The sun., 1900-11-30
HOW THANKSGIVING
UAS OBSERVED
IN THE CHURCHES
A Number of Union Services
We're Held Which We're
Largely Attended.
CHURCH AS A WORLD POWER
Rev. DR.. Cook Speaks on This Sub
.ject in Delaware Avenue Bap-
tist Church and Tells of
the Imperialism OF
Christ.
CHURCH AS A WORLD POWER

An unusually interesting Thanksgiving
service was held in Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church at 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning under the auspices of all the
Baptist churches Of Wilmington The
service was largely attended and special
music was furnished by the Delaware
Avenue Church choir and Miss IIyde
OF the Second Baptist Church Who sang
la beautiful solo ut the close Of the sel.-
mon, which was delivered lly l;cr. Il. II.
Cook, d. d., pastor Of ICalvpry Baptist
Church. The pastor of the othel. Bap-
list churches alsq participated ia the
service.
Rev. John Snapf I, Pastor Of Delaware
Avenue Baptist C4fHrcn presided and
read the scripture.
| Rev. O. G.. Buddngton read the presi-
dents proclamation, Rev. II. Il. Briggs
made the prayer and Rev. johnson of the
i Swedish Church pronounced the bene-
diction.
Rev. Cook preached an eloquent and
interesting sermon on the subject, "Thc
Church n World Power" He took his
text from the 2Sth chapter 10Th verse of
st. Matthews: go ye therefore and
teach all nations"
Rev. Cook said: Separation of Church
and Stare so essential to liberty, civil and
religious, is principle of our govern
ment The union OF church and State
may exist with the church uppermost,
or the State dominant. and in either way
for evil.
There are evils arising also from the
separation Of State and church. Any
church that aspires to political power
is to be dreaded; but on the other hand,
the church has mission in the world
to 90 to all nations and to every crea-
turc. lie who has said, My kingdom is
not Of this world" and ..Rcndcr unto
Cesar the things that are Ccsar's, and
unto God the things that are God's:" has
also said: 60 ye to all nations" The
church is Il world power not a worldly
power, but power in the world
"Thcre are three trusts which | here
present in very familiar language. ex-
pansion. imperialism, and the para
mount issue.
The Expansion of the Church.
There can be no difference regarding
the growth of the church within and
without, and that it is meant to fill the
world. There is emphasis upon the
word, Go All nations and every
creature admit of no limitation. If the
church has not ovcrrun the nation and
The world, then it is the fault of Chris
inns, who have not fulfilled their duty.
The Imperialism of Christ.
"Chrlst is the King of kings and Lord
If lords, and all Imperialism is cured and
absorbed if we recognize Christ as King
Jhrist claims--'All power is given unto
ne in Heaven and on earth; go ye, there
ore, Nc, 'l4o, | am with you to the end ;
" the world Christ here claims al /
mighty power and authority, and pro-
nlSeS to lead the churcn in its conquest
# the world. Some say, withdraw your
from China, leave her alone,
end them there no more" But what
ays the master? we must go because
nr Lord commands us to do so. And it
5 the duty of the church to get the peo- .
lie of tins nation to accept and act upon ! !
his great truth.
There is much of the sublime in Christ =
living his great commission for the CON :
uest of the world to himself, to Il hand !.
ull of disponuent fugitiyes in the noun .
aims of Galilee.
The paramount issue is the salvation !.
f man by the gospel of Christ. This .
My is paramount i'll this country and !
the wide world. The gospel is the i
over of God unto salvation. =
1T is the duty of the church to take =
to every creature at home and then :
q whole people to follow the advance y
uard of the army of uue ford into MI y
le world. Senator ingalls, said that
1ere were no ten commandments in
olitics, but the religion of Christ is v
leant for politics and business and i
Fcrything in life. You may lay by your y
en- or your spade but You cannot CEASE :
} serve the Lord in everything IL his
ALL
1t is the mission of the church at
ONE to eXalt our own nation in !,
ghteousneSs as Il people to lift up the !.
ations. We,are not to seek to conquer !,
ZEN by force of arms but by the gospel \ \
love seek to save them. This is the u
ission of the church. a.
Finally it proposed to begin the new n
injury by united efforts to carry the ~
)Spel to all men just aS it was done 4,
the apostles and the early churches. ~
hey spent days in prayer for power and
hen that came at Pentacost thousands
visitors at Jerusalem heard the word
nj returned to tell the glad tidings. |
hat if the millions gathered in this land ci
ould hear and then carry the gospel y
over the world? What is needed? 8,
nited prayer for power. Are the many n.
hristians of this land ready for the IL
nth? r.
In the Other Churches. to
services were held in a al
rye number of the churches yesterday.
In st. Paul's NJ. Il. Church at 7.so
CLOCK the Christian Endeavor Societies R