The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-31
In The CHURCHES.
A Big Day at Epworth Church-Work
Among other Congregations

Epworth Church had big day yesterday.
In addition to two stirring sermons by
Rev. +. B. Short fitty-flve new members
wore admitted to tho church. The large
number Of admissions to the church indi-
cate the work that has been In progress
there. The meetings will be continued
this week. Pastor Shorts evening sermon
was from st. John vi, 81, Him that
cometh to me will in nowise cast out"
The preacher said: r"This Is one Of the
richest aud most precious gems in the
jewel case of Gods truth. Christ offered
1t to the world when In tho synagogue Of
Capcrnaum he sat teaching the multi
tufo who had ga6hered about him; many
having followed him even from beyond
Jordan.
Righteousness and sin are opposing pow.
ers; there Is no fellowship between them.
lie that Is not forrights against it;and he
that standeth for truth Is against all wrong
The sinner Is not In harmony with Christ;
there Is no fellowship between them. Sin
has caused the separation. But Christ de-
sires that those who have wandered away
from him shall come back. He seeks per-
sonal fellowship with all men, He desires
thathl shall know and do the truth. He
limits it to no number, and confines 1t to
no class; but gives to the world this prom
ise that, Him that cometh unto me, l will
in no wise cast out" Hallelujah to tho
lamb May many prove him to night as
able and willing to fulfill his word.
l. There aro times when even the Chris
tions feel their need OF coming TO Christ,
and when they properly present them
SELVES before him, to them is his promise
verified He turns them not away, but
gives them great help and encouragement
az The Christian fhny come to Christ for
help Ia times Of sickness, and fndcomfort.
This Is ono Of tho Christlan's many bless
ings The body may be full Of pain. or
burning with fever, but the soul that re-
lies upon God's promises finds great peace,
looking toward the beyond-that country
where sickness Is unknown.
9. The weak In faith may como to
Christ and receive help There are times
when our faith 'is waning. and when faith
in weak works are small, but The weakest
in faith receives mighty uplif6 by com.
ing to Christ. Be not discouraged, ye, who
are weak, for there is help for you now.
Lift your hearts to Him who is abund-
antly able to supply all your needs. Say
with tho poot: ,
g. Whatever sorrow or trouble tho
Christian may have. Christ has promised
to remove them. What a privilege! Many
Of us nre doubtless carrying bL rdens Of
sorrow and trouble, and we ought to lay
them down at the cross. Cast thy burden
upon the Lord. and he shall sustain thee"
Hear it, all you who are troubled with
life's burdens. II will mover leave thee,
nor f0rsako thee" hear 1t you who may
be travelling life's path alone. Yes, the
Christian Is invited to come and given
the promise that he shall be cordially re-
CeivOA
Elearn also that the sinner may receive
apaternal greeting. Everybody Is invited
to come. The debt we all owe Christ is
great one, and alOne W. could never pay
it.
Tonight is offered freedom to every
sinner Christ died for your release, and
though by the law, We were all condemn
ed to die, yet Christ Jesus took our place
and died In our stead; and Tonight we all
have an advocate with the Father Jesus
Christ the righteous.
8 Observe the character of this promise
None are compelled; the act is the result
of ones own decision. So trust many
shall surrender tonight. There arc three
things which should cause us to come to
Christ ~ The fear Of the sinners pun.
ishment; escape the place where the
Urs Gn Character aS lis s Hse one oeiy e ssryoe
and even the proud Ruler had to declare:
II find no fault in him. (3) The gift of
our lives to Him because Of His gift for
us. Tonight, prove his promise. Como
to Hin, by giving Him your hearts, and
in return He will give you Joy and peace
iu this life and in the lifo to come-a homo
EAST s44...-:5a 80 e1.SSisst .SSsst torday Elurn d
ing, Rsv. Georgb H. Trull preached from
the text 'This ID faithful saying and
worthy Of all atcaptation thst Christ
of whom am chief. ~ tftfngtny /,
10 enid n Iurt.
The message of salvation is worthy OF
all acceptation. Whoever honestly and
with a whole heart shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved. ASH
was possible for tho Jews either to accept
or to reject Christ, 30 1t is possible for
every man to-day, 10 whom Christ is pre-
sented, either to accept or to reject Him:
Divine grace can work upon .he heart o o.
the vilest, and of the most prOfane as well
as upon tho heart of the most cultured
and most intelligent.
I'm conclusion the apostle adds to tho
statement that Jesus Christ came into tho
world to save sinners the words, of
whom l am chief 1t Is not mock humil-
ity which causes Paul thus to speak, but
1t is an honest confession OF what he con-
siders himself to be. The fact is, that the
nearer man gets to ChriStl she more cog
nizant does he become OF his own linper-
fections, and Of the great con trast existing
between himself and the perfect purity of
the Son of God When job once caught
glimpse of tho glory Of God, hs excaim-
ed Il abhor myself and repent In dust
and ashes
$50 must 1t ever be when sinful, finite
man Is contrasted with the sinless and IN
finite Christ Tho true position before
is that Of the apostle, humbly acknowledge
ing sin, and asking forgiveness in the
name of Christ. Humble yourselves in
tile sight OF the Lord, and He shall lift
you up!
AT ST PAUI's CHURCH.
Rev. NJ. X. Fallon preached in st. Paul's
Church last evening Oh 1.-THE Future OF
Infants Dying Without Baptism" tt
was the last sermon Of the series on the
subiect and was as interesting as the
other discourses. The text was from
John 3: 5, "Unless man be born again of
water and the Holy Ghost he cannot enter
into tho king dom of Heaven
Fifteen hundred years ago a Welsh
monk named Pelagius went from his mou-
astery in Wales to Rome and began to
preach that the sin of Adam and Eve does
not go down to their children and we are
not, therefore, born in Original SIM and
baptism Is not given to infants to wash
away sin. but to imprint the character or
stamp Of Christian on the soul. Discourse
with Nicodemus compares the two births,
the physical from our earthly parents and
the spiritual for that Of the soul on baptism.
st. John Chysastom says that IN this sec-
ond birth the Holy Spirit Is the father and
the mother as the water that falls from
the.sky and consecrated by the flat y Of
Him whoi sent His apostles to continue
His work through the ages. Go teach and
baptize all nations, etc.
Six hundred and ninety eight years ago
the Waldenses denied the necessity Of
baptism. The Waldenses also denied i'm
age worship, prayers to the saints, the con-
fessional celibacy, purgatory and original
Fin.
More than three hundred years before
Luther was born Protestanism was strong
in Switzerland, Lombardy Sardinia and
tho Alpine plains. True, the name Of