The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-05
SERMONS.
They We're Beneficial but
Few W0rshippers
Heard Them.

I uc ulUouubuC0 W tuc NurluuS.
services yesterday were not SO large be-
| cause Of the inccment weather, but from
every pulpit the sermon was forcible, and
an excellent foundation for much good.
Al Hanover Church Rev. Mr.. jennings
preached on Light Life,' The t;xt was
from John s, ~. Il am the light OF the
| World"
Mr.. jennings said: when jesus de
clares that Ho is the Lighy Of the World,
| He means that Ho Is the Light Of Life;
that he hasca,ne to shel light upon tho
| burning question OF eternal life Some
| students claiM that Jesus Christ came in
i to tho world aud left 1t without giving
any new light ON scientific questions. but
these arc not the distressing difficulties Of
human existence.
life OF tho individual, questions of the
! miscarriagp OF jua ice and the triumph
OF vllainy, tho bitterness Of separation
and death, the imponetrabe darkness Of
the future--qucstions that torment and
maddonaeu; questions that cause mea to
run upon rocks, and go down in darkness
with mono to hear their cry, but 1t IL one
ofanguisb, Light, light" Light is need.
ed not intellectually, not scientifically.
not socially, not even morally, but upon
this burning question Of the unknown
spiritual life, in the midst of srch anguish
an anxiety, Jesus appears, and with all
His self-revelaiion, cries to the world Il
am tho Light Jesus Christ is true if
history Is true; history is true if human
i'y Is true; humanity is If you are truo.
Tho text 10 the clearest revelation of the
Master In the Bible. 1t tolls His character
better than any one sentence. Every form
anu shadow of his lifo tells that one story,
Lighr-Iife.' AS bnbe in Bethlehein
] hero hunesabove His cradle the glittoring
sentence which the wise mon read ''The
Light of tho World" On the sands of
Galiee He stands without social position,
with few friends, lonely man. But He
manifests wonderful sympathy for the
people. He bears their burdens and heals
their slck-it Is but His living to tell the
story as tho Light of tho World" Out
sido the gates of Jerusalem thero stands a
wooden cross. Him they cruelty thereon
is,the babo ofBeth,ehem; alone Ho is dyin g
that He might bo able to say to tho world,
II am the Light" Within the garden is
new hewn tomb of n rich man, but the
one who sleeps there has always beon as
sociated with poverty. What is it? The
stone rollod away. 1t is Jous Christ
through Hisresurrectiou crying. II am the
Light of the World" .4
From OTHER PULPITs
Rev. NJ. b. Sico who has been in charge
of the St..Joseph's Colored Catholic Or
phanage in this city has been transferred
to st. Joscph's School at CLAYTON and Rev.
L. J. Wolbers of the school will DO sent
to the orphanage here.
Bishop Coleman preached at Calvary
Church Yesterday morning. In tho af
tarnoon he held services at Farnhurst and
in the evening preached in Philadelphia
Division No. 4 Ancient Order of Hibor.
mans attended st. Peter's Pro- Cath edral
last evening.
+. The retreat for men, which was to have
comm snced at st. Peters Pro-Cnthedra',
has been postponed until next Sunday on
account OF the illness of one Of tho priests :
who was to conduct 1t. I
e Now members were received into Beth +
any Baptist Church yesterday morning
and there was baptism In the evening.
New members were received at West
Presbyterian Church yesterday morn
ing.
g Miss Louetta Sillitoo assisted in tho ser
vices at Union NJ. Il. Church yes erday..
Miss Sill!toe has assisted in tho revival
services during thu week and has made a
very favorable impression.
Rev. William NJ. Groton of Philadel-
phia preached at SC. Andrews Church
yesterday.
At Rodney Street Presbyter Church
last evening the past delivered ono of a
series on Sunday evening lectures. his
subject being John Knox" There will
b. special services at Rodney S rect Church
each evening this week. The pastor will
preach.
Rev. Ralph T. Courscy OF Harrison
oeiCcu N'll" ShuiCA ppoho aU
Of tho Railroad Y. M. g. A. at Third
street and railroad avenue yesterday.
Revival services at Asbury NJ Il. Chnrch
are being well attended and much inter-
est is being shown.
Il. Tatnall Warner this senior warden
OF the vestry of st. Andrews Church, on
Saturday received q telegram from the Rev.
l. w. Batten, Of the Philadelphia Dlvipi-
ty School, declining tho call to become
rector Of the church.
Tho monthly meeting Of tho Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society will DO hold
this afternoon ut 8 o'clock, Tho Watch
full Cir,lo of Kings Daughters will hold u |
special meeting at tko home of Miss Lille :
b. Rinker, No. 1lOG West street this even
Ing.
Miss Catbarine Scott and Rev Andrew
Scott last night concluded their special
ct Grace M. Il. Church.
Rev. Wayland lIoyt Of Philadelphia !
yesterday afternoon male an Interest,"
in r. nd,rAga NJ v NJ r. A rnonJs Mooti,r