The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-20
GRACE REVIVED.
One Hundred and Twenty-Five New
Members in Five Weeks.

~ would no more dare to take upon
myself the personal responsibility Of
stopping this revival. than would TO cut
of my right arm or take my own life."-
REV. JOHN Y. DoBBrNs. ID. D.. Pastor.
Grace NJ. L. Church is all right with
those who have been known since
apostolic times as 'the common REQ
pie" who heard Him gladly" They
were largely represented In the audi
ence which filled the great auditorium
Sunday forenoon and listened in I'M
wearying attention until 20 minutes
past 12, when they were dismissed with
the benediction of Rev. Wesley c. John
son, Ten new memberg Joined. making
1875 in weeks. And now the sixth
evening except Saturday. ...
DR.. Dobbins said in part and pur.
port that he hoped none of the mem
bers would get tired, because precious
souls were to be saved. Weary as he
| thought they might be at the begin
| ming OF last week, the special manifes-
tation OF Gods power on Friday even
ing had settled his mind that it was
the divine will the extra meetings
should be announced for another
week. At that time, aside from the
general effect on the audience, as we
learned, five PERSONS went to the altar
and were all converted. With snch d.
vine evidence given 81 would no more
dare to take upon myself the personal
| responsibility Of stopping this revival
than / would to cut of my right arm
OF take my own life." The Friday
| evening service had been one Of the
most remarkable of the entire series"
Hymn 1913. just as am, and silent
prayer interviewed.
Now. my friends, 1 scarcely knew,
when In my study this morning, what
=, course to take III regard to this SER
vice, but will give few Words Of in
vitation out of the word OF God. l
would not care what any person might
think, were it not that your confidence
In me is essential to my usefulness TO
you. would rather hear God whis'
per his approval In my heart than to
hear the multitude applaud. Here are
many dear friends seeking the way OF
life, whom / want to help and encour-
age. During the week, the enemy OF
their souls, In their secular walks, may
have been trying to discourage them
from coming to our blessed Lord and
Saviour. J. am glad to see 30 many
that need to be converted come in
here. My dear friends work with the
| CplIlI VI bOus HUI hB hlu5b hliu.
God speaks to you in these words:
Come unto Me all ye that labor and
are heavy laden and will give you
rest"
| A young man told me he was &c
stirred by this revival he could not gel
his regular amount of sleep for @
whole week. Oh! let him come to
Jesus and find this rest to his soul.
Little children look to their parents
who seem to stand between them and
God when they are not saved. The
child thinks its mother good. 1t sayf
mother is not converted, why should
be? A woman who is the mother OF
a little child is feeling deep anxiety
on this account. Oh! may she come
to Jesus now and find peaceful rest.
Let all come and get this peaceful rest
for their souls which they cannot tlnd
anywhere else except in Jesus. lie
only can give the troubled soul rest
Oh! my friends settle this question
now. God Is willing. God gives yot
power now to settle 1t. You may III
deciding it for eternity.
"And Jesus said unto them: 1 an
the bread OF Life. he that cometh I,
me shall never hunger; and he that be
lieveth on me shall never thirst"
A true theology is regeneration
l
take care of itself. .
Thus the preacher quoted and OK
T planned passage after passage O
0 Scripture In the line of Invitation
and promise.
: God go loved the world that whose
ever believeth on Him should not pei
ish but have everlasting life.n
! He that believeth on Him Ia no
condemned" etc. Also Rom. VIII: l,
: He that believeth on Me hath ever
lasting life."
At the conclusion of the invitation
. hymn 3S4 was sung, and there joinet
the church on probation ten persons
including one quite small boy, o
whom the pastor said his father
mother and sister were Christians. 1
warm. cordial and quite extended per
sonal address was delivered to eacl
one in giving the right hand OF fellow
ship.
The most remarkable was the silent
intense and earnest interest OF til
great congregation In the simple word
of salvation with the entire absence o
any perceptlble formality. The hin
derlng influence of formality in woI
ship was wholly removed. Our Saw
iour's humility and meekness clothe,
the preacher without any apparent al
tempt to resist exhibiting the weak
ness OF humanity.
There was no perceptible effort T.
lay out either oratorical or rhetorical
power. This made the more pre-
found impression upon those VIII
know and appreciate the speaker
ability on these lines. There was
simple and restful trust in the powe
of the Holy Spirit who Influenced the
and there q young lady and littl
boy to go forward and join the church
The pastor read at first only e!gh
names and then called for any other
who would Join. On an expectation
OF eight he got ten new members.
Any OF our unconverted friends VIII
want to observe how minister look
and talks when no is under specia
and extraordinary enduenent of tn
Holy Spirit should go up to Grac
Church, at Ninth and West streets. til
evenings OF this week. Infidel mind
will he unable to spend an evening /
listening there without hearing tn
voice OF God.
JOHN g. HARDNESS. Reporter.
You can wash your faces In tn
morning dew" tor beauty's sake, bu
Old Sauls Catarrh Cure is the remed
| Won want for obstinate catarrh intll