Evening journal., 1894-04-02
THE new NJ. {. PASTORS
They Were Greeted BY Mul-
titudes of Methodists.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ATUEIOE


Away From Sing Sing, He Wanted to
Go There. hut Felt Honored at Being /
Appointed to Union-Revs. watt, /
Howard aud Lay field Preach.
The city churches we're crow ded yes
terdey Tie people turned out for /
divers purposes. Some went because |
the weather was so fine; some because |
they had no other place to 60; some be |
cause they wished TO make a dispiay Of |
! Easter fuery others from sheer forcs OF |
habit, aud still others out of curiosity
The last class went 10 the churches |
where the new ministers preached Tor
the first time since the ~ l. Conference
met at Salisbury, those churches boast
ing the largest congregations.
Rev Merritt Hulburd, d ID Of Phus
delphia. did not preach his FIRST sermon
as pastor of Grace yesterday. DR. Hui
butd is known to number of persons
in this city, having preached here on
several occasions. He delivered one Of
the dedicatory course of sermons at Ep-
worth Church.
Rev j. ID. &. Hanna. the well known
and well liked eX pastor of old Ashury
delivered his maiden sermon as Union
! lAN0NhNA gNoAAAAul AAbAAAuks nov ~ IA
Howard presched for the first time az
Ashury, Rev. Robert Watt made his bo =
10 the Scott congregation, and Rev J.
W. Layheld began his psstorate a.
Epworth All the congregations seemed
delighted with the preaching they heard
Rev j. H Howard, who comes to
Asoury from Lewes. is undeniably s
handsome man. He is tall and slender,
aud has graceful presence He has
clear, pale complexion, set off by jet
black hair aud eyes, and black nous
tache He has a smooth agreeably mod
ulated voice, and affects rather a solemn
style Of speech
Rev Robert Watt was prime favoriie
with the Milford people, aud it is likely
that be will soon win the love aud good
. will of the members and frequenteTs Of
Scott NJ T. Church. II cannot be said
that Mr. Watt is handsome man, but
be has d strong, keenly intellectual face.
he is small in stature, with sandy hue d
hair and whiskers. He wears his
hair carefully parted down the middle
In speech, he is eloquent, and has quick,
decided and full voice
Mr.. Hanna's Bow at Union.
70 Rev John d. G Hanna began bis pas
T torate at Union yesterday The large
2 audience room was packed with people
s anxious 70 hear him PEI sous were present
from the other city churches Intending
81 Grace. The church was prettily decorated, f,
{ the altar being banked with roses. lilies,
d ferns palms and other potted and bloom
u ing plants.
At first 1t was noticed that Mr. Hanna
t appeared a title nervous But this soon
4 wore away, and his strong, dark face
r showed with feeling as ne delivered one
of the best sermons he ever preached in
7 Wilmington
Y He chose for his subject: Now is
s Christ risen from the dead and become
u the first fruits Of them that slept
r BE said Whatever objections may be
. brought against the doctrine OF tue
resurrection Of the human body by philOs
q ophers ana scientists can have no effect
Il upon the simple faith of the child OF
God To him who humbly haugs in
l. trust aud rapture upon the despisec
= Nazareue, there is no truth Of greater
Z power or richer consolation than this
You may wrest from him by
II your reasoning, many Of the
C non essen la doctrines which he has
IS learned TO love; you may destroy those
rites and ceremonies which his parent:
taught him to cherish; you may scoif al
& those old songs which are flooded witt
. the melody of ages to him, but whici
> are meaningless 20 you, and he will re-
linquish them all in the presence Of youi
N superior taste snd knowledge Bui
% when you turn the shafts OF your wisdom
y and sarcasm against the heaven-borI
ls doctrine of a resurrection, mediately
ss he takes alarm, and repels your sacri
% legious attacks, not only with all BIZ
p strength Of mind. but also with all thu
10 Doyer of his sOul
"And we'll may he thus become agi
90 taled and aggrieved Blot out from hi.
GO system OF religion this great and funda
iu mental truth. aud you not only take from
IN his life many of his dearest hopes, yoJ
ie not only desecrate the temple of th
ad living God within him, but with on
ey malicious stroke you parslyze and de
D. stroy ell spiritual lie and power. Yol
strike at tue very foundation Of the verl
edi6ce of truth and holiness whicl
,. revelation has built, aud you place tn
~ !. body Of man, in which Il was intende
that God should dwell, on level will
-, the flesh of beasts and birds
mn "Tne resurrection of the dead is th
nj doctrine OF revelation, attained by n
~ reasoning of man, but taught by Oh
ar mercy of God In all parts Of God
es word, II is prominently held out to th
every page is abl4zs with the fire of thi
truth Every word has a light, oaugh
an from the great future, reflected from i
er DO you remeH Der, when the Sad
he ducees, who denied the resurrection
rs came to Jesus to question him on tn
as subject, how he answered them, refer
,is ring to words used by the father Ion
ed before? God said 4 am the God {
ara Abraham. and the God OF Isaac and II
md God Of Jacob God is not the God Of u
dead, but of the living Yet thel
words were spoken hundreds Of yea
after the death Of Abraham.
inc The resurrection, says the caption
infdel and the ingenious materialist,
ded overthrown by the laws Of matter. s
'On coIdiug to which no decayed body cou
FOR sgain be raised to life.
lay, But what laws is this doctrine CO
"a trary to? Which present the insupe
'i mai able barrier Are laws self-scting agen
throwing themselves in the way Of Goo