Evening journal., 1889-05-29
LAST EDITION
BAPTIST Union.


Scoring the Preachers Who- Preach to
Please and Not to Convict.
Special correspondence of EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, May 29.-The Delaware Bap-
tist Union convened here yesterday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock. After devotional
services the address of welcome was de-
lvered by the Dover pastor, Rev. E. e.
Williams, which was replied to by Rev.
Miller Jones. This was followed by a
sermon by Rev. j Folwell, which lasted
. till 12 m. at which hour the meeting was
. adjourned. In the afternoon the ques-
tion, "Should the church give financial
support to the Sunday schoolg'
was taken up, opened by an
address by Rev. G. l.. Williams
discussion, w II. Gregg and others.
Then the subject, ''The Sunday school
teachers responsibility in work for the
class and in Christian life, was opened
by J. Perry Lukens with a paper, who
was followed ia an opening discussion of
the subject by Rev. j. n Earle The
subject Importance of teachers meet
ings in the work Of the Sunday school, .
was opened by an address by Rev. w. R.
Patton and discussed by Rev. M. M
Finch. Brief reports from the Sunday
schools followed by a general conference
on Sunday schools. when they ad-
iourned.
In the evening, exercises were opened
by voluntary b. the choir, followed by
song service, 20 for thousand tongues
to sing. Dr.. Peddie of Philadelphia
then delivered an interesting and spirited
address on the subject. Christian Toll, I"
in which he set forth the great duty of
N nrIr A.
happiness of the worker; the command
ITO work while it is yet day going on to
explain why Joseph's coat of many colors,
(which he claimed was incorrectly trans
lated from the Greek, in which it meant
only long flowing robe worn by those
only who were exempt from the manual
labor of life,) aroused the rancor and
envy in the hearts of his brethren He
painted in lively colors the too numerous
characters who find the church or any
other field Of life too narrow for them,
comparing them TO a stray hulk, drifting
without anchor in the harbor crashing
against other vessels and breaking their
cables which bound them to different
creed and setting them adrift in life's
ocean, saying that. the poet learns in
suffering what he afterwards breaches in
song" This was one of the most inter
esting talks OF the session so far and
was well received by the congregation.
Rev. Fl. B. Harper next addressed
them in a similar talk. He is blunt, free
spoken man, and spoke with unusual vim,
scoring the preacher who preachers not
from an earnest conviction, but to please
his hearers, comparing such a preacher
to the the man who goes to neighbor's
house and after knocking gently
says If you please l am sorry tc
disturb you, etc, but your cellar is on
fire and fear II you do not move out you
will be burned mp. l beg your pardon
for disturbing you"
Governor Biggs was in town to day and
appointed Ebert Dill a constable fol
South Murderkill hundred, vice JOSEPH
Reeves, resigned.
Col e. T. Cooper went to New Yorl
yesterday to make necessary preparation
for his trip to Europe This will make
the twelfth citizen of Dover who il
spending the summer in Europe.
Major Lofand Of Milford was in town
yesterday.
Levy Courtmau John Farrell of Little
Creek hundred was stricken with par
alysis and hemnrrhage of the brain, a
his home near Laipsic, on Monday. Their
is no hope OF his recovery.