Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-18

The pastor, Rev. ID. NJ. Moore, con-
Quoted the services and announced his
text, Ephesians ., S; his theme, "The
Former Condition and the Present
Deity Of "A Christian All persons are
born spiritually blind. None enjoy
spiritual light until the eyes of their
understanding are opened I'm the artl-
Gle OF regeneration. Spiritual kind
ness was illustrated by astriklng simil-
itude quoted from favorlte author,
1--WE can imagine few sadder sights
than m entire family born blind
home where flowers have no
beauty--a home where the azure sky
has no glorious sun, and the night no
twinkling stars. A home where the
members Of the family have never
looked into each others faces; but
blind father sits by duh fire with
blind boy on his knee, and sightless
mother nursea sightleaa babe that
never gladdened her with a happy
smile.h This, eaid the preacher, il n
picture of the spiritual blindness of lm-
| penitent sinners. The entire human
family are born blind TO spiritual
things connected with the religion OF
Christ. Men may have q bright and
clear intellectual perception, but no
spiritual sight In the service OF God.
| All the true religious knowledge we
have comes from God. While we were
born with the power of natural per-
ceplion, we were destitute OF spiritual
vlsion. The unregenerate man,
whether he be intelligent or not, can
no more understand the doctrine of
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OF Christian life, than did Nicodemus,
the Jewish ruler, when he marveled
saying, "How can these things be ~
The supernatural in religion requires
supernatural enlightenment. This
God gives the penitent In answer to
earnest, believing prayer. Christ IL
revealed to be the light of the world.
The psalmist said, "The Lord Is my
light aud my ealvatiOn.n
In vain does tho most profound
thinker sound the depths OF his own
mind for true wisdom TO guide him In
the paths OF duty. The word OF God,
with the guidance oithe holy spirit, we
are made vice unto salvation Thisis
the light OF Christianity in which all
Christians delight TO walk. In the
words of the text, "Ee Were sometime
darkness, but now are we light in the
Lord, walk M children OF Light All
/ Christians should walk I'm the light OF
, Bible truth, "pothe law and the tNs,
umony, II they walk not according L
, this word, IL Ia because there Ia no ligh
T In them Ia the declaration OF the Ole
/. Testament with reference TO Ii
l own teachings. All truth which
: teaches human virtue and happines
J we learn only In Gods word. Al
= Christians should walk In the light o
: their experience. IA they have re
4 ceived grace OF God they should liv
r In the strength OF that grace and In
9 crease In faith and usefulness. Il
I walk AS children Of Light means (
y live as consistent Chri stianB In all TIA
Q duties and pleasures OF life. IL mean
!, that all should be faithful witnesse
}. for Christ and earnest laboIers In tn
IA work of Lord. All should live 4
Q though they believed what they PR
y fessed.
J, AT. PAuLs METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
u Rev X. J, Wolf occupied the pulp
y at the ST, Paul M, E. church yesterda,
!, and was greeted by q fair audicnc
u Tho best OF attention was given an
Q all appeared to be deeply intereste,
II Mr.. Wolf spoke from Psalms Kill, |!
"As the heart panteth after the waite
brooke, 80 panteth my soul aft,
u Thee, o God, My soul thir
!, teth for God, for the II
ie ing God; when shall come and Al
II pear before Godgn The text was req
4. asaoond time and simplifed so thu
the children could understand it, an
then the minister started by sayin
\, that the human family had ever pr