Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-14

Sunday, the 1lth instant, the mos
unprOpitious Sabbath Of this stormy
winter, was the day unfortunately se
lertcd 10y Bishop Brown for his much
anticipated visit to Wilmington. 81.
cause Of the exceeding incltmency oI
the weather, Bethel church was bn,
poorly attended, but the members pres
"n' were al! the more appreciative OF
the morning discourse, which was from
the text found in Matthew IV-1o, 20, q
verses Lay not up for yourselves
treasures up"n earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves
break through and steal : But lay up
for yourselves treasures in Heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth cor
rupt, aud where thieves do not break
through and steal.
For where your treasure is, there will
Your heart be also. " The Bishop treat
ed us to Il familiar home talk, leading
the attention of the congregation to the
error Of letting the heart rest too closely
upon earthly blessings, lest they be re-
moved from us to lead the idolatrouS
heart to turn more fully to the Father.
The many happy illustrations which he
SdNt VI tHt ntSIHfsS anu LtII Ills
played in the accumulation and care Of
earthly treasure were used AS examples
Of the possibilities in the human heart
Of sincere and unwavering purpose,
which he rXhOrted us to divert from I'M
worthy channels Of undue gain, toward
the advancement Of all Christian and
humanitarian purposes. The words Of
the Bishop fell gratefully upon the ;t.
tentive ears and open hearts of the con
and they responded with
earnest zeal in the cause of the church
showing that where their heart were
there should their treasure 60 also, by "A
of over sixty dollars. TO-
ward the payment Of the church debt
way OF faithful effort ON the part Of HE |
pastor, and earnest zeal in the congrrga-
ton, he again addressed us in the
nvening from md Corinthians, IXth
chapter, 9th and 7th verses: 'I'ut this
say, he which sowcth sparingly shall
reap also sparingly, and he (which
'owcth hountitulIv y shall reap also boun-
iful!y. 7th-"Every man according
~ he purp"scth in his heart, SO let him
give not grndgingly or Of necessity, for
iod lovcth cheerful giN"r.
The Rev. Bishop opened his discourse
II the evening by expressing hi A.
constituent at the doubt existing in
some minds rs to the value Of the Bible
n the emergencies of our own lives
He expressed the utmost faith in its i
borough adaptabilty to every rondi-
ion by which the Father has seen fit to {
us. Every thought in our
pirtual experience, every trial in our !
laily lives being met by the Bible with {;
and courage in and ,
,rcauSe Of such conditions Are we /
'oor, weak, prosecuted, mourning, for
IS all is Christ's love and blessing $
waiting, he referred to his text, illus Il
rating the gardener sowing his crop !
nd rcapng his rich harvest; 50 also i'll ,
lr lives, every good act, every sustain
nE advice, returns to the door, harvest f
/ biesSedncSH. No man or woman who e
eeks to aid others but that receive for g
aid in some future trial. a
The word Of truth, spoken or written, y
p"rds on its way unchecked, never r
y any possibility to be diverted from
5 ultimate work, and sending back t.
If~~liE, UPON iHbSt WHO hltl ltS pro- I
rcSS. s
A work done Systematically from u Il
N"l principle is steady in its returns s.
| the spiritual as well as in the bust "
ess sense. He referred to the wild en-
tcmcnt and uncertain profits and lOS-
IS III stock exchange gambling, the
oscillations of which hc wished MS 10
81 as warnings against the doing Of Uur
"d dccds--npon impulse rather than
pom n sure basis of christian principle. RI
ClI""lilIIur>s in oar work is Essential
obtain the fullest urrr NAL return. !.
1E" congregation proved that they
ere uf IN" clas. ot cheerful givcr4,
hum the Lord jpNrth. For they com "a
c'"d the days collection .y making mp =
round huu,rr,! dollars, and Il lirtlcl
ore, all of which to within two dollars is
Is in sums OF from onr 1u five dollars. Ri
lis congregation can fully be ranked
Gh among those willing to pay their Il.
dcbt"'lncsS, when we consider the ~
y S small congregation, The unfavora-
. winter, and the sickness in the city
dIScuuragcIncntS against which they W.
We to contend VISITOR 81