Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-28
vol. XE no. 81.

NshNNtte VI tue lfNlNN NnW curse NNIf Tee
travail OF that cause ior which they agou
bed aud died
May The eternal God rouse us all tO ac-
t'on' As Tor myself, | feel would De
NsiiAAisii 70 nav VOW
and cuter heaven mtll | have accom-.
pliShed something more decisive for lhc
Lord that bought ne. wo0ld ike 20
Join with YOU N an oath, with head hiah
upliittd 20 hcavcu. swearing new allie.
glance to Jesus Christ, and To work more
Tor his cause aud Kingdom. oh, breth
ren, how swiftly the time does 20 by! II
seems to me never saw snch Il swift
Sunmcr-ncyor summer that had such
nimhlc feet. II seems 10 me a. Il the
years had gained some new powered loco.
motion---a Kind OF speed electric.
II, this afternoon, you take short
sleep, aud you are cntI,lcd TO it, for God
Intended the sabbath not only Tor rest Tor
The soul, but rest Tor The body, You viii
az least have ono or two hours Ia
which To lay out a plan for Christian
work IN this ecclesiastical year. Husband
aud wife, talk with each other. Brothers
AMI sisters, resolve anon somc l,eN work
Tor Christ ON YOUR knees cty unto tiosh
Lord, what VIII Thou have ne 10 dng',
and stay on Your knecs untll you set lhe
answer Are SOu ready To- Join with me
~ some ncM work for tml>ty feel that
there i such thing as caustml plcty,
that there Is S1cl, 4 thingas lnsa'Sr work.
but L seems 10 me that what We want
now + concerted actlon The tcmplc of
Berth Is tcry broad, aud Il rs very hnh
u has been goiug up by the hauds Of mon
AMI devils, and nO hnman pnaircry ,nn
dcmollsh iti hat II the S0,00N ministers
OF Christ IN this cunntry should cst,h TAXI,
4 branch OF the tree OF HE, and all thoir
congregations should dc the same. AMI
we should march on aal throw these
branches around the great temples of sin,
and worldllneSs and folly, Ii would noul
no match, OF coal, or torch OF ours to
touch OF the nile, for, MS In the DAYS of
Elliah, Tire would fall from heaven and
kintlle The bonfire
OF CnRIsnAN VtCroRY
over demolished sin. II Is kindlns nowl
/ llu1soh The day Is ours sun further,
| learn from this subject the danger Of
false rcfngeS, AS soon AS those Shcchom-
/ ties got into the temple they thought they
We're safe, They said "lierlth VIII Nkc
care OF Us, Abimclcch may batter down
everything clsci he cannot batter down
this temple where we are now hid.n Hut
very soon they heard the timhcrs crack.
/ hug, and they were smuthcred with
smoke, aud they msembly died. And
/ you and are nst rs much tempted 10
( false refugees. Tho mirror this mornln,,
/ might have persuaded YOU that YOU have.
la comely check your host
friends might have persuaded Won
that you have elegant man
ncrs Satan may have told YOU that YOU
ate all right, but bear with mo II tell
/ you that II unpardonod you arr nll wronn
have no cllnomeier by which to measure
how steep is the Inclined plane you are
descending, but know II II very steep.
"WellN you say "tl the Bible n true, |
am sinner. Show me somr refugee /
VIII step right Into IT," suppose every
person In this audience this nomont D.
rciugc.r The hattlcments are adorned
, the sleps are vanished; ON the wall are
, pictures OF all the suffering you have al
/ lc,inted aud all the schools You have ~.
tabllsbcd, and all the ilnc things you hay,
ever done. Up IN that tower you fee
! You are safe. Hut hear You not tit
/ tramp OF
Yorn uNrAnpoNEp SINS
!. all around the tower They each have d
, match. They are klndllng the comhnsl
lille material Yon feel the heat and IN,
' suffocation. oh may YOU leap In time
!, the gospel declaring: "By the deeds o
: the law shall no flesh living be justlhcd. >
' tWnll " You say. ~ have been driven on
u OF TINT tower, where shall I 20 ~ Slcl
e into this tower OF indifference. You say
I, ,lf this tower Is attacked, IL VIII be
y preat while before II Is taken,n You foe
, at ease. liut there !, nn Abimelcch, Wit
I, ruthless assault coming on, Death an
:, his forces are gathering around, and the
= demand tint you surrender everything
y and they clamnr iDr your Immortal ufcl
:, throw, and they throw their skelctO
y, arm. In tile Windows. aud with their lro
lists they beat Dgnlust the door, and VIII
~ yun are trying a. keep lhcm out You =
. the torches OF Judgment kindllnp, an
W every forest is torch, aud eve
y, mountain d torch, and every sea a tore
= aud while The Alps, and Pyrennec
~ and lIlnlalnyas Turn into i've Coz
= blown rcddof aud reddcr by tho Will
~ wind breath Oi God omnlpotonl, Nelt
~ viii become Of your refuge Of Hes
SHUT" says some one, "yot arc q
gagcd In a very mean business, driyil
OF Us from tower 10 tower" Oh, no,
vi want to tell you Of u Gibraltar that nryi
has becnt and never VIII be taken; Of
he wall that no Satanic assault can scale oi
nd bnlw0rk that TIE Judgment oaithquak
r,i eannot bulge, The Bible refers 10
at when II says Gin God Is thy refuge, al
%. underneath thee are the eyerhstii
gh arms" oh fling yourself into II. IRE
-. down uuccrcnonlously everything Ga
ID iniemepts you. Wedge your was ihet
lat Not one surplus second have you
~ sparc Quick, quick, quick
,pt Great God, y ne such an uncerla
~ tbingY II / bear little too hard wi
ci. ms right foDt ON the earth, does i lrc
nv through into tic grave
n this world which swings
W tho speed Of thousands
he miles an honr around the sun gong vi
cts tenlOld more speed towards lhe iudgnt
NJ dayg oh, ! am opcrhorne tsilh
on thought, and in tle. confusion ! cry
90 one aud / cry 90 tie other 80, tin
son d, eternity, o, the dead o, The ln,
la ,nent dnyl o, Jesn-! q, Godln y
10 cniehlng ~ the last apostrophf, 4
10 that ! haze something to hold on iDi
Iia sin God Il tly refuge, aud undernri
an thee are the everlasting arms" And
zen hanstcd With my failure 10 save myself
are throw my whole weight Of body m
Il q and soul on this Divine promise, Il