The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-10
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After an expenditure OF eli, 900. dur
ing tho summer, Grace NJ. Z. church
opened her handsome temple OF wor-
ship Sunday forenoon. Tho ragild-
Ing and painting by Valentine d Son
and WIN. Forsyth, the fresccinR BY
Karl KlehrwiedeF, the steam heating
by the Gawthrop d Brother Company,
the electric lighting by Vim. LRwton
and the carpetinR by Sharp & Co., have
all been done in the most substantial
and tasty manner and apparently re-
gardless Of expense. There are 300
electric lights with a power Of 1924
candles. o. f. Rudolph was chairman
OF the renoyating COMMITTEES and has
given the business of supervision his
most diligent and faithful attention.
Presiding Elder Barrett rededicated
the edlfice in an opening prayer.
DIR. Dobbins. pastor, received three
new members. two OF them by certl
lhcate.
In the offeratory music the choir
was especially effective. The conRre-
gational singing of familiar hymns
was grand and inspiring. There were
Ipeople. Grace membership was there
en- nasse.
DIR. Dobbins expressed his gratitude
for the presence OF the first pastor and
Rev. Joseph E. Smith. d. D., OF Tren-
ton, N. j., a former pastor. Rev. I.
Snowden Thomas read the Bible.
j First pastor, Rev. W. j. Stevenson,
u. D., OF Reading. Pa, preached on
Romans t:t5, $50, as much as In me
Ills, am ready to preach the Gospel to
,Iyou at Rome also"
He made general application of
the words ''as much as in me is' to
all Christians. His subject was Con
secrated Personal Power
q L. Its limit is determined by three
lIconditions: %. endowment; CD. cul-
turei go, environment. Gle elaborated
each.)
IL. A consideration Of this personal
,ipower before it reaches Its limit.
! He illustrated by Samson as the
sonal power. by Newton for intel
lectual power, by John Wesley, for
religions power, who preached 40, 900
sermons, by Dwight l.. Moody for tho
personal magnetism of soul-stlrring.
religious enthusiasm-a man whom
pastors and deacons at first attempted
to silence on the ground that he was
not qualified to enter the ministry.
4 Ill. The Christian use of this per-
sonal power.
We are to live for God and not for
:, ourselves.
Unused power is waste. II the
church were spiritually aroused she
would move the world. But there is
a general failure to comprehend the
= greatness OF the Interest at stake.
The speaker, having, at the outset,
said he would use the phrase of his
text out OF it's historic connection now
l put 1t back again" and considered the
, personal power, heroism and fidelity
4 OF st Paul in DreaphinU the Gosnpl
/ He extended his hearty congratula.
: lions to his PASTORAL colleague and
grace people for their liberal renova
ton OF Gods house.
1 His large audience was deeply in
terested. and the first half day of re-
lopenlng week was succ .ssful.
Rev. DR.. Smith preached in the
ievening. The electric lighting was
brilliant. ...
on Monday evening there will be !
i? Meeting OF the Epworth League. witt
t addresses by Rev. =, L. Martindale. f
I'D. Hubbard and DR.. Dobbins. On
e lIuesday evening Rev. DIR. Joshua A.
a ILippincott OF Arch street NJ. Il. Church.
I Philadelphia, will preach, 1t is OK
, pected that Rev. George w. Miller, u
j, D., of New York. a former pastor, vii
d preach on Wednesday night; Rev. DR.
: Merritt Hulburd. of the Spring Garden
!. Church, Philadelphia, on Friday night
/ and Rev. Dr.. George L. Reed, presi
il dent OF Dickinson College, on mex
t Sunday. both morning and evening
+ DR.. Reed will be remembered as hav
Ing made tine delightful address Il
i the graduates OF the Boys Hlgl
e School, at their graduation exercises
n last June. There will be- union ser
Twice OF Evangelic churches on Thurs
( day night.