Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-16

sundaya was red-letter day in tb
mallory Of Delaware Avenue Bsp.is
Clutch. III June, 1865, tke orgen,zatio,
took place and the following month
was recognized Ga Baptist church ant
REFS past week IS ysats OF age, it was adj
mit,ed o member OF the PHILADELPHIA,
bapiiet Association, and Sunday they haC
thelr quarter centennial anniversary. The
e1erclses We're Of very interesting
character, and the church was hand
somsly decorated with flowers The
aotiag paator, the Rev. William +, Balm.
IrdRe, preached two very able ssymons,
In tho morning he vent back ever tbe
pact history OF the charch and took for bia
ext Hebrews chapter and part OF the
S2d vorae, "Call TO Remembrance the
Former Days." This sermon is given be-
low in full. In tho evening he looked
INTO tie sl1EnEe snd took for his text the
worda &c Or
Owing to the Indictment weather many
OF The members were unable to be present
az me evening session, SO by special re-
quest this sermon will be repeated next
sundey morning. The following pro-
grammo was carried ont during the day !:
Morning service, 1890 o,ciook-gelun-
taFy by the choir; Lord prayer, repeated
by the congregations singing, "What
sStoeting That win Be;n reading,
cX&tV, oXXy aud CXXVI Pslans;
singing, "ibe Future;" prayer by the
pastor; singing, There Shall be Sboyers
OF Biessinp;" reading of notices. and col.
lection; singing by the choir; sermon BY
the pastor; singing, ''Uhurch Raliying
Song" benediotoh.
P. Bible school, singing by tho
L.
Rehooi; singing by the school; history
of the achooi, by O. II. CRntwoll, buner.
'ntendeDt; address by Earry Emmons;
singing by the school; address hy William
=. GrepR first superintendent address
by 10. +. dlmes, former superintendent,
70 e:gn missionary Hervicss-Praver.
BY " a, Mcclure; reading Of the min.
u'os OF last ne ting collection for The
fofe'en missionary cause; ainging by tbs
R2huol; history OF tho niss onary aid So
oiesy; recitation by Miss May Mcplure;
t%o letter from hisB Carrie RICHTER
miss onary TO ohina; address by the Rev.
W!li!am =. Bainbridge, d. D.; Duet by
Kisses Bertha and Lulu EIliott; singing
~ the sch oil dismissed with PRAYER by
the Rey. Mosea Hea b.
so ?. m.-Prayer and testimony
meeting.
10 p. Voluntary by the choir;
reading of the Scripture; PRAYER by the
Rev. Moses Heath; singing by the con-
RresGton; reading OF notices and coilec-
tom singing by the choir; reading of Let
terra from former PASTORS; singing by the
oonRrag tion; short greeting from the |
Following "ooietieg Foreign missionary |
sooe'y, Mite Society, church choir, !
Aiebeaeil Mission Sunday-sonCcl, Mis- |
A!cnHfy Aid Society, Christian Endeayor |
eonlety, Literary ana Musical Society;
seroon by the Rev. William F. Bsin. |
hrldge, D. D.i singing BY the rongrega-
tion; benedtction.
LaFIt congregations greeted each ser
wee The church, although it has had
many hhrk Gays in the past twenty-five
years; days when all hope seemed to be
geee, days when the beautiful editice
looAeu as II 1t was about to be swept
away Fom them, days when these self
saefhclng people felt that all the money
they had given, nil the prayers TINT had
gohe up from bleeding hearts was all in
vsln, YET they hnve been brought through
all OF thige, and yesterday thoy were
able to say that not dollar OF
Heating debt remained over them
that they had rot the money
IA hand to meet, and they start ont upon
their second quarter century with q de-
termination 10 meet oil their indebted
ness az y ccnl6a due, and to soon pay off
the perManent Indebtedness OF $slA 600
which remains unpaid. At tho close OF
tns evening service there was general
hand shaking and congratuIation, all
hands feeling glad that as church they
had been able to weather the storms OF
the past snd That the future brought raTs
OF hope that they would soon be from
under the hhackles Of dsbt.
IN the first mlaute-hook o. the church
0 poctet vas made, into which was
placed the following: Both sermons Of ,
inc day; reports from all societies; last Z
church settlers to the Philadelphia Bap. {
tiat CSC ation; list OF oilicers OF the
ehrrch; photograph Of tte officers and '
otheTsi letters from former paaturs, and \
ether mcmsnto of tho occasion, the same !
to BIO securely sealed up ard to be kept =
until the seln'-cen!ennial Anniversary.
Or. Bainoridge's lnoEaing seEiaon is Q
given in full as follows: a
TIE SERMON.
Call 10 remembrance the former days.
Hebrews X, ~. !,
1t is well 10 do this as church, espe. II
sinlly upon the 18TH anniversary, or uny n
onward the church moves from the mill G
ant state TO tbs state trium phant. The V
1Fst quarter.centuty Anniversary Is In some o
espects the most significant and i'm u
oorta-t, for II records tine foundation work p
lone on spiritual edifce which may last e
or all time, not ceasing its weekly religious h
ervices anu min!gtraIiuns, until our Lord IL
nall como again IN ell His glory, and the W
ongs OF the angels and OF the redeemed le
nah silence forever the discordB OF earth 81
nd ihe radiance OF their apparel shall hide Al
he brightness OF this noon day sun. W
Foundation work, that is what you have Ia
.ow been doing for 25 years. Your organiza- W
ion TOOK place IN june 1865, and your OF
eco2niiion the following month, but as It III
7astn October, rs years ago This past week, 81
hat you were admitted into the phiiadsl- Oh
hia Baptist Association, he most eonspicu- In
us part OF the foundi & of this church, 1t tn
) very appropriate that your first quarter th
be celebrated to-d W.
From your records it appears, that out Of tn
ne donation Of site for a church sdifce an
a the corner OF Delaware aVerue and L {
Washington street, subsequently exc anged Rn
Or the presentstill more desirab o location, da
most generous donation made by Sister all
me sample, grew the history of the Della co
are Avenue Baptist Church OF Winning az
IN, Delaware. Til
The organization took place at the house WI
Sister Anne Semple, the second building to
ON the northeast corner OF Market a thu
inth streets, Brother y. O. Kees occupying ga
70 cuslr and Brother W. II. Gregg Gcting pc
secretary. DR.
The following were this constituent mem gl'
IRE, all from the HecoEd, which Is there thu
re our mother church, then hB now highly the
ieemed aud beloved by US all: sac
Ailss anne semple, Mr.. Alexander ration, an
1888 mar SlRck, Mrs. MARY A. Bratton, ext
re-. Amanda BT,tton, Kiss Kate Bratton, est
10. Marian Moore, Mrs. Mary Smith, Av
Il. Thomas o. KEGS, mir. William II. GrogR, TO
ra I,ucE W Gregg Mr.. Jobn Erpdf,trd wn