Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-13
VISITING PRE ACHERS
W. LlGHrBOURSE AMI
.,c.,rx At UNION CHURCA.
r,oouent sermons Preached
w." vi. church Ycsterday-Thc
temperance Reform move
ment Ably Discussed by
the Latter Both servf-
ces largely Attended.


tbc Iatfcr-B Both Servi-
ces largely ATTENDED.
The members aud friends Of Union
II. Church Ware treated to two
,o,nsnt sermons yesterday. In the
."1ning the Rev. A. w. Ligbtbourne
rsaohed to large congregation, TAX
tor his text the fortieth chapter of
" ass,ah and part of the thi.d verse:
Ss," ep,anare We the way of the Loro, make
,.a;ah. & IN the desert a highway for
W. God." In the impressive Language
~. .bs tpxt Jesus Christ is the purpose
4 Cod in Israel. The speaker design
N show the rise and progress OF the
rhri.ti IN religion, from its infancy up
tba present time, referring at length
the birth Of Chr st in Bethlehem, show.
NO what little child could attain to
r1 what glorious lessons we can learn
.om m them. He further stated that
1s,us Christ is the fulfilment or the
Lbmax of grand series of progress.
bropress toward pert eCtlop, both the
nhysical, mental and moral this law
s,ny found everywhere. He then
lnoks of the vegetable kingdom and
be development of man; saying that
han years ago was compelled to do
Everything by his own hands in less
hropressive way than now, since the
Wonderful discovery of steam and im-
Croyed mechanism. After dwelling
Yitb great force ON these subjects tho
(reaker said that Jesus Christ. died for
Lyery man; therefore every man is con.
biuonally saved, but II he will not
krnk when the cup Is put to his lips,
he will not be saved when he may,
hs must, therefore, be eternally lost.
He believed The time would soon come
gben every tongue would proclaim the
beauties of salvation and of a living
Bod, This, he said, is the preparation
ear and the time is coming when the
kbOye will he verified. All the forces
the world VIII con tribute. Christi.
Inity To-day is no longer a beggar;
christianity to, day is respected; IL Is
bo longer butieted and jeered At.
If We find lufdelity, we find it in the
churches, under cover of the pulpit.
Now, it is said, what Is TO be the con-
umatOn? To which question reply
That every valley shall be exalted; every
mountain and hill shall be made low;
he crooked shall be made straight; the
(0ugh places plain; the glory or the
Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh |
hail see it together, Tor the mouth OF the
Lord hath spoken it, The voice said,
try, and he said, what shall | cry ? |
All flesh is grass, aud all the goodness
fltIe0t is as the flower of the field. The
Brass witherech, the flower fadeth; but |
he word OF oar God will stand forever.
That mouth of the Lord has spoken
here is hot doubt; we may not com.
prehend Ior demonstrate it, but it is
frue Devtnheless.
The remarks of the speaker were lis
ened to with market attention, and !
fere highly appreciated Dy the congre- |
|atiOu.
TEMPERANCE SERMON.
In the evening, the Rev. d. G. Bah
oCk, stannch temperance man,
hrparhpd m ;n+.ro,.;., ,,,,..,,.
sras s"a o"nan, "u in'oi o''ihs seluioh' 10
nosanon. ''eaT1oh oil Iho temperance
abtb oha,.t '"Nin9 ioi ms VeAe tne
rfr'sS. "P'o' "lPno -. 10y. ON, sDh anu loIn
Ehe forrsr oi 'n4',ile' l pray 1hee, oi
{bo ssarnh "so, anu prepare Ihysel 10
lra bHt I1 " n',,1 w. 'nnii i"'ners. lfor we
tcansa n,. y'I3'oi'"y' '3D anu SNOW ho'hlns,
6owG SpaH Sua U@.s w, upon eaflh are sha,
fsIIt110o fh1 'naIt oa noI 'heS Ieacn thee, and
heart ." "T Tro u''oi "o'us GUY VI thelr
ELnl;,o no speaker SAID that the
'nulile, IN addressing Job, sels forth
bs ruo pilheipleS. AFTER rehearslng
InS,t unite address 10 JoD, lie
emneraTps Upono ~, o,, u .no philosphy OF the
6r p'"u'o Of an " movement, out sad speak
\ havs kno''n' Duo, o'neh1' aus the 81 e'ker
Ina movsmar, anU" ieuee OF tne nature OF
Sbort OIn ua th anu why IL IL Drought
{efvrmed V ,om ,nen mnars saiu Inat ne was not a
nav n,I 'em perahce man, as he never :
d navsr sn"' "n,nI ~ was 10 urink liquor; said
n,Js lsIoi tI, smoked but one cigar and that
Inotbar '.n N ~ 80 t SICK that he never wanted
oGscco Ibn tha,at ns never TOOK a chew Of
Rrom syr"r,a sn1aoioie ne could not speak
Sseb Of tbasa noo ~ VI the etects or using I
|sjd ha m ,hoso ,bes poisonous articles But \
ise no ~ .nS vatfe Is not person wno can c
Eo,s ~ ~ anu ioi say mat they have not been {
|empepancs ,css "n1cted by the evils Of in t
Ludp p1r"ace, bv .'.o We are confronted in this l
Eyipp N ~ sieal national evil; we are o
butY Y d;d IL na. an ,a age of immoral activities,
Evsrn u,u noS 'llnk ours the outgrowth. '
(sd i, aros, preceding age OF the world has s
hiuk lsI I6s gross }ss wicke ness and he did not
|lan TN time tn1 lorn"r II, age was more moral $
Our s chn,au VI to-uay. s
Is in, in odan Ihurches are as well filed now t
|nIipb,sunean, ip nuen times and the world is more h
Eopdss' He poke of the different c
(ad id4efs u OF this age, during which lie c
has s' a"1 "1 can Jan sip our coffee in the morn.
baIts "nE os ,h ttaa what is going Oh in other
ss s,I iurn;se!gaI Of iss globe; and also to-day we
ban nIsnea cnnns M with every thing that g.
urV is voula desire. The nineteenth cen. 8,
hey nes,s ~ PECULIAR W with moral improve. IL IL
uvu,s, s4vs,o We have recently come out Of oI rl
sicb iics's no Conflct,--she on late civil war Y
YAM. tI hOt nU one ne would care to go through +
4 l' r .as", Uus ~ we are daily cursed with a G,