Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-11
NEW SERIES VOL. VINO. 81

/ 1t was lcd by the Rev. A. D. Davis and
Il many OF the clergymen and others re.
i lated their experience The meeting was
II one of marked spirituality.
r. THE BIsHoP's SERMON.
= The preaching service began Mt 10. 30
!. O'Clock. The sermon was delivered by
!. Bishop Mallalieu and was plain Init
/ interesting discourse. His text was Reye-
$ lations, first chapter and part of the fifth
. and the whole of the sixth verse s.JTnto
Him that loved us and washed us from
! our sins in His own blood and hath made
us kings and priests unto God and His
Father; to Him be glory and dominion
| for ever and ever
The Bible is wonderful book filled
, with mysteries. Perhaps no part OF the
sacred volume is more mysterious. less
understood than that from which the text
is taken. The text is simple in its lam
guage and entered to some extent in his
experience. 1t touches on the grandest
work of God--the plan of redemption.
The ground upon which God has under
taken to redeem and has redeemed hu.
manity is found in the text itself =" God
SO loved the world" The text nppropri-
ately speaks of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us remember that God is not n vim
dictive ruler. The same can be said of
the Holy Spirit. When We read the text
unto him that loved us . we want to in
elude the Father, the Son and
the Holy Ghost God loves us
because we are his creatures. However
minute may be the work of
his creation he has interest in it. The mote
| floating i'll the sunshine is as much in
Gods care as the most brilliant planet. |
He loves us not simply because we are his |
creatures but because he has made us in |
his own image and likeness. He loves us |
because of our helpless and hopeless con- |
dition. There is no strength in the |
human arm to secure salvation. 1t is
utterly without strength or ability intel
lectual or spiritual. The love of God is
changeless and eternal, the ground of our
salvation. The thought of God is to per-
feet moral character. Redemption re-
quires two things. First, perfect
standard, to show us what is required
second, model. In the scriptures we
have the standard and in the character of
Christ perfect example. We are to be
like Him in all things. His tempta-
tions were three-fold. They an
pealed first to his appetite, lust and ,
desire second to his ambition and pre- I
sumption; third, to his power. To us
he is an example of self-denial. He sur i
rendered to the Father the glory he had I
from the beginning. Every self-sacriice /
we make should be made gladly. If we I
would develop the perfect character in t
the plan of redemption we must be self '
If the Methodist church 8
would get the spirit of self-sacrifice it i
would shake this planet from pole to @
pole and hasten the millennial by 1000 v
years. Jesus teaches us on the point of b
loyalty to God. Whether you see God or n
not be loyal to the end. This may be a
called the moral phase of the atonement. {,
10 the bishop il looked like the essential u
phase. He had read that it sayored il
If commerce. He did not be- ii
leve God ever paid ransom fl
,or the redemption of the world. Part of d
he redemption plan is to destroy the N
works of the devil. It is q redemption of W
1ower. Christ has not failed in his fl
mission 1t is redemption by blood. W
Without the shedding of blood there is W
10 remission of sins. The precious blood hi
If the Lord Jesus Christ. He washes us b,
n his own blood. Will you find fault si
With it, deride it? Go with me to Geth- ci
emane. Go to the halls of Herod. Go in
o Calvary. 1t is blood. He shed his nj
blood for the remission of our sins. &C
Tesus died for us, the lust for til
he unjust, that he might bring in
is to God The result of the plan Of W,
redemption We are to be kings and as
,riests to God, the Father. This world an
loes not terminate the Christians career. III
We are to rise to scenes of grandeur and flu
blessing beyond these shores. 1t means tn
,urity, exaltation, honor and glory. co
These are to be the Christians part in that ey
etter world. Think of the deliverance as
10 more sorrow, struggle or conflict. en-
he hand of the infinite father will wipe 10,
way all tears from your eyes. Mansions co
nd crowns of glory await us. We are to or
e kings and priests unto God forever. wa
The sermon was followed by the ordin- Use
tion of the deacons. be
In the afternoon at the same church a be
srmon was preached by the Rev. j. A. tol
leCauley, d. D., president of Dickinson lai
ollege, who took as his text II. Cor, fir
th chapter and 18th verse. The dis bu
purse was on the difference between the th
aterlalistic and spiritualistic life. After sal
lie sermon, which was intently listened res
}, Bishop Mallalieu ordained the elders af,
ected Saturday afternoon. ha
At night as in the morning the church a0
as crowded to its utmost capacity. II wa
as the occasion of the missionary ami ref
ersary. Francis A. Ellis of Elkton pre- me
ded Alfred G. Cox of Middletown read ste
lie financial report, which showed that fol
yer ST., 900 had been raised in the con SO,
renee during the year. The Rev. Henry cas-
Thompson delivered pleasing mis- if
onary address. Chaplain McCabe fol- ye
wed in lengthy and interesting ad- hii
ress and sang several hymns. Addresses me
ere also delivered by Bishop Mallalieu sal
i'd others. ms
Chaplain McCabe preached in the wa
orning in the Presbyterian Church. In cal
Ie afternoon in the same church a chill
ren's mass meeting was held in which lis
e Methodist and Presbyterian Sunday plt
hools participated. The Rev. Robert ne
GERS, pastor of the church, presided of
Id delivered a short address. Addresses pr
ere also made by the Revs. Hutchin and be
very and E. NJ. Stevenson, ESQ.,, of ho
over. La
The Rev. Thomas E. Terry preached rio
night in the Presbyterian church. The pa
ev. A. d. Davis preached in the after sai
BON in the African Union Protestant in
hurch and the Rev Mr. Howard at the Of
frican NJ. Z. Church. Presiding Elder hi
A. i. Wilson preached at night in the we
rec Methodist Church. CO.
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