The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-08
THE RETURN OF CHRIST.
~ wuI 1.-Two In the Millennium. y
Dwight L. Moody-Oid Gabriel-The

~ WIZ 1.-Two In the Millennium. y
Dwight L. Moody-Oid Gabriel-The
Iutuic Earth.
In the rink on Tuesday, ut $50 p.
M. Rev. Mark L. Bowman prayed.
Hymn Al, Lead Me to tho Light"
was sung. Evangelist Sankey sang as
soloist while the Days are Going
By" and the choir sang the refrain
prayed. May we realize to-day that
we are walking In the light of tho Cos
pei OF the Son OF God" y Help
us all SO to live that we may Ieioice
in the hope OF the appearing OF our
Lord and Master"
Hymn III, Are you WatchlngT was
sung by choir and congregation: Rev.
u. L. Dixon, of Philadelphia, led in
prayer. ALI sang Grown Him. MIR.
Sankey as soloist, with Mrs. Nj. +.
bowman, Miss Emma Lore and Prof.
J. y. Ciymer. forming a quartette on
tho chorus. sang The Return of
hrlst," which was IN tho line OF artis.
tic music
Evangelist Moody believed all
Christians expect millennium. Some
believe 1T will ba DISQUALIFICATION
and some millennium. Some
think Christ will come on earth, reign
a thousand years and take His Peep .
10 Himself. Some think the world
will grow better and letter until lie
romes. Others think it will be revel-
IIng in wickedness ut the time of His
looming when He will take His own
lpouple up in the mir and burn the world
oyer 10 effect Its publication as II
heavenly Paradise for the dwsiling
place OF the king of Kings" and all
\ the redeemed hosts.
The "Returu oil The Lord" ls spoken
of SIs times in the New Testament.
used 10 think the world would
.rrow better till he comes.
| Now incline to think no will come
land set up his Kingdom here for o
thousand years.
II is not my object to provoke dis
cussion. The important fact is that
The will return, Oh which all Christians
are agreed.
| Among the most famous chapters in
/ tho Bible are tho 18th OF John and the
18th OF first Corinthians, because they
treat OF His return. 1t is Il blessed
Iiconfort to Christians that every eye
Twill see Him Adam. Abraham. Mary,
Iall the dead and all the living will gee
Him.
People in all ayes have been setting
II day for His coming except those
:, who knew of His existence while 81
years on earth,
Jesus said''lBut OF that day and houl
Ilxnoweth 10 man, no. not the angels
lpf heaYen, but my father only" Matt
LEA: 50.
therefore be We also ready, for ii
such an hour as ye think not the Son
Iof man cometh."
1he Evangelist quoted much Scrip
Iture, as it Was his object to get people
to studying tho Bible. He referred &c
John 81. q, and the first Thes., which
wus the first book Paul wrote.
For II We believe that jesus died
land rose again, even so also thoss
(which sleep In Jesus will God bring
\ with him" Tines. ": Il. a.
i IA. "to or the Lord Himself sliall de
i ,cend from Heaven with II shout, with
:. lie voice of the archangel and witt
lChrist shall rise first"
j ~. "Ihen we which arc alive and
remain shall he caught up together
'Iwith them In the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air: and SO shall We even
70 with the Lord"
i In Mark Is; rs, we are told times
Ito watch. and many times elsewhere
20 watch for tho coming OF the Lord.
jut nowhere are we told to watch fol
leath. MH.
The true attitude of every child o.
,,IG0d for 6000 years, except the So year,
Ut ChristS existence on earth, has beef
% look for the coming of man o
iod from Heaven. They are watching
} now for the coming One.
And to you, who are troubled, res
with us. when tie Lord Jesus shall b,
revealed from Heaven with his mighty
angels.
I'm flaming fire taking Yengeanc,
= ION them that know not God and tia
. obey not the gospel OF our Jesul
/ lGhrist.
/ who ahail be punished with ever
lasting destruction from the presence
) OF the Lord, and from the glory OF Iii
power:
when He shall come to be gloriiiet
in His saints ana to be admired in al
hem that believe because our testi
mony among you was believed) ii
chat day."