Evening journal., 1896-02-03
THE RU .ER'S DECISION.
He Chose the Wrong Path
and Dropped Into Obscurity.
TURNINa POINTg IN A MAN's LIFB

Ing one for the members o. Grace M. K
| Church. and at each servics large
congregations were this rule It was
Mid. Winter guest day, and special
arrangements had bsen made to entertain
all visitors. In the morning Rev. Dr.
Huburd preached an able sermon on
"Uufolding OF the Mystery" tie
explained the origin Of the letters OF the
/ apostle TO the various churches, and
called attention to the manner In which
he made his opinions, given to cover
minor points of stIictly local issue, in
such a manner that they remain as
decisions on hundreds Of similar questions
that arise Ia the daily life OF every man.
| During the course Of his sermon DR.,
Hulburd said that the question OF attend
| Ing the theatre OF dance could be settled
by the decision Of Paul. that whatsoever
ye eat or drink. let 1t be to the glory Of
God. He advised those who were
strangers In the city not to allow
| their estimate OF WILMINGTON to be
based on the indecent posters which
disgrace many of the bill boards. They
were generally the out guards of com
panes which went to pieces here and the
members OF which found walking the
only way home These exhibitions are
dlecountensncsd by the general public,
aud when the city authorities would get
a greater amount OF backbone this evil
would be remedied. The sermon was not
completed owing to lack Of time, and
next Sunday DR.. HulDurd will again
preach from the same theme.
Sunday School and Epworth League.
A special program was given at the
session OF the Sunday school In the after
noon, aud there were many visitors pres
ent The meeting under the auspices OF
the Epwerth League at o'clock was
largely attended 1t was led by Miss
Ida NJ Kimball, who has done much
good work for the league She spoke on
the way Jesus took TO bring souls to him
and how he never lost an opportunity to
rescue the perishing- a general prayer
aud experience meeting followed, after
which an opportunity was given to the
men, bers Of the lesgue TO meet Miss
Klmball who but recently connected
herself with this branch.
The Young Ruler and the Christ.
The large and beautiful auditorium Of
the church was literally packed with
people At the evening Service. Although
the doors were kept CLOSED until 20
o'clock, by As there was not a vacant
seat, tho gallery ard Risles we're
crowded and even the space inside the
/ chancel rail was filed with chairs It
was one Of the largest, II not the largest
audiences ever gathered within the
church. aud large part OF 1t was made
up Of young people. The singing was
unusually foe, the choir rendering
several selectlons Rev. Dr.. Hulburd
conducted the opening services aud .Lel
introduced Rev. j. Henry Smythe, d. d.,
Lii D., OF Philadelphia, who took as his
theme "rhe Turning Points in the Life
Of Young Man" based on the meeting
Of the Savior aud the young Iular, and
his advice when asked what he should do
TO be saved.
Dr. smythe, whose resemblance to the
famous orator and divine. Henry Ward
Beecher. was noticeable gave an eloquent
and graphic picture OF the meeting be.
tween the young man who had sought
advice Of Jesus as to his future, and the
Saviour OF the world, and pointed out
how this man who bad thus been given
the opportunity to bscome = disciple Of
the Master aud = character In history,
chose the wrong path snd not only lost
bis soul but dropped into oblivion and
obscurity.
Every Nation Has It's Tur0ing Poiut.i
History. said DR.. Smythe, Is replete
with turning points, and every nation has
1 It's battles It's great men ana It's marked
events which have served to swing 1t into
anew channel Tns adoptloa OF the
Lycurgau laws made Sparta; the crossing
Of the Rublcoa established the throne OF
the Ce ars the crossing OF the Alps
/ Napoleon; the battle Of Lexington
brought liberty to the colonies, and the
frst shot on Sumter led to Appomatox.
The cross on Calvary marked the turning
point In the worlds history. an event that
will never occur again. The shadow OF
that cross had existed sincs the founda
tlon Of the world, but on Calvary came Its
realization.
From Nations to Men.
The speaker then turned from nations
/ to men and explained where the turning
points In individual lives existed The
artist fashions from the rough stone
taken from the depths of the qusrry into
a beautiful statue, admired by men. So
God could and does 20 down into the
rough quarry of life and picking out
the rough boy, shapes and mould's him
into hero, and man whose name goes
down In history as benefactor OF his
race.
Signal Moments I'm a Life.
These events or turning points may be
known as signal moments. A young man
with bright future before him msrries
the wrong woman and Is dragged down
TO the level of her frivolous unworthy
ambitions. Another young man, rough and
uneouth. perhaps. msrries a good woman
and Is made into a gentle. Christian man,
raised to the highest plane through that
mysterious something we call a woman's
love. To them marriage is the turning
point Of their lives Another point Is
the choosing Of trade or life work
Many boy works at a loom In who're
mind slumber the glorious picturlngs Of
en- artist; many man plants corn who
should be preaching Coda gospel and many
a man TO day occupies pulpits who would
do better planting corn, In fact both
agriculture aud religion would be bene-
fted by some exchanges God is not TO
20 be blamed for this DR. Smythe told
a number OF instances where an emer-
gency arose IN q young mans life and
where II WAS taken advantage OF and led
TO wonderful results.
The pictures the boy hung on the