The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-24

decorated with evergreens and The CON
gations were large.
At Central Presbyterian Church tho Sun
day school celebrated its thirty.ninth an
niyersary. The pulpit decoration was
beautiful that portion ofthe church being
converted into wood scene after q storm
OF snow, The addresses were by Peter b.
Ayars and VIM. p. Swartz. There was
distribution OF gift books after the ser.
vice.
At Grace Sunday school yesterday az.
terday afternoon tho special music was
furnished by the church orchestra aud
choir. The platform was decorated with
cedar boughs and with palms and pctted
plants. The electric lights were ablaze
and a beautiful star in electric lights
Cleaned against the north wall OF tho
chapel. In tho church auditorium tho
chancei rail was wrapped with eyergreens
ana over The pulpit hung star formed OF
evergreens and Illuminated by EN- electric
light.
There was no unusual decoration at
West Church but the music had been pre-.
pared and included several pretty Christ
mas carols. The addresses wero by
Colonel IL. Nj. Floyd. l.. A. Bower. and
Rev. Thomas Marshall OF Chicago. At
the First Presbyterian Church the walls
were hung with evergrecns. and spring-
ing over the pulpit was an arch OF ever.
greens surmounted by cross composed
OF electric lights In the centre OF the
arch and under the cross was bell Of
overgreens. the bell ciapper being repre-.
scented by lamp. During the service The
building was darkened, the lights TORN.
lug he cross only Icing lighted, making
| the effect q beautiful one.
Rev j. r. Mliligan preached at Farnhurst
| yesterday afternoon. The choir OF the
| First Presbyterian Church furnished the
| muse.
lev. o. G. Buddington In Bethany Bap :
list Church yesterday morning preached
| tho kniUhta NJ Malta from the tpNt
| "Behoid the Man"
Rev. William j. Birmingham In st.
Marys Church last evening lectured on
| He'll to the congregation which filled the
| house.
IT Christ Camo to Wilmington"
The Rev. S. b. Meeser, of Second Bap.
tist ,hucrh, preached yesterday morning
from the subject III Christ Came to VIII
mington." Ills text was st. Matthew XIV
and 40: And the King shall answer a. Il
say unto them verify, verify, say unto
you. inasmuch as ye nave done 1t unto one
OF the least OF these my brethren, ye have
done IL unto me-
Mir. Meoser began by calling attention
to the to Ii EMIT lf Ca r st Game 10
Chicago" walch has recently been pub.
lished. The BOOK, he snid, had shown
| that in comparison with tho Christian
ideal and tho zeal condition OF affairs Chi
1 cago was shown to 10 mucous with its sin.
lis awfnl poverty and worse crime. 10
III Q hOSuoHtlOll tlo UltiCHGE iLb WOulu
neither assent nor dissent.
With such q comparison Wilmington
might or might lot be revealed quite ms bad
as Chicago lie then referred to an article
IN one oil the December magazines, writ.
ten by Edward Everett Halo ON the sub.
1ect. III Jesus Came TO Boston" In which
1t was shown that mucn OF tho love aud
kindhess taught by Christ was in exist
enec In that city. The preacher said he
believed that there was much OF 1t In
Chichgo with NIL its WICK edIess.
IL Christ caMe TO Wilmington and
would graciousiy let himself be- led. the
preacher said 1t would bo joy, no doubt
mingled with sorrow, that We would con-
fsss how poorly We had lived like Him;
now much uf misery and SIN HnS still run.
ming ripe among us and now much We
needed Ills coming, but 1t would he our
Joy to show Him how we liad tried TO re
member the holy example which lie had
left In this spirit to ieau the way to what
has been done In His name.
MIR. Meeser then aid he would taSo him
to the different Inc titulions in Wilmington
whose object IL to help suffering ami fal.
len mankind He spoke OF ali the
societies connected with The churches
which have good iOr their object.
In conclusion he said and now shall we
i0iget that Christ does come to Whining,
tenf In person, real, though Invisible.
lie Gees our deeds oil evil and our deeds oil
good and brpnthvs Ills warming OF love
according as we hlvo done evil or good,
believe our service would be purer and
tiuer II We realized this Tho presence oil
Christ. the iinminenco OF God Emmanuel
Come Lord Jesusl Come quickly!
Al Tie Second Baptist nurch last even
ins ntFibutIons for the poor were TO
cBvSd.
The Sunday school OF the New Jei usa
lem Church celebrated their annual Christ
mas festival ths afternoon ut o'clock
lIpSeulS vera tliSIIlIlutpu In plII
aIeh au1 other Interesting and appruprl
ate exercises held.
Tho Sunday breakfast Association hell
successful ineetiugs yesterday. Thirty
one men were led in tho III corning. and al
tho service which followed seventeen re
quests were made for player and twelve
confessed conversions. In the evening
service there We're Lwenty-nine men ted
eighteen requests Tor prayer aud sever
prufeased conversions.
There will be solemn high mag at o.
clock Tomorrow murniIg In st. Patrick
Church. 1t will be celebrated by ths Rev
j. }. Flynn. The iiev, u. Granner will be
deacon, Joseph A. Flynn subueacUn ant
james MonanGn. master OF cerem onie5
There Will ne solemn mass at 10 so aud SO
Tenn vesper service at $50 O'Clock. Tht
church will he decorated.
The Rev. Thomas Marshall Fold. ID. ID.
secretary OF tho Presbyterian Board oil
Foreign Missions, preached III tho Frs
Presbyterian Church last night on Foreign
Missions.
In st. Johns Church tomorrow morn
ing at O'clock the Holy communion will
be served. The service will be repeater
ut 10 O'Clock.
III Calvary Church thero will be a pro
grafnIne of special music.
In st. Anne's X. Q. Church on Chrlstm al
mornlLg at o'clock will be choir OF 8
voices. James A. Ward director Mis-,
Marian Boon organist. Carol. "Ring tLl
Chimes" Campiglia; Lambilotte Mass II
d; Adeste fidelus. Noyello; carol, ''WItl
Glory Lat the Midnight Air" Dielman
The Decree Not Rcud.
Contrary tn expectation, tho decree o
the Pope placing the orders of the Knight
OF Pythias the ODD Fellows and the SON
OF Temperance under the ban OF the Ito
man Catholic Church wns not read from
tile pulpit OF tie Catholic Churches yes
terday. Tho decree has been TRANSLATED