The sun., 1900-01-08
WILMINGTON DELAWARE, MONDAY. JANUARY ., 1900
REY. FRANCS D. SHORT
ON HOW TO BEGIN
Crest Meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A., and
@f25 Raised on the Mort
gage Fund.


one OF tie largest audiences that ever
assembled in the y. ". c. a. building
was present at the gospel meeting yester-
day afternoon to hear tile well known
Oriental TrOubadour Qusrtette Of Phlla- |
delphia and an address by Rev. Francis |
Burgette Short, pastor oi Epworth N. Z. !
Church.
The attendance was so large that the
meeting had to be held in the gymnasium
room instead Of the regular meeting room
and even there q large number were
compelled to stand up. Between 400 and
500 were present.
The excellent singing by the colored
uuartette was feature OF the meeting
and was highly appreciated by all pres
ent. The Oriental Quartette Gang at
Willow Grove, Pa. during the summer
months last year and made IN excellent
reputation.
Rev. Mr. Short delivered an interest
ing and eloquent address on "liow 70
Begin"
Rev. Short said "A good beginning is
most helpfulto those who are under
taking new enterprises. il stimulates
the heart mind, and body to activity.
There is something in the
human breast that desires goodness and
solicits might; those are both found IN
God. and ii in all our beginnings we
| could have these two forces, goodness
and might, it would not be long before
the entire relationship OF man to man
and man to God would be changed. God
should be in discovery.
Columbus is said to have knelt upon
the newly discovered continent and o.
fered prayer of Thanksgiving to 500 Tor
safe and prosperous voyage ana tnen
to have taken possession III the name oi
God and the King and Queen OF Spain;
Second, God should be recognized IN
the beginning OF national life; this is
peculiar fact relative to the iouIdlng ana
settling Of this country. The Pllgrlms
prayed upon Plymouth roex and wash
ipgton standing at the head OF his army
viii an uncovered head, invoked the
n God of battles to lead him to victory
lie VITO recognizes sod in all hls ways
shall never be confounded.
.Third, God in the beginning of bus
ness life would reconstruct the entire
business world. lie would close every
, saloon; cause every employer to dea
: fairly with his employees. and woul(
bring the universal reign Of brotherhood
to pass.
Fourth, God in the home. Il GO
could be in our home beginnings al
2 domestic difficulties would be settled
{ Not every house with white marbl
, front has concord and happiness within
r Gorgeous furnished parlors are no guar
antee that love is the ruling sceptre ther
e within. I thank God tor home
d which in all its beginnings He ives recoe
: nlzed by me. That memory IS NOR
a precious to me than kingdom on eartt
Y ..Young men and friends OF the y. N
i c. A.. if you should ask me this aftel
e noon How to Begin would say, 'hav
e God ia all your beginnings for Wit
s. Him in your conquests, business life an
i domestic relations there will never 3
II anv failure. God in the beginning an
) God in the ending guarantees relation
e shi9 With Cod in heaven"
.e President Alfred Gawthrop of the asst
e citation. and 7. T. Hazlewood, field secrt
re tary Of the international committee, mad
!e short addresses on Y. NJ. G. A. work an
A. the work that has been done to raise th
l. s25. 600 - pay tie mortgage On T.
d building ana make improvements to !!
Z. There is still about $l,5O0 needed.
u 4 collection WAS taken M alter III
D. services Yesterday which amounted
ar 1928