The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-23

published bya permission. Copy
righted. All rights reserved" l do
this moi TO keep the newspapers from
publishing what say, but to keep the
aland pirates off me-from grabbing
evething they can use and peddling
it around III book form. That is the
object have and hope you will put
IL down that way. will put a lock |
ON my crib after this. Some think 1t |
no harm to steal from crib not lock-
ed. Newspapers are capable of doing |
a great deal of good in the world. |
am glad they think enough of what
say to publish 1t. don't care what
they say about me in their editorial
columns, If they will give me room in
their reportorial columns to publish
what say. they may say what they
please about me.
We select for the text on this occa-
sion the five verses of the 18th Psalm.
There are but five verses In this Psalm
and the first verse contains two ques-
tions, and the four verses following
contain the original answers to these
two questions. and these are two ques-
tions we are all interested in, whether
we are young or old-malc or female
-Mnite UT Diuth- NJ out eau ~
away from this congregation aud say
that the preacher discussed theolog-
ieal dogmas that they were not inter
ested in, This is pre-eminently u
practical age. Men have quit asking
what church you belong to-but want
to know what is your life. They
don't ask how have you been bap-
TIED but whether you tell the truth
and live honestly. And after all there
Is a great deal of force in this sort OF
thing. declare TO you that | an
glad in my heart that this world Is
getting practical in the highest aud
best sense OF the word.
The religion or religious profession
that docs not make me honest, truth
full, upright and square IN my dealingi
toward God and man--that religion
is sham and snare TO your soul. |
, will prove your ruin. This question
brings this matter practically beior
us.
The first verse reads rs follows
sLord. who shall abide in thy taber
nacle9' The tabernacle is the temper
airy dwelling place. "Who shall dwel
ON thy holy hill?'
Il The questions naturally resolv
: themselves into this shape: Lord. VIII
: is fit to be in the church, The churc
: is the temporary home of the Chris
4 tian Who will ultimately go Il
0 heaven These are the questions pu
: in shape SO we may get hold of then
: We might discuss one moment tn
g first question. "Who is fiig' Som,
4 times men say "this man or the other
not fit to be in the church" Nov
i that is saying good deal about me
II when you say that. Sometimes
u Young man reads law and the con
IT ment goes this way: "rhat young ma
Is is not fit to be lawyer" What d
Is you mean? We mean that his natur
y abilities, acquired resources and cha
e. acteristics are such that he Is M
IL suited to the law. He lnigl
81 make good doctor, or farm
US err, or blacksmith, but he
Ss not adopted to the law. Someiim'
~ when Young man reads medicin
lc it is said: ale is not fit 10 be a do
IN tor.p What do you mean? We mei
to his natural abilities, acquired r
tie sources, and his characteristics a
re such that he is not adapted to the pr
of fessior OF medicine, and so on in ii
re various cases.
ne When you say man Is not tit TO
RI in the church, what do you meanY /
en- you mean his natural abilities, a
he quired resources, and characteristic
IN are such that he Is not adapted to Il
lg church? DO yOu mean that he won
a make good swearer, good drinke
es a good dancer or good liar but
ry 10 not suited for the church. ! ha'
or seen n great many members of Il
be church of God well adapted 10 4
b. these things. The adoption to the
e. things makes yon very poorly adapte
n. to the church of God. "He is not
10 to be in the church." Who? But 1
ty of our philosophising en- this subje
he amounts 10 very little. cannot rel
he the rolls of the churches OF this tow
he and put my finger on the name of Oh
W man or that man who is fit for u
chureh--who will not 20 10 heaven.
cannot say that their pastors are
mn for tho church and will get
heaven. Or these stewards.
re deacoDs, or elders. cannot say tn
all the preachers In Waco are lit TO
AT In the church and will get TO heaye
or There IS many preacher in hell M
,ft q great many more going there, tn
he is, If there Is any truth in my Bible.
nd never preach q sermon to other mt
he that | do not realize In the proioun,
III est depths Of my conscience that
GO have got soul in my body TO |
In saved or lost, and NO has every preac
Iy err. don't expect TO get to hcave
nd because get big congregation, b.
40 because have lived uprightly an
s- have spoken the truth in my heart.
lis do not care whether you are men
TX Der OF the church or not. This mu,
| say: have got as much right 10 4,
ua drunk, or steal something before SUI
IN down as anybody. Who gave you All
TO right 10 get drunk-who said yo
~ would nol be damned! Whowas il tol
ID you that you had any more right
ID tell lie than haye9 We all must Z
e. on common platform. have ms niue
Ia right 10 do wrong rs any man on III
vi face of the earth. lfyou have licens
J where did you get III Who signo
a. 1t? What would they II DO wort
d. at the Judgment bar of God
II Whether you are in the ehurc
IA or out of it-wheiher you ar
.e young or old, male or female, the sol
Ie that sinneth, II shall die. This is Oh
Is ultimafum OF the whole question
1. Now tho answer comes from him VIII
knows. This way: ale that walkci