The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-09
SERMON no MECHANICS.


Asbury NJ. e. Church Receives Dela-
ware Council. No. 2, o. U. A. M
| Opinion of Benevolent Orders.
The beneficial orders in Wilmington
are famous for attending church. Their
benevolent spirit is In sympathy with
christian charity. The American me.
Odd Fellows, tho Knights of Pythias,
the Red Men, the Golden Eagles, the
Heptasophs, etc. They are all imita-
tions OF Free Masonry with the main
practical difference OF having specified
weekly sick benefits as IS per week to
each sick American mechanic, and flu
neral benefits as $3.50 to the family Of
u deceased member.
A members dues of fifty cents per
month must however be paid up. A
lodge committee always attends to
the sick, they supply watchers when
needed and some times nurse. This
Is prominent and general character
istic OF all such orders.
Rev. j. d. @. Hanna, pastor. express
ed his opinions very empbaticaily on
Sunday forenoon concerning these
phllanthropic orders while preaching
to his great congregation with Della
ware Council, No. 2, .. u. A. NJ, to the
number of sixty OF her members, as
guests. His text was Job XXI; 80,
when men are cast down then thou
shalt say there is lifting up
After an Introductory eulogy OF the
benefits OF Hope while in distress" he
he proceeded to such points as,
L Among men there are the downcast
whose hearts are heavy and who are in
great distress. / have asked myself
Is there life anywhere that has not
at sometime had its own SORROW
Among the causes of this sorrow are
adversely, WEAKNESS of spirit, sickness,
death OF dear one, disgrace, etc.
ii. What shall we do in the face OF
these facts? 1t is one thing to profess
religion but 1t is another to help some
body in distress. II we obey the text
we shall help and lift up all persons
we can. We are ourselves to go out
and find the distressed and help Them.
We are to love men. Go with bap-
tism of divine love on your soul. The
rich man, as well as the poor needs
your sympathy and kindness.
While / do not believe n man makes
mistake who gives away all he has
in order ito lay up treasure in Heaven"
1 do not counsel such q general dis
posal of the substance that belongs to
the support of families. But are there
not many who could be more liberal
than what they are?
There are some men like the Sea of
Gallilee in its rich valley. 1t receives
but it gives. While it receives its
streams from the north it gives all out
again at the south. Such are some
men for whom, in my private prayers
pray God to make them richer. But
there are men for whom in my heart /
pray that God will take their riches
away from them II that is the only
thing that will save their souls. They
are like the desolate and barren Dead
Sea, They receive everything that
Eows into them. but they give nothing
out,
Hugh Price Hughes at the Ecumen-
lcal Council said you cannot save
mems souls until you first relieve
their physical distress.
the preacher gave q powerful eX-
hortatlon for broadness and charity
citing the example of our Saviour.
God adds character, peace. power,
and success to all those persons who
wtrk for Him
he expressed his hearty approval OF
the benevolent orders because he had
found, by his experience among the
people, that they take care OF their
sick members. He declared it WINS
practical Christianity to visit and
help tho sick, the widow and the or
phan.
Members of Delaware Council, No.
q o. Y. A. N. expressed the opinion
that they had heard good sermon.
John q. HARNESS Reporter