Evening journal., 1895-07-01
The CITY UNCOVERED.
DR.. Howard Has a Sensational
Theme But a Mild Sermon.
he EXPLAINS TIE ACTION HE TOOK

And which He Believes Accomplished
His obIoct-Rev. DR.. watt Ends Hts
Pulpit Crusade with a Slightly sem
sationaI Taik-synopsis OF Their Re
marks.
The events Of the laet week. In the
reform line, drew very large audiences TO
both Asbury and Scott Nj X Churches
mainly Of the curious who we're anxious
70 hear what Revs Drs. howard and
Watt had to say.
At Asbury every pew was crowded aud
even the aisles were filed with chairs
IL the expectation wes to hear another
sensational sermon, the realization was
not satisfactory as tne reverend doctor
was very far from sensational, ia fact
his sermon was Of an explanatory rather
than q dsnunclatory nature despite the
stsrtling theme Wilmington Uncovered !:
Preachers Firing Sky rockets
Prior to the sermon the preacher
stated that despite the furry Of the few
hours past, reform was never so pros
porous than at the present He read a
letter from his old preceptor, commend
/ Ing his course and wishing him God
Il ~. sl.
And the same time there arose nc small
stir about that way. This occurred In
Ephesus, while we are Ia Wilmington.
said he
Ia opening his remarks DR.. Howard
/ said. II don't intend to draw any blood
tonight believe one raspy plain aud
/ direct sermon Is al that is needed 20
alouse the public and l think this has
been done during the past week | shall
say nothing very startling. nothing from
which can expect law suit to morrow. n
De then referred to the rumor that a
petition was to be sent by members Of
his church to the bishop, and said that
while without foundation, he did not
blame one Of the papers, for publishing
II, FOR II 1t had been true IL would have
been spicy news aud that Is what the
1 papers are for, He then related the fact
that the quarterly conference had
/ endorsed him and liked his salary at the
same figure as last year Returning to
his theme he explained why there was a
stir In Ephesus. st. Paul had interfered
with the manufacture and sale Of little
| gods of gold and silver, and had caused
/ hin and others Ia the business to be-
come very anxious aud began looking for
other and more honorable i1bs The
Il passage ia the scripture whieb SAYS that
L one can chase q Thousand, and two put
ten thousand to rout, has been shown IN
this city whore ten thousand have been
made very anxious by two little Metho-
dist ministers. Continuing he said:
Both Dr.. Watt and myself have been
criticised for preaching sensational
sermons. ! never preached but one such
/ sermon, and I tried to make that sensa
tional. wanted 70 rouse public asnti
msnt and | think have been successful.
st. Paul was a sensation producer Once
in decade ! want esoA one of these
sermons, and want 70 preach another
within the next decada The method of
collecting the evidence had been oriti
| cised. have never criticised the
policemen. WILMINGTON has a force well up
60 the average, and the officers doas well
Gs circumstances viii permit, and better
than in many instances. They are
/ clothed In uniforms and sent out to
l guard the city. They cannot Be expected
TO secure the evidence required. Those
who accuse me Of attacking the police
don't know what they are talking about.
'The collecting Of evidence was the
same as done by Dr. Parkburat with one
exception. He went around and tasted
the beer, SO as to be able 70 testify In
count. didn't 60 around
The speaker then explained how, iu
order to arrive at the end aimed for. no
other way but that used could have
1 produced results He added that many
ask as to the practical outcome. aside
from the liability Of danger to him. He
said that he believed IN the saying that
barking dog never bites. sId that If
harm came to him it wouldn't be from
the man who sent him letter bearing q
I coihn and skull and cFoss.bonez
lie related the incident Of the refor-
nation OF Josephine Yates, and said
Z that when he WAS sent for By her he
I didn't 60 to her house. Prior TO this
time would have gone anywhere, but
now want TO know where / am. / Waut
TO say here that the next couple who
want me TO marry them must come to my
parsonage before midnight, or they won't
be married. A couple came after that
hour the other night, but they didn't
{ get in. The next couple that comes at
that hour will not only fall IN the
l errand, but i am arranging TO find out
tho business that brings them before
they got away. I don't use slang In my
/ pulpit, but will say You can salt that
down.
Dr. Howard said that the police had
been doing we'll. He had been surprised
at the interest shown BY some most
4 respectable people in these law breakers
and asked why they should be SO excited
over the matter, why they should seem
SO scared. Ia conclusion he said that
while some things had been rather un-
comfortable for MIN aud had come very
close to him, the hand of God was IN it
all, and he believed all would turn to
the benefit Of the city and the cause Of
reformation.
Dr. Watts Last Crusade.
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