Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-22

disaster and trouble are everywhere.
How can God be love IL He permits
such things to exist? We must meet
these objections. We can tell the
unconverted that love has respect to
the permanent good of its object, and
that we are in state of discipline, and
that "all things work together for good
to them that love the Lord. 1.-THE physi-
cal globe tells US of the love of God, as
IL is fitted up with special reference 10
mans convenience and comfort. But
Gods love is best shown in the plan OF
human redemption-the cross loudly
and effectively proclaims it,
The power of the Christian religion
was proved by calling as witnesses his
tory, philanthropy, the apostle Paul
and others who have felt the power Of
God changing their lives. In view Of
these facts the preacher called upon all
to surrender at once to this God OF love.
He closed amid the tears and shouts Of
the audience.
SERMON BY Mr. OTIS.
The afternoon sermon, which was
preached by the Rev. j. p. Otis, WIS
an earnest discourse. His text was
Jeremiah 3, ]: "Oh, that my head were
waters, and mine eyes a fountain of
tears, that l might weep day and
night for the slain Of the daughter of
my people"
This, he said, is ono of the many
utterances from which Jeremiah OBJ
tanned the title of the weeping prophet
and the word ieremiahed has been
coined to designate any melancholy
strain Of composition. Not he alone
has given utterance to things of this
kind. The unknown author of the
10th Psalm has said rivers of water
run down my eyes because they keep
not Thy law" The great prophet
Isaiah has very sincerely expressed
himself to Jeremiah, as has also the
practical and energetic Paul. Jesus,
our Saviour, was foretold to be ga man
OF sorrow and acquainted with grief. -
He wept at the grave of Lazarus and
over Jerusalem as He beheld il from
the brow of Olivet. This fact is, at
least, something that demands an ex-
PLANTATION. Why were these men so
given to weeping? We know that some
weep easily because Of their peculiar
temperament or because of weakness of
mind or body. The explanation sug-
gested of weakness cannot apply in
these cases. These were the strongest,
most manly and virile Of men. Some
tremendous cause must have moved
them to tears. The text gives us the
key to this problem. 1t shows us how
Jeremiah had come into close sym
pathy with the people. He calls them
my people, " This was character
istic of all these scriptural characters
and pre-eminently Of Jesus.
Next he spoke of the range and in
tensity of their sympathy with sinful
and suffering humanity. Their sym
pathy, he stated, was moved by the
sight Of conditions that appalled, them
and touched the fountains of sorrow.
Jeremiah's heart was wrung by the
sight of the misfortune and impending
doom OF his people. Let us use this
as a search light upon present condi-
tions. We are surrounded by the vic
Tins of Gin. Those who are literally
our own kindred, our children often,
are out of Christ and exposed to the
wrath of God and destruction. There
ought to be in us deeper and stronger
sympathy for men and keener reali
cation Of their conditions Of sin and
suffering
The sermon was followed by stir.
ring revival service, during which three
persons bowed at the altar, two OF
whom progressed conversion.
THE EVENING WORSHIP.
During the song service with which
the evening worship began trios were
sung by Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. King and
!. 7. Parker. The Rev. Thomas E.
Terry spoke feelinlgy of his experiences
as minister in charge and announced
that up to that time there had been
30 conversions The sermon was
preached by Miss Clara BOYD. Her
text was: "How can va escana IL 70
neglect SO great salvation?" During
me fter-meetng the Rev. Asbury
hurke ueiiVered an eXhortatlon and two
persons proiessed conversion.
OTHER SERVICES.
Tho Rev. w. G. Rooms had cbaroe n,
| the chidren's meeting. the exercisee
of which consisted of music and in.
struction in the catechism.
During the holiness meeting many
people clasped hands and nrom;sed -
engage in religious worl, more zeal
ously.
The young people's meeting was one
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