The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-19
IN MANY
CHURCHES
DR.. Sharp breaches on the
Sabbath Question. AS
sistant Pastor For I
Asbury.

| leeN. W. " vi viz OhU-
bath question in the Elsinere n. X.
Church yesterday afternoon. Since tho
Adven,ists' camp the people of Whining.
ton have boen disturbed because OF the
new doctrine, and DR.. Sharp preached on
the subject by request and with the hope
Of forever settling the great question:
Mr. Sharp said many questions had dis
turbed the peace of the Christian church
but none were so devoid OF practical char
acter as the notion that Saturday was the
proper Sabbath. II exerts no good on the
heart or life. 1t has been shown, he said,
how God biesses those who worship hin,
, on Sunday. He must bo pleased with II,
rs those who worship him on Saturday do
not receive any particular blessing. God,
no claimed. gave us the institution OF Sab-
bath and the day is hut human. There are
only few who worry about following the
doctrine that Sat urday Is the proper day
for worship, but. few rs they are, they
trouble some consc!ences and unsettle
sonc minds. Mr.. Sharp made the argu-
ment that 0ns common day must be OBJ
served or soon we will have no Sabbath.
Tho argument used by tho Seventh Day
Adventists, he said, Is that Christ did not
Leave any conlInand to change the Sabbath
day. lie answered this by the assertion
that no Christian now practices circum'
cision Christ the Seventh Day Adven-
lists claim, observed Saturday as the Sab
bnth. Mr. Sharp said that Christ observed
tho whole Mosaic system. Yet Christ
ians do not now observe 1t. He said the
Seventh Day Advoniists could not prove
that any gentle church ever worshipped
on the seventh day.
The number Of days In the secular wsek
has nothing TO do with the example sstby
God. In different countries and psrts Of
this county the days and timets different.
Mr.. Sharp then quoted history to prove
that several times the Israeites may have
lost track of the Sabbath while they we're
in bondage. Their method OF counting was
different from that OF tho present day.
HIS FIRST MASS.
Rev. Charles h. Hannigan celebrated
his first mass in St Joscph's Church yes
terday. He was assisted by Rev. M. 2.
Slice, as assistant priest; Rev Justin Me-
Curthy as deacon. Rev. James McKenna
as sub deacon, and Charles McGoldrick as
master Of ceremonies. By special Invita-
tion of The young priest the sermon was
preached by Rev. Dennis J Flynr, D d.,
pastor of st. Pntrick's Church. whs WIS
the patron aud director of Father HHnni.
gan,
DR.. Flynn took as his text the following
yers, from Psalm cix "Thc Lord hath
sworn and He will not repent: Thou nfs
priest forever according to the order OF
AsBURY's ASSISTANT PASTOR.
Presiding Elder Watt has recommended
Row. Dr. Thurlow to be assistant pastor ct
A Asbury Church and tho new minister Will
30 here this week. Thisis probably the ffrst
instance of u Methodist church hero having
an assistant pastor. DR.. Grove Yesterday
anu ounced that DR.. Thurlow will make .
census of the residents within specified
radius of Asbury Church and he will en-
teayor to induce the non-church goers to
attend services Mt Asbnry. BY this evan
,oIicsl work it is thought that the conare-
cation will be materially increased The
pulpit, however, Will DC lllled Dy II.
CrOwe.
DR.. Thurlow will preach whom DR.. Crows
s Ill. or is o herwise prevented from o.
,upying the pulpit The assistant pastor
viii begin his canvass for prospsasave
,hurch goers.
DR.. Thurlow for twenty years was .
member Of the Canadian Conference wheso
10 was obliged, owing to throat troubles.
O retire from his charge. He was paseoE
II u Baltimore charge for two years aed
ecenGly oalne to this city. His son, TIE
Rev. H. NJ Thurlow, is pastor OF the II.
Z. Church at Clayton. NJ
IN OTHER PULpITs IA
Yesterday was anniversary day atshs
'econd NJ. P. Church. Pastor Holland
reached in tho morning and Eben N.
OF ,Claymont. In the evening.
Rev. William H. Van Toor, OF Norton
lille. Pa, nddres ed tho mems meeting Al
no Y. NJ. c. A. His subject was 'Dlscrtni-
10 ion "
A meeting of St Patricks Il. G.. Congro.
alton was held and plnns discussed for the
9 ,rnival 10 be held at Shellpot
Park Oh October 10.
Rev. W. S. Basr OF Philadelphia preach
d at St. Andrew'e Church.
A number of persons were recsi ved into
ull men.bcr. hip at Wesley NJ. h. Chnrch.
At Central Presbyterian Church last
iaht the Rev. 4. A McCurdy preached
II able sermon on "Tho Ideal Cltigen.'
The Second NJ. P. Church held anniver-
ary exercises in the Sunday school yester-
ay afternoon and In the church last even
ng. Interesting addresses were inadoby
sev, +. A. Holland and others.
Special services were held at Harrlapn
street NJ e. Church yesterday. Love
east was held at cclook led by the pas.
or, Rev. Ralph L. Coursey. Rev. h. g.
;culday of Texas preached both morning
nd evening and Mrs. j. A. Fitch Of Phil.
dclphia sang several selections. All OF
ho services were largely attended.
Rev. Father Hannigan preached his firsl
ermon in St. Patricl's Church last even.
nq, talking from the text THE Suffering
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