Daily Republican., 1889-10-15

SUPERINTENDENT. Inc hlt5fnDou bcuDul
has membership of over 600 scholars
and 70 officers and teachers, with ~
average attendance Of $50. The morning
school has membership OF l20, average
about ITO.
The present trustees Of the church are
Joseph Pyle, president; James q. Pickles,
Jabez Hodson, Edgar A. Fin.
Icy, B. Murgatroyd, William Y. Swig.
Rett, 8. b. Baynsrd, Edwin Morrow and
William Hukill. The secretary In Har.
vey Hoffeoker, who Is not member o.
the board.
KINoswooD CHAPEL.
The paper OF Kingswosd NJ. n. Church
was read by the Rev. II. Irving Watkins
The church and Sunday school were
little known before 1872. The Sunday
school was originated by Father" Tay
lor, who preached tho Gospel under til,
SHADY msples."
In the same year Mrs. Alice Rinkel
took small number Of small children e
her own home aud taught them the WORD
OF God. The school, sfler remaining
there short time, was removed to thu
home OF Wesley BrewbiUwer, WHARF I
prospered wonderfully. In April Of Oh,
same year st Pauls Church was asket
for aid. On February7 the church es
tablished st. Paul's Mission of Whining
ton. In 1873 the church purchased from
Eli Mendinhall small tract OF land q
Fourteenth and Claymoat streets ant
there erected q small mssion. The mis-
sion was begun 10 September and dcdi
Gated on November % of the next year
Tho dedicatory services were conducted
by tue Rev. j. d. Merritt and JOSEPH
Pyle. On February IS, 1876, Alfred w.
Guest was elected the drst superintendent
OF the Sunday school. The improvement,
to the mission OF 1878 were successfully
carried out by George w. Todd, who wa.
appointed superintendent on April 13
1879, and has acted In that capacity ever
since with great success.
On June % Of this year the church wa,
formally declared q church, and the Rev
Irving Watkins was appointed as III
pastor, with w. L. White a. loca
preacher. On September IL q resolution
was sent to st. Paul's NJ. E. Church
which embodied a request to the trustee
Of the church 10 transfer tie property
aud ground to the -KiDgswocd trustees
The request was granted, aud the Kings
wood Church at once assumed its owl
responsibility.
EEw CASTLE CHURCH.
The Rev. Z. L. Hubbard, Pb, D., rea,
q paper from the New Castle church
Bishop Asbury, he said, preached as earl,
as l772 in New Castle. While there Il
that year the bishop was compelled /,
stop over night at q hotfl, much to hi
discomfort. The church has grown from
Il little Sunday school that was kept in q
neighbor's house to magnificent ant
large edifce. The church to-day is no
wealthy, but 10 growing spiritually. Th,
church does not compare with Its aget
mother.
TIE Rev. J. H. Scott then read q pape
from the Haven Church, on West Thir,
street between Scott and DUPONT streets
which was ably written and an interest
Ing remiuiscence Of Browntown. The,
found some wicked people to draw int
the embrace Of christianity. Dr.. Brow
sold them q lot on favorable terms
Lzion gave large assistance, in yariou
ways, and they have greatly. proepered.
MONDAY EVENING AT AsRuRr.
Rev. Charles Hill, ex-pastor OF Asbury
assigned hymn 437: allow can q sinIe
know his sins on earth forgiveni" whicl
was sung by choir and congregation
Prayer by Presiding Elder Murray. Vol
untsry by choir: "Under the Shadow.
Hymn 242: az know that my Redeeme
lives" was sung heartily BY the chol
and congregation.
Rev. Charles Hill preached from Phil
III, 10th verse In part: "That | ma,
know him and the lower of his resurrec
tion." Experience is the test of truth
Fulton, looked upon as Q monomania
when he conceived the steamboat, dis
PEELED all skepticlsm when his steamboa
succeeded. The same Of Morse, the In
ventor Of the telegraph. Also as to Cyru
Field. Experience performs this work Il
religion and dispels skepticism.St. Paul
experience is cited.
The Christisn, In his experience, test
the truth. St. Paul said. "If th
dead rise not then is Christ not risen,
etc. !. G. II Christ be not risen we hav
no evidence he was not a malefactor an,
justly put to death.
How does q Christian apply the tes
and experience the truth?
l. By operation of the Divine Spirit
His Office is to enlighten the mind, soitei
the heart and regenerate the nature
attest his acceptance with God, etc
Conversion 10 q Change OF will
heart, affections, etc. The ma
knew God. has powerin God and rejoicea
Faith Is the condition Of conversion
Faith In living Redeemer
salvation. just as soon as thN
penitent takes hold of Jesus by faith h,
feels the resurrection power. Faith l
simply taking God at his word. Com
version itself is the gift of living ID
deemer.
Let the penitent look to Jesus for sal
vation as gift.
The convicted sinner atteets the trutl
Of salvation by his experience. =
He lives In Christ as the branch in th,
vine. Paul's example 10 set forth. I'll,
comfort OF living Chistian is shown
Tho experience of rumber OF Bibl
characters and other Christians are cited
Tried conclusions are:
l. Christianity carries with 1t Its owl
atteetation.
) Without the knowledge of this liy
ing Redeemer there 10 no salvation.
Accept it and you are saved. Reject 1
and there 10 no other salvation.
A number Of persons came f0rw ft
and kneeled at the altar as desiring
change OF heart.
There were prayers and the singiDgo o
q number ol hymns at the after meeting
There were present Rcve. John Vile
T. Snowden Thomas, DR.. J. A. Wilson
A. J. Dolbow and others. There Is excel
lent singing under the direction o
Messrs. William 4. Groves and w. B
Gem; sopranos, Miss Chslisnt ant
Misses Mary Wells, Josephine B. Carver
Mary Edith Worth, Alinda johnson
Edith Robiuson, Mary Powick and Cllr
Porter; altos. Mrs. Albert Willing aht
Misses Gertie Cooper, Mamie Morrow
and Callie Barnhill; tenors, F.A. Adarhs
U. NJ. Leitch, William Saxton ant
Messrs. Carver and RAigln; basAos
Joseph Grubb, A. Fielding, Ii. Guth
rie, Elmer Perry, George Powick On,