Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-11
RELIGIOUS.
Anniversary Nay ~ Wsss Olurch.

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APPROPRIATE szaxox BY aRv. MR. orrs-rul
ThoUshH OF TEE oHUnCH AND rTs TRIUNPHs-
nnwAsD OF TIE PAsroRs LABOR.
Many members Of otler denomination. vor
shiunsli viii, t,,a Wa. ,,,nr,, ,,.,,,,,. o.,a.-
.'.1!T skr "'.. ''1o vs. euo'ol PeoP's' 0ondAy'
Sosa'lS !" 'ns os'eorAslon OF their seventh an
niverrAry, and rejoicing with them In the deliy.
erauoe Of ths ehuroh fror, ,,u .f,io.;o A,,ho,,,,
~. ,,,,. -h;.,, M. -. -'-.1
w. ao's "n''a nss Deen hanging over the
church with Al impending gloom has not aot1al.
" bean lifted. and thu pastor oonld not bo,d /,
mn h.,o-. t,a oon.ra,,.,;o,, =. l.. ,.-s ..-,-.,
N, s s''se..ou - " "au uss'Fso'
sou the means OF canosllAtop Gave three hun-
dred dollArs) have bean provided, and Mr.. ottx
" hopeful that before the dawn Of suothar Nsb-
bath he will have tue note In his possession.
Why 1t h NOT now there ID vol known. SO IAN :
guine 10 he that he will get Il befose mart Nnndav
even IL seysu hundred dollars mnst ha rs,saS
that he has appointed praise meetius Tor ne1t
1abbath evening with especial reference TO tbe
oelivsrAnCe Of the ciusch, HTIT
Tho services, yostaFdAy, were not charactex.
ICED BY any unusual Incidents. The msmber.
chip worshipsd with deeper devotion and 70.
joicsd with grsatsr Joy, bat beyond this there
Was nothtag diRaEpnt from ths usual 0ahhsst
oervioor NaIaceiSse wsre rns6 fY.,.e m E..i,,.
beeinnine Wei ~ i2ist a tha mornino iss.on
:Tts ~ 49, Ss9 sns ,so.n r.si% snd sr
us vhsrsof - Ara SI.dS Rsses+;n@ s ~, III .ss
tha snnronr;. .ssne.. ~ -. -,niS IT, ~ - ~ ~
chnrck NF IN. v.vad ~. ..rt;,. - h,sta; ~ -
oai snnfoat atinn' anI comnsssS ~. ~ as,;.1s.uss
~ his own nsrrie - shst - -. T.s. eI.a" ''.Ss
Zarmhsh.i Srnn shsi. n.h.1e.ssss "sos s.. u.'uol
~. n.onia ~ III. ohn-c,, h.S na1 "sPSslx.y.
into exi}s ~ vera ths chiidrsn ~ fsrsa, 0sn an
fro0 thsir ALTAR, their home And their temnia
bot thsy had bsen in scapuvity Of debt. They
had bsan conpelled 70 serve out 3 miserable
and mourniui bondage IN that wornt of al ala
ve!y-the slavery OF debt. Since the day Il was
eMH the church has been In the bondage Of
debt; but 20 much Of it - was Calling has now
been lifted, the church u free from it, captivity
and il people are delivered. The Lord. be aid.
had done this for the church, not by direct In
istrumentality but through the hearts OF men,
bringing help To them that help themselves.
Ono Of the Inducements which had led Mr..
Otes % aooePt the paatorate Of the West Church
was, hs said, the conviction tllAt its member
people, and he had not been disappointed in
them. During the ~ months that he had been
thers S28, 7S8 had been contributed, almost e1,-
OOO. ,pes month, which be thought was commeu-
d.ble showing in these hard timsA From outsde
friends in all churches about 5000. had bean
For this help he felt grateful It also showed
that there was not only sympathy among de-
nominations ~ such, but alsO among christians
70 one another, which REINFORCED his belief
that Wilmington wss good place to live In and
The value Of little things was dwelt upon as
illustrated in the manner in which the money
had been raised 10 pay OF this debt. Little by
little had il been gathered by tho Sunday School
clasass and others, some bringing in five cents
and others aye dollars. 1t had been raised by
giving, begging. praying aud singing, by the
men, women and chaldfen Of tho church, Who Ia
bored day and night In this behalf, It also de-
noted . revival in the church-s growth in grace