The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-25
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Transpiring In the Pretty Tnwa an
the Delaware.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
New CASTLE, Feb. 90. 1895.

NEW CASTLE, feD. ~, 1895.
The presentation Of the badges Of tho
order OF the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
to the Junior branch OF 20 boys VINO as
sem bled at the altar rail In Immunuel Z.
l.. Church last night was very impress
slve scene. The text was taken from 9Th
chapter Matthew. 23d verse. And when
He was entered Into ship, His disciples
followed Him."
The lev, F. N. Muneon In the course OF
his discourse said that Christ was the
pilot OF the ship, which is the church. and
the cargo which IL held was a very pre-.
cious one tLe souls OF many whose value
is beyond all computation, much more
than the value of gold. silver and precious
stones. Christ says TO us: Il will give
you to reign with me eternal life.' What
can we give him in return All we can
give Ia our lives, our hoarts, love and
alteration.
The masts of this ship Is the cross OF
Christ, which was at one time considered
degradation, but is now a sign OF glory.
The calls are the holy doctrines which
he has taught us. On these sails are the
truths OF regeneration, the holy love OF
our Father and the motto God Is Love"
Our haven Is to carry US to paradise and
rest eternal.
As sailors with Christ. who Is our pilot
owner and tradesman, there are under.
shepherds as bishops. priests, deacons
and church workers..
Now boys. servants should have am.
biuon not In u political sense but In a
good thing. something you are bound to
master. You are the hope of the Church,
80 therefore be ambitious. Concentrate
your mind on an object aud attain this
end. Be enthusiastic by association with
great persons ana reading the lives OF
great inen you will become great.
Irustwol1hiness Is n com blnaLlon OF all
graces, IN thtssyou will never oe lost.
You ur6 To ba our future yoBtrV. men
preachers and bishops, do your duty and
all will bs well with you.
The brotherhood OF st. Andrews held
supper on Saturday evening in the city
hall lt was grand success. SO well
was the affair patronlzed that over 200
persons had to be turned away, as they
could not be accommodated. The supper
should have been held In the Opera House.
New Castle readers of one oil the leading
Philadelphia papers were surprised to
lenrn that four persona were baptised In
the First Baptist Church last evening.
Such was not the case.F For some time past
1t has been noticed that certain CLEANER
of news gets left from time to time and
then the next day uses tho articles.
often verbatim In order to catch him
u deviation from tho truth Is made
about three times u week and he swallows
botn the hook and bait
The ceremony took place yesterday
morning anu the parties who were bap.
tised were Howard Bush Elsie Lancaster.
May Hendrix and Julia Hendrix.
1t Is about timo for the great daiies to
pay for their own news aud not re write 1t
from the other papers. 1he REPUBLICAN
has a few more traps to set.
There will be grand benefit hop In the
X. OF Z. hall tonight.
Josiah Marvel. rising young lawyer OF
Wilmington spent yesterday with friends
In town..
The Fife and Drum Corps atte nded the
81 pRtnr'a Suf
and rendered several selections.
At the lirst mass In s,t Peters yesterday
morning the B. V. NJ. Sodnity attended In
a body and received holy communion.
Jack Constable OF Eikton is visiting New
Castle friends.
Miss Shulcross, Wilmington, is the
guest o! Miss Lolita Borie.
Frank Borie, Philadelphia. spent yester-
day at home.
John McCallin, Philadelphia, spent yes,
teIday with his parents.
Diiss Hattie King entertained q number
OF her friends on Saturday evening ut
euehre party. Among those present were
Misses Clara Vining, Lille Shaw, Hattie
King. Ada Mcguire, Maud King. Magge
Shaw. Bertha Sipple. Charles s. KING.
Robert NewlUve, John Hammers Samuel
Mitchell and James Shaw. delightful
time was spent and refreshments were
served.
There arc several schooners lying In the
barhor. They are afraid to go up the
river on account of the iee The tugs will
not guarantee safety any further thnn
this place. They say that when the Ice
breaks up In the river about Bordontown,
| that it will be impossible to reach Phila.
| delphia. Word was received here yester-
| day, that the Norwegian steamship Sica-
| ragua from Blueelus, with II. 500 bunch
| es OF bananas. was caught by a field OF zee
yesterday In tho delaware River. nenr
| Chester, and became unmangaDle by rea-
son OF broken Iudder.