The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-09
Service For Children.

The services ir Union NJ. 4 church, were
held in the basement on Sunday morning
1t was the close of the quarter for the Sun
day School, and it was announced that 10t
had been present for the thirteen Sundays
and a present was awarded, being nice
little book for their faithful attendance.
Pastor Hanna thought that good behavior
should also be added az requisite to en-
title present. He did not expect all to be.
have as well as did Aunty King or himself.
1t was true Aunty King some time made a
noise, but it was one OF the right kind, and
others should follow her example. He liked
to see boys and girls full Of life as God had
had intended them to be active, but they
should be discreet and keep quiet during
the service.
He doubted whe, her there could be found
SO many among the adult portion of the
congregation who had been present for the
rast thirteen consecutive Sundays. This
morning was in evidence against them.
Had the young people been equally dere-
lict he would have been forced to hold SER
vices in one of the class rooms He thought
that grown persons could have turned out
Notwithstanding the rain as we'll as the
children. Inf1rm persons might be excus-
ed on stormy days, but he thought 1t was
a sin and shame for those who enjoy
good health to remain at homo on the oc-
currence of slight storm. The attend
ance of he boys and girls has been great
help to him and they have helped rather
than hindered him in expounding tho
truths of tho Scriptures-the way that
leads to eternal life.
The announcemen of the names of the
faithful attendants and tho presentation
of tho books occupied good portion of
the time but all appeared interested and
the exercises may prove profitable.
He took for text I'd Timothy 2, 3:
"Now therefore endure hardness, as y
good soldier of Jesus Christ" BY good
soldier was meant strict discharge of
duty and the determination to conform
to the requirements of the decalogue.
He spoke of the victory OF Commodore
Dewey at Manila as being remarkable IN
the fact that not one person was Killed
and only six or eight of his men were
wounded
He thought while rejoiced, at our vic.
tory we should not be vindictive. The
Spanish were not towards and their defeat
should be attributed TO want of prepara-
ton or the inreriority of their equipments.
He thought that the war on the part of
our country was one of the most righteous
that had ever occurred. While it was
wrong in the Spanish to blow up the
Maine and they should have been ready to
make due reparation, he thought it was
not sufficient provocation for war.
He thought the cruelty of the Spaniards
towards the people of Cuba, starving 300
600, women and childr en- to death
within the past two years, justified our
country in declaring war and he hoped
from the bottom OF his soul that Cuba
should be made FREQ He despised men
who censureh the government for the
course that it had taken.
He commended the obedience of the good
soldier, and recommended the boys and
girls to follow their example. They should
obey their parents, and refrain from swear !
ing and other evil practices. Tho church
was the drilling place for good Christian
soldiers With Jesus as captain, all could
be successful On the other side the saloon
was the recruiting ground of the Devil.
He hoped that every ono of them shall all
be broken up and as first step he al-
vised tho Legislature to pass law pro-
hibiiing all games being played therein.