Daily Republican., 1888-12-17
THE HEPTASOPHS.
THEY ATTEND CHURCH YES
TERDAY MORNING.
A Powerful Sermon TO washIn gton Con
olRVO, NO. 2, by the Kew. o. a.
aEioe, OF Brandywlus
o.. Z. Church.

Washington CouOlAvp, No. 2, Hepta.
sopbs, or Seven Wise MsD, had made
arrangements 10 attend divine service
At Brandy wine NJ. Il Church yesterday
morning, and IN response to their invl,
tAtioni they vera accompanied by dele.
Ratlors from tho other four Conclsves
IN this city. Washington OonolaVe met
ut their bail, Tsnth ard Market strests.
and were Joined by tho other dsle6a
lions, who bad assembled ct Her tasoph'A
Hall IN the EGkol Bullding.
Thtre Itr3 about one hundred men In
liuo. and they prCssntsd q handeome
appearances clad IN their beautiful and
snowy legaliR. They ere accompanied
By Supreme ATch1n p ls, Grand Arohon
OF Delaware Lindsey l.. Pierce, and a
number OF members OF the GtRnd Coz.
Olave and Past Arohoua Up0n reach
log the church The members termed Ia
open order, and the Supreme and
Grand Aroh0n, PEst AEohons and IA
Gers passed 10 the right Of the line, and
in that order marched into the sacred
edlh1e. at = signal from MarshAl Con.
DER the yiailors were seated, And few
minutes later the services were opened
by singing the 1884 b. mn: "W hen time
seems short and death 10 near"
This was followed With prayer By the
pabior, Rev. q. A GFics, Aitsr which
hs choir sape an anthem. The pastor
ihen read the morning Lesson frou
Daniel, 6.h onspter, and 1t WAS followed
By singing the 4lSsh hymn: Lord,
how secure and belt are they" The
pSstpr In introducing his subject said
that he 1R5 pleased 20 have the oppur.
/ - ~ al
| order, whore antiquity has heen cln
oeded By even MA.unio historians. 6e
/ then defined the IN anicg OF the word
| II, ptasOpn as beiER seven wise meL
1 and said thst the order claims TO have
descended from the seven wlss men
who held Eecret cono.Svts l2,O00 yearf
| before the birth Of Christ for the pur-
pose Of forming plans for the training
OF the princes Or heirs TO the throne o
Persia, 40 hat they would Evoid having
airy mOra kinfs like some OF those whC
had preceded Darius.
! Frum th6s6 seven wise men, WhC
ttok conspicuous part 10 the doings o.
those days, ths ReplAsophs OF the pres
eDt day claim TO havs descended
through tho long line u Aaes. The
Fpesker had no dOubt but Daniel, the
Hebrew y0ath, was = member OF thAt
ooGolavs Whioh had tina training OF
DaFlua In charge.
Alter this Introduction no announced
his text o. q part OF tao 26ih aud all Oh
the 21lh Verae Of the Och chapter Of
Daniel: "Tremb,s and far before the
Col OF DADie', &C." This wua decree
that DAsius isEusd when be BsW Daniel
emerge ubs3athsd from the lions den,
aud It cannot be GAINED that DaTiuI
u tered this thouRht.estly. Hs hsd nc
doubt Rs a prince seen the Hebrew
children IN the Gerry flTutoe, and whom
he also SAN Daniel saved he Issued the
decree that God was tie living God.
| II 10 bat natural to COLO u5e that
DAIin8 lnsW Of BelshsEZAr's !mpi0uH
feast, where the handwriting that none
OF the Wise men OF Babylon could Iesd
appeared en- The wall; they could 70,
unlerrtaud Is bCoauss they were the
wizzlr1B OF satan, but when DAniel
was brought In he was able 10 read 1t al
a RlHnoe, because IL hhd been written
by tbe finger OF his God, and he knsN
every letter and every word. DRrlnl
10 doubt knew Of this, and therefore hC
VAS not rash In Issuing his ediot thai
Daniels GOD was the living God.
Darius alto said that Coos klndnes.
shall endure forever, and although cen.
tury after century has passed sinoe
tbBn hid prophecy sill proves true.
Mr Grlca ALTO spoke Of God's might, at
shown IA all nature, aud how wea K
man 10 uDles0 assisted by his power.
In conclusion he said that thefo Is
nov power abroad throughout the
and, Ike rSRing lion, and there is nc
power great enough to overcome It, OK
cept cd. The victims OF this soul.
destroying monster okR. be found n
every saloon AID barrlOm In this city,
and II the newspaper accounts ave Ger
rect, In ale. o { all tue EoclAl club rotEne
He said that he gould mot speak posi-
livsly In regard II the latter, as his Rad
never been Ia any Of these club rooms
and nil h5 knew about them was what
he had read 10 the neRspapsEs. Ht
asked all TO pray that ih3 living got
would, in the near future, vclk ht
mighty power against tha saloon els
ment Daniel was poWgEiefs In tn
liens dsn; the law stems poWerles
against them liquor dens; man ts pc yer
less to break them CD, therefore, "
musl place oar tru3t IN DAnla'B God
the living God, whose dominion shal
be even unto the end, iO deliver uB irou
this evil.
The services w1rs closed with pray
by Supreme A ohun Joseph Pyle, sn(
singing tho 607,h hymn, during whioi
the orc OF passed out, The discourse Wa
Instructive AID interesting throughout
and although tie Rev. Mr.. Grce Is bu
AyounR man, he Is possessed OF ran
eloOutionnry powers, while his nnanue
Of delivery hClta tha uGdlvided atten
ton OF his congregation from the com
menoame 1t 10 ths ose of sermon.