Evening journal., 1897-10-22
NEVS OF BEV CASILE
ALL THEIR DEBTS PAID.
Owing Money is Bad Enough
for the Individual,
BUT DOESN'T INJURE A CHURCH

WHEN THE MEMBERSHIP Is ALIVE
TO THE S1TUATION-JUBILEE
ATTENDING THE DELIvERANCEL |
OF RECEIPTS IN FULL TO FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Two special carloads Of Wilmington |
Baptists came over TO New Castle last
evening to attend the jubilee celebra-
tion Of mortgage burning at First Bap-
tist Church. The house of worship was
well filled, and the program as an
nounced yesterday was fully carried
out
Rev. o. G. Buddington made the first
address, his subject being "Possibili-
ties" The Baptists, he said, have no
creed to wrangle over. built on the
word Of God. The Baptist church is
similar to the American government,
and is the best equipped church to go
ahead with the work of grace. Debt in
church building should be encouraged,
for il brought out of men and women
their most jealous and progressive ma
lures in spreading the gospel
Rev. B. NacMacl1in, the first pastor
Of the church, who used his own money
to build the edifice was introduced
| looking somewhat changed than when
he labCred so untiringly for New Cas-
| ties advancement years ago. In 1875
/ he was a second year man at Grocer,
end was sent to preach at Salem, but
a fog held him on this side of the
river, and a conversation led him to
come back here after the first of theyear
and he started to preach in the Court
House. Then he determined to start
building the church and pitched in
himself.
Father Kelley, the learned Catholic
priest, then in charge Of st. Peters
parish, and whom we all learned to
love, got men to stop every morning
coming from mass and help me. Much
/ good was done.
Il loaned 5000 at first, but was re
/ imbursed in part. Now l envy Dr.
5 Cook his place Looking at New Cas-
o tie from a political standpoint, l say
the best results are probable
= Rev. Frederick F. Briggs, the popu
4 lar pastor at Second Baptist, said:
r "The people feel better for having
Q worked to pay this mortgage, for they
= have accomplished, with their Owl
S hands, a great work. But there is al
D ways something to do for the Master
S If, you relax now and rely on past ef
Q forts. you can but go backward.
e Or Earle cnce wrote some poetr,
= which will go to any hymn in the book
+ 1t was GO Onl Go on, Go on!
/. Rev. w. A. Walling, Delaware Ave
n nue's energetic pastor, declared that h
10 s,I 4n ha apff fain Il
n the evening. The Baptist Church
e most liberal in his belief, religious tol
l. erations and personal liberty. The Bap
K tist Church has grown faster in twent
:. years than any other church in tn
IS world.
d Harry Emmons began by saying That
/. was "hard work to talk after
+ preacher" and some one in the audi
e ence shouted: "And he's a lawyer
h welli" After the general laughter ha
n subsided Mr.. Emmons offered his con
gratulations to the New Castle churc
for freeing its mortgage, although th
saying had it, big debt, much bless
# ing to Uncle Sam or Queen NictOri;
/ but bad indeed from personal stand
d point. Never get in, debt for what yo
4. get out of it."
w Good, however, comes from every
le thing, no matter how desperate the Gil
at cumstances. Never despair and don
p burn the mortgage. You might
le tempted to raise another and forg'
n how hard the old one was to pay OFF. ."
=" Mr.. Emmons then presented bon'
mortgage and receipts; the same hay
ing been duly recorded in Wilmington
" Deacon Dalby accepted them.
NJ Rev. r. B. Cook, ID. D.. pastor of tf
= church, then announced that evange
10 istic meetings, beginning with Sunda
,e will be held every night next weel
NJ with different preachers and evangelis
M at nearly every service. The Sunda
,r morning topic will be: prayer fC
h Holy Spirit"