The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-02-04
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is rrSnspiring in ti,o.protty Town on
the Delaware.
Corros3undehgu OF the Republican.
NIw CAsrIp. Fla

NEw CASTLE, Feb. 4.
Twenty-Five YoIths were received iuto
tho Junior Branch of the Brotherhood OF
St. Andrew last evening In Immanuel
Episcopal church by Rev. Il. NJ. MunsUn.
lie charge given to each and every boy
admitted to this order as they knott upon
the cushion In front OF the chancel railing
was as follows: 81 receive AMI admit you
into the fellowship OF this order and to a
share OF all its privileges and duties, ana
may you have grace to copy tue example
OF the Blessed Saint. whose name We boar.
~ bringing many OF your brethren to
know ledge OF jesus Christ our Lord
The Rev. Mr., Mun5on then mad Il short
address, saying there were two ruies for
them to meInber-iirst, prayer once u
day for boys; second. to try and bring
one boy per week into the church. And
this should be crusade TO recover souls.
that thoy should 60 folth into the harvest
as Christiaa renpers.
Tho text OF the evening was taken from
tho Send chapter OF Deuteronomy. 9lh
verse.
These words which have Just quoted
arc addressed to the Jewish GhuTGn,
people who do not change with tho time,
but they are like the everlasting hills.
We forget the kinsmen OF our Lord in
the llesh; It Is not too much to suppose
thnt God may yet mako them prominent.
and after awhile the Jewish nation may
come oack again. They are chose
people OF God and are selected for tho
great work OF receiving God and his law.
We do not think vi them except on Good
Friday when we pray for them MS we'll as
fot tho Turks and all foreign nations.
IN THE OTHER CHURCHES.
The usual large congregations were
present at the services In the Presbyter-
ian Church to listen to the eloquent
sermons preached by Rev. s. Is. Wylie.
Rev. Vaughn s. Collins. pastor OF the NJ.
L. Church, preached last evening at Eel.
ton. where he assisted Bishop Foss yester
day in the dedication oil the church at that
place.
Rsv. Il. i. Brady preached aE able scr.
mon yesterday morning at both masses,
dwelling ut length OIL The fact that the
people OF the present day ara somewhat
like tho apoatIOs of Christ in tho storm
- they are of tho opinion that God sleeps.
The large auditorium OF the III. Il.
Church was packed lust evening to hear
the able sermon delivered by Dr. Ritteu-
house OF the Methodist Hospital, Phila.
dclpLla.
DR.. Cook. with his ever interesting dis.
course the things essential Tor young mon
had another large congregation In the
First Baptist Chnrch last evening.
IN THE HkRBOR
The business men Of New Castle during
the past week reaped harvest oil the
crews OF the sailing craft which put Into
the hurbor here.
Among the craft which was here on
Saturday evening were noticed four
5chooner5. l bark, barkentlne ocean bar
Ges, golfers. tugbout5 aud several scowe
Yesterday several of them left for their
destIudtion.
DELIGHTFUL CONCERT
The 800 persons who visited the church
Dazaar In the basement OF st. Peters
Church on Saturday evening were we'll
repaid, as they were royalty entertained
with choice selections of vocal end iustru.
mental music by the Simmons Quartetto
Niles Mary Curey and Dlessrs. Charles
Gallagher and j. Keenan, OF Wilmington.
1he simmons lluartette appeared here oil
former occuslOn. and the good impress
sion then made was again repeated on
Saturday evening. Miss Nellie Simm ons'
clear voice, full of refinement aud sweet
ness, was heard 10 advantage on Saturday
evening In the soprano solos, Dreaming
OF Love" ami (by iequest) lit for Tat"
Money Musk" was the title OF one of
the recltation5 which Mrs. William l..
Thomas. Philadelphia, vary creditably
rendered and which won round alter
round OF applause.
1t was tho llr5t occasion that New Gas.
tie audience had the pleasure OF listening
to tue rlch bass soIosts. Nessrs. j. Kee-
nan and Charles Gallagher AMI IL Is hoped
that we may again be favored by the same
Hentlemen before the fair comes to u
close.
Miss Mary CurIey very credtably play.
ed The accompaniment to all the selec.
lions.
MATTERS AT THE JAIL
Yesterday morning the population OF
the jail was reduced one when prisoner
named Hall was released. lie had served
term OF three years for going away with
EoPs team and falling to bring 1t back.
Night warden James b. Foster has the
eynpathy OF the community has his baby,
Josesh Pierce Gould Foster. died on Sat
urdaV evening from marRsmuS.
lucky" McGlnuls found out that It
was uest to obey the prison rules than to
enjoy the pleasures OF confinement in the
dungeon and receiving bread and water
as Ills food.
Rev. 5. b. wylio held services IN the ia ii
yesterday afternoon. lie preached an
able sermon on the occasion and closed his
text from John III, II l5 And as Mosns
lifted up the berpent in the wilderness,
even SO must the son of man be lifted up.
Aud whosoover bdlieYeth In Him should
not perish but have sterhal life"
lie SAID III part that when the serpents
bit the lsraellLss and there were no doctors
and no drugs TO heal the wounds and
death Was certain, they confessed their
sins to Moses and then 1t was that tie
braZen serpent was lifted up by Moses and
all those who gaged on 1t were cured.
Sin bit ue ana nothing could cure the
wounds until Christ was lifted up on Cal
vary.
The sufferIngs OF Christ were continual
and extreme. Whether IN tue gardon, on
his way to Calvary or on tile cross Ills
inward suffering surpassed the outward
suffering 30 far tlat lilo cried out My
God, my Gou why hast thou forsaken
me-"
Therefore we mGst look to Christ for
salvation and all VINO believe in Christ
Will be saved. NJ hoped tint some of
those IN jail now, would. in after years
look bHck TO thor prison life as the time
they found Christ.
ON THE RIVER
Harriet e. Kerlin passed. down yester-
day morning lOr Savannah with coal in
tow OF the tug larry ". Wall WHsu in
the harrow channel of Fort Delaware
che ran aground. The tugs Owen Brady
and llarDor assisted tho wall to pull her
OF and she was towed buck TO this place.
harkentlne WIS ran up on tue mud
flats here last evening by three tugs, She
was reported to be leaking.
The steamer Lebanon, Tor Boston. with
the coal barQes Henry Clay and Alaska
III tow, grounded on tho upper end of the
Boraeshue, Delaware River, yesterday
morning The barges were assisted of
by the tugs Churclimnn and Transit and
proceeded down the river. The Le3aIon
remained las, last night, but she was ex.
pscted to tlOat on the nigh water.
Captain Anderson anu Captain Ireland
visited the jail OH Saturday anu dlstriDu.
ted tobacco and pipes to several OF the
prisoners.
GENERAL AND PEI soSAL NEWS.
The thermometer yes terday morning
stood at ..
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