The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-17
REVIVAL AT WEST.
Rev. A. Edwin Keigwin Opens the Servi-
ces With a Stirring Sermon
Yesterday Morning.

Rov. A. Edwin Ke,gwin occupied the
pulpit OF West Presbyterian Church yes
terday, and will continue to preach there
every night this week. constituting weak
OF revival at the church Mr.. Kelgwin
is tho son of the Rev. A. N. keigwtn.
who preached at the bIilvilie Presbyterian
Church, the church of bis sons yesterday.
Mr.. Keigwin, Jr., is a powerful young
man as bis sermon Of yesterday morning
indicated.
He took his text from Ezekiei 40. 20;
"Thero wcro windows in it." Hissubject-
was "windows" and iu course Of his re-
marks he said:
When Jesus said I'VE are tho light Of tho
world, he did not intend to imply that
Christians were tho source Of spiritual
light, but rather the medium through
which the light of Christ was transmitted.
therefore christians arc windows. In the
description Of the temple found in the con-
text it will at once appear that tho win
dows were an important feature from the
fact that they are IN entlonea five times in
the fortieth chapter and twice In the forty
first.
Windows-Why the Biblo is full Of them.
Windows In God. for tho eyes of God be-
hold tho evil and the good windows in
the angel for the angels are continually
bebolding his face; windows in heaven for
in Genesis windows are opened to destroy.
and in Malachi windows are opened to
bless; windows in the ark for the command
to Noah was: Windows shalt thou make"
windows in the temple of Solomon; win
dows In the temple restored; wind in
man. Indeed the only place where there
are no windows is hell and that is pit.
Windows. windows. windows. 4
Now as the Temple OF Old would have
been incomplete without its windows so
the church OF to-day is imperfect in the
Of 70 archi mi unlacs tic man, hare chin
az SO many windows are allowing the
light of the Gospel to shine through them.
Tho speaker then proceeded to expand
upon the idea, concluding with a we'll
chosen illustration from the process Of
plate-g glass making.
The subject of the evening discourse
was "Whom and What Shall we Believer
This sermon was II simple presentation
of tho fundamental principle of the
Gospel as sot forth in the toxt: 81 believe
God" Mr.. Keigwin said in part:
when went to school tho books talk
ed to me and the history said believe me,
and the geography said believe me- and
> the ari i,hmeto said believe me. So he
lieve whht the history said about the rs.
bellion, although was never In battle.
believe what the geography said about
the sizs and shape of tho world, although
havo never Investigated tho matter for
myself; believe what the arithmetic said,
although I was very poor InathemalI-
ciau.
~ went to college and the books talked
to me. Tho philosophy said. believe me.
the mechanics said believe me; the his
tories said believe me- SO I believed tho
philosophy although l was a very pnor
philosopher; l believed the mechanics
and history, although unfamiliar with tho
matters Of which they spoke.
Il entered Gods library and the books
talked TO mo. Then Genesis said believe
me; the Gospels said balieve me; the Rev.
elation said believe me;so believed them,
although ] did not see God from tho
world, Cnrisps baptlsmal, nor hea ven
opened 4 believe God.
"Wc receive the testimony Of men; tho
testimony OF God Is greater"
The pulpit of tho Reformed Church Of
the Rsdeemer was occupied yesterday ~
Rev Caleb Allen, II professor in the Ro.
formed Episcopal Seminary in Philadel-
phia, whose morning sermon was able and
favorably received by tho congregation.
The text was from Luke s. S: 'Tnko heed i,
therefore, how you:hear.'' II
Rev. Ralph L. Courtey criticised the use Of
wine by President Mckinley. at tho morn.
ing service at Harrison street church Tho
pastor was reading the rules of the church.
Connecting the Temperance question with
q recent dinner given -hy the Presi dent
does not liys i ab to 81 tnd 2 NTH vi tls lsg
Il Church hc should get ont OF it,"
The preacher explained that tho sinner
in high position often is not brought to
task while tho sinner in the humble posi-
tion Is brought under the discipline for an
offense. This, he ciaimed, Is not right. US
all should DO treated In the same manner,
and II the president does not live up to tho
discipline he should get out of the church.
Many of the city churches are holding
revival services Union Church bad
fifteen conversions last week. The meet
ings will be continued this week.
Revival services will be held in Scott NJ.
f. Church every afternoon aud evening
this week. The afternoon services wlt7be
for children. The meetings tho first part
of the week will he in charge Of the pas
tor, assisted by the Epworth League and
the remainder Of the week by the Willing
Workers
Rev. Il. F. Briggs addressed tho Y. i'll.
c. A. yss' erdny afternoon on tho subject
"The worst can be saved' During the
service the Mozart Quartette sang several
selections. Next Sundays speaker will bs
Rev Henry Baker, of Grace Church. A
quartette from Rodney streut Church will
sing.
The Rev. William AI Schall Of Phila.
delphia, occupied First Presbyterian
Chuich pulpit yesterday.
Professor J. r. Kendall OF Lincoln uni
versity, Pa., preached at Hanover Presby-
terian Church yesterday.
Predicts tirlbS' Ascension.