The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-27
THIRD EDITION.
THE KrNaDoM OF HEAVEN.

Or. OTIS Powerfully breaches And the
Grand West Choir GioriousIy Sings
In Union With a Great Congregation
Of Gods People.
The growth, of divine grace and joy in
al hearts and lives ard the special en-
nues'fncnt of the preacher of the day,
Rev. j. NJ. u. OTIS, ID. D.. with Holy Spirit
: uui power and wisdom of speech. were
petitionsincnded in the beautiful and ap-
rroprate prayer of Rev. Albert N. Keig-
siiic. pastor. yesterday forenoon in West
fresbi terian Church. IL possessed the
too rare merritt of not containing a para
frafnoi preaching TO the people and was
therefore made up OF praise. petition and
worship to God.
The well known popular preacher of
Wcst church. OF some 10 or Is years ago.
ny permitting An announcement on Sat
nrsiay OF his appointment 10 preach on
Sunday. sent thrill of Joyous expecta-
ton into the hearts OF numerous friends
aud adinirers. lie must have been graft
he'd with the large and interesting congro-
gallon which devoted its closest attention
uhiil high noon to a sermon that was in
tercstinY and spiritual. Mr.. Otis. US a
rheturician. is interrogative and logical.
As nm orator. he Is ugrceably loaded with
personal mnynetisin. climax and power
Had he preached the same sermon In the
naine way TO CONGREGATION Of 1--WE thou
sand OF the wisest men and women in the
iand he would have done justice 10 The
occasion. 'l''
His reading of the Holy Scriptures
mat; AilE BY about The Grain OF Mus
tnld Seed" The Lenven in the Meal
sfhe Hidden Treasure Found" and 'sThe
Pearl OF Great Price was eharmlngly eff
ftctlve,
HIS personal magnetism. which is SO
the pulpit. thrilled through the whole
songreTution OF the great auditorium.
fhepsople "a the ,pews farthcst from him
aVnfalaN .l.sasf
piieity OF speech and manner is as charm
Z IN; ~ the comprehensive greatness OF his
iitelject Is admirable.
The development of his theme. in a
nuiancr OF Instances laid open broad and
rich fields OF thought which want OF time
compelled him TO close with u ehurartcr-
lstlcaliy ponderous and summary state
ment.
Tho idea Of his theme was the origin and
ftowth OF the Kingdom OF Heaven la the
He OF the individual Christian aud in the
Christian people Of Earth. His text was (:
,. Inc himEdoIn OF Heaven is like unto
throe measures OF meal till the whole
was ieayened" Matt Kill :3s
some minds tiad n difficulty IN the use
o. the word ieayen In illustrating 10th an
evil a;id goo thing as, tho lcAyen OF
hypOcricy" and tho lcuven of the King.
dom OF Heaven" This was siinpIy truo Of
sQuie OF tDs characteristics or operative
eieineuts OF lcaven as permeating lnilu-
enre. The Lion OF the Tribe of Judah
tJcsus Christi was OF nli persons Tho most
opposite 10 the devil who goes about like
roarlng ION seeking whom he may de
your. lie preacher save n remarkable
description of hyporrlcy. OF tho devils
doings and of the lions conduct They
both rohin over the land and seek whom
they may devour. They both crouch aud
hide ana keep secret and steal upon their
victims. They both roar that thcy may
terrtfy. Aud yet there Ia a similarity II,
The Idea that the lion Is the king of
81 10
kinvsr VI
Christ want about teaching the tIrth of
the GoSpci, which was like hiding lcnynn
70 ihtce measures of meal. The elliott and
Influence Of these truths In the lives Of he.
heters was the leiyau working The
visible life OF Jesus Christ on Earth is in
hariIony with the life OF God internally.
Every clause in the pnrahlp is RIrnlh.
cast, and every word Important, il il
hlledwith the Tondrous wisdom Of It's
Fioflous author. The eavcn operates
from within outwardly. What appears so
ANAL at FIRST grows TO be immensely large
Jesus came iuto the world 10 he life
Eiver and TO teach the truth thnt cume4
trom Heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven
y not human product. Ii is divine Tho
WORK VIII 70 on until nil people On the
face OF the Earth nrc lcavcned with Chris
tianity.
Woman and why? Chris. never used
word at random, He took man to sow n
grain OF mustard seed IN the earth Nuns
work Is more outward. Wonan's IL Inter
nal. She first preached the Gospel from
thoe empty tomb of the risen Saviour. She
has been its first teacher to the infant Ia
her lap ever since.
Organized women contributed of their
enhslnnce 70 the support OF Christ on
EaTlb, aud there Is a great work for or
gnu izsd women To-day -. There ia unlg
one system OF Christianity of which Jes,is
Christ Is the Founder and fountain. -
~ cs oses the faliAry oil tho worldly Wise
met In ali their so called philosophlc dc
L VflGpEtpff III REoltIflnnAIY itana flf
rniity. - That The seed OF the woman
shall brnisJ the serpcnt's head" was tul-
niiel when Jesus CHRIST was born as the
-see1 OF u woman
Tho mother teaching her child Is hiding
she lelven In the meal. - What Is Mani
Man Is thought, word aud action. = lie
generation Is birth. IL isan net Of G. DIS
Spirit Sanetiication Is progressive
thinR. II isn growth - Christianity Is
heaven in this world and designed to CON
vert the whole world. From the bugin-
ming or tile world. when 10 man IL was a
prophecy Of the Christ that was to be. and
ePeT since His advent. Christianity has
been progressively converting tie world
An estimate has been mada that In the
NfBt century there were half n million
Ohristlansand.a million In the second and
vast progress In each and every century
down TO tho present time except the l4th
which wns more than made up in the
18th. -
We shalt witness the world saved by the
love OF Christ. tile heaven having leaven.
Cd the whole lump.
The uhOir's singing OF Come Thou Al.
mighty King" The Lord is My Lie" and
other hymns was glorious. They all faced
the congregation except the leader, Mr..
Clymer, who faced aud directed tho choir
Thoy nllei the auditorium with their
united voices, There are several chors
tn Wilmington that eau learn much by
hearing the West Presbyterian Church
nholr.-JoHS c. HARNESS, hepo rter.