Evening journal., 1893-05-12
TALMACE IN DELAWARE.
Visit Of the Great Brooklyn
Divine to Wilmington.
PREAOHEs TWICE IN SUCCESSION.


Hear the Distinguished Visitor.
West Presbyterian Church was packed
to the doors last night and an overflow
audience Of 1900 eager people stood
in front of the handsome church for
over an hour The occasion was an ordi
nation service conducted by the New
Castle Presbytery, but the principal at
traction was the greatest preacher Of
the age, Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, d. d.,
OF Brooklyn
AS early as $50 o'clock last evening
people holding tickets Of admission, and
others began to assemble at the church
and at z o'clock when the doors were
thrown open TO those favored with the
little white cards, Eighth, Washin gton
and Wollaston streets in tina neighbor
hood we're like a sea of hum anity.
The multitude had gathered and been
accommodated in the spacious auditor
ium by 80 o'clock Meantime the crowd
on the outside was iostlipg Babout,
eager for look at the celebrated divine
who had come all the way from New
York to deliver the ordination sermon on
the occasion Of the reception of Albert f.
keigwin and Chandler A. Cakes into the
ministry of the Presbyterian Church.
Sermon in the Open Air.
DR.. Talmages sermon on the steps Of
West Church TO the multitude gathered
there who could find mo room In the
inn. was brief. but powerful. At the
close Of the discourse the preacher in.
vited all before him who were not follow.
ing in the footsteps of Christ TO raise
.t..I l. L.t
right hands and held them up until they
were recognized by the minister He
closed with a fervent prayer for the
company of men who had opened their
hearts to God.
All Denominations Represented.
Preachers and church workers Of
nearly all denominations were repre-
sented in the church On the platform
were. Revs T. De Witt Tai.
mage, d. d., OF Brooklyn; J. L. Vallan.
digham, ID. D., Newark N p Fixes,
Dovor; n. H. Miller Newark f. II
Moore, Middletown J. r. Stonecipher,
Dover; Luther A. Oates, Della
ware City; 5. Beattie Wylie, New
Castle. W. Il. Laferty, Lewes; Charles
Il. Murray, St Andrews Episcopal
Church; G. A. Guenther, German Baptist
NAAAAut d H. NNNItIf lMNNMNuAnN INONNn
tant; Albert n. Keigwin, West; George
N. Thompson, Olivet; Lafayette Marks,
ID. D., Hanover; Wesley Johnson, Grace
Methodist; W. II Logan, Princess Anne
William p Swartz, Central, and W. W.
Taylor.
Thirteen Hundred People IN church.
There was a rare treat In store for the
1900 people who had crowded into the
church. Jacob T. Clymer's big choir
sang the Halleluiah Chorus BY Handel
That venerable divine. Rev W. W.
Taylor, made the invocation. Then the
congregation sang
Lord OF the harvest hear
Thy needy servants cry. "
Rev George f. Thompson read the
scripture lesson; then Rev. DR.. Nallan
digham. offered prayer. Mrs Victor r.
Pyle sang the solo Lord God Of Israel. +"
Standing, the entire congregation
Joined in singing to the tune Of the
Italian hymn the following hymn com
posed especially for the occasion by DR.
Keigwin, pastor Of West Church.
OGracious God. our friend.
Thy holy Spirit send
On us we pray;
That we may glorify
The name of Christ on high;
And be thou very nigh
On this glad day.
Let these thy servants now
As they before thee bow.
Receive ihy Grace
Wherever they may CO.
Light on their path bestow
And ever 70 them show
Thy smiling face.
As the swift neeting years
Bring TO them smiles or tears,
IIIfH N.r. #fr.Ns
Guide and direct the way:
~ never let them stray,
Confirm their hearts each day
In Thee, their choice.
May weary hearts find rest
and hy their words be hiest,
o. through them shine.
May sinners learn OF thee,
The contrite clearly see
salvation full and free
by Grace Divine.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Orator.
Rev. w p Swartz, moderator of the
New Castle Presbytery, introduced to The
audience Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, d. ID .
whose great sermons, he said, had beer
read by nearly everybody before him. In
powerful and striking tone and with
gestures and facial expression that hello
his audience IN rapt attention, DR.. Tai
mage began his second discourse Of tn,
evening
His text was Daniel II, 80: 9TH,
people that do know their God shall b.
strong and do exploits.
He said in part
An exploit l define 10 be nobl
achievement, great act, noble deed
Some people say If they have a chanc
they will do exploits. Thank God, tn
guns viii soon be spiked, and the prob
abilities are that won will raver ha
Napoleon or a Wellington. In the lin
ofinventions and literature you will prob
ably have no opportunity to do exploits
At all times should a sick persol
have the best Of care. At no tim
should ore be exercised than dur