Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-25

way, | Just think that Jesus somehow
gets near that poor soul and suffers with
nm. don't see how uuCouycrted PEOPLE
ian hold their love from such as This
iIlat though he WIS rich YES for your
sakeS he become poor Did YOU ever
illlhk nf what Christ gave up for time to
become your retCemor? He gave IN
eternity of existence with the Father for Il
tlme. Let your Imagination run back Just
rs far as you can when there was no
manifestation of divine power, no world
created, if possible when there was no
angels. the Father Son and Holy Ghost
existed from all eternity; persons with
vivid lmaginations have reached the limit
To which II is possible to go. Christ gave
up these for 33 narrow years. The second
person in the trinity made all things that
were made aud without him was not any
lhlnB made that was made. He laid aside
this power for IS years, and during this
time there was no single manifestation of
divine creative power. He stripped him
self oi all this. The Lord Jesus Christ
governed and controlled all things. The
laws of nature which are the laws of God
govern everything in the universe In all
realms of being Christ rcigncd supreme,
and when lie laid aside his divine power
he became human and subject to all suffer
ing.
one of the absurdest things is that some
people think this world is the bulk of the
universe. lay down this proposition in
equation That rs the size Of this world is
TO the universe, so is the population OF this
world 70 the universe, and you have an
approximation of the number of people in
the universe. lie had the wealth Of the
love, service and compassion of angels.
God speaks Of being served b. angels.
There are multltudcs Of angels. Angels
come down to this Garth for the Bible says
So They are lowering around us. All
these blessed angels were companions of
Jesus Christ who stripped Himself Of all
to come down TO this world. Though He
was rich, yet for your sakcs lie became
poor. The Lord Jesus was born in poverty.
When His mother went to bethlehem no
door was opened to her She went to an
inn, hut saw it was full. She came upon
a stable and saw no light 10 welcome her;
there the Prince of Glory was born. Ills
only cradle WAS q Manager where oxen fed.
lie might have been born in imperial
Rome, but He chose the stable. From that
day to this there has been NJ poor babe
born that Jesus could not lit UP TO glory.
lie couldn't have got at them any other
way.
Poor! Yes. You follow Him as He was
arrested and brought before Piiatc, and
spit upon. All His friends had fled. They
smutc Him, bindtolded and smute Him
again ana asked Him to tell who struck
Him. They sc0urged Him with the dread.
full Rome sculrge until blood trickled
down to the ground The Romans heard
that lie was king and they thought He
should be arrayel in purple. They got an
old robe and put il about Hin. PIT
broken reed in His hand for scepter
they put a crown of thorns upon His head.
There He stood. They mock Him. oh,
what change from the sccpter that had
swayed the universe. From the crown o;
glory that had decked HIS brow. Poor that
Nc might be made rich tod proposed to
enrich us before He came to the Garth
and your existence as "a child Of tod will
be glorious and blissful. and Just rs long
as tod ciIdilres the child of God is to sweep
onward forever. II We are faithful over Il
few things We shall be made ruler over
many ana will sit down with the Lord
Jesus on His throne, with harps of gold
and ranents of white; no tears; no DEATH
oh, to think with all our sintulneSs We
may come tuall this glory. 1t will be the
uost natural thing to see John, Paul and
Peter, and want to see John Wesley to
thank him that he ever sent missionaries
to this country, and Charles Wesley tn hear
him sing, and ! want to see the white
winged angels. Thank God for rising
churches; for building them, for paying
LOT lneln.
Bishop Mallaieu entirely captured the
hearts Of his hearers by sermons which
We're intensely practical and he delivered
them with wonderful feeling.
The choir, under the direction of George
T.. King, rendered excellent music at each
service. One chair on the front row was
vacant and drapcd in memory of Miss
Lizzie Mckaig, who died Friday last.
THE SEw CHURCH EDIFICE.
The new church is substantial brick
structure and is finished inside in hard
wood. 1t has two galleries and will seat
about 1000. The pulpit furniture and
communion service was furnished by the
hymnal were presented by J. Miller
Thomas. At the services Sunday about
s. 800 was raised, and it is ho"ed to lower
the Indebtedness OF the church TO 5000
before the week ends.