The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-01
MAJOR HILTON'S
FIRST ser MON.
He Talks to Men OF the
Sins that End in
Death.

Major Hilton began his series OF revival
| meetings in West Presby terian church
| yesterday morning Hs was well received
| an indication that the weeks meeting will
| prove popular and doubtless successful.
Mayor Hilton has military bearing, ID
| a strong speaker and full OF interest.
| sermon wa, 'Sins of Inen." His text was
from Ezekiel 1S, 90.
THE soul that sinneth, 1t shall die.
| The sou shall not bear the iniquity of the
+ fat her, neither shall the father bear the
iniquity OF the son; the righteousness OF
the righteous shall be upon him, and the
wickodnoss of the wicked shall bo upon
him."
'The soul that sinneth, 1t shall die
began Major Hilton. Did you ever hear
Of a dead thing dying. Only that which
has lifo can come to death, Deprived Of
the material for life given by the Creator
1T cannot live" Continuing tle pointed
out the foods necessary for the mainten-
auce of the different stages Of animal life
and said the same is true Of spiritual life.
He spoke Of the effects OF impure liter
ature as destructive to life by poisoning
the soul.
How easy the devil makes It,, he said,
for boys 10 get on that terrible toboggan
slide that leads to eternal death. Sin Is
soul poison. We hear OF drawing the
wages OF sin. That is death; death Of
manhood, principle, everything before the
death OF the body. We SEQ men drawing
the wages OF sin. They are trainpod with
death.
"Whatever does not tend to save the
soul tonds 10 destroy It, Profanity ls a
soul poison. We are becoming u nation
OF swearers.1n many instances it Is ignor-
ance, but in every instance sin. We are
educated by the atmosphere we are In,
both morally and spiritually. This Young
Mems Christian Association is u monu-
inent of Education. / wish there were
such building on every corner In this
city. Tho saloon Atmosphere Is poisonous.
These are days of dollars and cents. Days
when u dollar is thought more Of than a
soul. 1t is an ago Of grced AMI coyet.
ousness."
Major Hilton spoke strongly about So
cial inpurily. 1t is the duty Of parents
he said, to tell their children what the
body is made for and not leave them TO
find out from Others lie referred to the
immortality practiced in the underground
dens in New York city, and said he was
speaking Of America not Africa. He said
that If present conditions continue the
next generation will DO of imbecie and
weakliugs. Colleges are graduating not
state men, but base ball tossers. The
ambition Of the boy OF to-day Is not to be
n Presid ent, but to be cowboy. Society
he said makes II distinction between man
and woman. 1t is not so with God.
Whero here is a fallen woman there is
also fallen man. God makes no distiuc-
tion; both arc sinners alike.
Five hands were held up for prayers and
tho o,e prayed for signed their names to
cards which Major Hilton rotainod.
Rcv. j, j. Huston Of tha First United
tn.t.. H.
work Of Dwight l.. Moody the great
evangelist last night.
Rev. Henry Ward Cunningham last
evening preached on Wisdom" at Cal.
vary Episcopal Church.
Rcv. Prof. W. NJ. Groten who has been
acting MS rector Of st. Andrews Church
durlug The period following the rssigna-
ton OF Rev. l.. W. Batten, concluded his
services yesterday. Professor Groten is
School.
Rev. V. 9. Gates. the Quaker evangelist,
began special revival services In Kings.
wood NJ. n. Church, lasl evening.
Rev. William Main Schall. pas or OF the
First Presbyterian Church. preached
sermon appropriate 10 the closing yeaC
yestcr lay morning on the text: Il stand
at the Door"
At the Brandywine M. f. Church last
evening the choir under the leadership Of
Harry Taylor, repeated Its Christmas
music.
Midnight masses were celebrated in all
the Roman ca, hOiic churches of the city
to usher in the new year.
Rev. Z. A. Gri,e preached at Union
in the morning from the text, "Hs shall
flourish like the palm tree; hs shall grow
like the cedar Of Lebanon. Psalm o.. H.
The evening sermon was ON thoughts of
the old AUD now yDnr.
In Bethany Baptist Church yesterday
Rev o. e. Buddingon In the morning
preached on 1.-THE Intro idon Path Of the
year " He took as his text For " have
not passed this way bofore."
A. A,hury NJ. L Church yesterday
muraing Rev. James Grove preached un
interesting sermon to The Hoptusophs, or
s w. NJ.
Rev J. d. c. Hanna preached at
Brandywine NJ. E. Church yesterday
morning.
Dwight L. Moody and His Influence
was the subjnc OF an Interesting discourse
by Rev. +. Cornwall jennings ut Han
over Presby terian Church lasr evening.