The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-14
WERE.
ANSWERED

Rev. William Jefferis, preached tho
| ffth or his eorios OF sermons on "The Life
and Death Of President Mckinley, In Cal
vary Epi pi,copal church last evening.
He held that the prayers Of the nation
were answered, although not as the peo-
President bad been given some thing inn
nitely better than the people could give
him. even though he had lived. IN conclu
sion, he said
But even II some OF us have been think
| ing OF tho welfare OF the nation in our
prayers how completely in this Prospect
also have these millions OF prayers boon
answered.
The nation itself has never boon so sano
titled, under trial and niiliclion as 1t Is as
this moment. Wbiie the country Is OF
cour'syet fur from being all that 1t ought
TO he, still it 10 better nation than per.
haps 1t has even been BEFORE 1t never
before has been so christened. SO gentls, 90
sympathetic, never SO devout as now
insu and women praying to day who have
not prayed before for years
Again, lawlessless, has been. In many
quarters, apparently Inc reasing. The
classes and the masses have been arraying
themselves in the dan zerous antagonisms
ana the III ost thoughtful minds have been
asking. without offering an adequate ans.
wer. What are we going 10 dor But now
that anarchy has put forth Its bloody
hand ito take the lfo OF the President, tho
whole country, as ono man. has arisen In
its wrath. and is determined that, come
veal or como woe, anarchy must 60.
But tho foundation stone of the repub.
lie IL. confessedly. IN the home. When.
therefore We consider. how the recent
death OF our President has sanctiheu tho
homes OF this land, and what an example
the White House has given us Of IN idsal
Christian household. we find herein but
another OF tho many proofs, that the pray
ers that have been overy where offered
either for the President in particular OF,
for the nation In general, havo been abnnd
antly answered.
Beyond all controversy, therefore, God
always gives what we ask for, under pro-
per conditions, or else gives US something
that is infinitely better. Mr.. Mckinley
must himself have telt this, wben lie man
ifes ed that beautiful spirit Of submission.
He, no doubt. personally wanted to live.
but ho felt, No doubt, that God knew whaa
was best for himself and the country, and
he therefore submitted 10 the Divine Or.
derinR, saying: 1t ls Gods way-His will
be done. Aud the outcome shows the wis.
dom of that decisiou; for, while he was
walking through the valley Of the shadow
God was preparing for him much better
thing, even all everlasting crown.
''lf VIC ask, then, were the prayers OF
$50. 600 900 Of people the worlu over, un-
an, wered2 W. reply-not single one Of
hem. Only the answer Oame In Gods
way, rather than in ours. Nay, AZ
years 60 by, those who offered these pray
ers will increasingly realize that what
ever was permitted during those sad days
in Buffalo was. ell things con sidsred for
the beat! and that, willis
ut may not be in my WAY; aud 1t may
not be in Thy way. Yut-in His own
way-tbe Lord Will provide"
At Silverbrook NJ. f. Church last even
inga special rally day programme was
given by the Sunday school.
Tho Rsy John Franco and the Rev.
Aloycius Green yesterday preached ia
Brandywiue NJ. Il. Church in the absence
Of the Rev. Y. W. Pret,yman, who Is on
vacation.
AT Calvary Baptist Church yesterday
the Rev. Il. \. McKcever Of Wayne, Pa
was the preacher.
In West Presbyterian Church last eveu.
ing the Row A. N. keigwin preached an
illustrated sermon on 1.-The life Of Joe
seph."
The Rev. Z. A. Tindlsy yesterday
afternoon preached TO the Colored Odd
Fellows on "A Christmas Troe Ia
Heaven
At the First United Presbyterian
Church yesterday the Rev. Charles Cle-
land OF Philadelphia preached.
An interesting programme was given
Ly the Sunday school Of tho Reformed
Episcopal Church Of the Redeener LAST
evening at its rally day services. There
was largo attendance. The mus ic was
fine.