The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-01


conducting revival services at tho
Second Baptist Church In West Ches.
ter. Mr.. Murphy hts a penchant for
peculiar toxts. He has been known to
preach eloquently on as small sub
iect US grain of mustard seed. and
he can draw spiritual thoughts by
the hour from all ear of corn. He
takes his gospel from the Corinthians,
"All things are yours" Il have a
right to my own theology" he says,
and deck of cards Will serve for q
Bible testament or prayer book
Back OF the pulpit last evening
tackled on piece of canvas. were
thirteen cards, the l, 9, $. 4, 5, q, Z and
u spots OF hearts, the 9 OF spades. tho
! 10 nj sach OF the spots, the king and
queen OF hearts and the Jack OF clubs
Mir. Murphy first removed all GUS.
Ipicions by saying that he never play
ed cards for money, 40 1t is wrong to
do so, but there is nothing wrong In n
deck of cards. The harm comes in the
misuse of them. 10 ono who In ths
Hove OF nature holds communion with
her visible forms, there IL spiritual
meaning in everything.
! Pointing impresslvely to the ace OF
hearts with II caue borrowed from au
told man ON ono OF the front seats and
speaking In II low AMI inspiring voice,
| MIR. Murphy began his sermon.
THE first card is The ace, that Is the
leading card in tine pack. That one
spot represents to me one God, tho
master of all that exists The next
|card Is the two spot. 1t represents
the father and son. Everything In the
world is in twOs There is God aud
Ia devil, u heaven and IL he'll, love aud
hate white and black,
i Hero is the thrse-spot, IL repre-.
sents the trinity. God never had any
trouble until lie nude man, wonder
tfll creature he is. Three Faith, hope
land chaiity!
i I'VE pass on to the four-spot Tho
Bible has sixty-siX books but omiy
-four gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke
and john. From these four GOSPELS.
the world is being ChristianiZed. Foul
.lperiods in mans life, infancy. child.
hood, manhood, and old age. Four
Seasons four directions John said
:. in the revelations that he saw four
horses. All these cards run parellst
Ito the Bible.
i John also said that he saw four
angels holding the winis.
4 Here's the iKspot In six days God
iicreatod all the earth. the angela. the
I'D 49, '''''' ''h'''''''''' '''SS''7 -
l.all things else on the earth. And h
'Icomlnnnded US to Keep the sabbath
,lday holy. There's too much hunting
land dog fighting and gambling On
lISundHys. Some day God will take ut
this earth In "A whirlwiud and set il
, attire, and you'll be caught out hunt
ing and then You'll go TO.
Cant any of you sec anything II
. the Bibe parallel to this eight spot
Coule' you euuealeu Gieeks, iLS very
easy, 1heIe were only eisht rlShleou'
lolsoils IA the arr oou gave the
earth 20 ,ilem ana YET some OF us
can llhd room TO stand OIL now
mere IS the nine spot OF spades
,L hIl7t ilealau n zen men ana nine dlana
Itlallh MN; ihls represents the my.
zlieH anu tney 70 plask because luoS'
mel, > charaetets Wefe elacReheu.
Zen Spot Ihot means Ten com
nla Az, See EhrouRhltf
nat seVsn-spot Is wonderful
tning' seven colors OF the rainbow
i ! ne leper llaI TO WASH seven times
I Glleoh went around jericho seFtl
:, tiiiC5'
ne KING represented Adam. Ill
] was hlhg oil the earth. IL represent
$ hlhg solomon anu none ever cHm
alter MIN or went oelore Nun Us equal
y Ieu hln'
o. ana tne queen represents til
{ queen OF Sheba.
he last le the Jack. THAT Jack
70 that pack OF cards as the devil Is t
+ me cUurch oil doa. When men al
gambling they draw that Jack out an
cheat with MN, ana even men hav
peen klIleu on account OF that jack,
some men are Troublesome IN til
chufch' Always jumping out and say
y ling, MIR. Moderator I'm not read y