The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-19
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The Second Advent Church, formerly
known " Household OF Faith" have
secured for their Sunday services. the
pleasant and commodlous hall over the
dry goods store of Messrs. Crosby Il
Hill, on Market street above Sixth, and
Will commence their labor5 there on
the coming Sunday. Services will he
held morning, afternoon and evening.
The Morning Star Sunday school is
connected with the church, and its
quarterlies, question books and weekly
papers, are the publications of tho
American Sunday School Union. on
account of the ceutral location of the
hall, 1t Is expected that there will be
an increasing attendance at the various
meetings OF the church and at the Sun
day school.
Tho following doctrines are held:
Man in his essential nature is mortal.
There Is in all men by nature ten
dency TO sin, hence all are by nature
the children of wrath" Christ died for
our Sins, and became propitiat ion
for the sins of the whole world. He
rose from the dead in order to appear
In the presence Of God for us as our
High Priest, and for our justification.
Sinners are pardoned and justified by
repentance toward God and faith
toward our Lord Jesus Christ" Faith
In the blood OF Christ delivers men
from both the guilt OF sin and tho
love of sin. Tho gospel brings out
into the clearest light the doctrine of
u future and endless life, and that life
is tho free gift of God to all Ills chill
dren.
The future life OF those who have
died In faith, depends also upon their
resurrection from the dead "at tho last
dnN " thrftt fTh inGrG NlNflt al, in hn
Resurrection and tile Life. Christians
are now saved by hope, and that hope
Will DO changed to frnition at the sec
ond appearing of Christ That second
Appearing Will DO as personal and visit
bic a. Ills first ono was. Ihe mllenni-
um will be ushered in at His second
advent. Christ will reign throughout
the millennium on Davil's throne ut
Jerusalem, and over the 'houso OF
Jacob" At the expiration OF tho mil
lennium the earth will be renewed and
made tho endless abode OF Gods pco-
pie. Hence, the world never will come
to an end.
Tho original expression that is rem
dered the lend OF tho world in the
common version of tho Bible, means
literally, the END of the ago" The
last day. or the scriptures is the last
day of the present age On that day
tIflsI Will come, and Ills people Will
lie raised from the dead. ''Of that day
and hour knowcth no man. yot
through the fuliillment of tho prophe-
cies. it is evident that the day Is Mt
hand. All true Christians love His
appearing, whether they believe that
that appearing follows or precedes the
millennium.
Furthermore, this church holds thut
the Church OF Christ comprises all
hlistnns Of all denominations. who
love Jesus Christ in sincerity" and
/ that all such lave fervcnt charity for
each other, and desire and pray for
each others spiritual prosperity. And
though on account Of our imperfcc.
tion in the knowledge of the Scriptures
we do not SEQ eye 10 cye' in this age,
tho great future will bring TO ali minds
thn fullness Of all knowledge, and
then tho dim light Of the present time
VIII be euperceded blythe transcendent
glory of Him lin whom are hid the
treasures OF wisdom and knowledge. 81