The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-03-24
have failed to catch and exhibit in life

have failed to catch and exhibit in life
and sermon the Christ spirit. A
bishop or preacher who cannot live
and love and preach in the spirit Of
Jesus Christ ought togo at something
else. We must get back to Jesus
Christ before the world will hear us.
ut is now where We are, but what
we are that counts in the ministry.
John the Baptist had Il sandbank for
Il pulpit: Christ held the deck OF a
fishing boat. But what pulpits,
what preachers. what congregations
were there? Men will 60 where they
can get the "Bread of Life" A man
representing large church came to
me once and said: ''Wc want a
preacher, but don It send llsa doctrinal
preacher l said: what doyou want
lie said: "We want man who will
draw | said: "Draw-how? Draw
what? lie said their church cost
1925. 900 and 1--WE must have u man
who Can fill it. " What is doctrine
but truth about God, Christ, repent
ance, death, Judgement, Heaven, hell?
Such preaching is the spinal column
of everlastingucss, against which
men may lean aud find support.
Won't that draw? Preach a salvation
born for the sweep and cycles of eter-
nifty, sweeping down from the height
of the Throne, and it will draw men
to Christ. Brethren, let me tell you
sametl,ng: "The older grow the
more real Jesus Christ becom IS to me.
Launch out, no man can ever be what
he ought to be until he cuts loose
from pride and prejudice and malace
and doubtsand all lines that hold him
to the shore, and launches Brother
brother, unload. That cargo is too
heavy for you to carry over the rough
seas Of life tt such port as you seek.
Get the solar light Of Gods love into
your soul. Get it today. o Man of
Galilce, we hail Thee. Savior of the
world. We hail thee. Men of Cris-
field, do you love Him? Will you love
him today"
Memorial services were held this
afternoon. Those who died during
the past year were Rcys. j. W. Ham.
mersley and i. +. Price. MIS- Bre ".
ington, Mrs A. b. llill and Mrs.
Mollic p. johnson. After the memorial
service the elders were ordained by
Bishop Joyce. Tie appointment, will
be made tomorrow. Many places are
still in doubt.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
Practitioners, 4, So. increase Of
500; full members. 1850; local
preachers. l07; children baptized |
}, l65; adults, baptized. pol; Sunday
schools, 5o4; officers and teachers. !
5,9+5; scholars. A.. 265; churches SS7;
parsonaycs, M; value of churc ches,
81, ,o7S, 900, increase Of $50. 800; value |
OF pnrsonages, $275, d59; increase of !
$3.50; paid tor improvements. $50
239; paid on indebtedness, 1885;
present indie ebtedness, SIS, ,OO2, de :
crease Of 50, ;356: number Of scholars
converted, 2,S27, increase of SO;
Epworth League chapters. III, an
IoAlCuo VI - illS!ioSI5, y. ~, lll-
crease 0! POI; Junior Leagues. TIA
increase Of 6: members, 5000. in
crease Of 4o3; paid pastors support,
N42, IA, incrcascot 81, ,76o; de iiclen-
cies. 81, 4S6, a decrease IS65l; paid
presiding elders, 7,47S an increase
OF SIP; paid bishops, sl.4S+, an in.
crease Of SIS; total paid pastors,
presiding elders and bishop, $751;.
206. an Increase Of 81, 9OS; confer
ence claimants, Sc, 6,lSS. incre ase Of
Sill.
Collected for missions, $23, ,GS22: for
Freedman 5 Aid, 1888: circumference
Academy debt, s26. 4S9; IN increase
Of S24 G.s; for Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, S2,l45, increase
Of Sll3: Home Missionary Society,
81 ,OS0, increase Of $34.