The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-02
BIBLE
CONFERENCE.
It was Opened in Grace
Church Sunday Morn
ing.

. The first meeting OF thu Annual Bible
Conference of the Wilmington Bible
Union was held in Grace Church at 1000
o. o'clock yesterday morning. Services were
also held in various churches in the after
noon a3d evening, and other inesttags Of
the Union were held today and will be
held to-murrow and Wednesday. The
speakers of the conference held services
yesterday as follows:
1880 a. m.-Grace NJ. e. Church, the
Rev. A. 7. Fierson, d. D.
1870 a. .m.-Olivet Presbyterian Church,
the Rev. Charles Il. Hurlburt.
1880 a. m.-Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, the Rev. w. L. Pettinglll.
4p. m-Grace M. r. Church, tho Rev.
A. 4. Pierson, D. ID.
745 p. m.-Grace NJ. Z. Church. the Rev.
A. 4. Plerson; ID. ID.
745 p. m.-Eastj Lake Presbyterian
Church, the Rev. Charles e. Hurlburt
745 D. m.-Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church. the Rev. w. T.. Pettlngill.
In his afternoon lesson DR.. Piorson spoke
on the Bible rs being mirror refisctihg
the divinity and ch ar aoteristics Of God. He
illustrated his talk with interesting exams
Piles and was particularly strong In his
views regarding the scienti ific caccurnteness
Of the Bible. The church WAS we'll hlled.
DR.. Pierson said his line Of thought
would not admit of him speaking from
one text, as his discourse was to be found
ed on score Of taxts. He said the word Of
God Is tho mirror of Gods self and man
sees himself clearly reflected in the Bible
q; he Is and as he ought to be. "The clear
est vision of the divinity of God" he said,
1--WE got in the word OF God. This thought
Is especially clearly set forth in connect
NIX and CIX Psalms.
The close connection shows what the
conception Of the Psnlmist was. The GIN
Psalm begins where tho KIN Psalm ends.
III tho CIX Psalm there are twenty-five
parts OF eight sections each, and each
section begins with the first letter of the
Crock alphabet, in which there arc twenty
two letters. and the beginning Of each sec.
tion Of each of tho Twenty-Five parts Of the
Psalm Is letter of the Greek alphabet in
consecutive order This is salrple Of
the perfection of Gods law"
, In The morning DIR. Picrson dwelt OIL
tho external evidence, of tho genuineneSs
OF the Bible. His discourse In the afternoon
was based on the internal evidences of the
truth Of the Bible. He said every work
is the Image Of the workman's skill and
knowledge. As instances of skilful work.
mf nship. the speaker took Bible and
showed how the manufacture of the book
evidenced the skill of tho workman. Next
he took out his watch and spoke of its
precious metal jewcllcd pivo, and delicate
movement all of which showed that the
,uan who made 1t knew his business
3p. m.-Grace Church, the Revs. Arno
G. Gaebele!n and Charles e. Hurlburt ; s
p. m.-Graoe Church, the Revs. Arno c.
Gaebelin, Charles Hurlburt and Cornelius
WOelfkin.
IN TIE CHURCHES
The eleventh anniversary Of st.Stephen's
Lutheran Sunday School was observed
last night. The scholars for faithfulness
in attendance were rewarded ms follows:
For one years attendance without absence
Ethel White received a book entitled
''The Story of the Gospel; Stella Gum
ther. for one years Attendance, Bible
History, Lena Frederick. for two years
Bible; Maud Bacr for three years ntten-
dance STORY Of the Bible; and Dora
Spath, for four years attendance two VOL
umes Of e. p. Roe's work. As an appre-
ciation of her service, Mrs. Anna Shun-
der, u teacher, was presented with check
for $40.
Superintendent N. w, Bard addressed
the scholars and tho Rev. Frederic Doerr
made u brief talk to the congregation.
The huge stucks of vegetables were ac-
counted for by reason of the Harvest
Home" exercises having been held in the
morning. In the baptistTy thero was also
bountiful supply of vegetables
The vegetables were presented by the
members of the church and ere to be do.
na,ed to the Lutheran Orphans Homo,
Germantown, Philadelphia, and tho Chill.
dren's Home at Riverview.
Gracc School held II rally yesterday af-
ternoon and the program as published.
was carried out.
The Sunday school of Rodney Street
Presbyterian Church held II rally ycster-
day afternoon. There was large attend
ance nnd an interesting programme was
given Addresses were made by tho Rev
Frederick Lewis and others.
Tho flftiett anniversary Of r ivet Pres
byterian Sunday school was celebrated last
night with special music by large choir
and the Sunday school orchestra. Former
Shperintendents Pyle and Porter made
addresses.
Ono year ago the congregations the
Church of tho Convent and Church o. the
Redeemsr united as st. Lukeis Reformed
Episcopal Church.
The Sunday school held anniversary ex-
erclscs yesterday with readings, reciations
and singing by small children. Rev. +.
+. Briggs made IN address,.
Harvest home exercises were held by
the Salvation Army. The room was dee
GRATED with red, white and blue bunting
and thcrc was au abundance of vegetable.
Goldman M. Il. Church observed Its
anniversary yesterday. Rev. James
Grove ID D.. pastor Of Asbury NJ. r.
Church. preached at ,he morning services.
In tho cveling Rev. l.. Irvipg Watkins OF
New Castle, was the speaker. The church
was prettiy decorated and special music
for tho occasion was rendered.
Forty hours devotion began at st. paul's
r. G. Church yesterday morning. Rev.
NJ. X Fallon celebrated mass. Bishop
Monaghan spoke.
Yesterday was communion day in the
Methodist churches At Union Church
one child and two adults were baptized
and three persons adlnittai to full lnenl.
bership.
Delawar, avenue Baptist Church yes
torday extended an invitation to Rev. j.
c.,