The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-22

A large and intelligent audience lis
toned Sunday evening with great ap.
probation to the plain and practical
preaching Of
MISS NELLIE SHAY OF OHIO.
She thought OF Shadraeh, Meshaeh
and Abed-nego, very beautiful and at
tractiye young men. She liked them
because they were brave. pure in their
lives and true to God. Her text was
Daniel III: 10, II, IL.
The history of the church Is written
In the blood of saints The members
of the first family were divided be-
tween Satan and God. From that time
to this the church has been laboring
TO redeem the people to God while the
Worlds people have been working to
destroy the church.
These three learned Hebrew young
men and captiYes of Babylon were OF
the seed royal The king gave them
higher positions because OF their &c:
compliments and excellence OF
character, They were allowed to as
sooiate togetherand with Daniel. They
lived together In holy harmony. How
many young men of to-day would
practice the self-denial that they did
in denying themselves the freely
proffered fiuxutriee OF the King table.
King NebuchadneZzar had q dream
which none of the wise men OF his
court could interpret. But the Hebrew
children prayed to God who gave the
wisdom by which the Kings dream
was Interpreted.
God Is as sure to answer the prayer
OF faith to-day as then. Their lives
were precious to the King. But they
were watched by the Chaldean5 just
as the lives of Christians nowadays
are watched by the worlds people.
They were eoDsplred against and
sought to tie destroyed. Yet the King
was SO sorry when they did not In feal
OF his decree that all who did not bow
down and worship his golden image
should be cast into q burning. fiery
furnace that he gave them another OPP
lportunity to do 80. But they said to
the King:
30 Nebuchadnezzar we are not care
full to answer thee in this matter" II
it be 80, our God whom we serve Is
able to deliver us from the burning
fiery furnace, and He will deliver us o.
thy hand, o king" but If not, be !
known unto thee, o king, that we will
not serve thy gods, nor worship TIN
golden image which thou hast set up
What principle guided them? ]
surely was not a worldly one to gail
the applause of men. 1t was deep re
ligious and eminent piety. They rec
ognized the authority OF God. Their
are respects in which we must be obe
dent to the civil government Of men
But conscience in religious worship
belongs to God. The same rules ap
ply to domestic life. We must obey
the voic Q of God in our own con
science. These young men were will
IN
There is no virtue in singularity Of II
self. Persons can be singular TO maxi
themselves conspicuous. Tho world
people saw difference in the princi
pies and conversation OF Christians
Ought IL not to be moro so in thes
times? Ought not Christians to avolt
and refuse to worship the idols o
wealth, luxury fashions and fashiona
bic pleasure seeking society
We should remember that "our con
versation is In Heaven" Anything
that is not right to the Christian in TIN
sanctiiied state OF experience is alst
Ewrong to the Christian in the justified
state. Men may have something Il
sny about our regulations but on
characters belong to God. Let gu
characters be right in tho sight of Co
J then He can deliver us as He did Shad
! rach, Meshach and Abednego. TIL,
unsaved have more respect for tn
Christians who are true to God.
Nothing can he gained In the way O
saving our friends by compromising
Let us obey God rather than men an
glory and peace will como to GU
souls.
Miss Shay will preach in the tent OF
Walnut street above Eleventh ever
evening this week. Her gentle an
, quiet demeanor, ard easy flow q
speech, is particularly pleasing to tn
ladies who take unusual interest /
: going to hear her preach.