The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-21
FIFTH EDITION.
Asbary,. i04,h Annl,er.ury.

AnUuE1 - IVAN AuuttofnNEys
Another delightful service In con.
nection with tho 104th anniversary Of
the dedication OF the mother church OF
Methodism In Wilmington. was held
last night. There was u large audi
ence. a pleasant song service and an
excellent sermon. Every ono was cap
tivated by the earnestne5s and force
OF the discourse. Tho preacher was
the Rev. w. s. Valiant. OF Cherry Hill,
Md. The sermon was q wise selection,
coming in tho midst OF revival work,
and caused deep thought in many
minds.
The speaker has a good voice. great
ilueney, II correct diction, and unusual
power of thought. From the an.
nouncement OF the text to the close OF
the sermon, there was nothing but the
closest attention. Several camo to the
altar when the invitation was given by
MIR. Valiant, two OF whom We're con.
verified.
The following is an outline OF the
sermon. The text was taken from
Peter Ills.
And II the righteous scarcely be
saved. where shall the ungodly and
the sinner appear?
We have here mentioned three classes
OF mankind. namely, the righteous,
outset will briefly describe ench class.
30 that you may have no difficulty In
discriminating between the characters
represented respectively by these three
terms,
The righteous man Ia he who always
does what he believes to be right, who
loves anu serves God, who delights In
the law OF the Lord, &c.
The righteous man is the real Chris.
tian. The righteous man Ia he who 10
In the world but not Of the world. The
two principles which 'srn the con-
duct OF the righteous man are love to
God and love TO mankind.
The term ungodly refers to the
Pharlsee whom the Saviour classed
with the kspocrite.
The bigot-the self.righteous.
The term may also be applied to the
moralist.
The term sinner as used In the text
denotes the proiligate transgressor.
the liar, thief. drunkard, Sabbath
breaker. etc.
We have introduced the characters.
now what about them. Let US see.
And II the righteous scarcely be
saved" What! the righteous scarcely
eaved2 Is that true2 What does David
eay2 My soul Is escaped rs bird out
OF the snare OF the fowler" and
again. But as for me, my feet were
almost gone; my steps had well nigh
slipped"
David, the righteous king OF Israel.
scarcely saved, and Job. OF whom
God Himself said, He Is a perfect
aud an upright man, one that feareth
God and escheweth evil" this very
same job said, II am escaped with the
skin OF my teeth"
The road to Heaven IL difficult to
travel. II 70 Q possible thing to be
saved. aud 1t Is an easy thing to be
lost. 1t is like man climbing up an
10y mountain; he can reach tho top
only by arduous effort and dlllgenJ
perseverance, but he can slide down
| to the bottom with little or no effort.
Why are not the righteous scarcely
| saved? This question can be best an.
swered by considering the magnitude
OF the means employed for mans sal
walton, and the obstruction which
mans own nature makes to the sue
cessful application OF those means.
owing to the natural depravlty OF his
heart, and the seduclng Influences Of
Satan by the allurments of the world.
Nothing less can save soul than the
| most strenuous effort OF man and the
grace of God combined, therefore
work out your own salvation with
fear and tremblng;' but at the same
time benr in mind that tit Ia Goo
which worketh In you, both to will
and to do OF His good pleasure"
In tho judgment the distinction be
tween tho ungodly and the sinner will
he obliterated. 1t may serve a name
purpose in this world to be Pharisee
ora Morallst, but IT. will avail him
naught OIL that great dny.
There are really bht Two classes, the
righteous and the unrlghteous.
There are but two conditions, the
saved and the lost. and tho righteous
are scarcely saved aud the. unrighteous
ARE wholly lost.
Tomorrow will be the last day 4
this anniversary service. At 8 a. M.
the anniversary love-fenst will be held
In charge of the pastor, the Rev. John
ID. q. Hanna. At 1879 a. m, and 7.3r
p. M, the Rev. C. S. Baker. pastor OF
the Asbury NJ. Il, Church. Somerset
Co. Md. Will preach Sunday school
In charge OF tho pastor, at .. m.
thristinn Erdeavor service at $50 p.
M. led by Mt. A. NJ. Price.
Meeting for men only at d.30. All
men, especially worklnE men. wanted
at this service. The talk at the pastor
at the mems meeting will be illus
tiated by large paintings. Paintings
will also he used every evening next
week. Everybody invited To our ami
versary services.