The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-25
THE GOSPEL
PREACHED.
Christians OF All Den0mi=
nations Hear Inspiring
Sermons From
Church Pastors,

IL S"UA VII I OosOl De
: Yesterday was observed rally do,
S In all tho Presbyterian Sunday Schools
t At West School G. r. Evans. Of Wood.
! bury, N. j.. and Robert s. Schultz o
Philadelphia, former elders Of the church
and Dr. A. N. Keigwin. delivered address
es.
At the Hanover School Samuel II. Bay
nard addressed the scholars.
DEwEY's RETURN.
In the church in the evening Rev F.
Cornwell Jennings preached on the sub
ject. ''Dewey's Return His text was:
Zone generation shall praise Thy works
to another, and shall declare Thy mighty
acts During his dlscourseMr. jennings
said: During the past year the lesson has
been brought clearly before our minds
that Americas greatness does not consist
In the extent of her territory, but in tho
magnitude Of the minds Of her people;
not In tho heights of her mountains. but
in the vastness of the souls of her inhabi-
tants; not 80 much In the productiveness
of her folds, as in the fruitfulness Of her
citizens not so much In her resources Of
wealth as in the priceless loyalty of her
sons From such spirit and from the
inner treasures Of such a country. has
arisen Americas new hero. Tho Ameri.
can people are pre- eminently hero-wor-
shipping people, and probably not with
out cause. Tho very philosophy of freq.
dom, a life whose inner nerve is merit and
/, not birth, demands popular reward
; when merit wins. 1t is our only way Of
showing gratitude and appreciation of
courage and nerve and valor and superior
gifts Dewey represents the administrative
and executive genius which has conduct
ed this republic for LEO years. His hume
coming surpasses every similar incident
in Americas annals. and onlya few Incl
donrs in the chronicles Of older nations
arc to be compared to It, In our career of
century and a quarter the United States
has fought many wars AID paid tribute
to many heroes. but never has there been
such union of remarkable occurrences
and at he same time snch an absence of
those feelings which tond to make solemn
or sadden victor's triumph"
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.
The sixth anniversary of Silverbrook
Church was observed at their services yes-
terday 4 lAt 8 80 o'clock in the morning
love feast was conducted by pastor +. f.
White. and at 10. 80 Rev DR.. W. L. S, ,Mul.
ray delivered an able Sermon At o'clock
in the afternoon the Sunday School, of
which Joseph w. Coey is superintendent.
held its exercises, and In the evening Pre-
siding Elder Watt occupied tho pulpit.
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Archdeacon Hall preached In St. Johns
Church yesterday morning. In opening,
he alluded to the fact Of the Wilmington
NJ. f. Preachers Association having ap.
pointed d com mittee TO consider the mat
ter OF forming society for the purpose in
this state. and also to the discussion of the
matter by tho Church Club later.
After aluding to the meaning of the
day, what it stands for, and the import.
ance of observing 1t. DR.. Hall said 1t Was
the duty of every person on that day to at
tend to the Lords business first. IL is His
day, but there is as much necessity for
doing good to fellow man upon that day
as upon any other. The Bible says that if
an OK strays from tho fold and Is In danger
1t Is brought back even on the Sabbath
day. A man is more important 1t is the
<l,,ty of tn MT fn tho T.nr
business first. but tho speaker was not
willing to say a man Is to take no recrea-
tion on Sunday. A man who Is to say on
Monday that he is better both spiritually
and physically for his Observance Of Sun
day, has not desecrated Sunday. The
trouble too often is that God is not taken
into consideration. The man who Is OBJ
serving Sunday does not think of attend
ing to tho Lords business or to improving
his own physical condition by needed rest
on the day, but spends 1t In pleasure gar
dens and in ways to suit his own conveni-
ence. Such mon desecrate Sunday, aud |
do not bereht themselves.
WINDOWS DEDICATED.
3 Several memorial windows in Calvary
Church were dedicated at tho morning SER
vice. The windows were dedicated to the
of John Aspin, Charles Frederick
Jones. Hannah NJ. Rettew. Wilhelmina
l. Brown. Edmund Mitchell and $. Jen-
ME Miller. The dedication service closed
with prayer and hymn No. 176 for All
Saints.
Rev. Mr.. Cunningham then preached
q sermon from the text Genesis 81, IS:
The Lord watches between Thee and me
when we are absent one from another"
Rev. John G. Booker of Philadelphia,
preached In Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church yesterday,
Presiding Elder Robert Watt preached
1t St. Pauls NJ. 4. Church yesterday
|. Rev. c. Wesley Smith, assistant pastor
u the Asbury NJ E. Church, addressed
he gospel meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. yes
erday afternoon. Rev. Smith also sang
several solos. The regular weekly prayer
meeting tonight at clock.
There was full service at St. Mar,'s
R. C.. Church yesterday. Father McVey
who Is Father Kelley's assistant, con-
luctcd the services and delivered IN ex-
,ellont sermon.
Rev. George L. Wolfe held special SER
rice for men In the First NJ. p Church
md preached M excellent sermon OH THE
Monster Dragged to Light"
Rev. J. f. Thurlow has been appointed
ssistant pastor OF Epworth NJ, f. Oh urch
o that Rev +. B, Short, tho pastor may
ave more time to devote to his studies at
)rcw Theological Seminary.
Two Philadelphia evangslists, Mrs.
tewart and Mrs. Kenney had charge of
union holiness meeting at Asbury
,hurch yesterday afternoon.