The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-19

Aabury nj. Z. Church, the mother of
methodism In Wilmington was alive with
enthusiasm yesterday morning. The pas
tor Rev. John II. Howard has been con.
quoting revival services at Asbury for the
last week with marked success. On Sun
DAY morning In order to push his CAM
paign still more vigorously against tho
most of sin; he preached o sermon es.
pecialiy to the membership In order to
bring them up to the help OF the Lord
again g the mighty. The effort was at
Tended with great success. From present
indications Old Asbury the revival church
is on The eve of one Of the greatest revi.
dlsm.
The doctor chose for his text part Of
the l4th verse OF the 9TH chapter OF Mat.
thew. 'Ye are the Light of the World"
me doctor said that tine akeptlcs OF to-
day were saying that II there is 80 much
influence in the Gospel and II it Is so good.
thing, why Is it then that the evangeIi-.
zation OF the world is SO slow and why
has not Christ already come to reign on
earth? Christ hastens or delays events as
he secs best. He took the disciples on
ths mountain and no word that He uttered
In their presence had greater Significance
thnn the words OF the text, "Ye are the
light OF the world" Some things God
does does In an instant of time. But It took
1000 years before the promise relating to
the coming Messiah was fulfilled. Judg-
ment upon the Antedluvian was needed
Immediately, yet 1t required 40 years to
bring the children OF Israel into the
Satan was 1000 years In establishing his
empire. But Christ came and conquer I'D
when SataI's power was at It's height. The
agents employed were weak men, which
are some reasons for the delay In the
Evangelizatlon OF the world; the cause Of
Christ suffered more from faithles follow.
ers than from Its enemies. II every child
OF God had proved true the Millenluna
would have davned upon US ere now. Ye
are the light of the world, man is not self
luminous he receives his light from with.
out In external source. Man naturally
is all darkness. the light was put out in
Eden. Man can not receive light from
himself. the light he reflects comes from
God: Education will not produce this
light.
Jesus is the light of the Christian as ex.
pressed by Paul. But we all with open
face behoiding as In glass the glory OF
the Lord are changed In to the same image
from glory to glory even as by the spirit
OF the Lord. When the Lord Jesus enters
Into the heart OF man he converts him
and changes him into thing of beauty
and joy forever We then become the
lights of the world. The Doctor referred
to the many attempts toward reforma-
tion on tho part of John b. Cough In
which he failed every time; until he was
brought under the regenerating Influences
OF the Grace of God, through and by
winch Mr Cough became great light
indeed. The doctor compared the rell-
gion OF some people, to shopkeopers who
kept their goods on the side walk but had
nothing within.
He advised his members not to adver-
tise without having the goods to deliver.
The duty OF thu Christian Is to shine, not
to shut himself up In corner for.fe OF
being contaminated with sil. Christ
prayed not that we might be taken out OF
the world but that We might be kept from
the evils OF the world. The power Of
Christ lie able to keep US from being the
least contaminated with evil. We are not
to be recluses, We are to be his exp nents.
A man who advertises his religious life
and has not the goods to deliver Is
fraud. He is like the shopkeeper who has
all on the outside and pothlpg within.
Let US lie certain We are converted our.
selves before we try 80 lead people to
Christ.
In order to lead others Into the king.
dom we must first be there ourselves. We
are not only to dispel darkness, but we
are to be beacon lights to warn OF dam
gers. so sinners cannot go to tie bad with.
out being warned.