Daily Republican., 1879-09-19
AVENUE mEETIsG
A wonderful Blending Together
OF Baptists and MethOdigts.

A wonderful Blending Together
OF Baptists and 8Iethodists,
On Wednesday evening in addition to
the other religious exercises, was ss-
pecially the evening fer religious testi-
mony and congregational singing in re-
sponse to the testimonies offered every
available space in the lecture room Of
the church was filed and the aislss af-
ter being filed with chairs still failed to
seat all who desired to enter. It was
little late when representative Of the
REPUBLICAN entered, and the meeting
which gained force and power as the
hours advanced was well under way.
Rev. Mr.. Haldeman stood behind his
pulpit in his happiest mood and had
kind cheerful word for every one who
offered word Of testimony for the Di-
vine Maker.
To stranger and uninitiated,. the
meeting might have been taken for an
old fashioned Methodist lovefeast some
what resembling those we read of as
having been held in the days of Cart
wright, Finley and other fathers of
Methodism. But we knew it was q
Baptist church and therefore were the
more surprised to find the liveliest kind
of q Methodist meeting in progress.
But it was not a Methodist meeting,
nor Baptist meeting though held in 4
nominally Baptist church and conducted
by a nominally called Baptist minister.
1t was emphatically meeting of
christians without tinge Of denomi-
national feeling exhibited. About one
half Of those who testified were mem-
bers of the various Methodist churches
in the city, and from their testimony
they appeared to be perfectly at home,
and shouted as heartily as ifthey had
been in Methodist class room. The
members of Delaware avenue seemed to
partake Of the same spirit, and were as
happy as their Methodist friends. Rev.
Mr.. Haldeman was the happiest of the
happy, and embraced the opportunity
of referring in five minutes address
Of wonderful power to the oneness of
the spirit which seemed to melt and
bind all hearts together in the bonds
of christian love and friendship.
He took occasion to refer to the as
pensions that were cast upon him and
his church by protesting christians Of
other denominations, by writer's for the
papers and by the world in general.
He said that he had been condemned
for uttering the same sentiments that
had been expressed by his Methodist
friends. He reviewed some of the re-
marks of those who had testified and
which had the true christianity in
them, but for preaching the same doc
trine and using the same language, he
had been denounced. ''.T
His church had been accused of keep
ing within her pale people unworthy of
confidence but for whom Christ had
died, and who the church was trying
to lift up. He prayed for more chris
tian charity and hoped it would infiu-
ence protesting christianity who occupy
various positions in the newspaper
Offices. He had been asked why he did
not reply to some of tho articles that
had been published, but he thought he
would leave it all to the Lord who he
knew would vindicate him in his own
good time. He referred to the talk
abroad, charging him with preaching
only upon the word "believe." But
said Mr.. q. find in my Bible these
words "Whosoever believeth on the
Lord Jesus Christ shall he saved" Mr..
H. repeated the verse over and over
again, his voice growing higher each
time until it reached the highest pitch,
and the Methodist brethren present
joining, a season Of shouting was en-
joyed.
"Shout it out" said Mr.. Haldeman,
~ enjoy good shout when it comes
from honest christian hearts," Testi-
mony was then resumed and carried on
until the meeting closed at l04 O'Clock.
Before closing, at Mr.. Trademarks re-
quest the congregation sung over and
over again the chorus Of "For I've
touched the hem of his garments" and
then again at his request, "The old
time religion" was sung. The meeting
was certainly remarkable one, and We
do not wonder that Delaware Avenue
Church is crowded nightly.
Attention Company A. Huskcrs
The veterans Of Company A. corn
huskers, Captain James Fighter are nc
titled to hold themselves in readiness
to march at a moments warning to res
cue and save the corn crop of Harry
Mahaffy, Brandywine Hundred. Every
member is expected to have his ac-
coutrements in good order. Fearful
that the yellow legged chickens may
take the alarm all preparations must
be conducted quietly. Comrades be
courageous, be brave be true and the
enemy will be ours, yellow legs and all.
By ORDER OF THE CAPTAIN.
Tho Weather.
War Department, Office of the Chief
Signal Officer, Washington, Sept. 49,
A. N.
Indications for Friday-For the
Middle Atlantic States, clear or partly