The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-02
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byferian Church:
beloved friends: Your pastor
wishes you in the noblest, grandest
and best sense Of the word, Happy
New Year. We are called upon at
its beginning to remember with
gratitude all the benefits that God
in his infinite love has bestowed
upon us during the past year. How
busy year it has been and how
quickly it has gone! A casual
glance backward is enough to tell
the story of "A year of growth and a
year of progress-a year of many
tender mercies and unexpected re-
wards-a year of close friendships
"a year, too, of sorrows and trials
intermingled--but in all year of
success and pleasure AS a pastor
( my heart is full OF gratitude for
your loyal support in encourage
ment, in friendship, in words of un-
deserved commentator, in conf
dence. in sympathy. / close the
first year Of my ministry with you
under the very tenderest associa-
tons and heart full OF gratitude
to our common Master.
y But the very carnival Of Joy at
the conclusion of the old year brings
areaction of soberness at the COM
mencement Of the New. Together
we greet the New Year with all our
hopes and tears, breathing a prayer
that it might be year OF success
but realizing that increased oppor-
itun:ty means increased RESPONSE
lbility. The threshold of a New
Year is after all an advantage
ground, because we can begin over
again. This is season when men
: OF business balance their accounts,
consider and adjust their aims and
purposes. We are to do this with
our lives. Each year we are to rec
ognize that the priceless thing in
Gods universe is character and
that it's noblest attachments are
open to all. Only beconvinced that
your work--menial or noble is
with the Master and for his sake
and it will become TRANSPORTED and
gloritied.
Then, too, there are some things
as church that we must not forget
during the coming year. There is
an ideal, the sight of which we must
never-lose. The Christian Church
was established for the purpose OF
heralding the great truths of the
Gospel. Our ideal is first the living
and then the sending forth of that
precious message with ever in
creasing power. MAY the Father
grant this. We are called upon
not only to be good worshippers
but as well good workers. We are
to learn, always to think of our
Church, to plan for our Church, to
study diligently the interest oil our
Church. Our Church ought to be,
as far as it is allowable for any
thing to be-our idol Two things
are necessary for this to be salts
factorilv done. an enthusiastic and
a united Church. That Kind of en-
thusasm that will not spend its
time discussing difficulties, but will
put its shoulder to the wheel. That
kind of enthusiasm that will awaken
us to the fact that our life may be
short and that if we wish to take Il
share in the blessings. we must
work, flor the Kings business re-
quircth haste" That kind of en-
thusiasm that will produce unity
and becauseof unity, more strength
And that kind of unity which will
esteem others better than himself,
in honor preferring one another.
That kind of unity which will Join
hand and heart in every work I'M
dertaken. A united enthusiastic
Church is after all the Ideal Church.
May this New Year be glad re-
lease from the bonds of evil to many,
year of final decision for God and
right and to all, a great growth in
knowledge and virtue. A year OF
success to you in your business
OF happiness in your home-of Joy
in the service Of God. "A year for
ever TO be remembered with pleas.
ure and satisfaction, is the prayer
oil Your atfectionate pastor,
f. CORNWELL JENNINGS.
Hanover Presbyterian Church.