is.
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/ THE STRANGERS WELCOME DAY
g ~ Is the gay Wheh tley can get closes
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t aepehas on Nun MaAe IL DAY WAe
/ Ihase Is a We!Gome Ior inc stranger
Y nne the Nuhuiy hOsl''HII'1' l "I"AS
ieei sollJ lot tIoSe women VINO rclileh
4 per that, as chlldren, sunday was
. dreadful day for them. To me 1t We
: the gladGest day in the week. Ii meal
! that we were att together. Ii meat
y that the visitors came IRON, The civ an
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