Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28

Preached in Second NJ. p. Church,
Browntownj by E. N. Baldwin of Clay
mont.
The Rev. Eben N. Baldwin, post
master and railroad agent at Clavmont,
preached in Second NJ. p. Church,
Browntown, Sunday evening by special
request. His sermon was appropriate
to the season and based on the text
Luke, XII, 10: Behold, l bring you
good tid;ngs Of great joy, which shall
be to all people" He said in part; We
all like to have good news. Tho most
of us have, at some time, received good
news, which made our hearts thrill and
tingle with rapture. But the best news
ever received In all time was the news
of the Redeemer's birth. For many
years IL had been predicted by prophet
aud priest, there were those who watched
His coming, and as one waits at mid
night for the morning among the sick
and dying, they longed and prayed for
such consummation. And SO in the full
ness of time an angel appeared to the
Judean shepherds as they watched their
flocks by night, and made the declara-
ton of the text, "Behold, l bring you
good tldings of great joy, which shall
be to all people"
We have only to read the history of
the world before the birth of the
Saviour, to get even an approximate
idea of the darkness and gloom that
seem to have settled over humanity.
On How dark ii was
The happiest hour for our race was
the hour Jesus was born. The happiest
hour to any human heart is the hour
when he receives the blessed Christ us
his personal Saviour.
Jecus came to save us on the con-
dition that we accept Him. He gave
Himself for us. At this happy season
which marks an anniversary of His
birth, when we are giving and receiving
| presents, how hurt we would feel il
some present we gave was returned
marked on the wrapper mot accepted. u
| am sure it would bring the scalding
tears to our eyes. Oh! how it would
cut itself into our very hearts core
And yet this is just what we are doing
if we have not accepted Christ! Thinh
of it, friends. The King of Heavier
standing, seeking an admittance int
the heart, and we will not let Him in
He says, "Behold | stand at the dool
and knock"
Oh! Open the door, throw open the
windows of your soul and let the blessed
Saviour IN He comes with good tiding
of great joy. He comes to adopt yot
into His family and to tell you that IL,
has kingdom and that you are an hei
to it,even to an inheritance incorruptible
undetiled, and that fadeth not away.
| While we literally give and receive a
this blessed season, let us gladly Civ
Him our hearts, for He says, "Son
daughter, give Me thy heart" Pleas
note that He does not say, "Giye M
thy head" No, il is the heart, and tn
poorest and meekest may comply wit
the simple conditions of salvation.
! would that could impress this on
thought and leave it with you, God
love! God is love! God is Lowell Ha
l the highest mountain peak for M
pulpit, and the assembled nations as m
audience, and had the voice of thunde
and but one sentence that might max
heard to every man, woman and chill
in the universe, the words would b
God is Lowell
He loves every creature He has mad,
He loves the sinner, but hates the sin
Therefore, as reasonable intelliger
beings, should we not return His low
get rid of sin, and hate it more an
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