The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-03

The West Presbyterian ChureD,
which has been refurnlshed and re.
painted. was opened yesterday, and OF
each service tho ediilce was crowded.
Rev. A. N. Keigwin preached. taking
his text from Mark IL, IL MY house
shall be called Of all nattons tho house
oil prayer, but ye have made 1t der
| OF thieves" LII choosing his text the
preacher read all tho Gosnel stories oi
Christ's entry Into Jerusalem, noting
/ me apparent difference OF the state
ments and explaining them.
In the course OF his sermon he de5'
cribed the various temples built IN
Jerusalem, showing the peculiar glory
OF this temple In which Jesus entered
and purged was due 10 His presence.
He also explained how, in the history
of the Jews, because OF thalr Subluga'
tlon and captivity, their temples be.
came profuned by secular uses. How
the material grandeur Of these tenn
ples were destroyed to give place to
tho spiritual grandeur and beauty
manifested In Christ; also how alter
once having received Chrlst and beer
endowed with His spirit the beautiful
temples became again necessary us
the spiritual homes and worshiplng
places OF Christians; the material
~
being subordinate TO tho idea OF puri'
ty and sanGtlty, and all these unayali,
ing us adjunct5 OF true worship "
Christ be not In the temple and i'll the
hearts OF the people.
Preceding the sermon MIR. III. ID.
Crossan, OF the committee on repair,
reported that 1853. 800 had been expend.
ed More than one half Of the amount
had been provided by the women's
societies and Il collection was taken to
meet the remaining deot.
The evening service was union ser.
vice, In which the congregation and
pastor OF Grace III. Il. Church took
part. Row Merritt Hulburd, ID. D..
preached the sermon.
A CORNER STONE LAID.
The corner stone of the new East
Lake Presbyterian Church was laid
yesterday afternoon. Rev. william
z. Swartz presided in the absence OF
Rev. MIR. Franklin, the pastor. The
school children wore present In a
body. Mr. Swartz opened the exer.
clses by few remarks and called
upon Rev. MIR. Montg omery. of the
Ulivet Church to pray.
The choir sang What a Wonderful
Saviour" and Rev. Lafayette Marks
addressed tho assemblage. dwelling
principally on the value Of church to
community and of the work OF O
church as an element Of good. There
was more singing and then the Rev,
DR.. A. N. keigwin OF Weet Church
talked of tho church and gave brief
outline of Its history and prophesied
that 1t would do great work. The
Rev. j. Il. Milllgan Of First Presbyte
rian Church made brief address and
the cornerstone WAS then mid. The
stone was put In place by NB.Culbert
Mi. Swart2 made Il short address. the
doxology was sung and the bene
diction pronounced by Mr.. Mont
gomery.
HUSBANDS. LOVE YouR WIVES"
Eev. J. ID. C. Hanna In Union Church
last evening talked to the male mem
bers Of the large congregation from
the text Husbands, love your Wlve g
even as Christ also loved the church,
and gave himself for It," Ephesians s.
~ It WINS an interesting discourse
hot only TO the husbands but also to
the intended oaes. Next sunday
evening tho preacher announced that
ho would chose sui ject Of interest
to the wives.
A plumber OF important changes
have been madei In the stations OF some
OF the Roman Catholic priests in the
Diocese OF Wilmington. The Rev,
George s. bradford has been sent TO
the parish or EiKten to succeed tho
lev, william j, Birmingham, former.
~ of this city. Father Bermingham
will be Inndo assistant priest at st.
Mary's Church In this city. and Will
succeed the Rev Dennia J. Flynn, who
will be placed IN charge of ST Patrlck's
Church in this city. The people In
tlkton arc very sorry to lose Father
Bermiughain.
HARVEST HOME E&ERUIsEs.
Rev. John Coleman presided at n
ThauksE living service and harvest
home festival at the State Hospital Mt
Furnhurst yesterday afternoon lie
preached to the hospital inmates and
at the close fruits were distributed to
those present.