The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-05

A sermon OF much interest was
preached on Sunday evening by Rev.
10. L. Hendricks pastor OF the reform.
ed Episcopal Church of the Covenant,
In West street above Second, because
IL gave the facts and reasons why that
denomination came Into existence 10
y ears ago and now on Its 10th ami
Iverslry numhers 100 parishes and mis-.
lsions. and 10000 communicates In the
United States and Canada,
His text was Psalm XLVIII IL: IS:
walk about Zion and go round
about her; tell the towers thereof I;
Mark vol her bulwarks; consider her
palaces that We may tell 1t to the gem
leration following"
Zion Is the joy OF every Jew, the
temple his delight and Jerusalem the
lplace toward which he looks.
I The church to-day Is a forerunner
OF Gods kingdom and the Reformed
! Episcopal Church lisa part of 1t, Hence
of the circumstances leading to its
formation.
In 1873. A. D., fat a meeting OF the
Evangelical Alliance, representing
the whole world, in New York, Bishop
'iCummlns read paper on 'Rolnan
Ition Contrasted."
At large meeting held that evening
In DIR. Hepwortlfs church Bishop Cum
!, Minis was called upon, without prevl-
.'ou5 notice. and expressed his realiza.
ton that the Spirit of Christ made all
denominations one.
DIR. John Hall in Sited him to take
part In a communion service uf the
Worlds Evangelical Alliance at his
Presbyterian Church which he did.
For this he subsequently received ex-
Itraordlnary persecution.
! This sharpened tho convictions OF
conscience in seven clergymen and
sixteen laymen who mot in the Y. NJ,
10. A. parlor of New York, Dec. 3, 1873
and became responsible for the tOrma-
, ton of the Reformed Episcopal
} Church.
Two OF their churches are In this
lefty. From Mr.. Hendricks sermon
we learned that:
l. They accept the Bible as their
standard. Not as containing Gods
/ Word but as being Gods Word. They
ARE founded on Gods infallible Word.
H. They receive all Christian Min
listers into their pulpits and commu.
.nlon service because without this there
cannot be unity OF the whole church
of Jesus Christ on Earth. Ministers
are called by the Holy Ghost and then
rights are given by God and caunot
be denied by ecelesiastlc organiHltio II
and authority of men. All Christians
must DO received gt the Lords supper
III. Jesus Christ was tho last priest
THAT ever existed on earth. Ihs new
Testament speaks OF Him as the only
and final priest of and since that is
Ipensation. lie made the great, tue
last and the now only sacrifice Tor sin
, being His own life offered up on the
.uross. ~.
". Regeneration Ia by the baptism
: of the Holy Ghost and not by water
The preacher explained the changes
Iof reform In churc. worship and Other
points of reformation. lie declared
: they had introduced no new doctrine
Z whatever, but only stood by the old
:. gospel tenets. He recognizes all whC
: love the Lord Jesus as members of the
church of God and invites them ali
without confirmation to partake of the
lords supper with the reformed
lEpiscopaliaRS.
"Our principles are becoming better
| understood I'VE uave laid down
! our course and shall not swerve from
1 1t one inch for anything man can say
3. against u.s." "All strange Wow
. concerning tho Lords Supper and It's
administration are dissipated when We
give the ministry Its proper charac
ter"
= Bishop Cummins' last words we're
Go forward and do grand york"
THE littls church around the cor.
; ner' is attractive, pretty and coZy
! The nembers are social and genial
hey are remarkable Tor their altilIa
ton with, and social kindness ami at
tentions toward, Christians OF Other
denominations.
9 They have good singing by choi
! of fourteen mambers with James Yer
non leader and Miss Townsend organ
list. Mrs. Sherman has a large class o
adults Of both sexes who occupy ;
| bible parlor in studying their lesson
The sunday school 10 llourIshing
: Everybody is invited to the services
and the Sunday school. Their sextol
is John Jay Gould, who was namel
for The late lamented Jay Gould.