Evening journal., 1890-05-10
MISSION AZ NEW 2oRT.
An Explanation Of Its objects land De
scriptio OF Its scope.

Contributed.
rne nev. G. A. Christensen viii begin a
ten-days mission in St. James Church.
near Stanton, to morrow morning at
10 so o'clock. The Holy Communion
will be administered at this service. At
2 SOB. N. there will be q service for
children with special sermon or address.
At $50 Rev. Christensen will address
himself to men only. At 7.30 there will
be a service aud sermon for every
body. Seats are free at allI services and
Every body will be welcomed. Seats will
be reserved in the gallery for colored
people. Services of the mission will be
at 8 80 g. m, p. m. and 7.30 p. M At
Q 80. morning prayer and holy commun-
ion; at 300, e7ening prayer and instruc
tion; Rt z. 80, special mission service,
sermon and after meeting. Hymns for
missions viii be used during the mission
and can be purchased of the ushers by
persons desiring to own copies.
Bishop Coleman has set forth the fol-
lowing prayer for the mission, which
Christians of every name are requested
to use every day, either in form or sub
stance:
o Lord Jesus Christ the Great Shepherd Of
the sheep. who seekest those that have gone
healest those that are sick, bless, we beseech
Thee. the efforts which are about TO pe maue
ln this parish. truly 70 convert Souls hatl ant9
Thee. Loosen the tongues OF tnOhe VINO euall
speak In Thy name; open the deaf ears or the
careless and wanderers. that they may near
the words which belong unto salvatiop. anu 10
grant that those whom Thou dost raise 10
newneee of life, may. through my grace, per-
severe unto the end Of Thy mercy, y our dod,
who art blessed, and liyest and reignest for
ever and ever, Amen.
Persons from Wilmington or other
places on the line of travel, desiring to
attend any OF the daily services, will
end convenient trains on the r.. w. &
B and b. & o. r. r.
A handsome new Lords table from the
works Of s. g. Simmons, has just been
put in the church and will be used to-
morrow for the FIRST time. A large chan
delier and reflector from l. P. Fnnk, New
York, were put up to day
For the information Of readers to whom
an Episcopal Parochial Mission may be a
new idea, we may add that IL Is a special
effort to win men to Christ. The word
mission" means an act Of sending, and
is used in the sense of God sending a
message to call men to Himself. "A mis-
sion is therefore an earnest endeavor to
reach all who have not been reached by
the regular ministratiols OF the church,
and to help all those Sho are attending
upon them to profit by their work.
Its first object is to rescue. 1t
seeks also to instruct ard cou6rm
in faith and godliness. 1T is an extraor-
binary call to the careless TO repent; TO
the doubling to believe, and to the be
lieving to serve God more earnestly. The
paroahial missions movement is only
about five years old in the United States,
though much older ia England. The
Rev. Mr.. Christensen the missioner OF
Of St. James's Church, is the general
missioner of the Parochial Missions So
ciety for the United States. and is an
evangelist of experience and power, and
has conducted many successful missions
in various parts of the country.
Newport, Del May 10, $780,