Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-02

victory We win over salt or sin, every
fragment of sweet life We live. makes u
easier for others to lie bravo md true
anil sweet. We arc always giving out
influence. THE Rev. J. 4. Miller, u.
u.
We select the following from sermon
by Canon Wilberforce, having as its
text. 1.-THE twelfth an amethyst,
The twelfth an amethyAt, An anne
| thyst, and why IN amethystg Put
aHide for the mo nent the unbrnken
chain OF legend which has clustered
around the amethyst and which cor
rohoratas the application | would
mako; treat it from the matter offaut,
scholarly point of view; put imagina
tion on one side. and translate tho
word amethyst literally; ii can benr but
one Interpretations combination OF
the two Creek words, a not, and
methustos, user OF strong drink Its
literal common sense translation is
"a hstinence from strong drink"
1.-The twelfth an amethyst The
twelfth regsnerating principal upon
which, ms upon foundation stone, tho
New Jerusalem alone can stand-ab-
stinence from stong drink. What
| w hu'p'
Uttered l,2O0 years before the per
nicious art OF distillation was iuvcntetl.
it points distinctly to the peculiar aud
special peril of tliess latter days, and
its remedy. How clearly and mani
fostly true. il in the NeG Jerusalem
there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow nor crying, neither shnll there
tie no more pain, how manifnst TO the
meanest comprehension that one Of it's
foundation stones must be the victory
over that ever wasting destruction
which accompanied by the sigh OF hope
lessness ana the groan Of pain, is bru.
talizing, running, paunerizing AMI
maddening thousands for whom Christ
died, and for whom ChIiet'a followers
are, in large measure responsible!
VIM then will become an amethyst for
God2 IL you are weak you will be wise
to become one foi your own sake; if
you are strong you will be wiser to be-
come ono for the sake OF the weak. 1t
ia a privilege not Command; an OK
psdisnt to meet present distress, not
an addition 10 the decalogue. II is an
unwritten law Of equity that it is not
always right for FREQ and intelligent
being to do that which IL is written mis-
right and his power TO DO.
power to turn stones into broad when
he was tempted by the devil ia the
wilderness. lad he dons so He would
have forfeited His complete identity
with His brethren in humanity BY
ayailing Himself of a method OF sus-
tenance beyond their reach. He had
moth the right and the power TO deaden
tile pangs Of crucifixion by the use of
the anodyne of alcohol and nandragora
offered to Him. He used His liberty in
refusing, that H4 might have fellow
ship with humanity in suffering, and
speak His seven wondrous dying words
} from the CROSS As Christian man a
citizen of heaven, | have both the
J right and the power to extend to my
self the indulgence OF using intoxi-
eating drink. If do so l cannot place
myself by Identification ny the side of
my fallen brother, whose only chance
of cure lies in uncompromising alb
Htinence. IL ] would take him by the
hand, hid him fix his eyes on Jesus,
and cruelty the flesh, ! must unietter
, my heart and cleanse my hands by first
bearing myself the cross | am asking
} him to take up. In casting out devils
and drink is devil if aver there was
one in solution. precipitation or in.
, cRruation in this world-the heavenly
citizen must keep 10 touch with his
MASTER and whsther he eat or drink.
} or abstain FROM eating or drinking. he
, must do it, not for his own satisfaction,
nut for this glory of God. Union Signal
Our national organ OF May 10th con.
taius the following note:
"a calebgram from Miss Agnes Slack,
secretary of the World's W. G. I. U. and
OF the British Women's Temperance
Aesociation, announces that Lady Henry
Somerset was elected with great on.
thusiasm president at the b. W. H. A..
ut its annual council in London, Eng.
The general officers cahlsd congratula.
tinns to the British organization il
their choice of leader. "
Three of our prominent workers have
quite recently j0ined ''the inuumerabe
company" of the jUst' on the other
side, Mrs. Mary Il. Burt, for 10 years
president of the New York State W. G..
? i. u: Miss Lolita e. Reed of Indiana,
Worlds W. G. I. U. press superin.
tendsnt, and Mrs. Father 7. Housh,
honorary life president of the New York
State W. G. 4. w., and who for Homs
years efficiently filed the position OF
National W. U. L. U. prsas snperin-
, | lehueHI liHVln! heen, tnfnugn cor
respondence, closoly nssnciated with
Miss Reed and Mrs Housh, my
memories of them are very pleasant.
Tho Union Signal of May 10Th. which
' chronicles tho death of Mrs. uoush,
says OF her: Mrs. Housh made for
, herself warm place wherever she
a went. She was a ready writer, and
a some of our leaflets which are beat
9 known ard which have been most in
a fiuantial in winning members to our
j ranks ware written by her. -
Mrs lioush was also etltor and pub.
i Usher OF The Woman's Magazine, a
3 little gem, for the continued puhlica-
tinn Of which circumstances wsre un-
i propitious.
q GLADSTONE LAID TO REST