The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-12-30
AMEN YEAR or GREAT EVENTS

aessierarisa.' says.she rev. A,ssrf N.
KeiGsvlp. y. n. In an up-te .Dase SERMON
Giorlously Gang the West Presbyterian
Church choir Sunday morning the grand
eyMn s apu s y sSs Nsb aSa
iirst two lines Of which were sung by
Misses Crozier. Walker Mrs Medholdt
4 Ssopfnnos); the third aud fourth lines by
tMessrs. Ciymer. Ocheitree and Start.
lines Of the stanza bassos Rojlo Evcs and
Isnac Baird Joined in the chorus Of eli.
The choir shows progress under Prof.
Olymar and enjoys the rare distinction of
being among church choirs one uf the
few whose articulation Is adeq uate to the
pongreaation's understanding tho words
and sentiments OF tho hymn solely by
the sense of hearing. The public Is cor.
daily Invited to hear them sing the can
tata OF The Prince OF Peace next Sunday
evening.
HE PRAYED ron PEACE.
Pastor Albert N. Ksigwiu read Romans
XIII, and prayed: I'VE thank Thee, oh
God that tho little cloud that was hover.
: jng over us last week has been dtspeiled.
We pray Ttea that Thou Wilt keep TO-
Hsthor In peace these two great English
speaking. Christian nations. that the
kingdom of Christ may thereby be nd.
vauoed on earth and Thy name gloritied."
New Year Thoughts" were announced
astoplc for next Wednesday evening.
Jno. IL. z.
II was also the practical application OF
tho eermUn ON 1ho night Is far spent,
tho day is at hand. Rom. ID. 1e.
Although Paul had expoundsd the great
christian salvation. practically as in Ro-
mans. and especially the eleventh and
Twelfth chnptero, yet the world ut large
wac In the night OF spiritual darkness.
The speaker exhibited what had been
the progress. and wns then the status of
Israelltish, Greclan and Roman clvillza.
tion and how the Christian Church was
looking forward to the day.dawn OF Chris
tian light. To them the night OF sin and
sorrow seemed Tar spent and Christian
faith neared the vision OF the bright day
when Christ will come ogain and reign on
earth.
Eighteen centuries Of ChrIstlan light,
opposed by existing darkness, have pro.
duced three hundred and sixty millions OF
Roman and Greek Catholic and Protes.
tant Ghrlstians.
While there were never before so many
heathen afsi wicked people Ia proportion
TO their former Plumbers while there has
peen much OF wiekedness iE tho past Is
centuries and while SIN is boldly threat
ening tho foundations Of TIE church, vet
rwo can today, with Our vision enlarged
and illuminated by christian faith. look
out upon world almost regenerated
Tho tex. which is one OF the most beouti.
ful In the Bible. Is u gospel realization by
Auhtti " tuo NhutCh tDuHy. 1Du Is lltuT-
nate In the church. In the night of trou-
BILE aud sorrow for themselves and for the
world, Christians can always see the cross
OF Christ and 500 the bright day OF saliva
tion and dellveranee at hand.
Tie text is encouraging TO tho church
which has great work besides contrib.
uting to missionaries. the pour, the
orphans and the aged. The largest work
OF God Is yet to be done In the world. The
promise OF Goo lie that the last days shall
akAA "a In "a lnaIS ls.r Tor
Christian trumpbs than the world has
ever eeon.
EvENrruL NEW YEAR.
The text lie an Inspiration for the new
year Of great events witch ls now about
dawninp upon us. 1t seems as II Sod Is
giving the world an inspiration of &C
celeration,
Our last year stands pointing .he skele
ton llnger OF scorn at our broken resolu
tlons and many sins. Let us East oil the
works OF darkness and have better new
year. For the night is far spent and the
day is at hand"
AT ST STEPHENS.
The service at 81. Stephens Church las,
night was OF special order. The Christ
mas cantata. Emmanuel" with scriptur;
recltatons was rendered by the choir
Large trees beautifully trimmed stood a
the head OF each alsle and suspended be-
tween them aud over tho altar was tht
II
Ii. Doerr, the pastor. delivered an inter
ee Ing address on Emmanuel"
Tho piece was In two parts. the fire
taking up the Scripture and the story o
the Old Testament prophecy OF Christi
coming and the second pnrt OF tho New
1estaments story OF Chrlsrs Advent
Mrs. Julia Schundar. Miss Ovcrdeer. Mrs
J. P. Isaacs. Mrs, Lodge. Joseph Sohun
der. Henry Lodge. William Hitler. Henri
Hlrse Miss Miller and Mrs. Lodge wer,
the sOioists.
Frederick Kanlf member OF tho club AM
who is studying for the ministry made al
address.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC AT ST. PAuI's.
There was Christmas music at St. Paul'
last evening. The choir sang the chorus
eS while Mrs. Samuel A. Macalister san!
the soprano, Miss Miriam Miller the con
tralto. H. 8. Lawson the bass and ]. Is
Hnrbert the tenor solos. Re-. I. L. Ierr
was the speaker,
REMEMBERED THEIR RECTOR
The Sunday school OF st. Barnaba
Church, Marshallton. held It's Christina
festival Saturday night Bishop Coleman
spoke and at the close he presented to tn
rector, Rev L. X. Miller. handsome cas-
chair and n sum Of money,
Rsv. Wm. McFarlane addressed th