Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30
W. C. T. U. NOTES.
Nothing is 30 strong as gentleness ;
nothing SO gsntle as real strength. I"
st. Francis lie Sales

st. Francis dc Sales.
One of Miss Wizards pastors, the
Rev. Sylvester +. Jones, contributes tn |
the Union Signal the following inter |
esting account of her church life;
REST Cottage" Evanston was not
Miss Wizards only resting place.
There was the house of God, and one
record of her lits so manifold in its
greatness was doubtless this: II have
loved the habitation OF thy house, this
place where thine honor dwellsth. "
Returning from her long and toilsome
journeys, she always found her way
thither when the first opportunity of
feFed. Gliding into the old family pew
in the sanctuary Or chair in the prayer
room and lifting her head after a mo-
ment of silent devotion, the expression
on her worn and weary features WAS
uun istakably this: Return into thy
rest, 0 my SOUL Her voice was sol
dom heard addressing the meeting.
Doubtless she had enough of that else
where, but she was always in the mood
for prayer, anu no one was reader TO
20 on her knees and address the throne
Of heavenly grace than she.
She seldom mentioned here her own
affairs-the great mission of her life.
Her desire seemed to be to join in spirit
with the humblest worshipper. and go
to receive into her heart the kingdom
of heaven as little child.
At one time the atmosphere became
somewhat portentious. The country
was in the midst of heated political
campaign. Protests we're coming in TO
the pastor against the pulpit announce.
ment of the meetings of the W. G. L.
U. Eeld Sunday afternoon, on the al
legged ground that political speeches
were being made there. | counseled
moderation, the moderation of delay,
Mt the meeting of 1.-THE brethren. "
Happily that counsel prevailed, and the
matter was left In my hands for adjust
ment. sought an interview with NJ ISIS
willard, who had iust returned after
nm absence of months. She entered
freely and cheerfully into the subject,
promised TO give the matter immediate
attention, and L shall never forget the
sweetness and gentlenees OF voice and
spirit in which she said TO nee, What
ever | may be at large these days, am
determined that l will not be q dis
turber OF the peace in my homo village,
much less in my hume church" There
was never any further occasion of com
plant. Like Lincoln, Grant and many
of the greatest of mankind her charac-
ter was beautiful combination of
strength and tenderness, robustness and
simplicity.
Fitting, indeed, was this act of love
in msmorium of our "Chieftain.
On Flower Mission Day, the national
officers, Union Signal editors, and other
friends visited Miss Wizards grave,
carrying flowers. Miss Pernell of US
tralia, World superintendent OF Flower
Missions, Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens and
Miss Anna Gordon had telegraphed
their reminders. II was pleasing task
TO decorate the spot where lies the
precious dust inclosed in the same
grave with her mother. We covered
the fiat top of the mound with magnif
cent long -stemmed roses, laid in rows
and bordered it with sweet peas and
banked the headstone in mass of car
ration pinks, lilies, roses and ferns.
The other members of the family were
not forgotten, and the mounds were
decorated with peonies, ferns and roses.
After it was all done we clasped handl
and stood about the exqulsitely beauti
full spot, talking Of her. At the las
Blest be the tie that binds'' wal
sung, and With word of prayer WI
came away comfOrted.
Noble words these, spoken by Lad,
Henry Somerset before tho annua
meeting of the National British
Wonen's Temperance Association.
Ii is known to most of you tina
when l saw the error into which | hat
fallen / did the only thing that is DOS
sible for any of us to do, and that ia t,
retrace my footsteps l believe, how
ever much apparent harm may com
from any action of ours, that if the mo
tive which prompted the mistake wa
not one of wilful error our very blum
oers may he turned eventually into un
expected channels of gracious good
and possibly the heated discussion
that have arisen have been the mean
OF educating many women who hay
hitherto thought little or taken blu
little interest in the question you hav
at heart. say this because we ar
too apt to think that good must com
our way, instead of remem bering some
times that it comes by the very mean
that We think most disastrous. II
however, my action has brought create
harm TO the movement for which 20
stand, none have suffered more than |
l have no word Of reproach for thos
who have misintsrpretad the motiy
which led to my action. In the aires
and strain of any battle we ara some
times blinded by the heat of the coz
hict and the dust and smoke of the eu
counter; but for the sake of the move
ment for which We stand, L believe tina
the spirit of charity to all and the 10
tention to think the best of those wit
whom We have hitherto labored ia 81
Hential to success, for am certain 6
body of Christian womsn it matte,
less what we do than what we ar,
Our cause is hound to triumph il it
Gods Gauss, but we can hasten thu
success by presenting to the world IL
aspect that it needs so much the revel
tion of the love of Christ to us, in Vi
through us. -
Having thus acknowledged the mi
take of her former position upon Il
Contagious Disease Acts of India,
il seems unkind and unjust to condeu
Lady Somerset for it.
-e' August 4th will be observed as Ter
psrance Day at Camden campmeetiI
b. the W. g. T. U. of Kent county.
A"oyoIone" at Brandywine summit.
The Rev W. L. S. Murray, d. d
has engaged the Rev. W. A. Spence
ID. D., secretary of the Church Exte
sion Society of the Methodist Episcop
Church, to preach and sing at Il
Brandywine Summit campmeeting
" ednesday and Thursday. Aupust