The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-10
IN MANY
CHURCHES.
Rev. F. B. Short Talks on
Faith, Hope and Char
ity. Other Ser.
mons.

Rev F. B. Short in Epworth Churc
last evening preached from the text Am
now abideth faith, hope and charity, thss
three but the greatest OF these is charity.
In part he said :"All human excellencie
are aLloom in this Pauline poem, but onl
one of these endures. How sad the though
and fact that the bloom and Fragrance
which comes from gardens and glades
mountains and valleys. sooner or later fad'
withor die and are no M ore. So lsit witt
every human exceIency, gift-they bloom.
bless the earth. wther and die. Only that
which is born With us endures.
The GnG-given attributes are part ol
our very existence and without these mar
is a grand failure but with them he is able
to rise above every difficulty, tunnel or
pass over every mountain, bridge and ford
every river. cross every ocean, and climb
Ing higher aud higher, he shall ono day
stand by the eternal throne beside Him
in whom be believes and hopes, and by
whose love ho was lifted from the power of
sin and death, Yes, these three attributes
are necessary for the souls development
come indeed would be- dwarf, and an
undeveloped creature, and never able to
| rise in the digni y and majesty Of soul that
| God has made possible.
But with him ho grows day by day In
| to more perfect manhood, ever approach
| ing The one perfect man and son Of man,
| Christ Jesus. So with faith In Him, q
hope to become like him, and Jealous
lovo for Him, mankind Is sure to finally
overcome lile's greatest and last difficulty,
nd with the shouts of victory to march
up to the heavenly city, and throwing Its
trophies at the Crucifled's feet, will hoar
Him say, We'll done.'
Faith! How poor would the souls of
men be without this jewell 1t Is tho force
OF gravity which holds the human family
together. tho bridge across which most Of
the world finance Is carried, and the gol-
d, IL link, that joins man 70 God. Blot 1t
from the soul and society falls asInder.
business leceive, It's mortal wound, aud
mankind, falling away from God, has moth
ins nor no one to depend upon, either for
time or eternity. Faith! We all need
fre,h baptism Of 1t. Let us pray for it,
Wo may have a mental, cold and historic
faith. but we need heart faith, soul faith.
A faith that knows no denial, that relies
upon God to verify His promises, and be-
lieve' that tho good Is sure to triumph.
'Wo need to have moro faith in God.
His word Is sure; heaven and earth shall
pass away, but His word shall stand for
ever He condemns Gin, will punish the
sir ner, unless he repents, but will pardon
all who call upon Him. He has promised
to reward the righteous and bear up those
who Put their trust in Him. Do you be.
lieve these things? (2) Faith in Jesus
Christ as the Saviour Of men. g Faith In
our fellow mon.
"Hcpe This word Is not so expressive
as the word faith; but it sounds the note
of cheer to discouraged and dying men,
causing them to rally their remaining
8 strength and achieve mighty victories in
the name Of Gcd. humanity and self.
Hope. 1t Is the silvery lining Of every
cloud the beam of sunshine that kisses
back to life multitudes of dropping and
troubled, and q peaceful harbor in which
we may repair the injuries which have
happened to our earthly bark. Hope. lis
mama from heaven 1t Is ours when
every other cord ceases to vibrate 1t
cheers the prisoner in his cell; causes the
blush to return to faded cheeks; smltes de.
feat with the hand of victory, and causes
the shoeess beggar to die merchant
prince.
"Charity. This is the delicious fruit
which we pluck from the tree of all human
eycellencies. Faith, hope and charity, shall
remain during eternity. Charity the most
brilliant gem In the coronet Of virtues
Charity we all need more of it, for It is
the solution of every perplexing question
of this and our coming years. There would
be no difficulty betw. en- labor and capital
were charity. No such thing as dishonesty
anywhere II charity was the motto Of our
HES work o, pray for arevival Of gen.
uine Christlike charity.
a. Charity towards Jesus Christ. |
This will cause us to lovo Him more
and toll for Him more zedlously.
(2.) Charity toward one another. This
we all need, sometimes we become envious,
puffed up. urseemly, and cannot endure
body, for out of one blood God hath made
all nations and every man is my brother.
Some are above me, but should rejoice In
their exaltation; some are beneath me,
and these should endeavor to lift up.
Charity that Is Christ-like, will impel mo
to ,he rescue Of my fallen brothers. VIII
send you in search Of yours and il we
were all filed with this spirit the nations
would soon take up the strain, the king
IONS Of this world have become the king
1oms of our Lord and His Christ
Bishop Monaghan confirmed class at
ialena, Nd, yesterday.
Bishop Coleman has beeu appointed on
committees at the Gen.
,ral Episcopal Convention now in session
n Warrington.
A Christian Endeavor service was held
W tuS ETbV CuuECu |
'veuing. An address was made by C. W.
Jline Of tho Wilmington Christian En-.
leavo' Union and Miss Mabel Wells gave
leci al ion Excellent music was given.
Members of St Patrick's r. G. Church
leld well attended meeting yesterday
md arranged, d number OF details for the
Columbian celebration to be held at She'll
,ot Park on October H.
At Emmanuel Church, Highlands, yes
Raw (,anrnn T.ntiFpar ~ philo- |
delphia preached.
Rev J. Howard Smith, ID, preached
It St. Lukes Reformed Episcopal Church
esterday.
Rev. Nj. X Fallon opened q series Of in
on Christian Society" at St
'au's II G, Church yes erday.
The annual old folks service Of theNorth
baptist Church was held yesterday morn
ng and was attended by about seventy.fve
len and women who had passed three
core years and ton. Rev. Mr.. Merrill,
Ibner P. Bailey and Washington Jones
'ere the 81 eakers. Many of those In at
endanee were from the Old Folks Home
nd reached the church in carriages. A
,licitous part of the service was the dis.
'ibutlon OF pretty bouquets to tho aged
srsons
Pastor Merrill had also announced that
Q would prssenta Bible to the Oldest per-
IN who attended. Mrs. Louise johnson,
ho was more than 30 yenrs OF age, received
be book.
Pastor Merrill preached an appropriate
'rmon to the old folks, he choosing his
xt fror Isaiah 66:l3. LAS one whom his
other comforteth, SO will l comfort you;
I'D ye shall DO comforted in Jerusalem"
Mr. Jones and Mr.. Bailey made felicit- ,
Is addresses. and lated they were glad:to
present atsuch a service. They con-
ratulated the others upon their attend
ice, and spoke Of tho comfort to be gain
by living liio close to Christ.
At the morning service in st Paul's
hurch $3.50 was raised Pastor Murray
ked for only $500 the Sunday school
crcises Warren wilkins, Willard Irwin
I'd Irwin Bice, members Of the First Della