The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-20
Generals Revival Continues.

CAntrnls Revival Continues.
"a stsstiips Point and FearfuI Thing
for q Chrastiant to Rrayerfully Con-
elder,
+ III will extol Thee, o God, my King"
WAS the opening voluntary sunday
forenoon, by the quartette choir of
Central Presbyterian Church. consist.
ing OF Mrs, Miller Miss Conner. Mes
srs. Baird and Walter The congrega-
ton. standing. sang the doxoiogy.
The prayer was by Rev Vim. p. Swartz.
pastor. The congregation and choir
responded In tho hymn: Must Jesus
Bear the Cross Alone" lisa. SD, which
the pastor said must have been penned
by the finger of God at least 100 years
before IL was fulfilled In the life OF
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, on earth,
was read by him. In the thank offer
ing he said THE very greatest thing
In all the earth Is the cross of Christ"
| Announcement was made of meet
ings on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings OF this week.
General Secretary }. r. King, OF the
Y. NJ. 9. A.. the quartette and the
large choir, led by Mr.. Galley, will holp
the congregation sing. walt Not,
Want Not was the choir's offertory,
followed by hymn l47.
The PASTORS toxt was Gal. vi; IA: @:
"Ihe Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ. )"
His preceding sermon had shown
how 1t Ind given new lille and direc.
ton to the worlds history. This one
discussed 'fIhe Cross OF Christ. the
Great Moral Fact Giving to Man a
New Ethic.'
Ethics is scientific name for "the
orderly discussion of those things
which ought to control our conduct"
Iu It's practical study We reason upon
the things which do control our con-
duet.
An elaborate comparison was made
between the highest standards OF tho
ancient. secular world, such as the
ethics OF Socrates Gas eloquently re-
corded by Aenophon and Plato),
/ Diogenes the cynie, Plato the idealist,
jZeno the stoie, Heron the tyr,tnt Of
Syracuse, Epieurus, Alexander the
Great, and Napoleon with the resul It
of demonstrating that tho ethics of
1.-THE whole of them fell far below the
christian ethics in wisdom, accuracy,
usefulness, benevolence, self-sacriiiee,
charity, etc. None OF them got above
selftshness and Jesus did.
The Cross OF Christ Is intensely prac-
tical. Its voice is that OF obedience to
God. Christ is the door. Obedience
lis the way. After dethronlng self
there is nothing SO sweet in life as
learning and doing Gods way. III
l. e obey ye shall know the way" 40
know is eternal life"
The life of the world is a life for self.
The life OF the cross is life for others.
We find III the cross the highest OBJ
llsct OF our activity. Not what we get
lin -ynrtfftu npls.aoainrc t.ut
may be. The orator made an eloquent
contrast between the great worldly
riches which only few can attain and
Tie Infinitely more valuable heavenly
treasures which everybody can have
rs u free gilt. Al shall be satisfied
when | awake In thy likeness"
The cross OF Christ transformed
Augustine from a libertine into u
saint, John Bunyan from profane
worluling to first class christian au-
thor, Jerry McAuliey from iail.bird
nto an evangelist, aud Saul of larsus
from m urderer into all apostle of
Christ 1t has raised millions of peo-
lp!e May IL bring us into the heavenly
lmansfon.
lev. Alfred Il. Scott, the Evangelist
preacher and editor of The Christian
Companion, pronounced the bsndic-
ltiun.
The Sunday school, under Vim. X.
jrosby. was largely attended, The
pastors Bible class was success as
usual.
Miss Florence B. Upton led the G. L.
on the subject OF "liiudrances and
dow to Meet Them"
THE EVENING.
All seats free and strangers are cor
daily invited to the services every
evening beginning tomorrow at 7,45
ID. Ill.
Sunday evenings subject was "The
Last Invitation" because in the last
HAPPIER OF the Bible. ''And the Spirit
md the bride say, Come. And let him
hat heareth say, come, And let him
that is athirst come. And whatsoever
viii. let him take The water OF life
freely"
4 he pastor gave seriptural EXPOSE
ton from Revelation showing that
book to contain numerous invitations
o sinners to come to the Saviour. His
DISCOURSE gave extraordinary EN- Dhaeis
% the invitation. He made startling
Lec!at as Il struck some Chrictiaiis a:faa
III excellent one, to the effect that the
dolly Spirit could emphasize the COM
mand LET him that heareth, say,
lome."
Let no Christian dare ATTEMPT to
seep any person who has been horn OF
che Holy Spirit out of our blessed
Sayiours Kingdom either in heaven or
III earth. 1t is Il fearful thing TO DO a
nindranee OF stumbling block" In the
way of sinners coming to Chrlst.
Upon invitation some persons held
up their hands for prayers and Elder
,rosby led. The after meeting, in the
sunday school room, was both edify-
ing and well attended.