Daily Republican., 1889-09-23
AsBURY's CENTENNIAL.


Nearly All the Appointments made
Oct. I3-s0:-The Pastor of Every NJ.
IT. Church In Wilmington Expected to
Have Paper or Part-Oct. 10, 1880,
Is Asbury's Tooth birthday CeIebra-
tion.
The people who arrived at Asbury M.
Z. Church at 1880 q. m. on Sunday were
thankful for even back seats. Some
stood to the very end OF the sermon In
tently interested, as were all the hearers.
The pastor requested the entire congre-
cation to make practice OF recit ng the
Lords Prayer in concert whenever led
from the pulpit. He also gave many OF
the centennial announcements, which,
with others. are appended hereto. A
lady member was received on probation.
Pastor Hanna preac' ol on III. SAM,
chap. ~, verse 23: "Can bring him
back again? shall go to him but he
cannot come back to me-"
A historical statement showing the
connection OF the text is followed by the
topic, "Heaven-Shall we know each
other there?" After general exposi-
tion he concluded: I believe we shall
know each other there as distinctly as
here, and that we shall shake hands.
He thought this is proved by both rea-
son and revelation. /. Memory liyes,
~ Shall all the scquirements OF faith
and love be thrown away and forgotten
when we enter Heaven? A spiritual ex.
position of the state Of future rewards
and punisbments was given to show that
memory endures. 2. There js society in
Heaven. Making and meeting
friends arc among the happiest needs Of
human nature. II the bond of friendship
is so good here, why not therel We de-
light In the faith of eternal companion
ship In Heaven. The preacher recited
scriptural description OF Heaven, begin
ming with "Ye are come ur to Mount
Zien." Every good desire OF the
heart God has provided an answer TO.
Some persons attempted to weaken
faith In the friendly recognition for two
reasons: /. They say we shall be SO
full OF the glory and contemp plation Of
Christ that we shall not notice each other,
The speaker did not think this the scrip-
tural and true idea OF Heaven. But
rather that Christ Is glorlfied through all
that are saved? Their second o. lection
is: That some members of the family
will be absent In some cases. BE did not
pretend to understand how we could be
happy with relatives and friends abse nt,
but he believed we would be pefectly
happy In Heaven and would understand
1t there. For one be was deter mined TO
do all he could In this world that all his
relatives and friends might be prepared
and meet him there. n In Heaven l
think there will be two ways to get ac.
quainted. l. Direct recognition. This
he Illustrated by acquaintanceship here.
There are, however, earthly re.
lationships that we are scrlpturally
| taught will not be continued In Heaven
| including: f. G. "Neither married nor
given in marriage" O. He thought ac.
quaintances will bs formed somewhat
like they are on earth. He illustrated
how an acquaintanceship with Stephen,
the lnartyr, and other Bible workers
would be recognized.
| Although he bad never seer
them on earth He thought he would
not be long in recognizing Robert Gerry
and George Quigey-- former pastors O
Asbuy-whose earthly rem aims lie burit I
near the church ed!ace. n III,
TRANSPORTATION and other scriptura
scenes were used In illustration. Beauti
ful passages OF poetry were recited.
glowing and blessed realistic description
of Heaven was given.
Miss Josie Carver sang a solo ON "Ths
City of Gold"
| Home, Sweet Home" was sung.
| The pastIr hoped that all stranger
coming there would feel entirely free t,
get acquainted with the members of As
bury. He announced that It was hopet
everybody coming to the congregations
missionary meeting next Friday evening
would remember to bring n pound O
something to make 1t donation pounC
party for inirm and aged members Of
the church. He made q powerful i'm
preston on the ov, rflowing audience
when be begged them to forego their usu
al custom of giving their pastor dona
tion pa ty and give it all to th,se ageS
p ople whom he knew to be SO needy.
AsBuRY's CENTENNIAL EXERCISES.
Sunday, Oct. 13, 1889, sermons b,
Bishop Hurst and Rev. DR.. John A
Roche OF Brooklyn, N. Y.
Monday evening, Oct. IA, Rev. Charlie
Tuesday, Oct. Is, to be filled; Presidip,
Elder DR.. Murray or DIR. Buckley, edito
of the Christian Advertiser, is hoped TO
either on this day or the following Sun
day.
| Wednesday, Oct 16, is Asbury's grea
tthttnulht D3y, anu valuable hiet0ri
papers aud exercises are being arranged
including sermon In the evening by Rev
W. II. Robinson of Philadelphia.
Thursday, Oct. IL, Rev. John A. B
Wilson, D. D.
Friday, Oct. IS, Bishop FosB.
Sunday a. m., not 6lled; p. m., Rev
Enoch Stubhs OF Philadelphia, an ex-pas
tor of Asbury.
Rev. Charles Moore is appointed for
paper on Local Preachers. This is ex
pectcd for Asbury's day, Oct. 16.
Miss Sallie r. Shaw and Charles f
Bordner are appointed for papers on Sun
day schools. Expected on the afternoon
OF the Goth.
All the pastors of M. e. churches o
Newport, Mt. Salem and Wilmington ar
expected to have papers or parts. The,
are sometimes called "the children anl
grandchildren OF Asbury."
Remarkably typical OF the catholicit,
of her religion. she counts Ezlon NJ. E
Church of this city her eldest child
whose pastor will have his part aud lo
in the exercises, as well as In the king
dom OF Heaven.
AS the greatest consideration of all
oweyer, Pastor Hanna impressed hi
reat congregation yesterday of th
solemn duty to desire, pray and worl
hat these centennial exercises. whicl
will reasonably attract popular attention
may be Divinely instrumental iu blessinl
all the Christians of our city with glo
rious revival and our great population
with Christian salvation.
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