Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-15

was Isaiah 2s, IS: Behold / lay in
Zion for the foundation stone, tried
stone, a precious cornerstone, sure
| foundation
In his introductory remarks he re-
ferred to the fact that during the
reign of Rehoboain the people Of Israel
| divided into two distinct kingdoms
Juda and Israel. The latter included
the 10 tribes that reyolted from the
house of David. Samaria became the
capital of Israel and the Israelites took
the name of Samaritans.
He spoke of the extreme wickedness
that existed in Israel at that time and
said the two leading thoughts sug-
gested by the text are security and per-
petuity
He discussed first the security of the
| church of God. It's safety depends on
| its foundation. This foundation has
been tested and is secure.
Next he discussed the perpetuity of
the church of God. Herod tried the
stone by attempting to kill the Babe of
Bethlehem. 1t was tried by the devil
tempting. the Saviour on the mount.
1t was tried in the prosecutions in the
early ages. 1t has been tried by our
fathers and mothers in sickness and
death. In conclusion he urged the
necessity of building on the corner
| stone.
SERMON By MIR, COLLINS.
The afternoon sermon, which was
preached by the Rev. Vaughn S.
Collins, was extremely touching. His
text was ] John, 3, 2: Beloved now
are we the sons Of God, and it doth
not yet appear what we shall be, but
| we know that when he shall appear we
shall be like Him, for we shall see
| Him as He is."
There are some texts in the Bible,
he said, that are not exceedingly pleas
ant for minister to speak from but
this is pleasant one. 1t is pleasant
because it reveals to us the revelation
of man to God. We are likened to and
| spoken of as servants of God in many
places in the scriptures but we are not
so referred to in this text Again we
are likened to soldiers. God calls us
His soldiers and commands us to put
on the whole armor of God, and in
deed, to be what God would have us
to be, it is necessary for us to have on
the whole armor, but we may be SOL
diers of a king and yet not sons Again
Jesus said unto His disciples " / call
you no more servants but friends. -.
Hence we come into the blessed and
honorable position the friends of
Christ, but even this does not describe
the relation which exists between God
and the Christian. The text says that
we are no servants, not soldiers, not
friends, but sons of God.
He stated that we are sons of God by
creation in sense yet that is not the
sonship referred to in the text The
blessed relation here referred to is
brought about by believing in the Lord
Jesus Christ, by the regeneration and
sanctification OF our natures. The first
part of the text, Now are we the sons
of God, F" is very explicit but the next
part, 1t doth not yet appear what we
shall be-" is unknown to us. A great
mist seems to overhang, but it refers
to heaven. Somebody may ask what
heaven is. We cannot tell all Of what
heaven is but to the man who has suf-
fered the less Of health and sits pining
away, anxiously beseeching God to
take his spirit to heaven, to this and
all such health is heaven. Next he took
up the thread that heaven is place of
rest To the man tired and weary,
worn away by the cares of this life, 10
that man rest is heaven. Again heaven
is place where death cannot enter.
One other fact in the text as to our fu-
ture condition that is perfectly plain
is that when Christ shall appear we
shall be like Him. -
THE EVENING woRsntr.
The evening sermon, which was
preached by the Rev. Asbury Burke,
was pleasing His subject was 1.-THE
Transforming Power of the Gospel
and his text Genesis 29, 10: "And he
called the name of that place Bethel
but the name of that city was called
Luz at the first. During the after
meeting three penitents came forward,
two of whom professed conversion.
OTHER SERVICES.
The childrens' meeting corresponded
with their service of the preceding day. |
The holiness meeting was the occa-
sion of a remarkable spiritual outpour- |
ing
At the young peoples meeting,
which was in charge Of the Rev. w.
G. Koons, about 30 biblical promises |
were quoted. The quotations were in
with music directed by
George King.
THE CAMP ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.
John w. Day, whoss picture is. here
presented, has been attending the |
campmeeting for 20 years, ever since
this place became camp ground. He
was q member of the board of mana
gers for several years previous to the
founding of what is now known as the
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