Evening journal., 1897-03-01
NEWSOF THE CHURCHES
What is Being Done in the
Wilmington Edihces.
SERMON ON MORAL SAFETY ROPES

iNl1N 4 y AL oIlNN iOEo > ILL IN GfNO-
GRESS AT SEVERAL CHURCHES.
A CONVERTED JEW SPEAKS.
OTHER NOTES OF LOCAL TEN
PIES OF WORSHIP.
Philip Sidersky. a converted Jew,
spoke yesterday morning at Brandy
wine NJ. r.. Church On the subject
"Azazel, the Scapegoat"
Rev. w +. Lewis will conduct a spe-
cial mission session each night of this
week at Rodney Street Presbyterian
Church.
Rev A. p. Mihm. of this city, adj
dressed the German Branch Of the Y.
NJ G. A., in Philadelphia, yesterday af-
ternoon.
Rev. Asbury Burke preached at Scott
M. Il. Church last night
Rev. Richard Harcourt, ID. d.. pastor
Of he Park Avenue NJ. E. Church,
Philadelphia, filled the pulpit of Grace
Nj. f. Church yesterday
Rev c. w. Ruth, of indianapolis, the
Holiness Christian Association evan
gelist, preached at the r. u. Church of
the Covenant yesterday morning and
night
Mrs e. G. Wheeler. of Philadelphia,
delivered an address at Second Baptist
Church Yesterday morning on "The
| Chapel Car Work in the West"
Right Rev. o. w. Whitaker, ID. D..
bishop Of Pennsylvania. will make the
/ first address at the noon-day Lenten
meetings for business men, which will
be held in St Andrews Church. on
Friday.
The Sunday School Missionary So
ciety of Kingswood NJ. u. Church oele-
bratod its anniversary yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock
Rev. M. l.. Hutton. OF Scott M. Z.
Church, preached at Brandywine
Church last night
Meetings will be held at Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church this week on
this, Wednesday and Friday nights.
Rev. John ID. C.. Hanna began a SER
les of sermons on THE Tongue" at
Union NJ e. Church last night
The Sunday Breakfast Associations
board of directors has elected these off
GERS: President, Neal Comfy; first vice
president. Ashton r. Tatnall: second
vice-president. John w. Raiken; secre-
tary. Edward w. Gibson; treasurer.
| William r. Royal. The board will hold
It's monthly meeting on the first Thurs
lay IF each month, and the association
will hold its monthly meeting on the
third Thursday Of each month
Presiding Elder Barrett preached at
The NJ. y. Church at Port Deposit last
night
Rev. T. A. McCurdy, ID. d., conducted
services at the rooms of the Young
Womens Christian Association yester.
day afternoon.
The Womans Missionary Society oil
Grace NJ. r.. Church. at its annual open
ng of the mite boxes. realized a very
, substantial sum for missionary work.
Rev. Jimmie" Cook closed his series
IF evangelistic meetings at the First M
p Church yesterday. and last night
5egan preaching at Second M. P
Church.
The evangeiistic meetings which were
held at West Presbyterian Church
last week viii be continued this week
0eginnirs tomorrow night.
An Offering for the Board Of Freed
men was made in Central Presbyterian
Church yesterday.
MORAL SAFETY ROPES.
In a sermon on Moral Safety
b Ropes, Rev. o. G. Buddington, pastor
IF Bethany Baptist Church, yesterday
said in part: Put up safety ropes fol
: he family. Put up one to keep the
} shildren from bad company. The youth
must not be left alone to choose his
/ company; Christian parents should
regulate this. Vicious habits. unhappy
marriages result. Put up another safety
rope against bad literature Fence
b against bad books, trash novels, news
. papers with the filthy details of crime
p and against many reputable periodicals
{ hat only poison the mind Of yOutl
with skepticism toward the Bible ant
5 Christianity, before there is mature
mind enough TO see the fallacy. Put M
3 iaiety gates against bad habits Lying
j violent temper. and disobedience wink
I'd at in the home have laid the founda
b ions Of the life of many a criminal
= Put up another safety rope agains
leading unregenerato lives. So man,
J.. parents are deceived IN thinking tina
u his will take care of itself. Many whit
r. VIII toll for their childrens bodily ant
mental welfare utterly neglect tn
G ipiritual welfare Of the child. The.
& how their children that all their con
,ern is about how they dress, how the
o get along at school how they behave il
socieIy, and yet practically show no in
= ierest in their eternal welfare"
'- Evangelist COnoway, of Wilmington
y is conducting revival services at Pres
j ton.
Bishop Nicholson, Of Philadelphi,
Q will conduct confirmation services a
T. he r. +. Church of the Redeemer mex
e Sunday.
e PROPOSED CAMPAIGN AGAINS'
& SIN.