The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-11
THE GOSPEL
STORY.
Ministers Proclaim ii From
All the City Pulpits.

believe to have quick passage from the
body into heaven" declared w. l.. S.
Murray, d. D., in the course ola sermon
on "Inermediate State and Place OF the
Dead" in st. Paul's NJ. L. Church last
evening.
His text was taken from Luke, As:
"And | say unto you my friends, be not
afraid OF them that kill the body and
after that have no more that they can do.
But will forewarn you whom ye shall
/ fear: Fear him, which after he hath kill
ed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, |
say unto you, fear him." and the first
portion of John IA: "Let not your heart
be troubled. Ye believe in God, believe
also in me. In my fathers house are
many mansions. II it were not so,
would have told you. / go to prepare
place for you"
lie divided his subject into three
parts; namely, embodied spirits, dsem-
bodied spirits and re-embodied spirits.
He told his hearers that they we're illus.
trations Of embodied spirits. The spirit
inhabits the body and takes care Of it.
When death comes the spirit leaves and
is now disembcdied spirit.
"The spirits of just mea after DEATH"
DR.. Murray continued, "have association
with angels and companionship with
God and the Holy Ghost. The spirits of
unjust men also live beyond the death
of the body. The thief on the cross said
to the Lord that when He came into His
kingdom He should remember him, as
he believed ia His kingdom. The spirit
of the thief went Immediately after death
with the spirit OF the Lord into Para
disc. If we come even in the eleventh
hour and are accepted by the Lord, our
spirits will also enter Paradise.
"The spirit will, after the resurrection,
be re.embodied. The Bible says that
the body will be raised from the dead.
How, and in what fashion we know not.
1t is my belief that there is but one place
for the spirit OF man, who dies in the
triumphs of faith, to go to, and that is
our Fathers house. There are many
mansions in heaven and many degrees
of happiness. donot believe that there
is an intermediate place where the spirit
is prepared for Paradise"
Tho church attendance yesterday was
large, and the sermons were, as usual
inspiring discourses.
At Union Church in the morning C. A.
o'preuched from Genesis %, 2 and 49,:
"nnd he dreamed, and behold lad
der set up on tho earth and tho top of 1t
reached to heaven and behold the angels
Of God ascending and decending on it.
'and behold the Lord stood above 1t,
and said, | am the Lord God Of Abraham
thy Father, and the God of Isaa;.
Mr., Gr:se first described the II sht Of ia.
cob from the home OF his father, and after
ward very wildly described his wonders
full dream. Tho ladder which he saw ex-
lists to-day and the angels Of God arc now
ascending and descending Oh it just as
hoy wore in jacobs day. Mr.. Grise
urged sinners to grasp the first wruns of
the ladder hope, and to climb toward God.
lie held out God AS u loving saviour, a
sympathetic Christ, and ono who Will
save to the uttermost all who call upon
him.
At Madeey NJ, Il. Church yesterday
Rev d. H. Derrickson OF Bellevue proach-
ed in tho morning, and the Rev. John
France in the evening.
.Iamos +. Price conducted services at
East Lake Presbyterian Church ye ,tertlny
morning. In the evening Rev. n. w.
Long Of Grcenhiil Church. preached.
Baptism of>infants Was celebrated at
West Presbyterian Church yestarduy.
Rev. W ii. Logan OF Princess Anne, Md.
yesterday.
Bishop Coleman preached at st. Johns
Church yesterday.
There was baptism at Bethany Baptist
Church last evening.
Elder John +. Jones OF Philadelphia ad-
dressed the oevsnth-Day Adventists in
this city yesterday.
Much interest is being shown in the
special meetings at the Roueny street
Church, and they will bs continued every
night this week US follows at 7. As o'clock
Monday. the minister; Tuesday Rev. W.
NJ. SChnll; Wednesday. minister; Thurs.
day, Rev. E. W. 1Ang; Friday, prepara-
tory service, Rev. I. &. jennings; Sun
day, Communion.
Pastor +. Burgette Short of Epworth
NJ. +. Church last evening stirred his con-
gregalion by den0uncing n class of in
dividuals Whom he characterized as
'church klckors" If some churches in
this city could have half dozen official
funerals, it would bo creator b essing
thun revival Tho Rev. Mr.. Short de.
carud.
R.v. W. l.. s. Murray has been unani-
mously invited to return for tho coming
year as pastor of ST. Paul's NJ. Il. Church.
Ibis will make the fifth consecutive year
Of his service and tho Inst nny Methodist
minister can serve at one church.
With II strong sermon in which no re-
viewed The work of the retreat for men at
st. Peters r. G. Church last week Rdv
Father Fidelis Stone oC~Ncw York ended
his work here last night.
Pastor b. b. Short Of Epworth M, L.
Church will give his annual reception 10
his congregation on tho uvOning of Cli1t
mas day. Anexcoilont Programme Is b..
ing arranged for the occasion.
The revival services at Union Church
will continue this week,