The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-02
THIRD edition.
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sest-The Issue ut Unien NJ. Il. Churci,

sest-The Issue ut Union NJ. e. Church,
Practically Settled.
As in other n. Il. Churches Sunday.
April list. II was communion day at.
Asbury and. as In some others, much
In crest conferred In seeing new pas :.
TOR officiate.
Dr. John ii. Slmms and Rev. Albert
Thatcher.
Pastor Howard said he was not at
all frightened and felt perfectly at
home.
He asked as many as possible to
shake bands with him at the close of
the morning service, which was DONE
He did not talk much in conducting
the services. aud the members all
seemed very much pleased with their
new pastor.
AsBURY AT EVENING.
A largo audience. filling all seats,
heard Mr.. Howard In the evening on
Gal. VI 2: Bear 20 one nnother's bur.
den :"
Profane history has not furnished al
human ideal life fit for imitation. Wit
mess, Napoleon and Josephine and even
Alexander the Great died in drunken
paroxyism.
III ouNiou HioLOTy mO5eS shOl6 the
rock Instead oil speaking to it, as God
commanded.
Peter denied his Muster. Human
life Is IL failure since the sin of Adam
But the lie OF Jesus Christ will Gear
inv tstigatlon and prove worthy of
Imitation. His life challenges the
admiration OF even enemies.
UNION NJ. L. CHURCH.
The Union NJ. L. Church was crowd.
ed to excess on Sunday morning TO
hear the Initial sermon OF Rev j. b.
Q. Hanna. Every available seat was
occupied; tho gallery was filled with
young people, and benches and chairs
were placed In the alsles from the
doors to the altar. Tine pulpit was
decorated with plants and llowers.
and the congregation was such as to
Inspire the preacher to extra effort to
please In his first sermon to his new
charge. After the usual opening SER
Vice he announced as his text: "But
now Is Christ risen from tho dead and
become the first fruit OF them that
slept" Cor. 1h.20.
Alter reiuarktng on the acceptance
OF the doctrine of tho resurrection By
all Christian people at some length. he
referred to the trials OF DOT. his piely.
his suffering, tho destruction OF his
property, the wiles oil the Devil and his
heartless sympathisere, yet he retained
his integrity, affirming that he would
trust in God. even IL he should Stay
him, thus atlording an example worthy
OF Imitation under all circumstance s.
Passing on no referred 10 the Prophets
and various passages OF scripture to
prove the resurrection OF Christ, and
cpntendeu that 1t WAS as well estab.
ll5hed as any event recorded in history
Men who had Attempted to discretlit
II hsd failed. as they could not limit
the power OF God. In proof OF this
no referred to The prophets, to the
growth OF the oak, tho springIug up
OF tho grass, the enclosing of the
worm In the cocoon, and then coming
forth az u butterfly.
He also reierI cd to the drop OF wator
and the uniinalCula II contained, as
being as lneAplicable ns the doctrine
OF the resurrection oil the body. To
further Illustrate his point he al.
iuded TO the sowing OF the wheat. the
coming up Of the seeu, and the Weld
OF twenty, thirty or hfty fold. The
operation was lneXplicable. lie be
neyed in the resurrection OF the same
body as was buried. not another body,
or mere germ. The Bible taught the
doctrine, and he believed Ia II lirmty.
fering, crueiiiXlon, death, burial aud
resurrection of Christ. presenting a
picture that made an impression on
many minds that Will endure while
lie shall last, As cruel as was his
death his resurrection was as tri.
umphant. Christ was rcmombe for
his giving sight to tho hilnl. iorgiyinG
the sinful, raising tire dead and other
wonderful acts, Bishop Foster says
lac believes Il new body. IN this u.
spsct ha differed with. Tim. lle likua
tne del OF retaining his present body
However, 1t would be spiritual, q
0loriiel body,
He referred to tho death of child
whom he believed he would meet
again and an woutd know each othcl
there
.-- sH"EI EEttASNu"N.
Al the close OF hts sermon on SuG
dRy morning, Rev. j. D. C. uaUaa
said his appointment as pa tt4g OF
Onion Nj II. lurrA was as 2raal
surprise TO him Hs 10 ans ono. tle eN
pectcd TO havo gone to sing Sing, IL
he had resolved unanimous Cal
from thA Chur'u ut that p.arc. Sums
persons did not Ike to 10 to Sing
Slug, but he really had a desire 10 dc
SO. The Bishop. however, dec led
that i was impossible To arGammp
date hiln rs owing TO tho CroNtet
condition Of The Conference he euulE
not lie transferred. lie had no agency
whatever, in securing mis- appoint
man. to tnion huruh
He mad net turneG his htnd one wa,
or tho other 10 Influence it, At Tia.
suggestions 81 other parties h8 har
boon appointed, und they mu5t bs re-
sponsiJic for 1t. some parties mas