The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-20

Asbury Is not In any known imme-
Idiate danger from physical fire, but
she Is ablaze with fire from on high.
There is every promise Of u sweeping
revival when the protracted meeting
shall begin on the first Sunday OF De-
itober. Last Sunday was great day.
the best for long time. The congre
gations were large, and that Of the
evening overlooking the building, but
that is the usual thing at this wonder
full old church. In the morning the
tpastor. the Rev. John ID. Q. Hanna,
preached from the unique subject.
What to do with the greatest thing
in the world"
The greatest thing He made out very
lclearly to be the Word of God, and
from the text, Deut. VII, land thou
shalt teach them diligently to thy
lGhlldren. and shalt talk OF them when
thou slttest In thine house, and when
thou walkest by the way, and when
thou lest down, and thou rlsest up"
He showed what must be done with
the Bible, and how earnestly 1t must
he taught as the book far above all
human wisdom. lie plead with the par
lents to be very ambitious to see that
their children had all the advantages
lof secular education, but not to be
careless of that training that Is even
more essential. and can DO derived only
from tho Bible. And to the older
Jones he commended the word as wor-
'Ithy of their most serious meditation,
and as the great topic OF conversation.
Many went away determined to be
moro active Bible students than they
lihad been before. In the evening tho
.sermon was on"The Mothers Praye r.
and was based on the prayer of the
l woman OF Shunem, when she came to
, Elisha for the restoration of her boy
: to life. .-.
The thoughts discussed were, !
Here was mother IN great distress
I but she only represents host oil
. mothers In this city whose hearts are
breaking with heavier burden.
Some wandering boy or girl Is doing
/ moro to make mothers heart ache and
z the white come In tho darker lock-
u than all other sorrows combined. The
awful grief OF laying Il child away IL
r the grave Is not near SO heavy as that
!, which comes to tho mother when sht
sees the babe OF few years ago he
coming the sinful man or the careless
| girl OF the present. 2. This mothel
> appealed to good man for help.
/ would be well II all mothers would do
all In their power to save tho boys ant
girls OF the home, even by appealing
TO others to help gave them.
|. Many are doing this. Some mother
arc very careless. The preacher toll,
/ of the letters that he received from
down the state, in which mothers AM
fathers begged him to see their boys
:; who had moved to the city, and say
tlIthem. s. But this mother prayed Iht
L mothers prayerl What meaning Ii
those words How they bring up tn
elmemorles Of the past. How tho old
face rises before US again. and the oil
hands uro again upon our heads, ant
= We hear the mothers prayer as sh
+. cOmmends us to God. We may ge
far from tho right, we may learn til
paths of evil men, but mothers praye
J will never be forgotten, and perhap
!. when she IS In glory. the influences o
u those holy prayers will bring US bac
to n .iofCier plan of life. 1. This pInye
h. was answered. The boy was restore
nj to life.
st The young people have 1t In thel
power to answer mothers prayer
~ That mother. II she sits In some HON
)r tonight. thinking OF you, woul
IN rather that you would send her wor
in tomorrow that you were saved b
tho power of the cross than that 20
had earned fortune; and II she is !
~, heaven, there Is no news that coul
Do SOuIlieu tIlIDuRH Jlle Hlhll5lOii5 Z
glory better to her than that her bo
OF or girl has come TO Jesus. The sermo
a was closely followed by the grea
throng of Young people present. an
d. in all parts of the house there wa
liz weeping Us memory went buck to th
dearest friend that man over had, I'll
mother. An invitation was given t
tho unsaved to bow at the altar 70
mi prayer. and three came forward tw
al of whom were converted, and fou
n. teen rose for prayers
q The meeting was continued las
he night by the praying band and by til
Christian Endeayor Society, in each {
which meetings, there was n poniten
In the meeting of the praying bant
If. six othersros for prayers. The Ineet
Ing Will DO continued tonight in I'll
iii church pQrlor. entrance on Thir
oe street and all who want to enjoy
real, live mseting should come.
The praying band i5 ready to hol
prayer MEETINGS at any home whei
-, there Is chance OF doing good, an
~ helping some one TO become @ Chri
ny tim. Any persons desiring such
pp meeting at their house, can drop
~, postal card to the pastor, 222 Walnl
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