The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-24
MADELEY
RE0pENED.
DR.. Barrett of Milford
breaches the Morning
and DR.. Otis the
Evening Sermvn.

The exercises attending the rc-opening
Of Madelay NJ. T. Church were interesting
and attended by large audiences. At each
of tho throe services potted plants aud cut
flowers furnished pretty decorations. The
choir WAS under the direction of John L.
Magee.
For the text of his reopening sermon
DR.. L. L. Barrett Of Milford chose Kings
IS, 24-3s: "And call ye on the name OF
your gois and will call upoa tho name
of the Lord; and the God that answsreth
by fire. let Him 30 God. Then the fire OF
tho Lord fell. and consumed the burnt
sacrifice and the wood and tho stones aud
tho dust, and licked up the wator that was
in the trenches" Tho preacher eloquent
ly portrayed the circumstances surround
ing the text, telling of the scene at Mt.
Carmel at the tlno, and OF the challenge
Of Elijah to Ahab to bring all his people
to Mt. Carmel to prove the true God by
fire. The failure of Ahab md his priests
to bring tho fire of B;,al thelr god, to con-
sumo the sacrifice was portrayed, vividly,
and overcome with frenzy, they acknowl-
edged their defeat at night. Then Elijah
called upon ths Lord 10 consume the sac
rifice. No sooner had the petition left his
body than the sacrifice was llckel up by
the flames. The assembled multitude saw
1t, aDd failing upon their Knees exclaim.
ed. "Ho Is God"
In tho afternoon the Sunday school was
resumed, and the pledges of the various
classes to defray the cxponee of improve
mont were made, and q layman's mesting
followed. in tho absence OF City Solicitor
Conrad, who was to speak, Pastor North
iup made an address. In the evening q
song service was held, followed by the
preaching service The Rov. Mr.. Otis
chose his text from Daniel 12. 8: "And
they that bo wise shall shine as the bright
ness of tho firmament; and they that turn
many to Righteousness as the stars for ever
and ever" Pastor Otis mado an eloquent
sermon, pointing out that God is tho Cen
tral sun in the armament. by whose light
and rays man should bo guided through
life and to salvation.
After the service, which continued rath-
er late, owing to the time devoted to col
lecting and soliciting funds, general
handshaso was held Tho congregation
felt that it had been great day for Made
Icy.
During the day sl1.50 was contribu cd
toward paying for the improvements,
Rnv. George L. Wolfe preached in the
First NJ. p. Church yesterday morning OIL
tho subject "Tbe Sheriff Caught" The
text was from Acts 1880. In part the
preacher said:
Keep these mon safely, was the order
given The jailkeeper by the magistrate OF
Philipi. And Paul and Silas weie
jostled along through tho prison until
they were securely fastened up in the in
nor prison. and their feet were made fast
in stocks. A place, cold and dark and
damp and loathsomo unilluminoi, save
by The torch or taper of the iailcr, who
makes his round to 500 II they are yet
alive and secure. 1t ia night and all is
still in tho corridors and dungeons, save
Of Paul and Silas
Tho minister considered: n. Tho ques-
tiol of an earnest inq lirer seeking saliva
ton. This man had seen the mighty an
swer to prayor-tho deliverance of two
men commissioned OF God to preach the
Gospel And now. with all tho anxiety Of
his soul, heuppcnls to them for instruction.
I'll A practical, personal question. He
had many friends, no doubt; but now he
Is extremely anxious about himself-not
to DO saved from tho danger Of the crumb-
ling building Is his desire, but to be saved
from tho sins which made him Il part Of
band. whose an btion wns to bind The
word of God by the Incarceration Of His
servants. Gods servants may be bound.
but His word never
Ill Tho apostles ans wer: Believe.
Bcliave on tho Lord Jesus Christ and thou
shalt be saved. nnd thy house. Do We
doubt that he bclieved2 After hearing
tho Wed of the Lord as spoken unto
them by Paul and Silas he and all his
house wcro baptiscd straightway. A happy
home for tina jailer nov. Happiness al
ways succeeds assurance for assurance is
the forer"nncr of eternal life.
Archdeacon George q. Hall spent yes-
torday in Eehoboth and otlcia:cd at the
Episcopal Church there.
rho tower of st Mary's r, c. Chnrch is
being repaired. The cross on top will also
be rogildcd.
In tho absence of Archdeacon Hail Rev.
J. p. DuH0mcl. ID. d.. OF noLr Dover Of
flciated at ST. johns Chu ch yesterday.
Frank Anderson uo::ductsd service, at
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church yester-
day.
Rev. +. F. Briggs, of tho Second Baptist
Church. preached at the First Presbyteri-
an Church last evening.
At tho United Presbyterian Church yes
tertlay Rav. William Wier Of Washing
ton, Pa, preached,
Rev. Charles Schal of Easton, Pa,
preacAed at Hanover presbyteri Church
yes tcrday morning and Rev. George H.
Trull Of East Lake Presbyterian Church,
preached In the evening.
Rev f. Woods of Upland, Pa, preach
cd at the Second Baptist Church yoster-
day morning. and the Rev. Il. G. Merrill.
of the North Baptist Church, preach cd
last evening.
At st. Paul's NJ Il. Church yesterday
Rev. J. Oven Sypherd preached.
In the absence Of Rcv. A. N. Koigwin.
Rev. J. II Logan of Princes Anne, Md,
preached at West Presby tcrian Church
yesterday. At the morning service the
offertory was sung by Ernest $. Haynes.
1t Is ,oporteh that Rev L. W. Baton, |
of st. Andrews Church. this city. has re.
ceiyod a call to St. Marks Church, New
York DR.. Battcn Is now on his vacation
and could not bo seen in reference to the
matter.
Miss Bertha Fowler, superintendent Of
the Mary Deaconess Home, Chicago de-
liverel an interesting address und6r the
auspices Of the Woman's Home Miseion-