Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-01
Services Held In New Castle NJ.
E. Church Sunday.
THE REV. S. M. MORGAN PRESENT
Preached on Office and Work
of Holy Spirit.
Also Made Statement in Which He Said
That He viii be Glad If Bishop Walden
Win Decide 1t wise to Return the Rev.
Vaughn ). Collins to HIS Late Pastorate.

copai Ohurch, preacDeu at tne new
Castle church on Sunday as he was
appointed to do. No barring out"
proceedings took place. Although a
majority OF the official board did, it is
said. request Presiding Elder Barrett
not to send Mr.. Morgan there yet Bis
hop Walden. in bis telegram to the pre-
siding elder had directed him to have
the appointed ministers preach, and
under that direction there was nothing
else to do.
Mr.. Morgan drove over to New Castle
in the morning and arrived at the
church shortly before 10. 30 O'CLOCK, the
hour for opening the service. The
doors of the church were open as usual
Sexton S. D.! Townsend having re-
ceiyed no orders TO the contrary. Mr..
Morgan went up to the platform and
prepared for the opening OF the ser
vice. The prospects for good-sized
congregation at first seemed poor, but
gradually the numbers increased until
about l50 persons we're present by the
time the preaching had begun. Out in
the hallway woman who was discuss
ing the unpleasantness was hoard to
remark that she was Methodist still.
About 10. 80 o'clock j. b. Manloye,
who ia trustee OF the church, arrived
in company with several Others who
were members of the choir and few
minutes later the service began with
the singing of tho first hymn in the
Methodist Episcopal hymnal, "Oh for
Thousand tongues to sing my great
Redeeiner's praise. ~
The singing was lead by Mr.. Man
love, who is the regular leader. The
choir, which comprised nine voices,
included Sheriff William r. Finn. In
the congregation was Norris S. Luton
of the official board of Mt Salem
Church.
After the singing the Apostles
Greed was said and was followed by
prayer by Mr.. Morgan. who asked that
the hearts of those present be prepared
to worship properly; that they be
emptied SO that they might do SO, and
that the Holy Spirit might be in the
mind OF the preacher so that he could
interpret the word and in the minds of
the people that they might hear 1t. He
Seseeched Gods blessings upon all
present or absent who might have any
peculiar or special trouble, and con-
cluded by leading the congregation in
the recital of tho Lords Prayer.
For the first lesson the XIII. Psalm
was said responsibility, and for the
second lesson Mr.. Morgan read the 14th
chapter of st. John, the chapter be-
ginning, "Let not your heart be
troubled" Following the lifting OF the
collection Mr.. Morgan made the church
announcements for the remainder OF the
day and announced also a meeting of
the Woman's Foreign missionary
Society to be held at the parsonage on
Tuesday evening. Hymn 622, "He
leadeth me, o blessed thought" was
sung just before the sermon.
The preacher chose for his text st.
John IA, 90: "But the Comforter. which
is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father
shall send in my name, he snail teach
you all things, and bring all things to
your remembrance, whatsoever l have
said unto you.' He said he would
speak Of the important office and work
of the Holy Spirit. Ho thought some.
times that the Holy Ghost was not
exalted as often and as extensively
from the pulpit as it should be and
that we have not realized his presence
as tboughtfully and prayerfully as we
should do. 1t is not the easiest thing
to approach spiritual things, yet the
bpiTib Ab JuSL d5 tuuCu SeTlGy db
matter. You don't see or apprehend
the mind of man by sight or touch, yet
| the mind of man operates while the
man is speaking. His presence is more
| important than any of those present, or
out the Holy Spirit church doors would
for lack OF use. Without the Holy
Spirit no preaching would be effective.
Without the Holy Spirit the Bible
would become uninteresting, unread
and unthought about. 1t is the Holy
Shirt which ilumines ita pages
Again the Holy Spirit makes the atone.
ment effective to us. jesus Christ
made the, atonement but the Holy
Spirit causes US TO realize the need
of it.
| Mr.. Morgan then went into an OK.
position of the three offices of the Holy
Spirit, those of teacher, advocate and
comforter. The Holy Spirit gives q
thirst for righteous things and holds VI
divine truth SO that we may apprehend
and embrace it, AS an advocate the
Holy Spirit pleads with us to accept
and act upon the truth thus taught. He
comes to lombard the conscience until
the conscience yields. Teaching is to
the intellect, pleading is to the con.
science and will. II the conscience
yields then there is conviction. The
Holy Spirit is the instrument by which
we are brought to confession. Instant
pardon, or forgiveness or justification II
granted. Simultaneous with pardon
and adoption the Holy Spirit Gomez
within us and changed our nature. Te
know that this work has been done
appears from repentance, confession.
faith in the Lord Jesus, and the change
that comes over the person.
After his sermon and short prayer.
Mr.. Morgan said: 81 have just word
to say this morning before / dismiss
you-three things One ia that anl
just as sorry as any of you are sorry
that at the Conference your pastor,
who is my friend, and whose friend
am, was in the judgment of the appoint.
ing power, the bishop, taken from this
church and appointed to another field.
/ said who lie my friend aud whose
friend / am > am equally your friend.
want to say also that in no way
had anything to DO with it. IT wat
Just as much of surprise to me thai
he was taken away on the morning OIL
the adjournment of the Conference az
it was to you.
1.-The second thing l want to say il
that l don't think that | deserve ID
any way the unfavorable statement thai