Evening journal., 1902-01-13
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH
PEOPLE OF ALL DENOMINATIONS

AT a remarkable service conducted
by Ferdinand Schiyerea nc the Y NJ. @.
A. Gospel meeting in the Opera House
yesterday afternoon 130 men professed
conversion
The Rev. II. A. Elwood, pastor Of Oil
vet Presbyterian Church. presided at the
meeting. The Rev. n. A. McCurdy, ID.
d.. Of Central Presbyterian Church, Of
fered prayer and David j. Wingfeld
sang "rhe Great White Throne" Comp
toms Orchestra also furnished music.
Mr.. Schiveren spoke on the subject:
"As you SOW also shall You reap" and
for more than an hour held the close at
tention OF his hearers. He began by tell
| ing OF the farmer who planting corn.
knew that the seed would produce corn,
not barley, nor oats, nor wheat. In the
natural course Of events. those who sow
the seed Of strong drink will reap har-
vest OF destruction and those who SOW
the seeds OF lascyiousness would there
from reap a terrible fate.
lie told OF two young men who had at
tended a lecture given by him some years
ago on the same subject, and who had
gone away saying that the points he held
were too radical, and who found nothing
in them but n laugh. He then told how
two years later the mayor OF a certain
town had asked him TO go with him aud
prepare man for death, who was 70 20
to the gallows ON the next day. These
two youths We're seventeen and nineteen
years respectively. and the one CON
demned to death at once recognized him
as he entered the cell and had rushed TO
him and throwing his arms about his
neck. told In tears what drink had done
for him, and how, at the age of nineteen.
ON the eve Of his birthday, he was TO be
executed for murder. He longed TO be
able TO go back to the time OF the lecture
and change his way OF sowing so that he
might not reap such bitter results. About
the same time. while delivering a lecture
in another State prison, he had been call
ed to one side by the other young man.
who was then serving a six years. SEN
! tence for forgery, and who also confessed
that he was reaping as he had sown
At the conclusion Of his address Mr..
Schiverea asked that all who would rem
der IA verdict In his favor TO rise. Every
man in the house was on his feet immed-
lately. Then an after meeting was held
for ten minutes, at which 1870 men were
converted. Mr.. Schiverea offered prayer
for them all and had them write their
1 names on cards so that their spiritual
A wants might be attended to-
1 This week Mr.. Schiverea will conduct
k noon-day meetings in the shops OF The
= Diamond State Steel Company, and in
. the afternoon meetings will be held in
= Central Presbyterian Church for men.
: women and children. In the evening Mr.
1 Schiyerea will be in Olivet Presbyterian
Church.
bishop Coleman went to Dover this
afternoon to attend the annual meeting
OF the Archdeaconry Of Dover in Christ
\ Church. The first service will be held TO-
night. The program tomorrow will be as
= follows: 1890 n. m. the holy communion
celehrant Bishop Coleman, 11.2O a. m,
- address, ''Ihe Church's Needs In Sussex
= County, second. Trhe Church's Needs
+ IN Kent County" 2.3O p. m. discussion,
J. 'Whnt Special Work Should This Arch
deaconry Undertaken $3.50 y. M. discus
= sion, Present Methods as to Diocesan
e Missions 4.3O y. M. discussion. "The
J, Colored Man Within the Limits Of This
e Archdeaconry y''-"HIis Moral and Spirit
d ual Condition" what the Church is Do
e ing for Him. what She Can and
should Do 7.3O p. M. discussion. 'sThe
O Archdeaconry as an Element in Church
Il Organization" what 1t Is?r what.
= IL Anything, flinders It's Effectiveness
@ With Us2"
a Mrs. William ID. Manross wife OF
: the rector, and women members of the
:. congregation of st. Alichael's 4. 10.
o Church. will conduct sewing class
+ every Saturday afternoon at $50 o'clock
n in the Sunday school room Of the church.
: Tho Rev. w. l.. Henderson preached
m the Layton Home. Thirty-hfth and
Market streets, yesterday afternoon.
4 Baptismal services were held in Cal
a vary +. d. Church yesterday afternoon.
\ ..Dr. Keigwin preached an illustrated
!. sermon in West Presbyterian Church
last night
There was a baptismal service at
the close OF the regular service in Della
1 ware Avenue Baptist Church last night
# Miss Sue Evans sang "The Great
e White Throne i'm Union NJ. y. Church
n last night.
e ..Eben w. Baldwin, Of Claymont. ad-
J. dressed the Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. yester-
l. day afternoon.
$ The Rev. J. Il. Nichols sang Throw
e Out the Life Line" as a solo in Second
. NJ. T. Church hast night.
= "a farewell Gospel meeting will be
s held with Mr. and Mrs. Forrest. al Mr.
o FORESTS home No. SO Ivy road. Rock
D ford tomorrow evening at 7.45. Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest expect to leave the city on
the 10Th for Orlando Florida, where they
| VIII engage in Christian work.
The Wilmington Bible Union will
T. hold its regular weekly meeting in the
lecture room of Delaware Avenue Bap-
tist Church, this evening at 745 o'clock.
{ The subject for study is the early Chris
tian Church. Acts H., 37-47. All Bible stu
dents and others interested are invited
The Rev. William :. Holt Of Ore
{ gon. representing the Presbyterian Board
Z Of Home Missions. is IN this city in the
J. interest Of that work.