Daily Republican., 1889-10-14
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am happy" Happy as an angel, happy, |
hARpy, despite her riches.
Nebuehadnezsar wanted the Hebrew
children to cat OF his meats at hs tables,
but they would not, but eat pulse aud
drank water, and at the end Of ten daya
were falter and fairer to look upon than
they who ate of the kings meat.
DIR. Roach related an Instance Of man
who never had anything cheerful to say
In his experience. He was always
gloomy and sad, and had the ministers
all going wrong and the church going to
pieces. Another brother said the com
planning brother lived down In Wranglc
Alley, narrow street that was always
dirty aud sickiy. He used 70 live there,
too. but he had moved up on Thanksgiv-
Ing avenue, where It was broad, clean aud
lesltiiy, and he was always happy. Let
evoiybody leave Wraugle alley aud move
up to ThRnksg wing avenue.
Dr. Roach closed his powerful sermon
IN an eloquent peroration that set the
great congregation to shouting and prals-
Ing God, and as he repeated Ctarles
Nesley's hymn, entitled "Oan This be
Death r. the eject was indescribablc.
Rev. J. l.. Houston offered tho closing
prayer, after which the 22sth hymn was
sung. and the congregation was dia-
missed by the bcnediction by Rev. Mr..
Morris, Of Silvcrbrook.
AFTERNOON BxrRcIsEs.
Tho Sunday schooi OF Asbury N. +.
Church met as usual at z o'clock D. N.
and short session was held, but as tha
sunday school centennial observancea
are to be held next Sunday the services
yesterday were brief, and At o'clock the
school was closed.
| At 5 o'clock tho church was again
filled to Overlooking, the services being
unier the auspices of tho Christian En-
deavor Association. A quartette from
1t. Paul's NJ. nc. Church opened the OK.
erclses by singing "Joy TO tho World"
Prayer was offered by the Rev. d. n.
Coskran Of Epworth NJ. r. Church.
Alter The congregation sang 'Stand Up
for Jesus," w. IL. Geary, director ol
Calvary 7. L. Church choir. sang a solo.
A selection by n quartette followed.
Kew. DIR. William Swindeli, Presiding
Elder OF the North PliIladelphis District
Philadelphia Conference, was ntroduced
by Pastor Hanna. Mr. Swind ell Is ots
OF the leading ministers OF thu confer
ence and his address was forcible and
; eloquent. The address was adapted Il
young people abont starting in life, bul
II was edifyIng and Instructive also h
/ older people. lie warned his spe'l
bound audience against The evils OF mix.
Ing up with the world In business rela
tions and gave number OF instances
that came under his personal obseryn
tion of the evils that flowed lhcrefrom.
lie knew OF one case VI II llrm of thIe'
, men engaged In prosperous business
, but one of them becoming convicted ant
convinced Of the necessity OF leading
better life, found he could not do 8,
without Withdrawing from the firm
, Howevtr straight the iirm may have bvel
| In tho eyes of the world In its busines
relations, 1t did not exactly square will
, Christie sermon OH the mount. Blu
when he came TO think aeou, leaving tn
) firm, there were his gains, his riches, ant
: prospective riches to contend with, an
he remained, putting of lis severln
} from the firm until some future time
I But he never left the firm until he wa
stricken with Apoplexy, aud taken from
) tho world without any hope In Chrisl
, He knew OF a Christian lady whose han
: and heart were given to n man OF th
4 world In marriage. The man admire
her for her Chris ian virtues, aud prom
{ ised never to Interfere with her religion
belief. But their courses grew NOR
/. divergent. The more she went tochurc
(, aud read the Bible, tho more bo went
. tho club rooms aud theatre and rea
4 trashy novels.
a At last lie wanted t) know why sh
4 could not unbend little, why SO strc
. Could she not give up a little for the SAX
of himself and society? For the sake {
peace the finally yielded, but her husbau
I, died soon afterwards, leaving her
|, widow with Two boys. She afterwarii
=, with her boys, came TO God for forgive
Y ness and received it. She wanted he
:, boys to have II to say in alter lie tbs
they bad praying mother.
Mr.. Swindelis address attracted mari
Q ed attention aud had good effect. Aitt
a short season of prayer the Congreaatio
: was dismissed.
. EVENING SERVICES.
At an early hour the main aud.en,
8 room OF Asbury overnowed aud hundred
u Of people went away TO other churche
IS a large part Of the overflow met In Il
Q lecture room, where services weie oil
held. At 7.30 o'clock the services I
, stairs were commenced. Every movemei
q was intently watched and every woi
= earnestly listened to by an audience th
iilled every seat, extra chairs In the aisle
. every step in the galleries and stot
: around the walls. Upon the platform {
!. either side Of DIR. Roach, the speaker
'e the evening, were Local Preachers Moo
'r and Dill and Rev. 4. N. Given of NJ
70 Lebanon.
l. Rev. j. d. G. Hanna, pastor in charg
10 was ubiquitous In his movements as i
u quick eye took in the situation. Mini
ters, people and choir felt that 1t was
70 big day for Asbury. After the prelim
N mary Introductory services, Pnstor Ham
again introduced DIR. Roach to the va
70 audiouco In felictious ard hapI
In manner, ending with a hearty God bic
him" which met with Hearty respon
1t from the audience.
!. Dr. Roach announced his text from 4
u. fth chapter of Zachariah, q part OF I
10 6th verse and the whole Of the 7th: IN
q, by might, nor by power, but by my spi
s. faith the Lord of Hosts.
s Who art thou, y, great mountai
a, before Zerubbabel thou shalt become
TO plain; and he shall bring forth the hea
" stone thereof with shoutings, cryii
le grace, grace, unto it,"
The eloquent minister commenced
II, saying that many have trembled for t
~ ark OF God, aud then he explained 4
ca situation OF the church under the type
IN tho seven candleiticks, suppli,d d with
a from the olive branches poured into /
IS. bowl-like receptacle, and which co
stantly kept them burning.
as The great master thought Of the serm
p. showed the building up OF the chur
in not by might nor by power, but by I
ne spirit OF God. The enemies ot