The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-30

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toward God ana hesveu, theu il il a
struggle, an awful struggle. Can is be
that you have never
rHsrRD THE POWER OF rEMPrArIoNy ?
Nou have one kiad OF temptation, |,
you another, you Another. There Ia
not = person IN tha house bus has aeeu
tempted, whsther you rsAIizs II or a, {.
lnever like IN hear man say: 40, [
oouldn't be tompted tho way that man
Is" he could not hs tompted the way
you are. A ltou oAunot uuderstat.d
why y fish should be caught with a
hook, and the ish cannot understand
why the lion should be oaught with a
trsp. You msy 10 free IRON Ger tain
Kinds OF temptation, but there aro
other kinds after you.
You ses some men with phlegma-
tic sempsrasaent. "Why," YOU cav,
"that man hasn't any temptations at
ALL" You mistake him. Ho has
temptationst to iRdolenoe,t to Gems orious-
ness, to sink down into mere latitude
| aud longitude oi fattluess, To lie down
on tho road of lie, 10 stop great enter.
prises. He has just as many temp.a-
tions In ono direction ~ you, being of
nervous aud excitaols temperament,
have temptations In another direction ,
You Will see soRll aged man arise Ia
| prayer meeting, aud Vt 80 years ot
age he talks 30 SNe8tly os Carist and
heaven you say: "rhat man has lived
without temptation." Ask him, lie
has as many temptations ct 50 yearB Of
age AZ he had AZ 20 They nre only
DIFFERENT STYLES oF TEMprATIoN
Ask that aged man whether he has
lived beyond tho reach OF tho powers
of darkness In this world aud ne will
say II has been conflict all the way
through.
Sixtus was o cardinal, and b,
wsnted tho pontilcsl chair, and his
tory says he pretended TO DO sick and
crippled. He said: "Now, II you olec
me 20 that ehSir, shall OCCUPY IL, and
l shall NOT live long anyhow, and tho1
you will put soMe one elsa in To,
chair" He was elected To thar DO
sisior. He moved TO it on orutch9s
Getting TO the chair, he threw asiu,
the crutches. He said: "While 1 WA
hunting tor tho Keys of St. Peter, /
WAS appropriate stopped, bat havin.
found the keys OF ST. Petor, thore Ia n,
rosson why ahould s,oop any long
er." So lila crutches were gone ant
he was we'll. On, how suggestive o
tsmptstion! II seefas q. one time /,
bo wan and weak and crippled, bu
givo it throne and 1t pecomeB
tyrant to grind your soul iuto ruin.
j Well now, you say: "All persons be
ing tempted, what are We 70 do whel
wo are sssailed OF temptation? WheI
The wave dashes ayaiust us js thor
notLi- 4 to hold on loY Is q man to q
into this war with the wold taa fles
and tho devil with no help?" l vii
tell you, my friends: The wises
thine for you 10 do IN the day OF temp
tation is, llko these disciples OF III
} text, to
90 AND TELL JESUS
In the eyes that wept with the Beth
any s!stirs SEQ shiuing hope. In tha
voice that broke the silence of th
tomb until the widow OF Main rot bsc
her son and stureadous eorrow mad
up In the arms OF rBpture--aye IN tbs
voiceI hear the command and th
promises: "Uast thy burden on th
Lord, and he viii sustain thee.' Ii
knows all ABOUT temptation.
}, TEMPTED IN ALL FONTS
, like as we are. a. aud tell Jesus,
Assin, commend this behavior {
! the disciples Ia my text to oil thos
y
perseopted. When those disciples sa'
, that Horod had taken the head of job
, the Baptist, they kpowra' Ow
$ heads we're not safe. Every Jon. h,
r his Horod. There are pooplo that d
I net think overmuch OF YOU, Your mi,
a fortunes would b3 honey -comb
them. They hiss AT you through the
o teeth, and m'sinterpret your action
;. aud would be GLAD 70 see you ups
y They would be tho most subuissii
: mnutnors at your funeral.
a Every ono comes during IL
4 course OF Tito 10 DO p9lanoiif
Sons slander comes NJ you, horu
aud iusked aud hoolad % irampls u
Q to sore yoa; and you think you 2
Il peculiar 10 that respect. No; "ali ~
! i've g-slly ia Christ Jesus must
.cr persecution" you are able
mcrning 20 say: 81 hayen't an end
IS in all the world" IL is proof plef :
1t you have not dOno your dutyA y
IS when man daes his duty h9 chaIi
h ges all earth and hell, and that II a
l. longs Will bring against him oHI n
,, ton and Rcorn and persecution. y
10 20 in all circles OF lie. Ills
h Ono would havD thought that a u
II man ought 10 havo been troo froJ q
y socu,ion, IL VISA "
oLoggE wbITrlSLD,
0 brlnging great masses of the
II into the Kingdom OF God, VIZ
u himself out for Chtists sake; Edt
! tho learned Djctor Johnson csll3l
4 u mOuntebank. Robert Hail prN
o about tho gloriee OF heaven az
:, inspired msn ever preached
. them, and 10 was said wha
1 preached about hesvon, bis facd6
n like an angels, and Yet good Cdn -,
% John Foster writes Of Robohi, 81
I! saying: "Robert Hall isa mor{r, at
h aud whom he talks about heavh0 M
smile on his fac. is the rsncIof ~
N his own vanity" John Weslefsd ar
IA all England with reform, sjhe Ct
d WAS oaricstursd by all the stIiis Ia
+, OF his day. He Was pictorial tis- ki
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n don, ana everywhere no wh}ar-
!, get Of punsters; yet John Hey
n Btsnda to-day before NIL Chrtm, !
N his name mightior than dher
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h can you expect 10 ascnpo thlp in
% and assault aud abuse sndierY he
~ Nfu Will not. liz
D But what are you 10 do wlji are
10 lied about ana assaulted [. you
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