The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-22


yesterday by Bishop Malialieu. Tho
dedicatcry service included three SER
mons by the bishop, all Of which were
attended by large congregations. and
subscriptions amounting to about
$500 were received toward the pay
ment Of the church debt
The new chursh ID situated at Tenth
and Lombard streets. and is alkeauti-
ful structure. The building faces the
west with the entrance under q tower
are s " ns and Inc s ws ss
woodwork. OF yellow pine and ash, Il
finished In natural color,
The room 10 very light. airy and
pleasant. The chancel and pulpit are
1t the south end OF the room and a
gallery extends across the north end
and partially along the west wall. The
auditorium 10 finished with handsome
oak pews. arranged fp q semi-clrcie
around the chancel space.
Tho pulpit furniture. which is very
handsome. was presented by the La
Bible and hymnal by J. Miller Thomas.
There are handsome cathedral glass
windows on the east. north and Yves +
sides Of tue building. many OF them
being memorial windows, given to
the church by societies and Sunday
school classes in honor OF pastors and
teachers and deceased members OF the
church.
The chair Of Miss Lizzie M. McKaig. q
member OF the choir, who dled Friday
morning, was draped with white rib
her.
The topic OF the sermon was debt
paying.
He reviewed the history OF the
church. showing how deeply indebted
she 10 to Gods providence for the
blessings and advantage given her;
OF the Anglo Saxon race and how God
had given 1t the government OF the
world; the history Of this continent
and OF the United States, discovered
under tho providence of God, and
church, as His last great material
| gift, and then asked his hearers: For
all these blessings How much owest
thou my Lord?r He also called to
to mind the domestic and personal IA
vore enjoyed by the people aud urged
them to liberal sacrifices for the
church and the carrying forward OF its
work.
The afternoon service began at 8
O'Clock by the hymn when Survey
the Wondrous Cross" and prayer by
den Thomas read the XIX Psalm and
and the pastor, Rev. Isaac Jewell. an
nounced that the dedicatory service
would continue during the week.
| The Rev. j. d. g. Hanna OF Asbury
NJ. L. Church will preach this even
ing; the Rev W. L. 8. Murray OF
Dover on Tuesday evening; the Rev.
John Y. Dobbins, on Wednesday; the
Rev. Enoeh Stubs OF Philadelphia, on
Thursday. and the Rev. DR.. Langley
OF Philadelphia, on Friday evening.
| The bishop chose as his text these
words: For ye know tho grace OF
our Lord Jesus Christ, that. though
he was rich. yet for our sakes lie be.
came poor. that We through his power
ty might become rich" III Corinthi-
ans, WHO.
Paul puts into this text one Of the
sweetest words in the Bible, the word
grace. 1t means inward beauty. 1t
also means favor granted where there
is no claim; it means love, the won
derful love of Chrlst-universal love
that reaches out after and touches
everybody, not only those who are
lovuble. but those who are not lovable
because OF their sinful ways, but the
love of the Lord Jesus Christ extends
to the lowest of the race.
The riches of Christ which He gnve
up to become poor for the sinners
sake are beyond human conception.
He gave up the eternal existence and
glory He had with the Father before
the world was. The existence and
glory which antedates the life OF an
giles and arch.angles, that is beyond
all human thought. that existed when
only God was. 1t included the life,
glory and creative power OF God, for
"by and for Him were all thinus
made" 1t included the exercise OF
that Divine power which makes, con-
trolls the universe; the power that
holds the spheres in their orbits and
hold the drops of water and grains OF
sand In their places, for somehow
these tiny things are as much under
the power of Gods hand as the
most wonderful world that He ever
created. Christ laid all of this aside
to take npon Himself the frailties of
ffr,;tf an foturST to become tired with
walking; hungry with fasting and
to suffer pains Incident to life OF
poverty and of a cruel death.
He became poor that man might be-
come rich. This Is the riches of Gods
grace. That men are to share In the
riches which Christ had and now has
1t Is lot true that this world bounds
the creative work of God, or that hui
man thought can comprehend 1t. 1t
has continued for millions OF years
and is 10 still go ON throughout eter-
nifty. The redeemed man shalt go
with him to the very rim of the uni
verse and there see Him scatter world 8
from His hands as the stars are scat
tered in tile heavens. Ths riches of
Christ was being one with the Father.
He shared all his omnipotence and
omniscience, and with these riches. to
share in the creative power OF God
man is to be made rich throu gh
Christs poverty-.'Ye know tho grace
OF our Lord Jesus Chist, that. though
He was rich, yet for your sake He be-
came poor. that ye, through his power
ty, might become RICH"
1t Is usual for people to think OF
Heaven as nice little place fitted up
for the select few who shall be per.
mitted to enjoy it. Heaven is rs wide
as Gods power, as grand as Gods
temple can be and salvation Is not
only sacred thing, but transcend.
emily magnificent thing It endows
man with the riches which Christ laid
aside and received again for his sake
for your sake and for my sake. This
is the gospel that Ia to be preached in
this church. Thank God for the rising
churches, for the privileges of wor.
shipping in them. the privilege OF
preaching in them and for the priv.
lege OF paying for thsm-let us get
about paying for this one.
The bishop preached In the evening,
Fake Item.
The following from the columns oil
a sheet published in this city shows
the reliable nature OF the news 1t fur
nishes its readers:
The Cinnamon resident In Whining.
ton do not seem to be very much eX
ercised over the Supreme Court deci
sion as to the constitutionality of the
, Geary Chinese Exclusion Act. In fact
: there are few of them here who have
sufficient intelligence to comprehend
!, the gravity of the situation None Of
them have registered, and yet they gs
right on, squirting water over Ameri
can linen and wearing themselves out
I over the wash tub and ironing board
They look at you with their paper
she'll almond eyes and don't seem T.
care continental whether Genry Of
, his law ever existed.n
. As matter Of fact, which the re
q porter could easily have ascertained
+ all tho Cinnamon in this city, with tn,
: exception OF two or three, have com
piled with the law, and have thei
certificates. All of them were yer,
much exercised about the law, AM
> would have registered long befor
they did had 1t not been for the cir
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