Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-03-09
A Happy Day.
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West church calendar; day to glad.
den the hearts Of all who love the gates
of peace. Over 50,a..Roodly number, went
forward and standing in a wide half
circle In front Of the pulpit and around
the communion table, made n public
profession of their faith In Christ. The
aged, whose children had long been in
the church, knelt with the child 10 re-
ceive tho rite of baptism; the young girl
just budding into won anhood, the
belle who had reigned In society, the
young man in his first proud strength,
the youth full OF glowing hopes and as
pirations, the more matured with his
soberer Judgment and settled purpose,
the serene faced matron, all ages were
tory of any church have 30 many adult
persons united with 1t st one time.
1t was a beautiful sight; those who
on rePretfully, but we hope for lust
tiret Sabbath In June. Surely with
this new force Of workers, as all who
enter the com m union OF this church
arc understood 10 be, we would not
look for less, and we want an over.
undoubtedly have been the case In this
instance had the intention of 60 many
to make this public profession been
night through the past week they have
been subscribing their names and few
knew until the very last how large the
been 30 quiet that the fiual result was
al nj
too good 10 be believed to sec those who
had been the most impervious to those
sacred influences, the most worldly
and pleasure loving, coming now with
foil purpose of heart to serve the
Lord, bending low at His altar, asking
as their greatest happiness that they
might be permitted to do something for
Him.
1t was no cross, every countenance
declared, to thus stand and confess
Him, but they gloried in 1t with deep
and thankful joy.
1t is but the beginning, we believe,
OF still better things to come. All who
felt the sweet and happy influence OF
the place on this Sabbath morning must
have been impressed with this. The
spirit was there broodiHg over the
scene, and felt still more when, after
each had been warmly and separately
welcomed, 30 many for the first time
partook Of the sacred elaments. The
workers have only begun to reap; there
! will be fuller harvest yet. IL shows
that the church has only need TO rouse
itself and shake off Its chains OF worldly
care and suDineness to become NOV
ing and mighty power in any place
that God will own and bless theieffortI
put forth for this cause
Men are not 80 unreasonable and un-
willing MS many suppose they only
want the truth pressed home as Il
christians believed IL and half felt it
Truly with so much to encourage us
we will hencelorth be SO alive and IL
earnest that we will have a right L
expect great things.
| The conservation made at the table o
our Lord was complete and thorough
we gave ourselves, our all, that His lif'
might flow In and through us, strength
ening, endOwing ar filing us for Hi
| work, We shall ali md .J14se psrs2ol
of 1t to do. The hidden talent shall b
brought ont, polished and prepafed TO
the Masters use. Let each look with
In and find out what it is and put 1t t
instant and effective service. No tim
Is to be lost No soul that we can reac
must go down TO death unwarned. @
blessed and happy number, beginnin
this new and higher life, it Is no
enough to save ourselves; we want, lik
the great Captain of eur salvation, I
bring many others with as to glory
ana receive from Him as we reach Hi
footstool the glad well done" X.
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