The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-25

objects III view. We have selected
his text tor the occasion, aud don't
distinctly whether dis
'usscd ii when | was here before or
rot but have never been able to
breach two sermons alike. | don't
himk. But Use this text, aud it
may be some of that used here be-
fore. lilt i q good sermon, we can
ltlord TO preach 1t twice. Ii couldn't
preach any better than yOu, Cunning
u the ministers seated on the plat
'orm.) one time would be too
much. Laughter) But, maybe, /
IAN afford to give it twice. AS righ-
icousncss tcndcth to life 50 he that
pursucth evil pursucth It to hi, own
death" Righteousness does tend to
life, cl il does tend to death When "a
good man dies he not only goes to
heaven. drawn thithcr by the natural .
forces 'ud spiritual gravity not only .
doe, lac 90 to heaven lay the approval
of God ana angels. but a good man.
W hen he does. gucs to heaven 10y the
common consent of every other
man alive on the face OF the cart Ii.
When bad mau dies he not only
goc, to hell. drawn thithcr by the nat
ural force, aud >piriIua, CRAFTY not
only by the approval of Cod and an
gels. but he goes to he'll by the com
mon consent of every other man alive
on the face of the earth Have YOU
ever attended the funeral of a rood
man. one known n, u good man. u
man that was faithful To tod and
faithful to his generation; Have Nuu
seen his coffin rcpo>ing before the
pulpit with n beautiful bouquet of
flowers lying upon it. and have
Won heard the minister of God
SAY "this i the body OF our deceased
brother his spirit has gone home
10 heaven. And when the
services were concluded when
MI walk out of the
church. saint aud sinner. every body
says: THAT preacher told the truth.
That good mm has gom, home to
God." Bat did you ever attend the
funeral OF 81 doubtful characters who
didn't live right; lie j. n member of
the church. however, aud the
preacher said, "rhi, man. our
brother, our departed brother,
! has zone home to heaven.
\ preacher had bet cr tell any sort of
a lie than that. That's one thing
like about The Epi,copalinn church.
She don't have any funeral sermons.
She does her whole duty towards the
dead. whether she docs her duty to-
ward, the hvingor not. Tint preach
cr SAYS "thi. man ha, gone home to
! heaven, Did YOU ever walk out OF
the church, and walk down the street,
and hear every man. saint and sinner,
SAY: THAT preacher Ina, outraged
every principle of truih, and
don't believe | will ever
go hear him preach again When
- good man dies he gets waited
home to heaven by the common con-
sent OF every man on earth; when a
bad man dies lac i, consigned 10 hell
by the common consent of every other
man alive On the face of the cartn
When u good man dies he goes to
heaven lust - naturally a. this book
would drop ont OF my hand on To the
ilour, il were to turn it loose; when
- had man dies he goes to he'll just as
naturally, not that God j. mad 81
angry with him 81 mucha, because lac
is bad Heavens the center OF
49, ~ az va" -''', "''
he!i tht center Oh SrhNltN l"al 'hat :
hAh' ANA that : the Whole logic OF IT,
heres not enough devils ia men Ia
draG goou man Gown To men "ilrn
he dies aud there's not enough All
gels III Heaven to take Dat inah To
Heaven when he dies. Nothing more,
nothing less. God don't bind pcopl,
hand and foot. and cast them int
hcll. 'od can't keep sinner ont o.
hell, ami the deVli can Keep good
man out OF Heaven. inns Is true II
the ~ nature OF the casr
ana each goes there because Is inc
place Tor HIM. As righteousness
tendeth to llte; Just Ill the same way
slh dwarls the soul ana makes II II
only for the damned. j u't rs 1t Il
true that good man, when he dies
goes TO heaven, II Is also true That
bad man goes to hell lie that pur
sueth evll pursueth II to the death o
ms soul. We might stop mere t'
discuss TINS word evil but don
pretend to be theologlan, and We
VIII 90 ON. love TO say doh
know nothing about theology or bot
any, but | do about religion an,
T mowers. Some people 90 DhcN al
the way to Adam, and tell you al
about him. Now. don't Ike to tall
about the poor man. Let him rest
, We have enough to do Il
tote our own skillet withou
interfering with Adam. II l. useless
to discuss total derraNily, for since
+ each OF us have III our very nature
enough Ia damn Us, what more do We
, want II we have not God saving
grace We are bound to be damned tor
ever, and that is about all any of Il
Meet care ia know. W hatevcr Adam
, may have done for lis away
back, tell You Jesus Chris
ana more, because when the dew
went for Adam he fell a
the very first lick. but when he trie,
ms haud ON old Job. he stood II like
man amt Tor once the dew cot fooled