The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-04


the same hour the early prayer meet
Ing was held, and was full OF interest
and power. At 1880 the Sacrament of
the Lords Supper was administered
by the pastor assisted by DR.. Simms.
At It's close eleven persons rose for
prayers. and one came to the altar, and
WAS saved before the workers went To
their dinners.
At2 o'clock the reunion services OF
the afternoon school were held In the
auditorium in charge OF Superintend-
ent Mckay. Addresses wero delivered
by the pastor and by Mr.. w. b. GEM.
The pastor gave his Impressions OF
Ocean Grove aud Mr.. Gem gave an
account of his trip to the Worlds Fair.
At 80 the Christian Endeavor Society
held It's service, in charge Of Mrs.
Jennie Fox. The subject was "Beu-
lah, and many thrilling testimonies
were given to the fact that the religion
of Christ is full of Joy.
In the evening large congregation
was out to greet the pastor in his first
sermon preached since his vacation.
The whole soul of the congregation
seemed to have centred on one theme,
and that is that God may give great
revival In the months to come, and
Pastor Hanna preached In harmony
with this thought. His text was from
Nehemiah H. II, "Then said / unto
them, ye see tho distress that we are
in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the
gates thereof are burned with fire:
come and let us build up the wall of
Jerusalem, that we be no more re-.
proach.n
He said In part: To every child of
God the picture of Jerusalem
lying waste is one to give great
distress and to occasion saddest
mourning. Nothing can be more
Jerusalem In activity und with the cur
rent OF life playing in every part.
1 Nehemiah has heard anew the news
lof JeTusulem's downfall and shame, and
Imourns 1t. Years ago the Jews were
taken captive to Babylon. Years ago
Cyrus had released thom. But. though
several kings have arisen and passed
away since then. yet the walls Of the
city still is waste. and the gates are
burned with fire. Nehemiah sees this
Sad condition. and as he mourns over
the devastated city, calls the people to
rebuild.
This is not the only time that tile
church Of God las lain waste. nor the
only time that God has raised Nehe.
miah to urge the people TO purer lives
! and renewed effoits. When the super
etitionB of Rome rested like n pail up.
on the world, God raised Martin Luther
to ro'establlsh the faith of tho Gospel.
When Journalism and spiritual death
, cursed tho church, God summoned
i John Wesley to call men to a better
conception of Gods power to save. Sc
now the need of a mighty revival Is
felt by all who mourn the sins OF Tn,
| age. and many faithful men are calling
"a k.., t.,. IN. -.
the world for Christ.
l. The waste condition OF Jerusa
. lem.
l IL is q matter o. regret that tn,
, church is not more efficient and more
earnest. With great work to do il
winning men to a better lifo we are
! not as anxious about mems souls ~
/ we are about the business affairs %
!, life. Men are perishing all about us
the cause OF God languishes, and yet
we are not impelled to our best of
E forts in gathering u spiritual harvest
$ Let us ask tonight, why is Jerusalem
: lying waste2
l. 1t Is not because OF the enemies
Shy whom she is surrounded.
= With such II history what had Jerusn
/ lem TO care for enemies? She had then
OF course. She always had. But sh,
had ever conquered them when sh
leaned on God And now she Nigh
laugh at all the idle threats OF San
a ballat and Iopiah. Shall these Deopl
: who have the memories of the lie,
;, Sea-, OF the contest with Amelek. OF tn
heroism Of David, OF thousand Veto
= rles won because of their faith in thei
1 God, shall these tear now because foe
I como against them?
SO to-day the church Ia not without
V naught to fear. Our God is able to dc
4 liver us. Luther had them. but Co
a won victory for him. Wesley ha,
them. but strengthened by faith Il
God, he laid the foundation of on
S q lorious church. Our fathers ha,
: them, but nothing daunted, the,
/ marched forward in their mission
y overcoming all opposition. The churc
G to-day need not fear the attacks o
g enemies, OF skeptics and scorners.
Z we fail this will not be the secret o
our failure.
= 2. Does God will that Jerusalem shal
lie waste? Had God ever shown lac
V OF desire to lift them to the mghos
q condition of prosperity? See His dea
:. ings with them in Egypt In the wilder
ness, IN times Of pence and in the Sc
: yeTest battles. No. IL is Gods wlsl
}, That His people shall be always sue
i cessrul in al their undertakings.
= If to-day we luck power and vitality
v IL is not because God Wills IL. He
s waiting to give tho baptism OF powe
}. to every life and thus qualify for tn
best service.
3. The secret of the distressed cond
ton OF Jerusalem ID the Indifference q
her own people.
!. This was the trouble then. II ls tn
trouble now. Indifference IL the mos
killing and chilling curse the churc
e has to face. The worst enemies o
r. advancement and complete victor
ii are in the church. Let us draw nea
= to the source OF power. let us reuniv
q the fullness OF the baptism OF the IIol
Il Ghost, LEI the three-fourths OF tn
" church who do comparatively littl
:. become as earnest as those who work
: and we will win tina city for Christ.
Is II. The work before us. We mus
II rebuild Jerusalem. How ia this TO b.
d done?
! |. BY wise division OF lahor.
The Jews built the walls before thei
n own houses, and thus the the city wa
a restored. Your first work is to bull
=. at your own home save those of you
own household. II each do this. no
how soon the shouts of the saved wi
d DO heard.
D, y. NO-OptluilDlE
i, Dividing the labor, wa must wor
with ono aim. as In the great shop
of our city, each has his own work an
yet each works toward common ont
So must it be in the church OF Goo
=, When there Is no unity thore will |
= failure. But when all the member
n working along their Individual line
Of blended into one by the love OF Goo
Ma pull together to accomplish one greF
i aim, what mighty results are realized
," 3. Concentration.
c. When Nehemiah saw danger or nee
c. of work at any one point then Il
fc sounded the trumpet, and all the host
:. came to that point, and concentrate
IL their efforts there until the DANCE
10 was past or the work there was don,
ID This has been one great reason OF III
>, success OF Methodism. there has bee
2 Concentration of effort, Now we al
near the time OF revival work, 500
the trumpet will sonnd for all to wor
80 at this ono point. Are you ready
ANSWER the summons
81 From the responses heard durln
y the preaching OF the sermon, one cuul
III see that old Asbufy, as III years pas
IN was ready to do It's duty in the savin
il, of men,
Next Sunday is to be Christian Ell
NJ Geayor Day at the Church. All III
Il Christian Eudeayor Societies of III
w city are invited TO participate. In III
n morning the pastor will preach Sc
mon appropriate TO this society.
IL 1880 there will be great prayt
alaDd experience meeting, In which n
h.. taaf will al mar In