The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
MEETING AT
OPERA HOUSE.
Closing of Mission and
Other Church News.

Gas you SOW so shall you reap
was the subject Of an interesting ad.
dress at the Opera House yesterday
afternoon by Ferdinand Shivcra.
Mr. Shivcra began by telling of the
farmer who was planting corn and
who knew that the natural course OF
events that the seed would produce
corn, not barley or oats or wheat. lie
Said that in the natural course of
events those who SrWrd the seed of
strong drink would reapa harvest OF
destruction. and those who suwed the
seeds of righteousness and adultery
would therefrom reap Il terrible fate,
aud eXhorled all Those following that
course of procedure to turn to God
and lead better life and prepare for
the hereafter. before proceeding with
hi: lecture, however. Ec remarked
Li'at the audience were to pass Il Nrr-
diet On Tie question h" you'd present
and that lie did not want them 10 do
50 until he had all the evidence in,
and that he wished everyone to re-
mlin seated until thc lecture was
uNer.
lie then told of two y0ungnlen who
had attended a lecture given by him
some years ago on tn: same subject,
and who had gone away saying That
the points lie lcld were to radical, and
who found nothing in them but Il
augh.
lie then told how two wears later
the mayor OF a certain town lad ASK
I'D him to come with i'Ini ahd prepare
II man or death, Who VAS 10 6" ioihc
allow, on the nrXi day. These two
'OilllS we've ScVc!tceu ana nIn'Icen
Fcals respectively, and the uA" thI4-
Icmncd to death al once recognized
him usic cntr!,l 'lr cell ana had
rushed to him and throwing his arms
.hnul his neck. tod in tear, what
,irink had Gone fer lin, and bow. at
he age of niuciccn on he eve Of his
irihdav, he was to |C cXFrtIi"d for
MurLcr. lie lun.cd to b" able to go
Hck to the time Of Tie lecture and
lange his way Of sowing so that he
.Hieht not reap such Bitter result.
Stout the s;n.r time, while deliver
~ a lecture IN another state prison,
.c had Lcen called lUUne side ~ he
1lcr young man, Miju "a> tiIrn HHry-
riga SIX years sentence i"r forgery,
nd who also co'Iic, sed }that lie was
Gaping as lie had aUNn.
III this strain Mr. Shlycrca SPOKE
1or more .hHn AN lUtl, ard i'll hcli
I!c ciusVst attention If lir audience,
ways maintaining that "uo We a,w
50 Shall we reap.
At the conclusion tie speaker asked
,i!tt all who would reader a verdict in
lis favor TO rise. and tNere was not
y" in tiGhuHSc WHO VA, moi On their
feet Immediately
Au ,,l,,' m,cting WAS held for ten
. njics, at which i3t nen were COLI
,ritd. Mr.. Snivera offered prayer
tor them all and had them write their
danes on cards 50 thai their spiritual
wants might he attended to.
During his wcel; Mr.. Shiycra will
Ionduct noon day meetings in the
ops Of HE Diamond State steel COM
.Hny, and in the afternoon meetings
",Ii he held in Central Presbyterian
church for men, woman and children.
in The evening Mr.. Shiycrca will DC
IT OIivet lrrsDy tcrian church, and the
aStor, the Rev. Il. a. ElwUud, an.
hounccd Yesterday, that if the church
was not large enough for the crowds
the meeting would be held on the
street corners.
The weeks mission held in st. Pc
,er's r. q. church for Italians came
to Il close yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday morning the Rev. I'M
,crlo korchi celebrated mass and was
assisted by the bishop ana Fathers
.yons, -McNeigh and poughcrty. The
II. Antonio Mutual Beneficial Society
attended in body the morning and
afternoon services, under the leader
ship of Carmen DiMarc.
The success Of the mission has been
part Iy due to the c!lOrtsot hiSs0cicty
which has more than ellundred and
i!ty members and wno with their
wives, families and many Of their
''rmHS have been in constant attcn-
lance.
mere were more than eight nun
rcd ut the Italians WHO received !!
omMlnon at the mass yesterday !,
The mission WIS brought
o Il close in the afternoon with sol-
nm v"Spcrc, with the Bishop as cclc-
trant and Father Rnochi as preacher.
During he services $50 men, woman
md children were confirmed by the
,ishop who also blessed the banner
# the st. Antonio Society.
commenting on the success OF the
MISSION previous to his sermon at
lie late mass. Bishop Monaghan
,aid that 1t had been one OF the
most successful ever held iD st.
'cter's Church aud tnat' the good
| had done was bevond measure.
There is no Que who is more
'lcascd with the way in which
very thing was done than the Kew
. J. Dousherty. who Is looking
t,er the spiritual interests ot the
Italians aud who has met with
real success since taking that
barge in August last
At the evening service in st.
lichael's Episcopal Church, Chest
ut and Adams streets, Kew. Will
am )oane Manross preached an
lcquent, but brief sermon. touch-
ng on some of the church doc
Iines. Mr. Manross is plaiu,
ut direct talkeI. and has the fac.
lty Of putting things SO that they
an easily be understood.
Last evening he referred 10 the
with which some men,