The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-22
Hocklnud Letter.

from the present moment anu loDklnG
forward to something that Is to take place
hereafter. Be our happiness ever so great
yet lt 10 not sufficient to crafty and con-
tent the soul. there IL always n void left
In it which can never be filled up without
calling In the aid OF futurity. without the
anticipation Of somsthing lnove than we
at present possess. Whatever may chance
to he aur ruling pnssIcn--whetheE it be
the love OF wealth, OF power OF honor. OF
pleasure-w are scarce ever Satisfied
with that share of II which we enjoy. but
are always thirsting and reaching after
more hra perpotunliy forming pro1ects
from which we PROMISE ourselves greater
satisfaction than any we have yet ex-
perienoed. q
There Is constantly some favorite OBJ
1ect In vlow, come point to be attained;
and we are continually hurrylng over
some period of our existence. In order to
arrive ut certain imuxinpFy stations or
resting places. whore we hope to iind that
quiet and content which has hitherto
euded our search. We reach those wished
for stations but va find no rest for tho
sOles OF our feet.
The imaginary horizon Of our project
flies before ns as we advance. no sooner
do we gain one emiEen5s than another
Instantly appears beyond It, and when
that is passed still others present them
selves IN ondless succession to our view.
Thus are we continually drawn oil
through life with the some delusive ex.
pectations. We live upon the future.
though 1t constantly decelves us We
continue graspinR at distant happiness.
though It always escapes out OF our
hands. and 20 on to the very eud. press,
ing forward toward some imagined good
with the same eagerness and alacrity as
IL We had never suffered The disappoint-
ment In our pursuit.
Station Master Rhoads OF Montchanin,
Is OH a two weeks vacation to Saratoga
and other points OF Interest
Mr.. X. is also the polite and accom- mo-
dat IN nj fhfaQ Qla<sNys
who supplies the residents of the village
and surrounding c0n munlty.
benjamin Haley who is associated In
business with the above named gentleman
has been Tor suffering two weeks from
an attack OF typhoid Fever. We are glad
to state however thet he Is getting along
very nicely.
On Friday evening last Presiding Elder
Barrett was to hava held the third guar
terly conferences OF Mt. Lebanon and aie0
preach for the paetor. But for some
uDaccountable reason at that time. he did
not put IN an appearance. We learned
otterward however, that his Intention was
good. He had cautioned the Rev. Mr.,
Taylor to try and havo the official mem.
| bers OIL hand ut the appointed time. Well.
they were there but where was the Elderf
We learned later that he had very In
teresting engagement at the District Par
/ sonnge.
We can we'll imagine the contsntment
| OF the reverend gentleman as he walked
the floor OF his study anxiously waiting
the arrival OF the contracting party. go
| that the engagement might be completed
| In slime for blm to conduo. his services at
Lebanon, but alas. Presiding Elders are
doomed to DISAPPOINTMENT as well as 9th.
ers, but we infer that he is as we'll off IL
| nanclnlly as II he had been favored with
the caller he expected. as It was not o
| matrimonial matter at all, but only en-
agreement with ltveryman to furnish
him with team at q certnln time. In or
Nl..k ~. .a..lsR
but he did not bring the team, SO the team
did not bring thh elder. but the work went
forward all the same. We have little
man out here. but good one. aud one
who does not let small or great things
| rui1le him, 80 lie put on tho PresldtnR Ei-
der's harness aud coon dispatched the
work Of tho conference and then preached
| to congregation that had come to hear
larger mau, II not better preacher.
Last Sunday morning our presiding
elder. DR.. Barrett. who was to preach at
our third quarterly meeting. exchanged
pulpts with Dr. r. Watt pastor of SCOTT
Church. Wilmington, who discoursed to
| us eloQuently on theme appropriate to
the occasion, ''Glad 1ldings Day" HIS
text was Nehemiah y. 10. Ho spoke of
tst-1he olive leaf; the symbol OF peace.
bestowed In the ministry of love not or
force; the symbol OF Gods eternal atti-
! tude OF peace and loving kindness; force
conquers not subdues. 2-Ihe pine
| branch; the symbol OF healing Effective.
SO that no instance OF failure can be
| named. 3-lhe myrtle branch; the sym /.
boil of beauty OF the gospel; known firsL
| Its simplicity, second. ada aptaOllity. A.
| The palm branch; the symbol of victory.
5-Thes branches Of thick trees; the gym.
Dol of strength. Ihe pastor recelved four
| persons on probation, makiEg total Of
seven durlnl: the revival services. which
| will continue lhis week.
In tue evening glad IidinRs service was
rendered by the sunday school, consisting
| of program which had been carefully
| arranged by James Il. Davis.
The exercises were opened by singing
Handful OF Leaves by school. after which
prayer was offered by Rev. W. p. Taylor,
pastor. singing, Living for Jesus. by
school. recitation by Mary Long wbish
Mas good and we'll rendered. Recltasion
by L. l.. Purks very good, quartette. Go
forth and reap, by John Homer 6withen
Welch Leah Stoli and Maggie AicOiintock.
This Iiieco cunnot be too highly rated. Ex.
cruise by Willie Smith. l.. l.. Purks, 10.
seph Gregg aud Harvey bay elegant. Solo
uy Miss Annie Clough. Miss Ciough Is a
most excellent singer.
| Recitation Dy Lewis WEIGH which
brought down the house.
Exercise by tive little girls very good.
kecltaLion by Swithen WEIGH.
Duott by Rev. Mr.. Taylor and Miss
Maggie Green, Sowing Seed.
Heoltation by Jano Carroll. This was
ons Tho best rendered pieces of the even.
Kecitation by Mise Maggie Mcbride
WI was equally as good.
| 5o.u by Violet ClouRh; this was her tirst
attempt but one who did not know would
Lave thought her TO be- all Old hand. AZ
tguly IL WIS iinu aud to be snvIsd by older
| per5uns.
Address by the pastor.
| Collection tuken here.
Singing by the Junior Epworth League
| There Is some excellent talent In this bod v
oi little folks. They all sing together al
most equal TO clockwork, there being no
| uisoOrd In this band OF ngers.
| RaeitatIon by John Hamer. Well rem.
deIed.
Iae. alton 10y Annie Stoll. Good.
| Quartette by J. IL. Davis, Joseph A,
Buck, Frank Conley and Rev. w. Taylor
which was good but not up to the little
tolks
Exercise by a number OF girls. Very
line.
Recitation by Lizzie Brown. "a day of
rest" Very good.
Singing, "Behold the iields," by the
school.
Recitation by Irving welch, Catch that
dog that stols tho cookies" One of tho
best pf the exercise.
Recitation by Maggie McClintock.
Good singing by tho school, '.fhe Lord
Is my Shepherd, shall not want" We
say Il big thing when we say our Sunday
| echool haa as much or moro talent FOR
literary matters than any school In the
conference, and we say greater thing
when We say that We have tna best super
| lntendent In tHo Wilmington conference,
Miss Belle Hamer. our organlst. did splsn.
didly. ln fact the remark was made that
| she could not have done better.
Mr. and Mrs. Lenderman of Whining.
ton spent Sunday with Mrs. Charles
| areen. LAQuADE.
.T always let cold go as 1t comes
one says; which means that he overwork 9
| the aystom in getting rid of a cDIl rat har