The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-05

Never before to the writer did the es.
tablished conditions OF practical and
permanent church progress seem 80
promising os Sunday forenoon, upon
an upappointed inspection OF Silver.
brook NJ. f. Church.
1t is true that the congregation mum
bered only fifty persons, and the pas
tor, Rev. M. L. Bowman, remarked that
working until midnight every secular
day last week, where by. his little
church had already been able to raise
Wesley's debt, had made him SO weary
that, were 1t not for his official duties,
he believed, like as he had noticed
some other members had done, he
would have stayed at home and rested.
But they sang the same old hymns,
there WIS the same manifold, undying
testimony and the same joyful and
triumphant Spirit. The entire congre-
cations. in harmony with the fully
equipped and efficient choir, sang their
thrilling hymns of divine praise spirit
eddy and most heartily. The young
pastor appears well equipped with
scholastic education, zeal, industry
and piety.
One OF the most promising insti-
tutions OF this church Is the well or
make up embraces much excellence OF
character and harmony OF disposition
Miss Elsie Todd, one of its refined
young ladies has paid considerable at
tentlon to the study of music. Mrs.
Joseph W. Coley. who Is a daughter of
Mr.. Joseph Pyle, is the official organ
ist her place being sometimes filled by
Mr.. Albert e. Wild, who is an excellent
amateur musician. Other members,
that we feel at liberty to mention, are
the Messrs. ]. L. Vandyke, William
Vardegrift, j. P. Rutledge and Mrand
Mrs. Miles Barrett. Also the Misses
Emma Ranger and BERTHE Selvey.
Last but not least MIR. Joseph, W.
Coley is a leader OF efficiency com
petent to command the respect of the
give them instruction and discipinein
the art OF music, which they will find
more precious In value as they adj
vance therein. This choir and leader
are doing great an attractive work
in building up this church.
The Sunday School attendance Is
about 100 and generally the Sunday
evening congregations nre reported to
nearly I'LL the edifice which we found
newly painted and furnished, and at
tractiYe.
The pastors text was st. John Xxx
90 c.. Then were the disciples glad
when they saw the Lord
He gave the historic connection of
the text and the aggregate history Of
the disciples for the years they had
been following Jesus, at the end OF
which He had 100 publicly protesting
followers and large number Of 9TH
ers who had received healing and other
blessings They were rich In their ex-
perlence only.
Judas, like Balmaceda and Boulan-
ger, destroyed his life in final attesta-
tion of his defeat in a bad cause.
Neither one of these three dared face
his opponents with the issue OF his
self.condemned bad purpose and con.
duct.
But Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
did face his opponents and did defend
unto death and by His death the in
tegrity and Justice of His cause.
Still more He triumphed over his
enemies by self-sacriticing love and
over death by his resurrection.
Now his disciples were glad because
theneeforth they were to follow a
risen Lord In the presence of His Holy
Spirit. And SO we to-day with all His
tue followers ever since, are glad we
see our risen Lord.
Dear hearer Has he risen for you 2
Do you rejoice in His presence Are
you glad because you see Him and
hear Him say ''All power is given to
me In Heaven and on eaIthF' DO you
triumph over temptations and difficult
ties by the power that you have ac-
cepted and received from this risen
Saviour2 Dc you rejoice in triumph
ant Spirit over death and In the hope
of everlasting life?
A CONCERT,
This little church In debt and needy
of help, and having raised over 500
for Wesley's debt, is going to try to
help itself next Thursday evening by
a concert OF the West Presbyterian
Church choir with forty voices. The
committee will pay the expenses so that
the whole of the proceeds of the rs
cent admission ticket will go to help
pay Silverbrook's debt. The concert
will be grand.