Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-06
THE CHURCH AZ } WORK
q. o,,sn AovocA ATEs THE
|" supowMsNT sy STEM.
....,.,,cr Facts In the HIsrory Of Con
unI Presbyterian Chard h-s'ro"sn
=, ,,,e peno,ninatio,l In Itlis
uiiy-Enccts of T PRr'ia'
Endowment.

M,hufgN Inc HIst hiceeesh -
led last night, aud in the discus.
| on Of ,lis topc George W. Bush reaa
md follosirg paper;
Van. the creature Of Col, lives uuai
n gepc, Hts physical liEe must be sua-
,lned day By day by food for which our
I,ylour teaches him TO ssk5 and hie spirit
n and eternal lie must be sustained by
,,m M who said: "I am ihS bread Of lifs;
ans man eat Of this bread, he shall
,e forever" and who ale said: "Bless-
. he who shall eat bread 10 the King
u Of Col" The Church, which - an
nrratiou Of ssnctifed human beingPs
\, also the sAins dual lite - the conser.
"a, al tiedis truth in the world, aud
\, ,ssuument Of Its extehs!on thr0n 2h-
hte SOLID, IL ID sustA!u ed BY the Holy
snl oi tod. =
M hi. Divine power the preachsd
hull /, leaIlzoi anu madp "liviny and
live and sharper than any two edged
vrrd." and the Church bacomes THO
tsmpe d tie Holy Spirit, built upon
Lc ioaulatlou OF the apostles and
,,nh.t.. le.rs Christ himself being tho
hi (,o,na soue." But man has au
wpo,,aas patio perform 10 the com.
Melton Of ihh bactei sdiAce. Actuated
y ,ni, Diyps Spirit, 10th bis prayers
I'D bis lsbos mas be continuous aud
lneit ia lie behalf, and Of the means
mich God his given him he must give
reo'dnR 10 bis ability.
NJ present effort will bb to show that
The syslcm oi partial tndow meut the
kufrl becomes more permanent Aud
lore useful, and that by It's Adoption an
% Of The benevolent plans Of the Chur. b
ultimate prosperity wpuld 10 greatly
na0led.
Gureaes, l!ko all other human institu.
Nv, btroine more or less prosperous
tofding 10 circumetautes. Sometimes
change OF pastors N ake strions In
ni' q the resources OF . congregation
nn the less OF many members person
y attached 10 the retiring pastor.
gin the gradual removal oil meinbers
ON the section OF tn city where u
lutch Is situated 10 a more pleasant or
shlonable part, or the death Of some OF
10 weAlilier part OF the membership,
sulls In large reduction In Its income.
county churches this Is quite 10
tilous fisk, or more so than In the
lles ln our own Ere tbytery churches
~ be pointed out, whhh at one time
'.rc amorg the strongeD', that are now
nie weak from the dea aih and removal
important members. The copgrega-
'ohS IN many cascs Rle as large, but they
We mol lhe same peel Ipiary ability 10
lsiain the chucN.
The plan ui partial endowment won d,
adopted aui syslen Ia,irally carl d
om year to year, ~ miny cases remedy
evii, ana would en- able the church
sp.lpe ogo forward steadily In its
AVON eood 70 those In reach of its
@o@, collection taken period
Y, id esrciully invested, would be a
esh a'oaud which would gather
tgltsi and gifts from member
'elel to \r church. oven shou d
Tbe thble cireums' ancer. In
c'l Of his VIII say iha, the only be-
lsls received by thit church up u
l'lne nave been from members oil
sHli.a Of very moderate means.
M"a' pefs0ns 10 making their wills
" Ns or 90 Fe'ativas dependent on
wi aHi II encouraged 10 do so would
aiis rave portion III their property
NC ehiftb But rs q rule this eu-
Fuiastnet las not bel N plven, While
e'nei,.elt boards oi the church rs-
'e9fatli l'hn'rnhc sun hs from bequesis,
ena'eiie' Nuleh are expected to sus.
|" ,ns:e Boat Is rcceiya little or nothing
Vui nut saur source. lrdced, In many
,e' sneh Efforts lave been discouraged
va var SAID that churches become
"Alyh lave other means than what
s.'9*gu y,at bs, yes I by ths mem.
=, .,o.l ~ IA ght as we'll be said that neI
means are less useful snt
AZ ,a. man those Who are constantly
~, ~ NV harrow 10 devise means Il
7 w ,as WON iroln the door. / think II
i'Nu MI 'aal tile converse Is true
.'l lH' D aud chu rrles.
b.,, 'l"enps have been tustlined b.
fop, ,1is " Which Would be extinct
Iptira wv aud they are now con
n, :, '"ieVly 10 tile various opera
IA sse ,.,n, wards and to the needs 0
In, ~, ,,,l hes IN their own presbyteiies
a,,.'. en'f,h OF Nswark, N. j., is
4. mt nm" IL reee sed q number o
M, ~ large endowpeht. Th
MI, VI ,his iund has been spen
NaIk an s''pg ,n"s he' churches Il
M ia, o t.aI the denomination bA
IN ~, @ S,n' am prominent posI
M, s',a.y. -, Wy. lhe church itsell
sa"ei .sf,,D',e, III the Old rart OF th,
. aenc', - ,r' evcfy sunday, and h
fbe ~, I1ega ,,, woriI am Png the masses.
Sig H. Nnu,eh oi Philadelphia, for
|u.,5i,|e.i pI,het, Im, " isbington Square
h6 49,, partial endowment Q
tes5'75 - ~ a successful and usefu
y tot have maiu,ained its nra.s, s
as Y, H., mo., -. - '''''l
ihy sa, NC most liberal and succossfu
IA epaniy pa',y rhurches In this Presby
it, vfI frIa,'y SUSTAINED BY an endow
m h, =, ~ through the wise encour.
a,o ""' 'eit W ~ son
PAM, b,e' instance Of the effect OF th
BE- P,4.t, ystem ! find tho follow lnJ
fle IVY Ierian OF January 20:
n ,e in ilnsi1rlc old Pine Stree,' pr.hv
ky reraw' r,sch' rhilaIielphia, has evI
in i,".a iar," It's youth. For the iirs
ei viii Years the financial year wa
lho Nc. vurpius In Its treasury, an
pas,or ~, rear the trustees presente
tu@ O' T. Tue Rev. II 0. Gibbons. vii
ily sdon,roInv rIvV; ~ Ihe church has yer
ment uu su 'ae plan OF partial On
exist, pea aau mus 10 able to con,iuu
part n ~ ana DO excellent work
i ieays a1 'ne city which other churchs
ollovt,o VI pseome extincA"
Man THIS extract from the Pre-.
DR. NlroIo Nj oush read letters from Il
aielnlia tne hev. DR.. Colfret
Ee, D. n n NY the Rev. Henry j. Va
sys.em oe o' New York, conmsndiu
Iche,l p~i"A y endowments q
Hing IN y, our own church 10 II
Pch was a.SIs SIs matter. When th
for Ia ulcAted su in 1855 Il Was
paid on um hn Of y20, 400. This del
ltins or .as ytar 1893. and 10 u
cl had h,u..n u.noluy alterwarjs Il
n aft,,st Monroe Street Chaps
feh, ths o,s ,ssr9e grew iato We
RDdusv ~ ~. nod1sy Street Chaps
Nil Sh s"ott O0ufGh Aud fytlks