The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-08
Two Emireut CIerrymen.

The State Sentinel. In It's Issue OF last
Saturday contains the following compli-
mentary notice.
The State newspapers have bean bring
ing to public attention the persistent Ia.
bors OF two eminent clergymen-I}ishop D
Coleman OF the Episcopal Diocese OF Del
aware. and tue Rev. Merritt Huiturd, ID.
d.. pastor OF Grace Methodist Church,
Wilmington. We have not seen. however,
any apbreciative editorial notice OF either
of these clergymsn. This we think is
amiss. The pulpit and the clean prsss OF
this country are close allies. and. not un-
frequently the pulpit honors the press
They are both striving for the betterm ent
of all tho ways OF life; tho Suppression OF
evil and the encouragement aud culture
or virtue.
Bishop Coleman has accom- DlIshed won.
ders for the Episcopal churches of the
Slate. All the churches have seemingly
been made alive by his touch, They are
not all OF one ga uge as between the high
and low churohmaD. but be lie low church
man, broad churchWan or high church.
man. the communicates OF the Episcopal
Church of this State are all churolimen OF
decided chnracterislics. Prlzlng their own
views, wrought out as they possibly have
been amid great trlbulation. they are wise
enough to know that all m on do not, can
not, see tblngs from the same new point.
Tney are wlee enough To respect the re.
suits of other mems seeing when they
change no essential OF faith or preacher.
With this tolerant spirit manifest In all
the parishes the church IL growing strong
and is becoming more and more sure
prophecy OF great tide OF righteous In =.
fiuencee to sweep over the State in the
years to come. This result is largely the
consequence OF the Blshop's ze Al and un.
tiring work, OF his tenderness and 81 mpa,
thy for the helpless. His manly demand
that the church shall care for the poor
li1iicted. deserted, homeless babies, the
little onea OF whom Jesus snid "eufIer
them to come UNTO me,n has fixed the seal
OF his ministry. II he never builds an.
other church, but keeps his boys hospital
and the day nursery alive and growing at
the rate they are now growing, many gen.
erations will lie ralsed up TO call him
blessed.
The Rev. Merritt Hulburd, D. D., is
comparatively a stranger In Delaware, yet
In The short time he has besn here he has
won hosts OF friends. We In lower Della
wnre know little about him except what is
brought to US by the newspapers. We
think We have discovered tin.t he has set
himself the tusR of unifying tho churches
OF tho Wilmington Conference. We think
he ls attempting to break down all the
BARRIERS between congregations ana make
the church unit of Christian fellowship.
That he In trying to kindle anew the altar
fires that burned 30 brightly on this PEN
i insnla In tho early history of tho church,
ami TO make IL great foroeful unit for
the 6alvRttun OF mon. through Christ
Jesus. and set 1t working for that end on
the old broad lines of Methodiam. 10 set
1t to teaching tho fact of judgment to fol.
f low sin and OF forgiveness to follow re.
psntance. confession and faith.
The throwing open OF Grace Church to
j the pubifc and the assembling there daily
F for tho last two woeKs, of great oongre-
Z ERtions of preachers and people, tho min :
4 Cling eonge and prayers, tho asking and
receiving of mental blessings, has assur.
edly developed u degree OF fellowship, a
unity of thought and speech and manner
such as has not prevailed in the Methodist
churches Of Wilmington for long time.
I Assuming this to be true, and the reports
I of the meetings indicate that 1t |, true.
4 we can readily see how this condition of
things should be the forerunner OF great
revival OF Methodiem that will finally
reach the rem motest church on this Peuln !.
sula. III IL does not come this year, 1t will
uome next 1t must come before Dr. Hull
burd leaves the Conference.
Like Bishop Coleman, DR.. Hullburds Q
characteristics are essentially manly. He
Is strong IN brain and Drawn; deep vo iced
and full of keenest human sympathies
bis presence In the pulpit 10 an inspiration.
He 10 Methodlstlo and not averse to
shouting when there is something to
shout for; but. as no expresses II, doe q
not want any old rattlinR wagons i'm the
procession. He never loses his grip on
the ess sntias of the Methodist Episcopa.
llan faith and practice, but holding them
to tue force and touching everything 10
which he Is Interested somehow or other
makes them warm. and brig hten. and
glorlfy all his undertakings.
lhe presence OF two such clergymen,
and without any dlsparagement OF any
one OF The many able and devoted minis.
ters OF the gospel OF Christ In this state.
constitutes beneiicent dlspensatlon.
They are types of Christian manhood to-
wards which the clergy and laity of all
the churches might reasonably strive
10 such men eulogy and honor are due
while they are yet alive and in the flesh
there Is no danger OF spelling either OF
them.