Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-24


every Sunday Therefore we must con
tinue to hold services where we are
holding them now, or we must have
building,
he then began his morning discourse
which was Ia substance as follows:
Il have already occupied considerable
time for the purpose Of giving notice Of
matters pertaining to services Ia this
place, ard therefore must preach a short
sermon. / take two texts out of the Cos
gel of the day, which is the tenth chapter
OF st. Luke. HE came where be was,
being portion Of the thirty third verse.
and He that showed mercy ON him,
from the thirty seventh verse Just be-
cause our life is as described In the hymn
we have just sung just because IL is
brave We should be more earnest
In living. For live life we
do, we must There is no such thing as
not living. But there are some persons
that do not seem TO live but they are
living. When their lives are examined
by other people they seem Go be dead
but they are living a life that Is making
record for them in the world to come
There is nothing that so makes life earn
est as making our cbaiity or kindness
practical. There is 3 good deal OF kind.
ness and charity that does not deserve
the name OF being practical Sometimes
il is hypocrisy and even wickeduess
Il was struck the other dsy by some.
thing | came across in the life Of one Of
the English missionary workers. Some
one was speaking in his presence Of bores
being bored. You have all had some ex.
perience in beire bored. suppose we
are bored even In our place Of recreation.
This bishop was asked for definition OF
the word bore. He said bore was ore
who insisted in speaking of himself when
we want to speak Of ourselves. Bores
are those who insist in speaking Of them
selves when we would rather have the
opportunity Of speaking to other persons
Of ourselves So that enters into pracii
cal benevolence. have spoken of this
subject of practical beuevolence for
know OF no part Of the scripture without
il.
You know bow the man went on
journey and fol among thieves; that
when he was half dead priests aud
Phaiisees came by without doing any
thing for him The Levite came up,
10, ked on him and went on the other
side These were the classes from whom
he SHOULD have expected help. have 10
doubt they felt pity for him, but they
we're busy about other things / imAgi ne
that as this man lay on the roadside
these people same and looked at him
| from one side or the other and said:
am sorry for you You are Ia a bad con
dition. ] wish had money or time but
I am very busy Just now, and have got
to go to Gil my calls | hope somebody
else viii come along who will help you.
and so one went to Jerusalem and one to
Jericho.
"But there came up Samaritan and
he came where he was He bound up
his wounds and poured in them oil he
did not stop to give him a drink Of wine
| he did not administer to depraved
appetite for drink. There is so much
sadness and woe and misery from this
abuse that 1t seems almost impossible
for me ever to get up aud speak without
| asking you TO help me with others 10
stop this terrible sin. He bound up his
wounds and took him to an Inn. He paid
the keeper of the inn aud told him thai
! | If that money was not enough he woull
expend when be came back whatevs
: was needed ia his behalf He did not fee
mercy or take mercy, but he shove,
| mercy 10 AALu huA ~ tulA5 lth1AnAi III
conveniencs and cost. De Is represented
as 4 mau who would count the cost Of
Fence He had to live meekly He hac
only ab1ut enough money 10 carry hin
through his journey, so IN this time oil
trial he showed mercy 10 this victim Of
thieves. So il was by personal effort A.
well as self-sscri6ce that he showed
mercy TO the man who had fallen amoDf
thieves
"Our mercy must be practical Ou
mercy towards those in need must SHOW
some degree Of sacrifice on our part. Tn,
( giving up of something which we have
proposed 10 exp-Dd upon ourselves Appl,
this rule to practical benevolenoe; Il
your own expression OF mercy Their
are those who have passed the wesl
without burning a little finger for thu
benefit Of the neighbor The number o
them is by no means Uncomfortable
Apply 1t to yourselves as a test aud SCI
whether it Is true in your case. SCI
whether you have given unit it hRi
hurt you or whether those gifts weri
matters of inconvenience denying your
selves of some necessary or luxury NJ
other kind of charity. benevolence Of
sympathy will deserve the name o.
neighborly charity, as II does not come
up TO the kind of charity in this parable
Ia going to where he was. this wai
where he showed his practical sympathy
He might have tossed him money Of
words OF sympathy But this Samaritan
gave him his hand and touched him
How many there are who seem to bl
afraid that by SONS merciful touch Il
the reprobates and fallen they will Dt
contaminated or their position IL
society will be imperillsd
''In no single respect is this more true
than In the case where | spoke Of the
victims of drunkenness Thank God, al
are not like these men who went on the
other side, praying that they may not
suffer from the same evil Take care
how ye stand lest e fall. In the last
few days | have given the pledge to fvs
who came to Bishopstead. In some cases
they were men whom l had baptized in
their younger days When l asked
found their fall was oceasloned by giving
up private and public prayer. But men
who have said anything in pity of then
did it at distance and passed on the
other side II will not do simply TO begir
a kindly intercourse and then turn then
over to the foe who lie waiting for the
coming prey We must sustain them BY
coming where they are, no matter
whether in filth or anything else-gC
where they are
superb Soprano Solo.
The congregation enjoyed another treai
after the bishops excellent discourse. Il
was a rich solo from Miss Law Of Wash
ington. ID c., who though very young II