The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-01
SUNDAY
SERMONS,
Presiding Elder Watt
breaches in Grace
Church.

Presiding Elder Watt occupied the pul
pit of Grace Church yesterday morning
His subject was: "A Mysterious Plea
In the course of his sermon Dr. Watt said
NO more strangely enigmatical word
ever fell from the Saviors lips than th
0ft-rspeated prayer in the garden, 20, N!
Father, II it be possible. let this cup pas
from me- They reveal mysterious ex
perence, whose soul wistfuncss and
heart.hunger overwhelms us. A bre
glance ut the circumstances which sur.
rounded our Lord that fateful night when
His quiveriDg lips uttered this cry, will
greatly aid our study Of his experience.
With His disciples He has forsaEen tho re.
treat where they had celebrated the last
supper. Silent and sad they pass down
tho steep side of the Kedron, and are suon
OIL the road which leads to Bethany.
But Gil this occasion Hs will not go to
Bethany, for in he distance loom tho out
lines OF the garden which shall witness
His coming grief. 10 the careless outlook
er nature seems strangely out of sympathy
| with tho impending tragedy. The young
leaves have already burst their buds. and
network of green The light Of the Pass
over moon shimmers through the foliage,
falling i'll the awfulness of great agony.
Yet, when one remembers the current of
events 50 rapidly hurrying toward the
Almathean's garden it will be- seen that
ma lure's mood we'll beat;ed the scene.
Rev. F. W. Clampott, d. u of St.
Peter's Church OF Baltimore preached
short, but eloquent sermon at Trinity
mngton Assembly, Brotherhood Of st.
Andrew, were present. DR. Clampett drew
vivid contrasts of heaven and hell. and in
speaking of the clot of Du3can's blood on
Lady Macbeths hand, as being hell. be be.
came almost dramatic in his attitude. He
held the attention of the congregation
closely. DR., Clampetts text was from the
first eplstle of st. Paul to the Corinthians
40
He said in part: ut Is ths most natural
desire for people to seek for revelations Of
future glory. Only ons being could give
al adequate description to the world. Tho
fnc,s are SO little known thai we grasp is
oluted passages as the fundamental prin-
ciples of future glory. Paul in this passage
makes no reference to future glory. He
tells nothing OF future blessings. He was
dealing with the presant condition of life
Christ reveals the blessing by His spirit
Man by nature cannot reach the trua con
ceptlon of the blessing without the Holy
Spirit.
Our best thinkers go astrav ON this
point, They focus the human telescope OH
the gospel, and pick it apart piece by piece
in an endeavor to understand the revea.
tions Of Christ but are unable to grasp tho
truth, The natural mind cannot perceive
the spirit of God no moro than can a blind
man perceive the glOrlcs Of beautiful
paintings in an art gallery. St. Paul
teaches ucombnation OF nature and spirit.
mind and soul. There IL no lesson SO
terribly severe in revelations as that man
has 1t in his power to atrophy The spirit OF
God.
Failure to know God destroys the ca
pacity to know and love Him. Wbare not
to wait for future life to enjoy heaven.
heaven, with golden steps and streets OF
gold, is past. Heaven is having the Spirit
with us now. Think OF Lady Macbeth
wandering through the castle looking at
her hand in the dark to see If the clot Of |
blood is there. That clot was King Dun
cans blood, and all the waters of the At
lantlc ocean could not wash 1t away That |
is hell Now look at heaven. Look at man
going to the Lord, looking up into his face
use me for Thy purposes. and do with me
as Thou will O, what glory is this. This
ia heaven.
IN OTHER pULPlTs
One of the best meetings held recently
by the Y. NJ, G. A., was that of yesterday
afternoon. The attendance was large the
address was excellent, and the singing was
OF high order. Rev. William Frederick
Lewis Of Rodney Street Presbyterian
Church was the speaker, and his subject
was Temptations
In connection with the service special
,cred concert was given by a Quartotte of
Eugene Start. d. j. Wingdeld. i. g, Fritz
and w. C.. Stuuffer
Grace Auxiliary Of the Womans For
eign Missionary Society will meet tomor.
row afternoon.
Bishop Coleman preached at the Indus
rial School for Girls yesterday afternoon.
John J. Cornell was the preacher at the
Friends Meeting House last evening.
Rev W. L. S. Murray, D. D., Of st.
Pauls NJ. f. Church. and Rev. James
Grove. ID. D.. of Asbury NJ. e. Church cx-
changed pulplts last evening.
There was baptism at tie evening ser.
ice at Calvary Baptist Church last eveE-
ug.
Rev. Daniel f. Lewes, of Grocer semin-
Iry, preached at Delaware Avenue Bap-
ist Church yesterday.
At Epworth M T. Church yesterday tho
Rev. f. B. Short answered questions after
he evening service.
Rev. F. II. Derrickson. Of Mt. Pleasant
Il. e. Church. preached at Kingswood
Jhurch last evening. Revival services
ollowed the sermon.
Services at the North Baptist Church
asst evening wero in charge Of the Young
'eople's Society.
Much interest Is being takon in tho
'ouns Mems Bible class which meets
very sunday morning In st. Andrews
hurch,
Kingswood N. II. Sunday school has
!ectcd the following officers for the SUI
lg year: Superin, endents Robt Qulgloy
nd Mrs. Sar III e. Eoffeckor; secretary,
.lexunder Y Clair; treasurer, Mrs Annie
:. Guthrie; musical director, Alfred Iron.
cid; assistant musical director, William
lerrck; organlst, Mrs Sarah Pierson
ssistant orgunist, Miss Bertha Leathom;
blackboard artist. Clarence Hope; SUPER
ltc1dent intermediate department. Mis-,
larry Moss; superintendent primary do
artinent, Mrs. S. Bessie Wilson; assist
at superintendent primery department.,
liss Emma Eglehof; orsanist primary
apartment, Mrs. Maud Squire.
BISHOP COLEMAN CONFIRMS.
Bishop Coleman preached in st. Mat
lew's Mission a. 80 O'clock IN the morn.
g. and later addressed the Sunday school
Emmanuel Church, Highlands. He
ZEN preached and confirmed u class OF
ur persons.
The afternoon found the bishop conduct. ,
G the services and preachig in tho D.la.
are Industrial School for Girls, and last
ening he journeyed to Newark, where he
Darmed class OF twenty persons. Dur
q his sermon the bishop took occasion to
press gratitude to Rev. DR.. Jefferls. rho !
ctoIr. for his energy and active work in
Q church. An Offering OF fifty dollars I
: diocesan missions was taken. /
There was the usual large attendance at
6 service. held at Third and Railroa d
stsrday afternoon by the railroaders,
NJ. c. "A. R.v. &. A. GrIse spoke at
dock and Ralph Hughes led the song !
rvice at 2 80 o'clock.