The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-26
IN THE
.pULPlTS.
Rev. Mr.. SchaIl breaches
About Church Debts and
Other Subjects.

First Presbyterian Church yesterday morn
inu from the text: "But certain Man
NAMED Ananias sold possession and kept
hack mart of tho price," II illustrated why
churche. are involved In indebtedness ana
the reason why they should Got be Among
other things Mr.. Schnll said; -.
"Multitudcs Of people fear nothinS.nI,s n,ts ,.;,.
death. Death comes to all aiike. = NJ iiIn IL,
man In his palace and the poor in1n ~ ~
boyel must one day meet death. Deatn
shuts the mouth OF the blasphemer anu
the infllel and the ungoaly, and the uh"
snycd, Denth stills the heart that has ior
wears been bsating to the music OF sin anu
proflipncy and unRodIiness. Death CLOSES
The eve that has never boon willing to De-
hold the lamb Of God
"WhAt was needed In The infant church
in Jerusalem is needed today IN the chufch
in Wilmington. in delaware, in our broad
prosperous and glorious republic! ana
throughout the whoe earth-consecrated,
consis' ent Christian cash and Christian
character, and Christian manhood and wo-
manhood, willing to sacrifice and to deny
self and to take up tho cross and follow
Jesus. tho Christ unto life eternal!
"What a neutrality-suspicious. 1t is
to look upon the PRESBYTERIAN church OF
Wilmington and the $50, 900 indebtedness
as n until Unselflsh in aim; Chrlst-hKe
because unselfsh. A mortgage on a church
is as Objectionable and loathsome hs can
cec on the human body. Two OF our fres,
bytarian elders have already subscrioen
$500 each, on condition that the; whole
amount he raised by January l. 1901 L.
deed one elder has said he will give <5,OU
or one.tenth the entire in6eb' edness on
the denomination In our city Il the other
f45.G00 Ia raised. When such movements
nre started In the church Of God. It seems
to me that the hand Of the Almighty must
be 10 tho plan. We. as Presbyterlans,
should rejoce in the prospect OF the emtiro
success ofthe plan Of liquidation. AS Ch,is.
ton men and women, We should say. Not
how little can give but "How much can
l give? Annnias gave hut he was smitten
with death, becaus, OF God 8 wrath. when
no kept back part Of the price. God vans
our whole service; God desires our Whole
heart; God wants our oil.
will man rob God? Yet 70 have
robbed Me. Where have we robbed Thee!
In tilhes and offerings. Ys are cursed
with a oursa; for ye have robbed Me even
this whole nation. Bring ye all the tunes
in the storchouse, and prove Mo now mere.
With, saith the Lord Of hosts, II will not
Open the windows of heaven. and pour
You out a blessing, that there shall not be
room enough to receive IT, Thus declared
the Pronhet Molnchi. while Solomon
wrote; There Is that scnttereth ana YET
increaseth; there Ia that wi,hholdeth more
than Is meet, but 1t tondeth to pronerty.
Tho liberal soul shall be made fat. Honor
the Lord with thy substance; so shall thy
barns be filled with plenty and thy presses
shall burst out with new wine. Paul
spako as much to the entire church ~ 70
any individual soul when he said: Owe
no man anything
"This mortgage on Wilmington Prerby-
terianism cnn be wiped out Whcn tne
debit is liuuidated, tlion q new era Is in
store for our blessed church IN ibis grow
ing and prosperous city. Such scheme Is
admirably unique IN tho history OF me
Prasby teries in the General Assembly.
Rev M. X, Fallon preached at the Farm
hurst Asylum in the morning from N'nt-
hew, 8, 1924. In course OF his remarks he
said
There were three courts among the Jews
In the time OF Christ. Tho first court con-
sisteti of three judges Befor this court
minor offences were broueht such as theft,
brnwls, etc. This court Christ called the
Judgement. The Second court was made
up Of twenty-four judges. This court trlsd
all serious charges sch as mnraet rhetst hIh naI
wav robbery, etc This court Chrlse call
ed the Council.
Tho third court was called the Sacret
Court because 1t tried oil cases OF treason
and blaspheny. ,...
was punishable by the fires OF Honnon we
do not know. Gehennn or vale OF hennon
was not for from Jerusalem. IL was the
big clty's ce spool. For, purposes OF
thcrn The third Court or Sacred Court
C,oslsted Of seventy two judges. A person
rnr.,emned by this court was thrown un-
w., I'd into the fire OF Hennon, and there
The loay of the dead slowly burned away.
In tho mou'derng burning ces'-nool
human sacrifices were once offered 10
Molock. .,
The Jews thought, or seemed to think,
that only the outward OBJ eryance OF the
law was necessary. Christ introduced
new dogma by explaining that the nina
mud heart nre greater than ceremony; that
the love Of God is seen in the love OF our
ne,gbbor: thnt Justice in our dealings Is
worth more than millions OF hallelulahs
in the amen corner, and that we may cheat
and rob when we seem to pray.
Never before or after the occasion did
Chit allude to or refer to the tros III the
vale of HcnnOn.
Church IN the morning from the text 'le
Are the Salt of the Earth"
The First United Presbyterian Church
beli services in the Church OF tho Cove
nant Rev. w. S. Nevln, pastor OF the
Dalo Memorial Church, philadelphia,
preached at both services.
Charles Granville sang 'The Palms' at
the morning services In 81. Johns Chur ch
He is former member OF lhs choir.
High Authority for Taking Vaca-
tion, was the subject Of n timoly sermon
by Rev. o. G. Buddlngton in Bethany
Baptjst Church In the evening,
Ambrose S. Ot'y, Of ClaymOnt, address.
cd tho Railroad Y. NJ. q. A. meeting at
Third and Railroad avenue In the after.
noon.
c 0. Branson. gospel preacher and
evangelist, made an address on The Pow.
er of God at the Y. NJ. u. A. Hall In tho
afternoon. =
Mrs Seth Whitley led the prayer and
testimony meeting at the Harvesters'
Miss ion, Front and jefferson streets.
August Kraft, the bind musician, had
charge of the organ at the services in ST.
Paul's NJ &. Church.
Rev. j. C. Brock. delivered special
sermon to the members OF the colored Ma
sonic order in the Bethel A. NJ Il. Church
last evening.
Rev. Eawin W. Long, OF Greenhill
Presbyterian Church, preached in East
lake Presby terian Church.
While the work of enlarging the I'M
manuel Church. Highlands, Is in progress.
the congregation is worshipping In Odd
Fellows Hall. Highlands.
1.-the Captured City" was the subject OF
an eloquent sermon delivered by Rev, +.
G Jenuines in Hanover Presbyterian
Church.
The Church of st. Barnabas will bo con-
secrnted to morrow morning. Services
viii bngin nt 11.3O O'Clock.
The Church of the New jerusalem, Del.
aware avenue and Washington streets, of
which Rev. Phillip y. Cabell Is pastor,
has closed for the summer vacation. At
TO- 30 o'clock yesterday morning R,v. Gu.
bell delivered sermon on Feeding the
Lords Flock"
The First Unitarian Church. West street
above Eight, will be closed during July
and August The pastor, Rev. A. Il. Bow
ser, delivered sermon yesterday morning
on "The Gospel Idea Of Et ernnl Life
The congregation of the German Luth-
ernn Church ut Sixth and jackson streets,
last night celebrated the first anniversary
of their new church ediilce. Appropriate
exercises marked the anniversary. The con.