Evening journal., 1894-04-02
TWO SERMONS IN ONE
Or. Martindale breaches His
Farewell Sermon
AND ADDRESSES ATHLETES TOO

AND ADDRESSES ATHLETES, TOO
Rev. Vaughn Collins. the New Metho-
dist Minister. on Visit 90 Hia New
Home-omoe of Deputy Collector ofthe
Port Not Abolished. According to the
Deputy Collectors statemeat-rhe Big
shis Dlriso.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NV CASTLE. April 2-Rey. T. Z.
Moriindale. ID D.. unexpectedly finished
p pastoraie Of three years in the NeN
Castle A. + Church last night The
sudden change Ga the conference sc
Salisbury, by which be was appointed to
Milford, came upon pastor and people
here Ike cyclone-withont warning.
Last night the church was packed TO the
doors Sixty Eve representatives Of the
Columbia Athletic Ciuh had seats In the
front OF the church and red and yellow
flowers. representing the c0lors Of the
club. adorned the chancel The choir
sang some splendid anthems, several of
which had been rendered a. the Easter
services
Dr. Martindales text was; "For here
we have no continuing city The ser.
mon was powerful appeal. Ia part he
said 'The religion which is preached
from the pulplts OF Christian churches
moves itself with a vast sweep Goo has
not prepared any small thing for His
people. The religion which He has given
TO the world is like himself, massive,
symmetrical Men have no strength Of
themselves. but when they take hold
upon the things which are divine they
sweep on with the strength that is from
on high
"No man in bis senses lives I'm the
present. moments always We are 50
constituted that the mind hes with the
eagles flight toward the possibilities
which may be ia store for Us We live
IN the active present. We live In the past
that never dies we live in the future.
The little child climbing upon the knee
Of the weary mother Is likely 10 ask some
such question as this, Where Is heaven.
how far IS 10 10 heaven! That Is the
only continuing city
Now 90 you athletes let me speak.
Man has the instinct for association We
are SO MADE that we are fond of com
panionship There is another taste we
men have and that is for strength The
athletic associations of the agn and
OF strength We 90 not like TO bu weak.
There is a certain awe coming over the
soul when the sense Of weakness ia first
felt and even aged men who have come
10 the time in their lives when they had
to acknowledge 30, are lOath 70 confess
Gentlemen, You who have come IN here
tonight as representatives of
an athletic association. there is
one thing you want 20 know end that is
the secret Of successful living, as you
stand on the threshold and look out over
the broad world and feel that you are
going 20 make name IN &C. Every young
man ought 20 live in harmony with the
fact that lac mustilive forever that the
whole world Is witness Of his life here
and warns him that there IS here
after
DR. Martndale concluded by asking the
prayers OF the people Tor his future and
hopiug that the church would prosper
and that through it scores OF souls might
be brought into the fold.
Pastor Collins Viewing tho Landscape.
Rev " s. Collins. the new Methodist
minister. stopped of between trains"
from Philadelphia to-day aud took look
over his new field OF labor He viii
probably move TO New Castle from Gem
treville, Nd. on Thursday. He IS the
second minister 20 come 10 New Castle
from Centreville within ten years. Rev
7. = Terry being the first Dr. Martini
dale aud Mrs Mariiudole win leave for
Milford on Wednesday.
Digigo, Mammoth shin. Passes Up.
The big ship Dirigo. which has been
talked about for two weeks on the Della
ware, arrived yesterday and passed up 70
Philadelphia She came direct from
Bath. Me-, where she WAS built. ia tow Of
an unusually large tug the C. w
Morse. With her came her owner.
Arthur Sewall. the well known railroad
man and Democratic leader, and num-
Der Of friends The Dirlgo is 3i2 feet
long 4Ji feet beam aud 2ji feet depth o.
hold. der gross tonnage g. 3 004 tons
and net tonnage s5j tons She will
spread on her four masts an area Of 10, .
coo yards of canvas She Is, strictly
speaking a four masted bark aud will
caTy without dl@culty 500 tons Of
general cargo The arrival Of the big
ship excited a great deal of inter, So
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