The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-22

Church, preached In Union M. e.
Church on Sunday morning, according
to the arrangement with Rev. Mr..
Hubbard, that the two would exchange
pulpits on this occasion. Owing to the
inclemency of the weather the congre-
CATION was not half as large as usual,
but those who were present had the
pleasure of listening to an interesting
sermon from the 9th verse OF the i99th
Psalm. IF l take the wings Of the
morning, and dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea, even there shall thy
hand lead me and thy right hand shall
hold me-"
In his PREDATORY remorks he eulo.
giZed the beauty of this Psalm, and
proceeded to speak of the power of
God, and the influence eXerted by
Christian precepts over the character
of men. ensuripg uniformity il their
lives and a conformity with the divine
commands. Worldly men he said, did
not put God Into any one, but they
were very likely to put the devil into
the hearts Of their associates and thus
prepare the way for their degradation
In the world, and their punishment in
the next. He favored the introduc.
ton of the vitalizing energy and
power of the spirit of God and the
increase of piety and good deeds.
Some might style him an old fogy,
but he would sooner be right and be
called an old togy, than be fool and
fogy.
The wisdom of this world ia foolish
ness In the sight OF God. He did not
wishany man to cut out his work for
him, as he intended to do tho best he
could to promote an increase Of relig-
ion and insure his own salvation. 10
illustrate an Instance OF faithfulness
he referred to class leader who had
a large sum of money about his per-
son, and when reminded that he had
better put it In place of safety, said
tn the time to meet his class had
arrived, and he preferred to discharge
his duty as leader to attending to any
business engagement.
He commended punctuality OF this
kind, as it was worthy OF initiation by
all, worldly loss being preferable to
Spiretual decadence. Continuing he
said no man can ever get away from
the presence OF God, as was shown by
the teXt. Neither do any ono get
away from the influence of tho prayers
of the mother the father and the Holy
Ghost. The lessons impaired III
youth would he remembered by the
erring, by the Incorporate, by the
fallen, and In many cases reform may
enSue and the outcastS be restored to
their right minds, and become Chris
tians.
In enforcing his observations he re-
ferred to the l60 days passed by STAN
ley in Africa, when he had almost
given up all hope of finding his way
out of the wilderness, but after read
ing an encouraging passage of Scrip
ture, no was stimulated to persevero,
and in nine days afterwards, he had
the pleasure of finding his lost column
and of seeing the tri-colored flag float.
ing over it.
a short time ago he had witnessed
Il mother UNFOLDING her drunken son,
and her efforts were forcihly compared
TO the love of Christ, whose arms were
round and about the eiring ones.
The boy had not lost all self-re-
spect, and 1t was hoped that the moth
ers love would rescue him from the
habit which threatened hisruln. After
charging on this point, he alluded to
u good girl of 20 years, who went out
from Baltimore, to do mission work
in Africa. She was now residing in a
village, where no other white person
lived, and yet God sustained and up
held her. Such faithfulness and self
denial were commended at some
length, after which he pronounced
eulogium on Bishop Taylor for his
labors in the missionary Held, and
closed with the wish that all persons
could initiate his se1f-dcnial and sacri-
Ices for the good of others.