The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-11
CHURCHES
REOPENED.
Interesting Services Held
in Many Churches
Yesterday.

yesterday morning conducted services II
First Presbyterian Church which has beer
remodcled and renovated. His sermon
Was based on the improvements OF thu
church and made contrast between the
bright and now church Of today, and as II
was when he preached in 1t twenty. one
| years ago. DR.. Worden accorded grent
credit to theRcv. Mr. Schall and tho lead.
ers of the church for their enterprise ex-
hibited in tho improvements which ore
to Market street and the whole city. The
whole success could bo attributed to the
fact that the people had mind to work.
To the dicussion of the point Of the necess
ity of developing the latent energies OF the
members and bringing their talents into
active service the greater part OF the dis
course vas devoted, the speaker congrat.
ulating the pastor and members on tho
happy issue to their efforts
pr. Worlen spoke at Central Presby-
terian Sunday School yestcr lay morning,
an in the afternoon addre 's,d the pri-
mary and higher grade Sunday school
scholars ct First Presbyterian Church.
Dr.. Worden also preached at the even.
ing service. His text was: Matthew %, 2:
,, 1.-The kingdom of heaven Is like unto
certain king, which made marriage for
his SON."
The improvements to the church cost
o,,,ut 81 o(VO NIL of which have been paid
but 5000
A successful reunion was held at Union
M. e, Church yesterday and collections
and Subscriptions amounting to S'oVo
,gero contributed. In the congregatioHs
wero many OF the older monbers OF the
church. At the service in morning the
Kev. C. w. Pre;tyman of Salisbury, Md.'
a former pastor Of Union Church. occupied
the pulpit and he preached an interesting
discourse from the text. Grow III grace
and in knowledge OF our Lord Jesus
Christ"
In the afternoon Sunday school rally
was held, and later tho Rev. Thomas H.
Martlndale, presiding ciler OF tho sails
bury district and former pastor, preaeh-
ed his tcxt boing, from tho gospel oil John
/, 3S and 80: "rhen Jesus turned and
saw ,hcm following and saith unto them.
"What SOCK ye?' They said unto him,
Rabbi (which is to say being interpreted,
MASTERY, where dwcllest thou? llo saith
INTO them, come and seo They came and
saw where He dwelt AMI abode with Him
that day; for it was about the TENN
hour"
The Rev. DR.. Robert Watt presiding ell
der Of the of the Wilmington district, oc-
cupied the pulpit in the evening and after
brief address he urged the momb'rs to
contribute to tho finances Of the church.
Tho response was most gratifying to all,
and 1t is believed that the amount-sl,3oo;
will be considerably increased in few
days. The reunion services were closed by
q gecrnl Methodist handshnke.
Practically new throughout Emmanuel
Church was formally openel yesterday.
At the morning service the rector Rev. X.
], Hammond preached q stirring Sermon
OIL "Tbe nature and duty of worship"
The Rov. G. A. Luttimet OF Philadelphia
preached at tho evening service. There
was special choir music at both services,
At Central Church Rev. Samuel FOLK
preached at tho morning and evening SER
vice.
The Y. NJ. c. A. reception committee
has selected Soptember 90, for the reop-
lag reception to members and friends.
Tho regular gymnasium work will be
resumed under Instructor Mnseldowney;
on October 2 the junior class will be Or
ganized and gymnastics resumed.
Word GENES frcm Norfolk, Va, that the
Rev. Charles 1. Stengle son Of Rev Adam
Stengle of Georgetown, again is to renter |
the Methodist Itinerancy. For more than
a year ho has been superintendent OF the |
Union Mission, great charitable ins'itu-
ton of Norfolk, and. according to reports
has had successful administration there.
At one time the Rev. Mr.. Stenge was
OF the Delaware House of repre-
sen .atiyes, and his last charge was at
Leipsic, Del.
Rey. Ralph Coursey pastor of Harrison
Street NJ, f.. Church is still investigating
tho harsha cnse In which ho received
three anonymous letters. 1t is under
stood that the case will b, laid before the
o(licnl board for informal discussion when
some action will be taken but not against
tho pastor.
After a vacation of eight weeks st.
paurs.M. +. Sunday School was reopened
yesterday
The pastor Rev. w. L. S Murray. spoke
words OF encouragement to ell who re-
ported for duty. Almost oil the officers
and tenchers woro present. There wero
}il scholars present, ilftv-six in the pri-
mary department in charge Of Miss Anna
I. Lincoln.
The meeting for men at the Y. n. G. A.
yesterday att 'rhoon was interesting. An
address was mado by NJ S. Rowland, his
subject being "Shams and Realities"
Tonight a meeting of the Bible class will
De hsld, tho study to DO conducted by Rev.
W. l.. Psttingi l. pre- 'ident OF tho Penn
ylvania Bible Institute.
Next Sunday afternoon George L. Nor
is will make an address OH "How to
Study the l;ible," which will be illustrate
ID with charts.
Beauty Is blood Deep.