Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-27
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
An Interesting Discourse by Evs.ngeli
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An Interesting Discourse by Evangelist
l.. w. Mnnhaii.
Dr. Munhall. d wcll-known Methodist
evangelist, made an interesting address
Oh The Second Coming Of Christ, "
at Grace Church on Tuesday night
under the auspices of the Wilmington
Bible Union. The PASTORS Of the local
churches were we'll represented Ia the
the platform were Pastors Keigwin OF
West Presbyterian Church, Briggs OF
Second Baptist Church. Shape OF Della
wars Avenue Baptist Church, Elwocd
OF Olipet Presbyterian Church and
King of Grace NJ l.. Church. Thomas
MoCorkle presided. '.'
The opening prayer WAS offered by
/ Pastor Shape and Pastor Elwood read
the fourth chapter of First Thessay
| lonians. Mr.. Pettingill, teacher of the
Bible Union, introduced DIR. Munbsll,
who opened his address by saying that
| just SO surely as the Lord Jesus Christ
| was once here and is now in heaven,
he viii come again, He said that the
only reason for believing any of these
things was because the Bible said gu.
II man did not believe that Jesus
Christ was once here, that man was nm
luhdel. Yet there was no reason for
believing that be was once on the
earth,i which was nor also ieaHon for
believing that he would come tgain.
Sometimes we wondered how il was
that the Jews resisted the Messiah.
| with all the testimony of the Old
| Testament. Some members of the
church were quite fond of throwing
stones at the poor jew, aud yet these
same church members were resisting
the plain teachings of the Old aud
New Testaments, coneerning the Second
| Advent.
| Tho speakers second point was that
the second coming of Christ would be
u personal coming be had said: II
come and l. go. +" The Scriptures
say that this same jesus Ia the one
who would come ngain. Bishop Mer-
rill of the Methodist Episcopal Church
said: Jesus Christ WAS caught up
personally, yisibly in the clouds, as
he went. =
DIR. Munhall said there we're three
theories held by believers with regard
to the, second coming. First, il WINS
held that the second coming OF CHRIST
bad reference TO the coming of the Holy
Spirit on the Day of Pentecost This
i
Testament teachings about the second
advent was written after Pentecost.
Others said that conversion was the
second coming Of Christ, Not SO. for
the great events promised to attend his
coming had never taken place yet Still
Fothers said it meant death. Not 30, our
Christ is the Lord Of life, not death.
In the third place the second coming
OF Christ was imminent that IN, it
may take place at any time. The devil
4 had used the Millerite and otncr move.
fnents ut error. to confuse Gods people
concerning this truth, but the truth
is still true, whether we behave il or
not There will be no resurrection till
Jesus comhs, BY our desire to meet
our loved ones who are now missed
from the home, does the second coming
OF Christ become to US that blessed
hope. Also by our desire for the
heavenly mansions and rewards does
1t become that blessed hope. - There
were 3S3 passages in the New Testa-
ment concerning the Lord Coming. 1t
Is the duty Of the ministers OF the
Gospel to preach the truth concerning
this great hope of tho church. There
is nothing SO prouiotiee of holy living
as this truth. ssYou never saw" said
the preacher, a card playing, danuinR
and theatre going Christian in your life
who entertained this blessed hope.
And ii you have any Christians in
Wilmington whoNdo these things, they
will stop tiff they are rightly Instructed
IN this truth. . DR.. Munhall con
cluded with an appeal to all his bearers
TO watch and be ready for the coming
Of th, Lord.