Evening journal., 1897-08-07
Mr. BARRETT breaches
First Sermon Delivered BY
the Presiding Elder,
AT BRANDYwINB SUMMIT CAMP


THE MEETING OPENS SUCCESS
FULLY AND GOOD WEATHER
PREvAILs-AN AFRICAN CON-
VERT DETAILS HOW He WAS
CURED OF AN ALLIGATOR BITE
BY BISHOP TAYLOR.
The tented village OF campers at
Brandywine Summit resounded with
the music Of good old Methodist hymns
yesterday. Presiding Elder Barrett de-
livered the opening sermon yesterday |
morning. His text was from First
Kings. Is. "A and 80: And call ye on |
the name of your gods. and / will call
on the name of the Lord; and the God
that answereth by fire, let him be God. |
Then the fire of the Lord fell and con-
sumed the burnt-sacrifce and the wood
and the stones, and the dust, and licked
up the water that was in the trenches.
DR.. Barrett opened with a description
of Mt. Carmel, with the sun shining
down upon il. putting a crown on its
summit. He dwelt at length on the ro-
mantle surroundings of the mount, and
said that through the territory long
drought had marched, with devastating
and desolating steps. For three years
a cloud had not crossed the sky. The
cheeks of the men and women were
pinched, and the children gave evil
dence of the famine Dead bodies
strew the plains In the distance a large
crowd was seen vending its way to-
ward Carmel. All business had been
suspended and merchants and artisans
ioined i'm the march. This was to be
the greatest gathering in human his
tory Il was to decide who was the
true God and the destinies of the hui
man race.
Dr. Barrett told of the challenge of
Eliian to Ahab to bring all his peopleI
TO Mt. Carmel to prove the true God by
fire. He then portrayed the gorgeous
procession to the mount the meeting.
and finally the placing of the sacrifice
that was to be consumed by fire from
the true God. He told of the prayer of
Ahab to Baal, the god Of the sun, to|
consume the sacrifice. Elijah went
forth 10 taunt Ahab, and told him to-
call louder. Ahab's priests became fren
zied until at night they fell to the
ground exhausted, and acknowledged
their defeat by not invoking their god.
Dr. Barrett then told how Elijah call
ed upon the Lord to send down the fire
to consume the sacrifice. No sooner had
his petition left his body than the sac
rifce was licked up by the flames. The
people assembled saw it. and falling
upon their knees. exclaimed "He is
God"
Gol still sends down the fire, contin-
uod the preacher He has been sending
down answers to His people just as
decisive as that sent down to Elijah.
Christianity solves all problems. 1t
I'll. 4
walton. The greatest blot upon the
pages of human history is sin. It's sub-
tleties and its various grades cannot he
explained Man feels that there is a
burden upOn him of guilt DR.. Barrett
depicted the Mohammedan pilgrimages,
the custom of the native of India hold
ing his uplifted arm to appease the
gods, and the monks confining them
selves in their cells, and said they were
but petitions to Baal to send down the
fire. They must get to the God of fire.
Mature has locked up a remedy for
probably every disease. but if weunloclt
nature we can't find a remedy for sin.
Christianity alone solves the problem.
You must call upon Elijah's God. The
remedy was found upon Mt. Calvary
When the guilty sinner with the burden
of sin upon him comes to Calvary, IT
falls from him, and he has found the
remedy.
To-day the word of God. like the
chimes of silvery bells, is ringing ont
upon this clear earth the sound of sal
vation. He has released us from the
curse of the law, having died for us.
This pointing to the Bible) is Calvary.
do / understand it?" is asked. mo.
It is too high for human thought. AL
though / can't understand it myself,
can open my heart and mind and have
them filled with it" declared DR.. Bar
rett,
Al The conclusion Of the sermon. Rev
w. J.. S. Murray offered a fervent
prayer for the fire to claim all. At
o'clock another enthusiastic meeting
with novel ending was held. Rev. Il
+. White, of Slverbrook NJ. Il. Church
was the preacher. After the sermon
Beezaliel Wilson, a native of Africa
the nrstconvert of Bishop Taylor in that
country. told the story of his conver-
sion. When he was years old he me
Bishop Taylor. Wilson had been bitter
by an alligator and his life was des
paired of by his worldly parents as
he termed them. Finally he said h,
was taken to Bishop Taylor. who was
200 miles away. and by whom he wal
came converted, and in his plain wa!
preached to the heather the same ser
mon every Sunday
Rev. A. S. Mowbray preached th'
evening sermon.
With mouse trap Rev. William T
Taylor. who successfully conducted tn
children's services last year. illustrate,
10 the children how easily they may b.
ensnared.
Rev. Van p. Northrup, of this city
will preach to-day. Dr. ShoOmkoff. al
Armenian, will also conduct services.
The preachers for tomorrow will b
Rev s. L. Beiler. OF Washington, ID. c.
Rev Ralph T. COursey and Rev. G. W
Townsend, OF Delmar.
Go to the Delaware Saengerbund Sum
mer night Festival at Union Park o
Thursday, August -.