The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-17

the New Jeruseian.--st. Paui's Fare
weli-Largc Congregations listen to
tho Parting Words of respected Pas
tor.
Sunday being the closing up day for
the five years ministry OF Rev. Adam
Stengle ut the Union NJ. Il. church. the
church was crowded all day TO hear
his parting counsels. Mr.. Stengle has
in a wonderful manner gained the
warmest affections of his people. He
was more popular at the close OF his
term than at the commencement and
there Is real, unfeigned sorrow both by
Mr.. Stengle and his congregation in
parting.
Before the sermon was commenced
In the forenoon, recording steward
George W. Joseph, read report of the
contributions of the classes to the
support of the church. OF the twelve
classes all had overreached their APP
portlonmcnt but three, and they were
such a triiie short that the deficiency
would, no doubt, be fully made up be-
fore Mr.. Stengle goes to Conference.
The total apportionment to the classes
was 1885, and the contributions in
GLIDING some S47 surplus from the
year before amounted to Sl.61415.
Pastor Stengle, referring othe work
of tho past year, said 1t wns gratifying
to know that there was enough money
raised TO pay off the mortgage Of $1,000
and the accrued interest, in all all5I,
and tho money would be paid as soon
MS the lady who holds the mortgage,
now distant. could be heard from. The
missionary. collection In the church
was still short some $50, but the collec-
in n Gstt In Ia, a
vance. The other benevolent eollee-
tions were still about 900 short. He
wished those who had not yet sent in
their contributions to do so before
Wednesday morning. Though there
had been no great revival excitement
during the year, 1t had been ono oil
success. There were over 80 CONVEX
sions and there were some 90 proba
| TONERS on the books. The church had
672 members including probationers
and financially IL had been the best IL
the history of the church, something
morethan $4,000 having been contrif
uted for all purposes.
Mr.. Stengle then preached q power
full sermon from Revelation 14th chap
ter and 1st, end and 3rd verses, the sub
| iect being Johns Vision of the New
Jerusalem, with the hundred forty and
I
throne. Mr.. Stengle's descriptive pow
ers were picturesque, impressive and
graphic, and his sermon made a marked
impression upon the large audience be
fore him. He looked upon the conflict
| that John saw us conflict between the
church and Romanism. The bride wai
the church of God, the dragon WINS th,
devil and the beasts described repre-
sented Romanlsm.
In graphic language he divided hill
text into three inquiries: LIST, who
composed this multitude2 end, where
were they? 3rd, what were they doing
They were human beings, the fiIs
| fruits of the redeemed.
| They had gone up through martyr
| dom. They were redeemed not by
| gold or silver but by the blood of tht
lamb. General and conditional redemp
ton was then explained. Jesus Chris
redeemed the whole world, but only
those are saved who accepted him
The multitude had marks on their fore
head to distinguish them from thu
world. They followed the Lamb.
Anywhere with Jesus
No where without him."
They were true, no guile wa
formed in their mouth. Min
tenths OF the trouble of the churcl