Daily Republican., 1879-03-22
THE WILMINGTON CONFERENCE,

D THE WELLINGTON CONFERENCE
u The Church Extension society An
niversary-Even Meeting and
: Other Matters.
Special Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN
New CASTLE, March 81.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock was the
anniversary of the Church Extension
Society. J. w. Pierson presided. Two
members of the "Hayes Quartette"
gave an exhibition Of their vocal quail
fcatons by taking charge Of tho sing.
ing on the occasion. Addresses we're
delivered by Rev. Z. P. Aldrea, of
Cecilton; Prof. Butz, of Drew Seminary,
and Rev. Enoch Stubs, of Central
church, Philadelphia Conference, form
erly Of this Conference. Mr. Stubbs'
old friends in the Conference gave him
very cordial greeting. The speeches
were well received, and doubtless will
inspire greater libsrality upon the part
of the church in regard to this branch
Of church wsrk.
EVENING SESSION.
A large audience assembled at the
Church last evening. The exercises
opened with singing an appropriate
hymn, Rev. George R. Bristor presiding
at the organ. Rev. A. D. Davis made
an earnest prayer. The sermon
was delivered by Rev. r. 0. Ayars, who
took for his text the words. "Go through
the gates, prepare ye the way of the
people, cast up, cast up the highway;
gather ont the stones lift up a stand
ard for the people"
The speaker in his opening remarkes
said, ~ suppose that need consume
but little Of your time in defining one
of the frs: terms OF this simple text,
gate. After defining the word he said
that God made law and the penalty
was, 'the soul that sinneth it shall
die" Man sinned and broke that law
and the death penalty arose up between
him and his God, and stood as a wall of
separation. God in his mercy cut
through that wall and put door and
gate into it, and made way by which
his erring children might come back to
their allegiance, to their home, 70 their
father.
The gate was Christ, so t!at the
world might reach heaven, and heaven
reach the world by passing through
Him who said, 81 am the door, the
life, the truth, the way, and the gate"
On the heaven side of this wall are all
who have washed their robes and made
them white in the blood Of the Lamb,
whether in Christian or in heather
lands. The speaker said there was
another side to this wall called the perdi-
ton side. On thi, side::ars all those who
are unwashed and unsaved. Their
hearts are strong hearts, not subject to
the law uf God.
Before case can be met its state
must be ascertained. The state of the
world is that it lieth in wickedness
and the work Of the church is to bring
the world to God, and in doing this Ger
tain questions must be answered and
certain demonstrations made. God sends
the Holy Spirit to the sinner, convic-
tions and desires are implanted inbim;
he tries and falls short of his convic-
tons. Gods plan is to have the church
to behave itself so as to show him that
his convictions are possible Of realiza-
tion. Christ has shown it possible to
keep His law by keeping it himself.
Speaking of the church he said it was
in need of teachers and the ministers
should teach the people and the people
should live up to it. Gods command
is to "Gather ont the Stones" Weread
of the unclean, the ravenous beast, the
rock of stumbling, the stone Of ofense
and the hypocrite all of which terms
are used to express the character OF q
'uch as "Steal the Livery of the Court
If Heaven to serve the Devil in"
The speaker said, we are told to
,ather them out, to keep the church q
,ure, to keep it as house of prayer
md not a den Of thieves. If any in
list on coming to the communion and
lolding membership in the church who
re fornicators, idolators, drunkards, 2
the communion should B
" closed against them, as such are
tones, and should BE- gathered out. p
He said it was the duty of the church D
0 lift up standard for the people, a
of law and theory, stan r.
ard of morals. The speaker said the g,
did right in speaking against n n
uarreling, brawling, railing, dishonrs- a a
y in business, drunkenness, voting for
cense laws for the sale of liquor, renting
ouses for its use, against circuses, u =,
ames Of chance, horse-races, dancing -
chools, etc. u
The ministers do right, he said, in
equiring attendance upon the word of 10
iod. The church does right when they 81
ut off the unpenitent and gather out
he stones and lit up standard for II,
he people, in order that the church sa
lay be a place where the redeemed
lay walk and to which the ransomed bv
the Lord may return and come to Ia
ion with songs and everlasting joy pI
pom their heads; that they may OBJ +,
lin joy and gladness and signing pass
gay, and the bride be worthy the 4,
ridegroom.
CONFERENCE uuMORs. frs
Before the evening service commence III
the ministers assembled in the class an
oms, conversing on various subjects. u.
reporter of the REPUBLICAN, was told an
at a young preacher was about to fro
dress the Conference on the subject "
the Women's Foreign Missionary So lal
,ty introduced his remarks by declar- an,
9 that all his relations were foreign IN.
women. To this statement thought wb
| minister quietly responded she ful
,nld like to know how he, the speaker, at,
t hsre.' orc
A New Castle gentlema" represented. vii
at az the time for Conference drew All,
or tl,, rraotor nort of his chick ens