The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-28

After reading a carefully prepared
article on the above subject in the Re-
PUBLICAN on Tuesday evening, its sug-
gestiye force came with unusual inter-
est to my mind
II. The mind is more elastic and fav-
orable to study In the morning"
This may be SO In many cases. there
are many exceptions even to the above
rule.
III. That the attendance on forenoon
worship would he greatly increased"
This would be so, provided there is
man in the pulpit who knows his con-
gregation, especially the children, and
is able to use tact in his sermon to in
tereSt their minds and splritualize
their lives. To preach on evolution
and other scientific subjects In the way
and manner they generally are, would
be to greatly disintercst tho children
and the congregation. Our laymen
are saying to the ministry:s Brethren,
come down little from your heights
of intellect and be more practical"
Some Of the ministers of this city have
al splendid Sunday school in their
morning congregation now.
iii. That the forenoon preaching
service would be brieier, more intense,
and hence more edifying to the adult
as well as the youthful attendants"
An hour and half servi from
1880 a. m. to 2 a. m, can he made in
teresting to all who may come to our
churches. The man who has the abil-
ity to interest and edify the children
and our young peoplewill have the
largest crowd Of old folks. This will
not be the result of having the Sunday
school in the morning, but the result
OF the preacher anu Sunday school
workers who make the Sunday school
q place oil mental refreShnent and
spiritual power. Change of time will
not bring the success desired, change
of old methods, getting out OF the old
rnts, making short progress, short
and intensely spiritual sermons, a
plain plan OF study, terse outline,
singing by all who can sing, O super
| intendent who has snap, peTceptiye
wisdom, and adaptability, are powers
that will crowd our churches and save
the marks. ....
NV. That by such increased attcn.
dance on divine worship, tho Church
congregations would become more
| spiritual and devotional"
This ought to he So and will be SO.
provided we trust to Christ and Tie
holy Spirit to spiritualizc and devo.
tionali2e.
What class of Christian workers
who are now overworked would have
n rest in the afternoon"
This is the old story "oyerworked. =
who are tho brightest, happiest and
cheeriest crowd OF church workers in
| this city, The afternoon Sunday
schools and their workers rest on
Sunday afternoons in this particular
manner, restlessness in hundreds OF
places in our city.
| 'NLTllat a large class of people who
are oyerworknd att the week would tic
! better attend short service began at
| II o'clock n. III.
It's my experience that the workers
] are those who are most auXiouS Tor
| Ill" sabbath day. and it,, not the work
Ell who complains that tie service is
too long, but Il class who do Tut little
| Tor God at any time, or in any place
| they are the complatnerS ard yaWuers
during service. anxious to get at the
lntest novel, fashion, party and giddy
| entertainments Those moral and men
tai dysprptics ought TO work instead
of complaining. The minister of
God has no trouble with the former,
IL is the latter WHO arc the troublers Of
Israel, and they would he lust as much
so in u fifteen minute service as IN
hours service. Some of them attend
home, how, languid they are, (Ncll,
there may be cause for it sometimes.
VII. HAT mission work. sick visit,
ing and such Tristan work as is now
| too much neglected could he attended
| To ON sunday afternoons"
Tho afternoon Sunday school does
not prevent the above statement for
| the following reasons: Take ouI
churches; they are numbering from
100 members to 1000 the largest eli
ourSundHy schools employss say about
| 80 in tho sunday school as teachers
and officers. Suppose they tthe tCatii-
ers and officers are all fneluLers Oh tlIr
church, are there lot workers enough
unemployed outsiue OF sunday school
| to attend To the nltOvrt Must this, TINS
| greater power of Professionalism. bs
| limited to an hour on sunday morn.
| ing to have workers to visit The sick
| No. We cannot afford this those who
1 suffer with this sabbath Afternoon
| lnnguor will rot visit the sick, they
| "waHi some ne to visit ihem
VII That Il class of CHRISTIAN pa,
! tents who work every secular day q
the week, early aad late, would In y.
/ the desired time to enjoy their chil
dren ut home and give them Chris tan
| counsel"
If human nature Is now, like 1t used
to be thirty tive yearsngo, this wou d
b. IL dilirult task. Yen may find u
| few good children who would take
| kindly to such counsel and graciuusly
| uhintt to it on Sunday afternoons
| th"Y arc very few Though we love
Our children ana want 10 do all We
| can io! tnetn. there are times and sca-
sons f,r this coaasei, bai nos TT this
| hour oil out afternoon Sunday. School.
! / waaid suggest tho hUlr for home
1 counsel cieom j PIN. to q p. IN for the
very Young And for the farther nj.
vanced p. IN. to $50 p. M then in
| vlte them to retire. fssAc JEWELL.
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| liver, stomach und bowels through tho
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