Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17

says: II sought him, but ne could not
be found" But the other, you do not
need inquire for it, There it is, see it
standing yonder, an imperishable monu-
ment to the wisdom of its builder and
the unfailing goodness of God, defiant
of the storm, resplendent in beauty, i'm.
movable in its strength and as solid and
unfailing as the promises OF God, and us
indestructible as the eternal throne. IL
SHINES transtigured in the light OF
heaven and over the gateway is written
i'll letters of gold which you may read
"Built upon the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
Himself being the chief cornerstone"
During the delivery of the mastery
discourse there were frequent cries OF
"glory" and "amen.'
Children's meeting was exceedingly
popular. After u recitation by Miss
Maud Mccall the Rev. +. Burgette
Short preached briefly from the text,
John XII, 80; "And [, if be lifted up
from the earth will draw all men unto
Me-" The sermon was illustrated by a
maget end copper and steel filings. A
service Of song followed.
The Rev. Isaac Jewell preached the |
afternoon sermon. Ills text was
Ephesians ", ~, and his theme, "a
Glorious Church." The discourse was
extremely pleasing. At its conclusion
there was revival service, during
which two seekers professed conversion.
Young peoples meeting was in charge
of the Rev. John ID. U. Hanna and
interested large assemblage.
The evening sermon, delivered by the
Rev. William Il. White, was u fine pro-
duction. His text was |. John w., 9.
The service closed with song and
| prayer.
SERVICES IN THE TENT.
The tent at the head of the grounds,
in which services were held under the
direction of the Rev. ii. s. Dulaney,
was throngcd all day long and fre-
quently the people surrounding 1t were
! five and six deep. At 0 o'clock there
was ''tire brigade" service, followed
by preaching, Mr.. Dulaney being the
| preacher. There were exercises during
the afternoon and at night u "halle-
lujah" service was held. -Four conveE.
sions took place.
| BRANDYw1NE SUMMIT CAMP, Aug. IA.
Camp was decidedly serene to-day in
comparison with yesterday. There was
scarcely ripple until evening, when
the revival fire again began to glimmer
and the joy which it caused found vent
in songs and shouts Of praise. The
day, taken as whole, was most en-
ioyable. Few people visited the camp
grounds.
Prayer meeting was held at $50
o'clock by the Rev. Henry Sanderson.
The morning discourse, delivered by
l n Il 1f Rl,oD In
delphia NJ, II. Conference, was, it is
said, the most heart-searching sermon
preached here this season. His text
was l, John 1,9 'lf we confess our
sins He is faiihful and just to forgive us
: our sins and to cleanse us from all un-
, Righteousness. The religion of Jesus
/ Christ, he said, consists of two parts,
human and divine. Ours is confession
and Gods is to forgive us our sins and
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
/ Confession means not merely confession
to God, but if we have done man an
! injury we are to confess to him and il
t we have sinned against God we are to
/. confess to Him. The conservation
: meeting, which followed, was led by the
: Rev. Z. S. Mace.
:, Children's church was up to the
1 us L
r who presided, spoke about the parable
c of the woman who lost piece of money
The women held special prayer
t meeting at 1.30 o'clock at Mrs. NJ. Anns
S Taggart's tent and at the usual houl
$ marched IN body to the tabernacle
where they held refreshing evangelistiC
e service under the leadership of Mrs
G Jennie Fox. Mrs. Green, a returned
S foreign missionary, explained that sht
S did not believe in faith cure as a rule
i? but (referring to her deafness) requested
s the gathering to pray for her Her re
quest met with speedy response an(
e during the remainder Of the service thu
g exercises were characterized by unusua
e freedom and enjoyment.
y Young peoples meeting tonight wa
J much better than at any time thi
q season. The Rev. John ID. @. Ham,
{ of1iciated and Professor Sweeney directed
l. the music Mr.. Short also assisted, fur
h nishing cornet accompaniment. Th
is exercises began with service of song
d The Rev. William L. White spoke 0
,r '"rhe Joy of the Lord" and Mr.. Hann
q also gave an addeess. The testimonis
1t were more enthusiastic, and the ide
Ie expressed was that there ought to be-
d return of the old-time demonstration.
If The evening sermon, preached by tn,
% Rev. A. S. Mowbray, was admirable
1t His text was Luke XIV, q: "This ma
W receiveth sinners and eateth with them.
If These words, he said, were spoken as
y complaint against Christ for associatin
y with sinful people and as such wer
IN unreasonable, as complaints and crit
lie cisms usually are. The expression, how
| ever, furnishes US valuable evidence
ID We learn not only from the mouth {
;" prophets and apostles that Christ IT
ut ceiveth sinful people, but also from th
rs mouth of His enemies. Again, this state
n ment was uttered as reproach, but i
e. the tide of time has been turned to on
III of the greatest boasts of Christianit.
I'd Such charge is not unfavorable to II
+ We are called Methodists. That teri
is was first applied in contempt 1t is no
er little of honor The cross, in whic
IN every true Christian glories, was intende
it to brand the name of Christ with sham
/: The expression uttered in contemp
III that this man receiveth sinners, is IL
ill boast of every thoughtful heart hel
of tonight, and this for these reasons
al First, because it honors God. 1t is Il
i'd highest and noblest love that takes
&C the deformed and unfortunate. 1t
us well that God loves angels; that I
he should love sinners, wonderful. Secon
he it is our only hope. All have sinned
re the declaration alike of experience an
is Scripture. If the sinful are not invitt
er then hope blooms no more on cart
at Third, because the reception is nlagnar
nd nous. He eateth with them is sig