The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-01

VIA YOU say. Lluk out what you do
Gtgf uty viii hear thu echo. Tine test
nefmon over preached Ia d holy life,
. Tue rest mnsie sver chantet isa csu-
'intent walk. III sou want others 20
tcr1n God, serve hlm yourself. II you
gnnt oihsra 70 shonlder inslr duty,
noulder yours. Who're Abimolooh
iasa1, AID Isaao begat jacob. Tho
iath-r good, ;, was aasy
enough for tho son and grandson TO be
g0li, Absyiah beRat Josh, and Joash
nas JeroOOAni. The father bad, IL
wAl easy enough Tor tho son and
grandson % be bad. On, start out for
Heaven to1fey, aud your family will
como aitor you, ana your business as-
so0iatos Will come alter you, and social
lirierds wall Join you. With one
trench of the tree of life for baton,
uarshsl Jus. "a many ~ you can
4Ath6r. Oh, the infinite, tue semi
omnipotent rcwer'of a good or bad
OXnnpiel
1 saw near the beach
A wRECRER's MACHINE.
i, was a cy indur with some, holes at
tho aide, made for tho thrusling In OF
some long poles with strong leverage,
and whom thorG Is vessel In trouble
or going To pleo0s out in tho ofllug tho
wreckora shoot fopo out To the auflsr-
ing men. They grasp IL, aud the
wrockers turn tho cylinder, and the
rops winds around tho cylinder, aud
those who arc shlpwrecked are sayod.
SO at yonr feot to-day there is an in-
| iluenco with Il tremendous leverage.
The rope attgched To IL swings far out
| into the biliowY future. Your child
rem, your cnildren's children, and ali
the genorations that ara to follow, VII!
grip that Influence, ana feel the long.
resching pull long after The figures on
your tombstone are 20 near wsrn out
that tho Yisit IRA cannot tell whether ~
was 1915 OF ITS, or 1915, that you died.
Still further, learn from this sub
ject tho advantage OF concerted action.
III Abimelech had merely gone out
with a tree ranch the work would not
have been accomplished, or II 10, 20 or
30 men had gone; but when all the
axes arc lifted, and all the sharp
edges fall, and eli these men carr v
each his tree branch down and throw
it about the temple, the victory IL
gainad-tho temple falls. My fnend-,
where there In one man in the church
" God 81 this day shouldeting his
whole duty there are y great many
who never lift Az axe or swing bow.
1t seems to me IS If there were 10
droDes IN every hive to one busy bee;as
as though there were 20 sailors
sound asleep in tho ships hammock to
four mea on the stormy deck. 1t seems
as If .hero $4,000 men belonging to the
reserve corps, and only LOCO ac i've
combataDts. On, we all want our boat
20 get ovcr 30 the golden sands, but the
most Of us are seated sither in tse
Prov or IN the stern, wrapped In our
striped shawl, hiding big.handled
Gun shade, while others are
BLISTERED IN TuR HEAT,
and pull until tho oar locks groan snd
the blades bend till they snap. Oh.
religious sleepy heads, wake up!
While we have III oar church n great |
many VINO are toiliDg for God, there |
are some too lazy TO brush tho flies eli |
their heavy eyeiids. You have laid 30 |
long in one place that the snts and cat |
erpiliars have begun 10 crawl over yon!
Wpst do you know, my brother, about |
a living gospel ms0e TO storm the |
world? Now, NV idea of Christian IL |
nun on fro with zeal for |
Sod, aud il your pulse ordinarily |
besLs 60 times minute when YOU |
think OF other themes, and talk sbaut
cthor tbemcs, II your your pu so does
not 90 up TO 70 or so when you come to
tslk about Christ anu heaven, IL is be-
cause you Gu not know the one, and
HuNoS pun oHohOo VA So'eihS ~ buo
other.
Suppo,e, in military circles ON tho
morning of baItte, the roll Ia called,
and out OF 1,0Us men only 100 men in
the regiment answered.; NhaJ excite
menJ there would be In the camp!
What would the colonel say? WHAT
high talking there would ba among
the captains and M jors and the sd-
jutanGs! Suppose word came TO head
quarters that these deltnauf nts ex
UusaG themselves on the gruuud that
they had oversight themselves, or that
tho morning was damp and they we're
airaid OF getting their feet wet, or that
they were busy cooking rations.
My friends, this is che morn
ing OF the day of God Al
mishty's battle! Do you not see tho
troops? Hear you not all the trunl-
pets OF heaven and all the drums OF
hell? Which side are you on? II you
are on the right side, to what cavalry
troop, 10 what ARTILLERY service, to
whaJ garrison duty do you belong? In
other words, in what Sabbath school
do you teach? In what prayer meet
ing do you exhort? To what peniten
Jiary do you declare eternal liberty?
TO what almshouse do you announce
the riches OF heaven? What broken
bone of sorrow have you ever set? Are
You doing nothing? Is it possible
that a man or woman, swern to be q
follower OF The Lord Jesus Christ, is
doing nothing? Then i
HIDE THE HORRIBLE SECRET
from the angels. Keep it away from
tho book OF Judgment. If you are do /
ing nothing, do not lot the world find
1t out, lest they charge your religion I
with being O. false lace. DO not lei
your coWArdlce aud treason be heard
among the martyrs about the throne, {
lest Lney forgeG tho sanctitv OF the s
place end curse your betrayal OF that I
cause for which they agonized and
died.
May the eternal God rouse as ell to
action! AS for nyself, feel l would
be- ashamed to die now and enter i
heaven until have accomplished {
more decisive for bhs Lord {
that bought me. would like 10 JOIN
with you in an oath, with hand high
upiiited 10 heaven, swearing new al
.egianCe to Jesus Christ, and TO work G
more Tor his cause aud kingdom. Ga, \
brethren, how swiftly the time does r
20 byl 1t seems to me l never saw |
such q swift summer-never u sum-
ner that had such nimble feet. 1t /
seems to me "a if the years had gained t
some new power or locomotion-a r
Kind Of speed electric. b
If, this afternoon, you take short /
lleep, and you are entitled to it, for
2od intended the Sabbath; not only d
or rest for the soul, but rest for !
no body, you will at least
lave one or two hours in {
which to lay out q plan for Christian
work in this ecclesiastical year. Hus- d
,and and wife, talk with each other. Q
and sisters, resolve upon l.
nr,, a now W arb for Christ On vnur | n
Knees cry unto God: "Lord, what wilt 4
Thou have me to dor" and stay on t.
your knees until You get the answer. c
CARE YOU READY
o jois with me in some new work for
Jhrist? I feel thGt there Is such
king ~ claussral pisty, that there 10
Ncb thing as iusular work. but it I