Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-24
Interesting Msetangs In the Duke Street NJ
Il. Church.

Interesting Moet1ngs In tho Duke Street NJ.
Il. Church.
A meeting of the Susquehanna minis
terial association was held in the Duke
street NJ. E. church on Monday evening.
The initial sermon was preached by Rev.
David Shields, Parkesburg, from Isaiah
XIV, Is, the subject being the '' Essence CT
God" The sermon was an able one and
evinced much care in its preparation.
This was followed by IN exhortatiOn by
Rev. J. Lindemuth, at the conclusion of
which al earnest prayer meeting was
held, after which the association ad-
journed to reassemble this morning at 10
o'clock.
Tuesday lhorning.-The opening services
were conducted by Rev. J. w. Geiger.
The following named pastors reported
the condition of their respective charges !:
Rev. j. Lindemuth, of st. Paul's, Lancas-
ter, reported his charge in a prosperous
condition. AS a result of the revival now
in progress over fifty have professed con-
version. The Sunday school is flourishing
and the spirit Of church improvement has
been awakened. The basement of the
church is being improved and beautified,
and will be re-Opened for service the first
Sunday in March. Rev. j. Wood, of Bald
| win, reported that he had not yet held a
prOtracted meeting, but was getting ready
to do so, the indications for revival being
propitious. Rev. D. Shields, of Atglen,
reported that he had been laboring with
good success, and that his charge is in a
prosperous condition. One of his appoint
ments, Parkesburg, is i'll hopeful condi-
tion. Rev. J. W. Geiger, of Marietta, re-
ported his charge in a prosperous con-
dition. AS the fruits of the revivals in
| MaytOwn and Marietta, held for
twelve weeks. 155 have been received into
the church. The revival is still progressing
and the altaris filled with penitents. Rev.
s. G. H. Smith, of the Duke street church,
Lancaster, reported that the resist of the
recent revival was that 2G new members
have been received into the church. The
benevolent collections are larger in amount
than last year-the total donations to va
riOuS objects being over $1,000
Rev. j. Lindemuth delivered an address
cd ''The Majesty of the Bible,' in the
course of which he traced the history of
the introduction of the scriptures into the
different countries of the world, and gave
some account of national and state legisla-
tion in regard to the same. He closed with
an appeal to retain the scriptures in the
public schools.
Rev. d. Shields, Parkesburg, read an
essay on the Holy Priesthood" quoting
as his text the 9Th and 9Th verses of the
10Th chapter Of Exodus, wherein the Lord
promises the Israelites If ye will obey
My voice then We shall be unto Me king
dom of priests and a holy nation.'' The
reverend speaker said the conditions of
this promise had never been complied with.
on the part of the Israelites, and therefore
the promise was never fulfilled they never
became kingdom of priests, but the priest
hood was afterwards transferred to the
Gentiles, and is now held by Divine author
ity by the Christian church. The essay
was of considerable length, well considered,
and well-received by the small audience in
attendance. At it's conclusion the associa-
tion adjourned until o'clock this after
noon.