The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-09
SABBATH.
I SERMONS.
Preachers Interest Large
Congregations With the /
Gospel Story.

OosP"o uh0 iucioment Wohth0t OF yeGeef-
day all the church services were wall, at
tended.
Rev. Alexander T. Bowser spoke Ia the
First Uniterian Church on the subject
1.-THE Better Observance Of Sunday" He
declared that the observance Of Sunday
should be placed on rational basis. II
Ahould BIO made In every respect q day Of
rest dpy for tbs refreshment Of the body
the Improvements Of the mind aud the In.
SEPARATION OF The heart y
At tho North Baptist Church yesterday
morning an old folks service was held.
There were many aged people In attend
ance. the Oldest being "Aunty" Smith,
who Is 90 years old.
Brief addresses were made by Rev.
Moses Health and Abner Bailey. Follow.
ing the usual custom at this annual treat
Of the pastor to his aged friends, each one
was presented with bouquet The old
people were brought to the church and
taken home In carriages supplied by
friends.
Pastor Merrill preached his sermon from
Zschnriah IA, Z: But 1t shall be one day
which shall DO known to the Lord, not
day. nor night; but 1t shall come to pass
that;at evening g. time 1t shall be light"
At the evening service Mr.. Morrill,
preached from the texr, Matthew 4, 90:
And they straightway left their nets AMI
followed HIM." /
Todd b Hall the Baltimore detective
spoke OF the Y. NJ. G. A., yesterday AFTER
moon. He urged tho Dung men preycnt
tohata the DEVIL Ho presented sRiblo to,
man In the andienccs I sr n
Rsv. 9. A. Grise preached two stirring
sermons in Union Church during the duy.
Heis preparing the members for revival.
work.
Miss Jennie Smith, the railroad evange-
list. will speak at st. Paul's n. E. Church
Seventh ard Market Streets Tonight
Pastor W. L. S. Murray Is holding a
weeks special service. Tie trustees ra.st d
$3.50 at the morning service yesterday, to
light and warm the church.
A meeting of the Woman Auxiliary TO
the Board OF Foreign Missions will DO
held in lmmanuel Church, New CAST
on Thursday. There will bs addresses by
the bishop Of western Texas, the Rev Or.
Bling of the japanese mission, anu the
Rev. DR.. Spaldlng OF Laurel
Evangelist X. g. Russell of Baltimore,
delivered Bible lecture on what Did
Christ Abolish" in Red Mems Hall OF
2 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and held
that the seventh Day Sabbath was not
abolished.
REV. M. X. Fallon lectured on "Catho-
lies and Free Masonry In st Patrick's
Church. fifteenth and King streets last -
evening.
Miss Mary Taggart. deaoones-, adj 4,
dressed Braudywino NJ. E. Sunday school
yesterday afternoon on her work.
Tho Rev. Martin Dunlap of Old Swedes
Church conducted services at St. Mich
aols Church yesterday.
Presiding Elder Watt had busy day
yesterday. In the morning he prerched at
Madeloy Church; at Stanton in the after
noon and in The evening at Hookessin
The Philadelphia branch Of the We
mans Foreign Missionary Society will
meet here In 1900.
Wilmington District Epworth League
will hold Its annual convention 10 this
city on October 20 and 2z
The Rev. w. W. Darby preached Ut
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church ysster.
day.
Mrs. Anna Lott and J. E. Thomas had
charge Of the exercises at the Sunday :
Breakfast Missioniyesterday.
At St. Andrews Church yesterday tho
Rev. W. NJ Groton was In charge OF the
services.
Tbs Rov. ". Frederick Lewis preached
1T Hanover Presbyterian Church last
evening,
Barrett's Chapel, near Frederick, oele-
brated Its 1l9 anniversary yesterday.
This is one the Oldest Methodist churches
n the peninsula and many Of the most
prominent members of the church In the
country .havesp spoken there at various times.
The services today were in charge of Rev.
L. E. Barrett Of Milford