Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08

REV. A. ". MILBY AT THE BRANDYwiSE N. 4
CHURCH YEsTERDAY
From Mondays Commercial


(From Mondays Commercially
Rev. A. W. Milby the newly appointed pastor
Of the Braidywne NJ. E. church, preached his
first sermon there, yesterday, to good sized
congregation, taking for his text the following
passage Of Scripture, from Second Corinthians,
9th chapter, 18Th verse "Examine yourselves
whether ye be in the Faith"
After the Introduction, he said the great duty
of Christians was self examination, which Is Of
great Importance, and to which he feared little
attention was given, large majority live
far from their duty. and watch tile outward sur
face Of Christianity. II that be right, and pre-
sents fair exterior we go no further, aud do
not realize the hidden sins, as David did, when
he said "Try me Oh God aud search
me-" This was strongly illustrated also in
the case Of Job, who was beset by false friends
and urged to curse God aud die. He, however,
was not satisfied, and God brought him through
q severe course Of trial and ailliction. This was
not Jobs choice, but God deemed it necessary
in his case. Neither WAS the thorn in Paurs
flesh removed as he desired.
Though Christians may fail in many things,
they need not fail in the one thing needful. We
should be careful what doctrines We profess.
Whatever man IL, he ia before God, and not
before men, We can easily act a part before
men, but God cannot be deceived. Faith is all
essential, and our Savior said il ye had faith
like grain Of mustard seed, ye might say to this
mountain be thou removed hence and cast into
the sea, and it should be done. Why did Christ
make use OF the slmilitude OF mustard seed, the
smallest Of all seedsp Why not eay grain Of
sand which is equally as small? Because there
was life in the mustard seed aud it could be
qnckened into vitality, gerninate, grow and be-
come great tree /; but the grain OF sand is life
less, with no power OF expansion ex-
cept by accreton which would still leave 1t .
lump. An ounce of gold is as pure as pound
OF the same metal. Our faith though small can
expand, and our religion should not be measured
by quantity, but by quality. Mems lives are it,
lustrated by their actions. Show me how man
lives and l will show you what he believes.
Show me the record book, and can only show
you what he processes. Take Roman Catho-
lie, with no disrespect to that denomination)
brought up to pray to the Virgin Mary. II he
neglects, he feels condemned Take Protest.
ant, brought up to pruy to the God Of Heaven.
He feels condemned il he neglects. Both are
equally sincere Where is the diverging polntp
Another does not believe in future punishments
and says God is too merciful to punish. You
may try your best to alarm him, he sees no dam
ger. Many people profess to be Orthodox but
that means nothing. You may be as Orthodox
81 the Devil and still be lost The devils are
orthodox, for they believe and tremble. There
ia no infdelity in hell.
We should be careful Of our Christian expe-
rience. God can make christian, but the devil
can paint one just like him and seat him in the
munion table.
Jesus Christ is Gods ideal man, his beloved
son in whom he was well pleased. The people
followed after John the Baptist, because he was
singular He came eating locusts and wild hon
ey and clothed in peculiar manner. Surely
John was q good man and all flocked to Jordan.
All wanted to be baptised of him. Our Savior
came like other men, but he met a different re-
ception. He was called glutton,a wine bibber,
and charged with eating with sinners. We can
rely on Gods spirit in the heart. There can be
no religion without Christ and the submission
OF our will to the will Of God. We may love
Christ and not have the spirit Of Christ in our
heart. Peter loved Christ but he loved Peter
more, and it WAS not until he had denied Christ
that his self-admiration was broken and then
Peter loved Christ supremey, and became as
nothing compared with Christ. Mr.. Milby
closed his sermon with an earnest appeal for
self examination and closer walk with Christ.
His sermon was listened to intently throughout
and evidently made a decidedly favorable i'm
preston. At the close the members OF the con-
gregation flosked around him and welcomed him
In th air miuat-