Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-24

nau Oeen IN the dark, with all that this
expression means, and God had called
them out of it. 1t may not be well
come truth to men otherwise bright and
wideawake but the word of God de.
clares that any man who is away from
Christ is living and walking in the dark.
This is the constant representation of
the word of God and of all awakened
human experience. This fact the
preacher illustrated by the darkness
which was in the house Of every Egyp-
tian on the last night before Israel was
delivered, also by Byron's great poem
entitled Darkness" He also illustrated
it by the expression of Cardinal John
Henry Newman: 1.-THE night is dark,
and l am far from home, lead Thou me
on" Another fact about the darkness
is that ii is cherries and full of danger,
but the most puzzling fact of all is that
men love darkness. All other things
love light and seek to get under its in
tluence, but men hate light and love
darkness. Most foul and unnatural Lowell
The third question was what is it
now into which God is calling menu
He is calling men into His marvellous
light, out of their midnight into His
midday. The most beautiful thing in
the material universe is light 1t is,
therefore, used as q most fitting symbol
Of God and all the blessings which He
bestows. The meaning, therefore, of
this passage is that men are brought out
of guilt and death into God and all the
certainties and inspirations of His king
dom. This is such radical change
that it is like an exchange of worlds,
out of Egypt into Canaan, out
of pestilence into health out of
fear into faith. 1t is in fact a trans
lation, for God has translated us from
darkness into the kingdom of His Son.
The light into which men are brought
is Gods light. The darkness is not His,
but the light is. When man enters
into Gods light he shares all the Joy
and truth and Illumination which be-
long TO Gods nature. 1t is, furthermore,
a marvellous light or miraculous light.
Gods light works miracles. All light
does the same thing. 1t is miracle TO
transform drunkard into saint, and
such miracles as these are being wrought
every day by the light Of God.
The concluding question was what
arc We then to do in view of all this
What is our duty? 1t is to show forth
the praise Of Him who has called us out
of darkness. Do l appreciate what He
has done for me? Then let me go out
and publish it everywhere. Men hang
medals on the necks of those who rescue
their fellows from burning buildings.
They shout the praises of those who
draw the drowning out of the undertow
and shall no shout go up about this
Jesus who plunged into the undertow Of
death and brought us out in safety ?
Happy if with my latest breath may
but gasp His name, preach Him to all
and cry in death "Behold, behold the
Lamb"
A wonderful cxhortation, delivered
by the Rev. J. B. Quigg, followed. II
was most pathetic, tender and beautiful
THE OTHER SERVICES.
Children's church was held in the
tabernacle at 1.30 p. m. and holmes!
meeting was held in the tent at the
head of the grounds at the same hour
The Rev. #, Burgette Short had charge
of the former and Mrs. NJ. Anna Tag
CART conducted the latter. Both ser
vices were of great interest.
, The women's evangelistic service wa.
decidedly interesting. Mrs. W. L. Tom
kinson presided and addresses werr
given by DR.. Martindale, Mr.. Hubbard
Mrs. William NJ. Field and Mrs. Tom
kinson.
I, The fact that time was not had Il
y take a collection will give an idea o
! the earnest effort put forth at tonight
l service.
!, BRANDYwINE SUMMIT CANT, Aug
F.-Rain began to fall soon after mid
: night and there are light showers nov
but pleasant day is indicated. Tn
I, dust is merely sprinkled and will b
almost as bad as it has been if the sui
: should appear. Many people, at thi
J, early hour, are driving out from VII
! mington and there are Indications Of a
u unusually large attendance. Anothe
= great spiritual outpouring is looked 70
= Prayer meeting was held in the tabei
= nacle at $50 O'clock this morning
? About so persons were present and
I. good feeling was manifested. Mr.. Hui
= bard conducted the service for a shol
= time, and when he withdrew the Re
II Henry Sanderson took charge.
l. The Rev. Louis Z. Barrett, who is |
y preach the morning sermon, had nj
y arrived at o'clock.
u The hack facilities between here an
" Granogue are not satisfactory. On SCI
y eral occasions people could not get
- - trains they desired to reach becau
y there was no hack here to convey the
u to the station. This morning there WI
hack ready to go to the station, b.
because he could not get moro than oil
y passenger the hackman would not NAL
y the trip, notwithstanding official al
u nouncement had been given that Il
Is trip would be made. The individu
~ could not walk to the station in time
u catch the train and had he not met ar
u, been taken in by gentleman driving
Is Wilmington he would have been cor
o. o. PEELED TO wait nearly two hours and
rs rs half.
~ BRANDYwINE SUMMIT CAMP, Aug.
~ Camp was swept tonight by anoth
Vi big wave of salvation. II almost equal
w last evenings in magnitude, but II W
IN less boisterous. The tide began to ri
40 during the young peoples meeting al
~ did not recede until near midnight.
~ advanced gently and departed as peac
~, fully as it came. 1t fingered for hou
~ and refreshed many thirsty souls.
ny The showers which descended nm
W the encampment during the early hor
ha of the morning had o mout beneficc
NJ effect and were heartily appreciat,
~ They did not completely lay the du
10 10 but they greatly decreased the disco
~ fort resulting from 1t. The atmospht
~ was purified by the rain and from mol
III ing until night the weather was pleasa
h. Visitors began TO arrive during I
: forenoon and soon after midday [
10 grove swarmed with them. The sto
~ clouds which commenced to gail
W about aunner time cause1 many hpl