Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-20


| ITS RE-DEDIcATIoN, YESTERDAY, by REV. JOHN
SIMS, OF BALTIMORE.
Asbury M. E. Church, thoroughly renovated
! and renewed, WAS rededicated, yesterday, by
Rev. John Simms, D. D., of Baltimore. Long
before the hour of service, the church was very
we'll filled, but before the preaching began, the
audience room was crowded to its utmost capaci-
ty. Every seat WAS occupied, and many per-
SONS stood in the aisles both in the gallery and
down stairs.
After the usual introductory service, Rev. DR..
Simms announced AZ his text Finally, my
brethren be strong in the Lord, and in the power
Of his might. "-Eephsians, 9Th chapter and 10th
verse.
The command embraces two ideas LIST Have
Strength 2nd, Use this Strength. It's lesson is
one OF restraint and use Of Christian power.
The Christian life was compared to battle, 8
wrestling match, 9 journey, days labor,
wherein a constant use of these elements is re-
quired Life III condition of weakness, is calam-
ity of idleness crime. As in the natural world,
weeds and thistles grow spontaneously, but fruit
and grain must be cultivated, so in human ma
ture the passions must be subdued and the
graces carefully guarded and watched over.
Bodily and mental weakness were each con-
sidered, and their disadvantages privations and
i'll effects fully eet forth, but than these is
moral weakness The speaker said he would
rather go out to daily toll and perform menial
service than lay down in the prison OF moral
citiS;etnship, for n 1s66ard prove IKE Roman cti-
zenship did to Paul, a safeguard and shield.
II is a great mistake to suppose that God Gre
ated man for no purpose. His mission is not
like that OF the flutterwheel or the kite but TO
perform some kindly office. Some OF the pur-
noees for which our Creator has endowed us with
strength are For the subordination of self and
selhshness TO the control of enlightened Ohrls-
tian consciousness and TO tone us up with strength
in the hour of weakness; while some OF It's ele-
ments and manifestations are ; Faitn consecra-
tion by giving of self TO God, and unconscious
personal influence These poins were elaborate
| ly discussed and during their presentation the
| congregation seemed swayed at Will by the IN
i huence of the speaker, sometimes being IN tears
by reason Of his Illustrations at others rejoicing
/ in the assurances he brought and then again
i hushed to stillnoss by the solemn narratlons OF
| actual facts. ,
| The source of power was then considered, and
compared to m engine which supplies the ma,
| Gods power extends all along down the line OF
| humanity andif communication be only made
| with the scat of power by the wheel OF prayer
the whole human machinery Will be set IN mo
ton and the world will be redeemed for Christ.
| He rejected the idea that because all men we're
not gifted alike, the inferior in wisdom and Ian
guage should not pray and perform other holy
| Offices hut insisted rather that each has his own
| sphere OF usefulness, which. if filled, Will send
back rehexive influence satisfying alike to the
| actor and to those who have been made the
| objects OF his kindness
There we're present at this service, Revs. tA'
| ther Boehm, J. B. 'Quigg, Mr.. Atwood, OF the
| Philadelphia conference, the pastor, Enoch
| Stubbs, and other minister's
| At az O'clock service was again held In the
church, when Rev. Jacob Todd. of Grace churcl
dscoursed from st. Mark, 14th chapter and orC
| verse "And being in Bethany IN the house d
| Simon the Leper as he sat at meat, there came
| a woman having an alabaster box Of ointment
spikenard very precious and she brake the pox
| and poured it on his head" His argument wal
| that there was nothing humiliating IN the per
formance OF the act by Mary related, in subse
auent verses, but that 1t was the promptings o
love for her Savior that love for Christ stoppe'
| not at any considerations of cost In ms Eppn-
| cation he urged upon those present hberanty II
| the bestowment of their donations to ASSIST th
| church. - a,,.1 ;
| possible than at the morning service, and NOR
A | and other ministers we're present heV. rAene
I | Boehm made a few remarks, in which he state
d | that death had no terrors for him, Dut tnat u
| looked with a pleasant satisfaction upon tn
, | happy home beyond. This old patriarch
Il greatly bowed down with the weight OF year
and his voice il quite feeble, but his spirit is
4 | buoyant as when in earlier years he preache
4 the word to this people.
4 DR. Smms again preached in the eVenin
n from the 9th verse OF the 62nd Psalm, dWenin
: | mon the friendliness of God to man. Ih'
4 friendliness is shown by giving us His own Iorn
d image and likeness by giving us permission
q call Him Father; by giving us mastery over u
| powers OF nature by giving US immortality an
10 redemption. -. 49, ko
II The cost Of removing the church was, ~ LOU
n To the liquidation Of this sum, the Ladies' FnL
/ | furnished 81, 100, and "a, BOO had previous
n n heen obtained in subscriptions, leaving a ba
"a ance Of $5, $50 to be provided for. About SS D
IN were snbscribed at the morning service VIZ
- in the afternoon and the remainder at nigh
p when Dr. Simms dedicated the church. III
r. trustees are JOSEPH Roland, John Matoc
or Ruel Heisler, Charles Wood, William u. Gen
n I j. McMulien, Samuel Casperson, Lewis
I'd Kates, D. T. Hawkins. ,.,
iv sum of $1OO was made up and presented
~ | the name of Rev father Boehm.
o1 az A poor girl. who performs household servl
~ | in family in town, contributed $40 toWar
i the liquidation of the church debt ,,;,.o,
on boaTns w vas presented to Ohas. Wood, and t
Gs Ch Wand Of the Veda," by Dr.. Butler, to Rel
VI Hesler, as token Of appreciation OF their =
vices rendered in connection with the ouiiui
Committee.