Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-10-21
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ses Rendered.
The corner stone for the Househsl,
Of Faith church, on Tatnall street be
tween Seventh and Eighth streets, wa
laii yesterday afternoon with appro
PIRATE exercises. The ceremony wa
witnessed by several hundred people
The exercises commenced with tn,
singing Of hymn, entitled "The Lore
Hath Chosen Zion," and was followed
with prayer by the Rev. George R
Kramer.
The pastor and people read selsc
tions Of Scripture and another hymn
was sung. Rev. Geo. B. Kramer ther
preached from the latter clause Of III,
eighteenth verse Of the sixteenth chap
ter of Matthew "Upon this rock vii
| build my church and the gates Of bel
shall not prevail against IT," Th,
discourse although lengthy, was in
teresting and was well adapted to tn,
occasion. After the sermon had beeI
concluded, Mr.. Kramer read an origina
poem entitled "Ths Victory Of th,
Church over Hades." (This poem viii
probably be published in the REPvBLI
CAN next weekly
The choir sang the hymn Satisfied
which was composed BY Mr.. Kramer.
The following articles were deposited
in the corner stone: A bible, Advent
hymn book, church constitution, ,church
roll, brief history Of the church, the
hymn Satisfied" the Gazette, Every
Evening, REPUBLICAN,, News, The
Worlds Crisis, The Bible Banner, The
Christian, The Restitution, The Young
Pilgrim and The Words Of Faith. a
short prayer was laid on top of these
articles.
The history placed In the corner
stone reads as follows and bears the
zeal Of the church:
A BRIEF HBroRY or THE House. HOLD OF
FAITH, IN THE CRY OF WILMINGTON,
DELAWARE:
This church was organized In the
city Of Wilmington, Delaware, in a tent
ON the lot at the corner OF Fourth and
Lombard streets, on Sunday, jane "A,
in the year OF our Lord, 1877.
The occasion OF this organization
was the withdrawal Of the Rev. Geo.
R. Kramer from the ministry and mem
bership Of the N. &. church, which oe-
Cured on June 20, A. D., 1877. At
the time of this act he was in the third
year Of his pastorste at the Asbury n.
X. church, In this (Wilmington) city.
The reason Of this withdrawal was
that in his Investigations Of Scripture
he was convinced that mans death
was not the spotheosis Of his nature,
but that being mortal, and not, IS
commonly believed, immortal, he is
upon Jesus Christ for Inn
and that this Is commu MICA
ted at Christ's second coming by q
resurrection from the dead, which res
direction he held 10 be q necessity
which explained fully the prominence
given In the Sacred Scriptures 10 the
hope Of the second coming Of our Lord.
"As in Adam all die even so in Christ
shall all be made alive. Bat every
man in his own order, Christ the first
fruits; afterwards they that are Christ's
at his coming."-1 Corinthians Is: "a,
23. "If l have fought with beasts at
Ephesus, what advantageth it me If the
dead rise not; let us eat and drink for
TO- morrow We e."-I Corinthians Is:
80. These tex ts and the utter absence
Of any reference, in the teachings Of Holy
Writ, to death as the hope Of the chris
tiau; but rather all his comfort based
upon the resurrection Of the descent Of
Christ from Heaven, as taught in Thes-
salonians 4: l3 Is, together with the as
surance Of Christ, "that whososver be-
lievsth in Him sh" mot perish but
have everlasting life. st. John 3:16,
were the truths leading to. and were
tbs distinguishing features in the Or
q eanization Of the Household Of Faith
Church"
At the date Of the organization about
seventy persons enrolled their names as
members. After worshiping . few
weeks in the tent on the lot at Fourth
and Lombard streets, the congregation
rented the second story room Of the
MoClary Building, No. 605 Market
street, where, under the blessing Of
God, the church prospsred, the mem
bsrship increasing to 300 and more. A
lot was purchased on Tatnall street,
between Seventh and Eighth, at which
place the corner stone was laid on We'd
nesday, October Goth, In the year Of our
Lord, 1880. At this date the member
ship, as recorded on the roll within,
mum bsred three hundred and twenty
three; officers and teachers In Sunday
School, twenty; average attendance OF
scholars, one hundred and twenty i've.
Rev. Geo. R. Kramer, pastor OF this
church, son Of Rev. Samuel and kebecoa
Kramer, was born in the city of Balti-
more, Maryland, May rs, A. D., 1889.
His grandfather married mrs' D"aeos's
the widsw Of q gentleman related to
Governor BasCett, Of Delaware Mr..
Kramer has two brothers In the minis
try of the P. L. church--Rev. W. +.
Kramer, rector of Christ church, New
Orleans, and Rev. John W. Kramer,
rector Of st. Johns, the Evangelical
Of New York city. Educated
a. Williamsport, Pa, under Rev. Thos.
Bowman, D. D., now one Of the Bishops
of the M. E. church, (then President OF
The Dickinson Seminary Mr.. Kramer
was received on trial in the baltimore
Conference in the spring Of A. D., 1882
according to the usages OF the M' H.
church. He was received into full con
nsotiou and ordained Deacon by Bishop
Scott. of Delaware, In A. D., 1851
Subseq usntly ordained Elder by BlshGP
George +. Pierce, D. D., Of the M: n.
church, South. After filing various
appointments he was received into tne