Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-31

liod. lie also spoke OF the seriousness
Of the adherents TO other religions.
and stated that if they could be won
over to Christianity land in his mind
there appears to be no doubt that this
will be eventually accomplished they |
would make excellent working material
and would be OF inestimable value.
The young people were requested 10 |
give the subject deep consideration
and asked to do what they can for the
salvation of the unsaved. He compli-
mented them on the work they had
undertaken and the effort they were
making
DIR. Hulburd was loudly applauded
when he had finished. His address
was one of the best of the convention,
and was listened to attentiyey through.
out.
A telegram from Dr. Francis L.
Clark conveyed the following message
from the Indiana State Union to the
Delaware Union: MAY the coming
year surpass all others in spiritual
blessings" The reading was followed
by prayer offered by Rev. G. Chap
man Jones, ID. D., l.. L. d., Of Pitts
burg, after which President Meeser
was authorized to convey the greeting
-
OF the Delaware Union by return tele
graph 10 Indiana.
At . O'Clock a recess until 100 was
taken.
At the evening meeting nearly 1000
persons were in attendance, but all
managed to find room in the audi
forum Of the church. Some were
seated on the stage and others in
chairs in the aisles and other vantage
places.
The Rev. G. Chapman Jones, d. d.,
LII. D., of Pittsburg was introduced
by President Meeser. He was given
the usual loving salute of tho society,
which he courteously acknowledged.
His subject was Spiritual Power. :"
He said it should be divided into
High Ideas'' and How to Attain
Them" He stated he wanted to lay
down two or three models during the
evening, one of which is "Be Ye
Perfect. " This. he stated, was a com
mand of our Saviour early in His life,
and that is Just the kind OF word to
say to your friends. Men also should
have self respect, and one reason that
so many people are not better is be-
cause they do not aim high enough.
Goa can get along better without the
geniuses than he can without common
folks BE We Perfect,n is Just the
KIND Of word You need. He then adj.
dressed especially the Endcavorers
from down the State, telling them TO
90 in and work and show the Whining
tonians what they can do. The princi
pal thing Jesus meant when He said
. Be fe Perfect Like Your Father,'
that God did everything as well as He
could. The speaker dcplored the
existence of people who think they are
as good as the average, and said they
never become average persons; they
have an exalted opinion Of themselves.
lie counselled his hearers TO aim at a
high ideal. Don't say you cannot be
perfect; no matter; try and do the best
you can. If you are but very little use
IT is because you never intended to be.
lie advised his bearers to give to God
their whole life. Some people never
DO anything because they do not know
enough to do anything right or wrong.
They do not make any effort to i'm
prove themselves. He implored his
hearers to learn to he children of the
Highest. People who complain of not
being capable of high ambitions appear
that way because they never tried to
he any better He impressed upon his
hearers the fact that all are alike great
in the sight of God, and nothing shall
he impossible to any Of them. He also
invited them to take the great step al
this time, and he spoke of the change
mat was bound to come over the lives
NJ all who consecrate themselves TO
tod, About Gods spirit he said it was
not so necessary, in Wow Of the fact
that the Holy Spirit has been referred
e SO much, to go into detail, but he
saii 1t was necessary that his hearers
should know that to live right thew
must have spirit like God, mind
IKE God, and thought like Got. We
are not to pray so much tor the shirt
as 10 pray in the spirit II wa have moi
INC spirit there is no need to pray at
Az. lle advised his hearers To nut
their all on the altar and To make s,ire
that All is on the altar. Be sure. he
said, you are doing what Col wants
you to do, and he sure you arc doing
II IN the way God desires you 10. All
must have the spirit Of God or they
cannot work right He stated also that
some of DIR. Parkhursts agents en-.
harrassod him because they were NOT
Of the same spirit he was. He adj
vlsed the members of the congregation
to keep up their RELIGIOUS anirit I'll it' tbn
week. God, he said, il the most
secular person in the universe. lie is
continually teaching the blue bird TO
sing and keeping the great machinery
Of the world in motion. ii you start
out TO be right, if you have Gods
spirit you will succeed AS a man
thinketh in his heart so he ia. The
sptaker d%elt at length on the spirit
WIN ", whleh many people give TO the
cnufch' ana stated that those who
contribute conner when tlaV fpnlfl fri,+,,