Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-06-17
RELIGIOUS.
THO Pulpits, Last sumday.

this city, on Sunday. We give below, notes Of
four Of the sermons
PAUL AND sIIAs IN PHrLIPf.
Sunday morning, Rev. DR.. Altman preached
at the West Presbyterian church. from Acts
10th chapter, l4th 70 26th verses. He gave an
interesting account Of Pauls call to kaoedonia,
and Of the visit Of himself and others TO Philip
pi. cor this part Of the sermon nothing but q
full report would give correct idea the nara
Apostles wore In tho habit Of using the Byua-
gogues when they visited cities in which there
were synagogues but finding NO synagogue in
Philippi, they went TO place by the nvsFsids,
where prayer was wont to be made. (Stangera
In city can do no better than to Wait prayer
ity of Christian service and followed right on,
not seeking for large congregation, but speak
ing, day after day, to amell audience, (and that
OF Women In secluded place.
Az they passsd to and from their plaos Of vos-
ship, they were annoyed by the outcries Of .
had brought her masters much gain by sooth-
Paul commanded the spirit to come out Of her,
and when her masters saw that the hope of
their gains was gone, they incensed the multi
tndes against Paul and Silas, and brought them 70
clothes, and commanded to beat them and
when there were laid on them many stripes,
1--WE get m idea Of the terrbleness Of tho pun
ishment whom We remember that there was
piece Of lead At the end Of every thong which
sunk into the iesh at every stroks,) they we're
thrust Into the inner prison. and their feet con-
fined IN the stocks.
Here the speaker gave an imaginary conversa-
tion between Paul and Silas, while confined st
night In this terrible place and condition. They
might have said "We prayed to be.guided. We
thought We were doing the will Of God. But
perhaps We wore mistaken But NO They had
done what they thought best; they had followed
the leading Of tho spirit, and they trusted In God
for the result.
At midnight they prayed, and sang praises to
God. In the midst Of apparent defeat, they sang
songs Of victory:
meagrely reported, the speaker drew many use
ful lessons. Difficulties, said he, often meet M
at the beginnings Of christian work, but should
not hesitate because We cannot see the whole
way. Life 10 made up Of decisions, we should
oo make our s Ssts%nsoas md TX our .,
with Tia iintv NJ this honr ~ mnst MT vsit or
hesitats. There shonId he = nromnt and ;mra.
date action sccordinu IN tbe lsubt yh;ch shins.
round us st tie present Again. il in following
do nnt he diaconrsaa; 'e Soma - rssnss ~ - ssns
r,uLa hut ~ otEors r.La tha ,isL. IN .,nc..s
comes, they then can say, 1--WE have done some
hard work, but It has paid Butif it turns ont
~, u,oy sSy s ,o.iy I,a you so' Su'h COURSE ID
When reanlta ara unfavorable "a
sometimes say. "Oh, il could
have seen week ahead" but We cannot
zee week ahead, nor day. Did you not do
the very best thing that you then knew Hav-
ing done prayerfully and wisely according to
present light, we are not to despond. Daniel
went bravely into the lions den. kjohn in prison
had no thought that he had not done right in
Sytp1svH
Again, having begun any work for Christ, we
should go forward energetically.
1t il not Gods plan that immediate success
should come to great works. II your work re-
quires more courage and self-sacrifce than you
expected, 60 on. Feeble folks are set TO small
tasks. II you have been set to hard task do
not disappoint the expectation. Young man, IL
you have failed in business il you have gone
down in ses of trouble, remember, that the
storm is the roofing Of the oak. Great charac.
ters are not built In soft, easy times.
Paul and Silas prayed In prison and In tho
ntoyhs. ~ nese panneo w Wisely ~ We
co9io, sho inied let ns Le.e up our WORK again
and wait. "Ihe waiang time my brothers is the
hardest thing OF ALL" Let ms take up our liie
WORK never rretting over tho past, nor distrust-
ing Iae Iasure. o, u,.
Whatever comes, GODS sun NJ shining and Ills
love is increasing.
THE ONENESS OF TIE CHURCHES.
Sunday at Mount Cuba. sorvice vss held bv
p.,, T,,on,.s + ty,.,. NJ N .ns Nv. ~ "a.
le'' 1honas 4. h'cks W. H. ana Ase'. A. ~ Da-
Wis.
DR.. Hicks spoke from John, XVIII. After
referring to a former disoourse in which Il was
shown that ali real disciples are one in the spirit
of love, in the spirit of obedience toward God
and in the spirit Of service toward God And man,
lie said
To-day propose to show that the Christian
Churches are essentially one in fupdamentsl
doctrine. and in aim. The Christian Church h
4 BODY Of belieyors in the Lord Jesns Christ.
united for the purpose Of yorsh,pinp God. and
saving souls. In this sll agree, 90 that the
OF all denomina ations are one in aim.
In fundamental doctrines they are one.
All believe that there is one living and true
God.
Ali believe that God has revealed himself 10
man In nature in tho scripturos. and by His
Son and Spirit.
All believe in the sinfulness or what ia called
Man is impaired by sin, physically. mentally
and morally, and this Impairment on account Of
sin extepds 10 eyery part of his nsture. No man
is perfectly sound, There ia no man Who does
not violate law, All do In many thinos what
thew shonld not do and iesve nndons whst thsv
no heath in us."
All tha churches belieye that Jesus Christ. vas
God manifest in the fleah that He Isyealed (od
and that he who ia acquainted With Christ who
hss caught Christ's Spirit ia not 4 straneer TO
God.
All All the cburcben be,ieve that salvation ia bv
and by fa,th in Christ that true re-.
nnrtanca mo.ns amandrant ~ ;So ,nd thst
ssivation is. being saved from sin, ~
An the churohea believe In the doctrine Of
tho Hoy % spirit tb,t % He d given X 1 to % mem a.
tesoher And hel,er !: and tbst God has mt into
overv hnman soul a witness Of Himself an in.
mar iioht n Cu;de him 70 tho tr,,ti,
Thesa ara tho fnndsmsnt.i @ doctr,nos NJ the
Church. and in ali thesa thera ia snbstantiai
sarssmsnt Ma AMONG ~ tbs dsnom;nstions cort.iniv
among ali called Evangelical.
SAlf, there are some in eyery church who
make mnch Of the difIerences In }.vnr or sheir
own bodv Tbare ara sone Enscnns,,sns % who
iook mon ali ontsida of their chnrrh ~ schis.
mstioss Iherc ara Soma Metbodists Who think
that God has reyosled Himself within the Meth
o<list church A. ia has not done snvvhere alse.
There ire some Bsptists who think that only
Bantsts obey the Eori fulIy in iii His oriil-
nsnces and there Ara soma biroted sectarisna
in every denominston Who sre more interested
in bniid,no m q onr church" than in estabiish-
inn ths Kingdom Of God.
fn this. hoveyer. their conduct in consiatent
With their fs,tH. fnr thew imsg;ma that i,e Who
raca,vss tha doctrines and conSo,%. to ,hs r,,,as
of mr. chmrch vii certainlv he savei '0 '"'0'
Rnt while th;a ia trne of fev in all the
cbnrcbea. The greater number Of ohr;stians sre
~ tSsu .ra oo,rin, ~ .sn thst Goi u
No resnecter Of persons. but that in eve every T ns. -
ton and in every church, those who fear Him,
and York r,Uhtaoesnn.s sro scceptsd viii Him
and that cvervwhere 1tbc trne worshinars arr, ara
they WHO Worship the Father in spirit and in
trmih'"
The sneaker remarked that tho sectarisn spir-
it should be d;soouTaged; thst no ona shonid
nrco mon others ti,e peculiarities Of bis own
JaSSon.nst ton. Sac.use f'"' " ~" ""
i All denominstIons contain tbe easonts]
trnths O, the eospei.