Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
FROM THE PULPIT.

His morning sermon was from the text:
1st Thessalonlans, 9Th ch., 9th verse
Therefore, let us not sleep, as do
others; but let us watch and be sober.
The minister said there was a dispute
as to the condition Of the body during
sleep, but there is one thing, reason has
no influence on the mind during this
state, and not as in waking moments.
God made the night time as the time OF
rest. Gods children we're not of the
night, fgurxtively speaking, but of the
day-of the light The object was to
give reason why We should heed injunc'
ton given Gods people, who have nc
right to be in the condition az suggest
ed in the text Gods people have nc
time to sleep. Injunction il everywhere
given in the Bible that God 6 people
are workers.
The minister referred to the strict
duty Of business men to their affairs,
and the strict attention 10 temporal
things suggests how important it should
be to spiritual things. This world is
no place for the christian to sleep in
this is his daytime. He believed most
positively that those who have God &
purpose have no desire to sleep. Nearly
all difficulties that come into the
churches come in measurably while
Gods people are asleep. Error cannot
be sowu when Gods people are awake
doing their duty. He referred to the
cold and Indifferent state of churches,
which gave opportunity for division and
difficulty. He spoke of church hav.
ing been split in tive about a trifing
circumstance, pending the getting up
of church festival.
When we are partially awake is the
fruitful time to press wrong ideas, and
hence the Importance of being fully
aroused to our duty as christians
While In cur sleepy condition reason is
dethroned. Reason does not operate
when We are in sleepy condition.
How much difference between those
who are protested christians Duty
becomes task to them in sleepy state.
He never knew anything done that
amounted to much by one in sleepy
state, spiritually speaking.
A religious life is life Of warefare
if We do our duty vigorously and hon.
cstly, according to our professions. The
greatest obstacle to the cause Of chris
tians in this place, and all other places,
is the very fact referred to in the text
There can be no apology for church
The,,world is eager to draw
off Gods people, and become elated
over it. Religion is religion, let pro-
fcssors act as they may. No objection
ought to be made to piety because some
professors do not live up to their pro-
LESSONS. The law is broken every day:
bat no honest man will condemn the
law or the principles Of the law.
The evening discourse was also from
the same text. The minister said there
we're m&ny striking figures in the scrip
lures illustrating human character. He
said the children of God are the light
and represent the moral sun. The op-
posite character ~ also represented.
They are called daekaess If there
we're no other evidence he wors& be
with his knowledge of human
charactcr) as it is presented in the BIZ
bic. He showed how the rejectors of
God slecp-including all the penitent.
We can exactly discriminate between
the acts Of those of Gods people, and
hose who are not. One has pure mo-
ives. The other has not. He does it
from impulse of his nature-being kind
hearted he cannot refrain from doing
good acts. This will apply to the moral
Is we'll as the wicked. The wicked
may do charitable acts through motives.
Christians honor God. He spoke of
leep affection bringing people to honor
Sod- But how certain impressions are
# short duration, and he referred to
Instinct cases of some impenitent peo-
pie 80 soon forgetting their grief.
The minister said no one lays plans
% become decidedly bad. He said
'omc people we're contented to live go
Is to keep out of the hands of the law
Ind the jail. He said there were many
standards of morality. No man ever
deliberately laid plans to pursue drum
Ken course. Little by little men be-
'ome addicted to vice-habit pursues
slowly and finally. He said there were
,lenty of men who would give large
'ums Of money to be broken of the vice
# strong drink. He believed many Of