The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-13
AsLurY Yesier ny.

Old Asbury Church has been we'll
galled beehive. Perhapsthere Is no
buster place in the city on Sabbath
than this time-honured sal ctuary. and
20 church to which SO many people
Hook to worship. From nine in the
morning till the Gle SO OF tlie evening
Hervica there is an almost constant
How Of song or speaking, or some
other form of Christian work. And
with II all there Is a sustained enthu-
Biasm that few churches enjoy That
the people like the happy sci vices Is
open by tho great crowds that fill its
spacious auditorium. In heat or cold;
wet OF dry, there Is always a full
house. The heat of yesterday did not
seem to have much effect on tile at
tendance, as the church was thIonged
with vast audiences both M orning and
night.
Tho Children's Day service by tho
Sunday school was postpoh9l till next
Sunday ssyenins. but the Estor, the
10Y. John D. q Halea: feached In
suitable tho day gt was Prov
". Is. Take fast hold ofiustrucaion:
let her not go keep her; for she is thy
hfe." He diseussSWukBaaixer in do
velopment OF mind 0r%cdlECution, the
magnificent chances that the young
OF our city had in mental training, tho
Eeed of parents to cp operate with the
teachers In their arduouS lUurs, and
the duty OF the church to Givo the best
culture to the youth. lie prophesied
that the church of the future would
be that church that Is most careful
Of the development OF al the facul-
ties OF the young.
In his discourse he paida handsome
compliment 70 our Milm ngtDn sy.
TEN of public schools andto the intel.
phut ma a Ia, I,rN, 8
the intellectual culture OF the young
II all parents would only lie us amhi.
tious to have their children RECEIVE tho
best training as the speaker advised,
there would be few ignorlnt III N and
women in the future history OF oul
city.
In the evening the sermon was on
'sfhe General ConGerence|and Popular
AmusementS." The text was l. ifhes
V. 20. abstain from all appearance
OF evil" The speaker corrected tbs
false impression that had been prevd,
lent In the country that tho Methodist
Church had contemplated striking
from the discipline the article agalus
dancing, theatre-soing; card playing
etc. Such memorial hal been pre-
sented to the General Conference, bu
= u had died in tho committee, an,
therefore, had never bcAn dis
cussed on the conference tloor !
1t had been reported back, even
for discussion, it woulh have beer
found that the church with praGtica
unanimity would have Kept the dis
cipline as it is.
The preacher then entered upon al
argument to show that tho ehurcl
could take no backward footsteps OF
this question. The world Itself de
mande,; that Christians stand on hign
er grounds than they, and card play
ing, theatre going, dancing MethO
dist was despised 10y them, and tn
speaker was glad the world made !
warm and Uncomfortable for thu on
who was thus violating the solemn
vows that he took at tAealtar.
--~la believed that a rodl spiritua
Methodist who followed hese world
amusements, had never been known
they might ba found with their nam
on the church book but|they were no
ut the altar to help tlle uusilN Gel lurinl
revival God dlI not measule
church by numbers OF by wealth.
church Is stronger viii. Ten men VIII
cannot be moved from their .HteEl il
than with tbu'Islud WHO hold on {
religion with one hand Onl the wurl
and its follics with tho other
Judging from the enthusiastic re
sponses that greeted the strongest u
terances of the preacher, his peupl
believe as he does and II MethodiSn
Is to backsilde from the high stan
she has ever taken on these wotl,ll
matters, Asbury will be one of til
Z last to 20.