Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16

to go to work. He thanked everybody
who had assisted him and said he did not
know Of city of this size which has better
ministers than what he had found here.
Mr. Moody preached from st. Luke Nil,
1920 the parable of the rich man who set
up greater barns.
"Eou'll notice." he snid, 'that this man
lived in most remarkable period of this
worlds history, in Il very stirring time.
lie might have been a farmer in the valley
of the Jordan. He might have been within
hearing distance of John in the wilderness.
Christ might have preached in sight of his
house. Although he was living in those
stirring times, those wonderful days, he
was so busy lie knew not what was going
on, Nou'll notice lie was busy man,
what we would call successful. We are
not told he was d dishonest man. He did
not charge usury. lie did not pay 10
cents on the dollar, lie did
not rent his property. for brothcls
or for gambling. lie did not
brought against him. lie was what you'd
call Il very prosperous man. You Il notice
Christ called Inn fool. 1t sounds little
harsh The word fool, IN the Bible.
means one without God The world
would have called him successful bust.
ness man. | have no doubt his neighbors
thought we'll OF him. have no doubt but
NllatA II We ltil nun lllNs NItl " say llt 10
better than some men III the church.
When you go in the church to pick Out n
man to make Il comparison select strong
one. You do 50 iii other societies and IN
politics, but in the church you pick out a
weak man. That's unfair. What allied
the man that Christ shonl call him 4 fool?
There was nothing against his moral char
acter lie made u wuciul mistake. lie
was planning from the cradle to the grave
The Word says seek sc first the king
dom of God, sc. The man sought wealth.
lie was CuvetOuS lie did not have tod in
his thoughts. There is a sepuichrc in
every mans garden and the sooner you
find it ont the better,
"A. L. stewart was considered one of
the most successful men la America but
wasn't he one OF the biggest fools M
one knows where his booty is buried aud
no one cares. Ills funeral was Il jullilca-
| ton. Nobody mourMed except possibly
| his wife.
THE man died. lie could not take his
wealth with his body. His suuI had no
| use Tor II. II it had been put in his grave
| thieves would have stolen it The ulics,
! tiun might have been put 10 him. have
you a home in the better land, have you
any treasure there | don't know how il
| Is with you, gentlemen, hut this meeting
| ia me is very solemn, It's the last time
| wen be together. 1t may be that there
| ism man here but what Is within tOuf
| days OF the grave, When the man died
| maybe the newspapers sail great man ],
| dead. He might have had a large funeral
| His last night, my dear friends, might
| have been like yours and mine. Ninety
| nine per cent Of deaths come unexpectedly
| The question IS are you setting more store
hr earthly treasures than heavenly II
you are setting more Store by earthly
| treasures you cant have eternal life.
Great calamities are caused by neglect
| This man neglected Ills soul. How sinai
q man escape If he neglects so great saliva
ton" What are you going 10 do will
your souls? Are you going to ncglec
them? Nv friends, you and | canno
afford TO proCrastiuate, Its terrible
ding 10 tribe with Col. Hes not to III
triied with. My dear friends, If I've an,
influence lot me plead with you not Il
prucrastinatc Seek yC first the kingdom
uf God &C."
Daring the praise service which fol
lowed several hymns were sung man,
people requested prayer and Nj. Mool.
supllCated.
While the inquiry meeting was in pro
gress the inquiry room was 50 crOWdc
one of the pillars supporting it ctacke
with noise which could be heard all ave
the building and the column settled abou
tour inches. The m!shap caused pc0pl
standing under the inquiry room to rus
10 less dangerous places,
Large congregations attended the owe
How meetings III Delaware Avenue BAL
list Church and in TRACE Church.
a large congregation attended the NEE
ing for children held Saturday altcrnoO
by Mr.. Picrsun.