The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-19
SABBATH
SERMONS.
They Were Heard by
Unusually Large
Congregations.

Tho attendance at the city churches was
large yesterday because OF tho pleasant
ns-s Of the day.
At st. Panl's church in the evening
Rev. W. l. S. Murray preached on "Bap-
tism" to y largo audience. His text WAS
from St. Matthew 2S: 3. The pastor said
that never before were the demonstrations
90 close % al present. They reminded
him Of the rays Of the son-eaoh diverging
and doing Its own special work, but all
emnating from the same great source. He
then took up the subject Of baptism,
whtch'he said was one upon the method OF
which most denoninations agree
rho word coaies from the Greek word
sbap izo," which in English means to i'm.
nisrse, to sprinkle, 20 pour. TO Wet ms with
dew or to sabmerge. The Method. st
Church argues that any of them are right,
and man baptized in any of those ways
would be accepted by the church, but 1T
believes that sprinkliny Is the lnethoi
most generally followed in Biblical times
and the one which is best suited for all
times and all conditions. Immersion IN
Greenland would DO far different from i'm.
merslon in FLORIDA, and in the former
place would DO fraugbt with danger
which tho Methodists do not believe was
evar Intended.
According 10 tho Bible, Oh that great
day Of Pentecost. when Peter preached,
80OJ persons were converted and baptised.
" would have baen impossible to have I'M
Mersed that many in one day, and III ad-
dition the Jordan was some distance away
Taen again St Paul baptised the jailer aud
his family after the earthquake had loosed
tho fetters of Paul and his companion. 10
ia not likely that Paul and the jaller nc-
co upanied by tho jailer's household, went
In search of place to be- immersed. 1t Is
moro likely that the jailer and his house
hold were sprinklcd there in the jail
DR.. Murray said that sprinklng was
preferable because it could BIO performed
ANY, where, in any climate, at any time and
upon any person. Baptism Is The ini'ia-
tory ceremony to the church, but without
work and without godly life after 1t is
administered it amounts to little.
The Methodist Church believes in the
b,piism of Infants. The most learned men
who have commented upon the scriptures
bolieye thai children were numbered
among those whom the Bible speaks OF
having been baptized. The preacher be.
lieved that It, was spos5ib!n to 50 train Il
child In tho church that 1t would never dc.
part from that sodly life; that no wild
outs would be sown. and consequently
none reaped in after years
on OTHER pULrIrs.
Rev. Father John l. Whean conducted
his first mass in ST. Mary's K. G. Church
yesterday morning.
Father Whelan was vested in colder
yestmerts, as wero his assistants, who
were Rev. Thomas j. Cloakc of b ouklyn
., deacon OF the mass; Rev. William j
Duhigg OF Brooklyn, rs bdeaco'i; f'ey
ii. j. Murphy, o. :. A., of Villa Now
College, AS master of ceremonies, usslstyl
by Father Kelley.
Very Rev. Father Dc Lursy preached
the sermon. He took rs his text the Epis
lilo of St Paul 10 :be Romans.
MEMORIAL SERVICE,
Services in memory OF Il X. Crawfcrt
and 4. Il. Taylor we've hald in Contra
Presbyterian Church las night. Genrg
w. Bush spoke about Mr.. C.awford's III
and eulogized his Christian work. W Il
Crosby and w. 5. Prckeit Reviewed NJ
Taylor's life and work in the church. Mr.
Prickett delivered an culogy Of Mr.. lay
lor's poems and read one Of them. In
last poem Mr.. Taylor wrote before his III
ness was set to music by Henry Baird IN
was sung by the choir. Mr.. Crawfod'
fayorite hymn was sung also.
At Second Baptist Church last evening
Rev T. +. Briggs preached the third o!
series of special sermons. MS SUBJECT he
ing, THE Bible book for to-day"
At the vesper service at st. Pauls IL. {
church last night Bishop Monaghan con
firmod class of forty girls and forty-on
boys, who received their first Cummunlo
yesterday morning.
A large class received their first com
munion in the church OF the Sacred Hear
- yesterday morning.
"Al! my spring, are in thee" was tn
subject of Rev. Mr., Jones morning sci
mon at Goodman NJ. Il, Church. 1t WI
an earnest exhortation for breakin
away from the springs of this life whic
fail mankind in time OF need, and for
turning to Christ which is tho only lii
giving and never failing spring.
The members Of Blue Rock Council
O. r. C., attended services in the HarriSo
Street NJ. e. Church yesterday morning.
A special musical program was rendere
by the choir of Asbury NJ. f. Church In
evening 1t was prepared by the a:si
saut pastor Rev. ". Smith, who is ali
the icadsr of the choir He sang sever
solos,
Members of the Epworth League I
Grace Church conducted seiv4cc At til
Cty Hail yesterday afternoon.
Tho Salvation Army last evening too
~ an alvan. ageous position ut Four;
snd Market streets where it could sccu
the crowds awaiting o board Brandswil
Springs and Now Castle cars for II cong
CATION.