The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-12

ng to the mines and remaining all I
ina afternoon. The resort ls not over
cooked In the early evenings.
D Last evening, as REPUBLICAN re-
porter was going down one of tho
avenues. he WIS attracted by q call, Il
want to compliment your reporters
On taeir camp reports," replied the
.enter after the reporter inquired,
what was wanted. Il read your pa
per daily and having examined all.
other reports lind that those contain
ed in the REPupLICAN are far more
Interesting than any Others" "Yes,
that's what We nre trying to do. and
will continue tie work." replied tho
and he wendell his way to the
preachers tent.
There Is n greater number OF the
sold on the grounds than
any other evening paper. showing its
among the tenters.
VOICE FROM CHESTER.
Rev. j. d. Rigg of Ches,er preach I'd
the first sermon OF the day. He took
his text from Acts iv. ~.
He said the gospel Is not tolerant of
any other means OF salvation. The
gospel holds men accountable for
thar belief and unbelief, and the
means ordained by God to save men
are the guarantee of their efficiency.
In conclusion he said tho gospel adj
mits of no supplements from the de-.
vice Of men.
AFTERNOON MEETING.
Mrs. W. Z. Tomkinson conducted
tho afternoon meeting for women.
ltev. B +. Short conducted tho chill
dren's service. which was largely at.
tented.
INGRATITuDE TOWARD GOD.
The bell for the 6 80 o'clock prayer
and experience meeting brought out
many worshippers, who all declared
they had been greatly benefited by
their coming. Others rejoiced for hav-
ing been in the Christian life for ten,
twenty and forty years while others
had but few years of experience in
the way oil life The service closed by
singing, walk in the Light" Pro.
lessor Sweeney led the singing. Rev.
John ID. G. Hanna led the meeting.
Tho preaching service opened by
singing the hymn More Like Jesus."
LYNN No. ga from the Methodist
hymnal followed, and Rev. Robert
Norris OF Baltimore prayed. He pray.
ed for an oatpouring of the Holy
Ghost, not in this meeting alone but
all coming ones. He asked God to
endow the preachers in charge with
grace from on high. lie spoke espe.
cially FOR the conversion of the young
people.
Professor Sweeney announced the
singing of hymn No. "a. DIR. Hubbard
then introduced Rev. Mr., Norris. He
took rs his text the words "He is de.
.splsed aud rejected OF men. "and" They
hated Him without Il cause" He said
in part: The words taken from the
iirst gospel may he applied to all who
do not bellows Jesus Christ as their
personal Saviour. Please get these
words into your hearts. The great
truth of those pass tgas Is tho enor-
nifty OF the meaning OF these passages.
We can only form correct lilea of
the enormity OF the fact OF forgetting
Christ in learning His mission to this
earth. II can get you to understand
this car make you understand me
much better. The Lord Jesus Christ
Is tho only perfect character found TO
Gdorn the world. lie is the one abso
.lutc. All the puTeSt who have won
the admiration Of the world are fan
lower than God, Even Paul, Peter
John and Mary were saints. but not q
Christ. They all had their sins, but
. God was pure.
The popularity of Chrlsts character
is that 1t Is adapted to all classes and
conditions of mankind.
!. The closer mal comes to God JUS:
so much his character Is framed likt
that of God.
/ My dear hearers, our Lord's mission
makes Him the principal desire o
mankind. lie is the supreme obiec
oil name desire.
You remember tho woman of Same
ria said God was Spirit and the,
who worshtnped Him must worship
Him In spirit and in truth. What
glorious text that is.
We learn the depth which we haY
.sunkon into sin by Ills great sacrifice
He taught that all men were sinner
and doomed to death without repent
auce. lie taught immortality, ant
Ewhosocver believed in him might hav,
/ everlasting life. His resurrection
: taught Immortality. Ie was tho onI,
: Sacrifices for the sins OF mankind. "B,
Ills stripes wa arc healed. What
:. wonderful sacrifice this was while OF
;. earth lie was q man of sorrows i
!, every sense.
T nave just given you faint outiln
! of ChrIst's goodness, but now | vii
!, delfc down into your inmoat soul
a and endeayor to get you to thinking G
a your souls salvation and MS resuI
!, may this entire grove echo with you
: cries OF distress and then songs OF r,
loicing.
4 Look at the terrible act OF forgettln
, your souls salvation This Is sin G
base ingratltude toward God in dii
=. carding His love.
Those who reject Christ now do s
because they Inherited the same spir
r. and do SO willingly. You belong I
the crowd OF rebels which cried on
:. when Christ was on the earth, "Cru
a city Him, cruelty Him" II they ha
"a believed Him to be their Messiah the
! would have crowned Him with golc
y en- crown. SO would you, but you d
!, not believe it.
y Your erlme OF rejecting Christ
u greater than that of the jews vii
= murdered him. You reject him /
4 this nineteenth century when 20
= know he Is the only God. Wltuesst
70 of Christ tell you of his love but yo
- reject him. Oh what ingraLitude
y Men and women. turn to God. Yo
y who reject the divine Christ who hf
! been knocking at your heart invitln
! you to immortality, why not acceI
tho offer OF salvation and 0e saved
"a SheoilN otleu man, you arc owe
u board. Jesus can save you. 1t Wi
3 love that brought him from on hig
i to die for man, not simply humf
L love, but 1t was an exhibition OF d
!. vine love. Is not your rejection the
"a terrible eli? How great must be II
sin OF ingratltude In Gods sight. II
Ie sermon was not in vain, as the att
.. was crowded with penltent souls, an
;. many oil them were graciously CO.
verified. Tho shout of happy Christian
echoed through the little village
:. the penitents crowded around Il
a altar.
IS BIG SUNDAY SERVICE.
Rev. Thomas +. Terry of st. Paul
Church, will preach in the tabernacl
a, at 1880 o'clock. Anticipating luri
9. congregation, he has selected a tex
Y which is suited to all.
W kev. ID. +. WsddeIl of Madeley ]
Il. Church, will preach in the ate
noon.
j. Rev. William l. White, of Cookml
Nj. E. Church, will preach In the eve
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