The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-05
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the right thigh. While going uF
the steps at her home her hee
caught in her dress and she fell tc
the pavement and received the in.
juries mentioned above. Drs. Black
and Stewart were summoned and
after a consultation they decided
it was best to send her to the hos
pital for treatment. = ri
st. Peters Church was crowded
to the doors last night at the second
nights services Of the Forty Hours
devotion. The altar looked beauti.
tul with its hundreds of lighted
candies burning among the choicest
June flowers that New Castle gar.
dens produce. The sermon was
preached by Rev. W. J. Berming-
ham, pastor Of st. Joseph's Church
on the Brandywine. In the course
OF an eloquent sermon on "Confes
sion" he said in part that Catho-
lies knew that Jesus Christ was to
deal with sin and sinners when He
came upon earth. The first ques-
ton for us to ask is Did Christ en-
tirely destroy sin or not? He took
the twelve apostles and breathed
on them saying: "Recelve We the
Holy Ghost whose sins you shall
forgive they are forgiven, and
whose you retain they are retained.
Christ said to His apostles, II
am with you for all days even unto
to the contamination of the world. F."
What consolation to know that
the priest of God is not self-ap-
pointed? He is here by succession
from the first Pope just as the
President is a successor of the first
President of the United States.
Down the stream Of time comes the
power to the priest to forgive sin
that as he raises his hand and
says l absolve thee IN the name of
the Father, and OF the Son and Of
the Holy Ghost, he says as Jesus
Christ said to Magdalene, go
in peace all is forgiven thee. "
Behold the power of God to create
a world. He brought forth lite out
Of death, light out of darkness and
order out of chaos and the worlds
began to sing psalms of praise to
their creator. So it is that the
power is given to the p, iestas Gods
representative to bring the heart
and soul from darkness into the
monday brig Illness Of Gods grace
by the absolution in the sacrament
of penance. Man may have
trampled on the commandments of
God He may have trampled on
the blood of Jesus Christ and yet
what does the Savior do? Not as
the world does to the violator of our
laws. But by His sacred blood he
washes that mans soul and the
chains Of hell that bound it are
sundered and the priest says, "Go
in peace all is forgiven. if that
man has contrite heart. This
may be the last forty hours devo-
ton for many here. People die but
the church goes on and we should
hold sweet converse with God when
Jesus Christ is exposed on our altar
for alteration.
Word was received here yester-
day of the death of Miss Rachel
Neunemacher Stroup of Philadel-
phia. Deceased was Il daughter
Of the late Uriah Stroup who was
a color bearer in the war of 1872.
He was we'll known to the people OF
New Caastle county, as he was sup
erintendent Of 2theo oid aims
house in Wilmirgtois'' Shehwas a
granddaughter Of the late George
Stroup. who was a ma jor in the
war;. VIM. Stroup
and Mrs. A. c. Eagle are her rela-
lives in New Castle.
A gang of railroad bridge build
ers came here yesterday to make
some repairs and alterations to the
cut off bridge where Harry Nc
Nally's two horses were killed on
morning.
Adelphia Lodge, No. 8, X. of P,
propose holding a carnival in July.
They expect delegations from the
other K. of P. lodges in the State
and public installation OF officers
will be held.
The first quarterly conference
If the New Castle M. e. Church
will be held on next Monday even
ng.
Diamond Council, Jr. O. U. A. M.
If Wilmington, will visit Industry
Council. No. IS, on Friday and Sat-
lrday evenings, when straw berry
estival will be held in the Opera
House.
John Wadsley, aged 4 years, son
# Robert Wadsley of Seventh and
Delaware streets, fell off a fence
yesterday afternoon and broke his
lrm. DR.. Stewart reduced the
racture.