Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-20
Gland Up, Ye Christians, at the Bar Of
High Heaven and Answer to
this indictment,
mere Arc Ten Counts Numbered From
sinai. Arc You Guilty or Net
Guilty as Cbargedl
"a ,haPlAintifi. the Christian Soul the De
t,ndant. Lot tho Witnesses Como
Forward and Testify.

affect, "On Trial. Taking for his
I'M 7. John 81, 2: 1--WE have an adyo-
,,te vith the Father, Jesus Christ the
,ahteous," he said
Sanding in courtroom you say to
.ourself. dAt this bar crime has often
Kan arraIgned; at this witness stand the
I'm has often been taken; az this Jurors
sencb the verdict has been rendered, at
4 MA iadge's desk sentence has been pro-
tsonSced." But have to ell you to-day
4 4, trial higher thsn any oyer and
H,srmlner, or circuit, or supreme, or
4 shspcery. IL is the trial Of every Christian
4 man for the life OF his soul. This trial is
y dlaerent from any other In the fact tnat
s,t,s both civil and criminal. The issues
IA n stake are tremendous, and 1 shall In
M sermon show you, frst, what are the
n rounds OF complaint then VIII, are the
II Witnesses In the cause, and lastly, who
4 arc the advocates.
n When trial Is called on, the first thing
Ia 70 have the indictment read. Stand up
&hen, o, Christian man, and hear the in
dIctment OF the court OF high heaven
H,eainst thy souli 1t 10 an indictment OF
IN counts, for thou hast directly or In
NaIrectly broken all the ten command
Rmeute. You know how II numbered on
SipaI, and wheu God came down how the
X mouptain rocked, and the smoke as.
kcepded as from smoulderlng furnace,
,ud the darkness gathered thick, aud the
&oad deep trumpet uttered the words
soul that slnneth, 1t shall dieln
Arc you
Al GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.
'klDo not put In u negative plea too quick,
r have TO announce that "all have
nned and come short OF the glory of
Mod. There is none that doeth good; no,
M one. Whosoever sh II keep the
Mole law, yet offend in one point, he is
,lty of all" Do not, therefore, be too
ssty In pronouncing yourself not guilty.
m THIS lawsuit before us also charges you
slth the breaking OF solemn contract
galany time did we promise to DO the
lords. We got down on our knees and
'ksd; 80 Lord, we are thine now and
Rloreyer.n Did you keep the pfomise2
&Have you stood up TO the contract2 60
Ebsck to your first communion. You re-
amember it as W, II as II 1t were yesterday
NYou know how the vision of the cross
&ose before you. You remember how
from the head, and the hands, and the
Inside, and the feet, there came bleeding
North these two words: "Remember
Mmeln Yon recall how the cup OF com
Nmuuion hrst tremOled In your hand when
fBou first took II; and as In sea she'll you
Emay bear, or fhiDk You hear, the roaring
( bf the surf even after the shell has been
SHaken from the beach, so you lifted the
s up Of communion, and you
card in II the snrging Of
t. - AasgtT, 80
Hgony; and you came forth from that
communion service with face shining as
Enough you had been on the Mount Of
MAnshgurauon; and the very air seemed
iemulous with the love OF Jesus, and the
Eoods, and the leaves, and the grass, and
&Ae birds were brighter and sweeter'
olce than ever before, and you said
oEn In the very depths OF your souls
.WIord, Thou knowest all things; Thou
Nhowest that love Thee" Have you
#apt the bargain, o Christian man
Have you not sometimes taltered when
Ou ought to have been true Have you
oi been proud when you ought TO have
een humber Have you not played the
Moward when you ought to have been the
ZERO l charge 1t upon you, and chsrge
~ upo myseli---we have broken the con-
Sact.
n Still further; this lawsuit claims dam
Bes at your hands The
GREATEST SANDER
the Christian religion ia an neon
slent professor The Bible says reiig-
ais one thing; we by your inconsist-
Mcy shy religion is some other thing, and
Pat Is more deplorable about IL IS, that
Mople can see faults in others wIlle they
nnot see any In themselves. II you
lsll at any time Had some miserable old
'&Bssip, with impeff ctlons from the crown
htr head to the sole OF her foot, per-
Ect tlotch OF sin herself, she will 90 tat
pg, tattling, tattling ali the years OF her
e, about the Inconsistencies OF others,
ylng no idea that she Is inconsistent
*fnelf. God save the world from the
Msslp, female and MALE think the
ales are the worst Now the chariot of
rlsts salvation goes on through the
pndi but 1t Is our Inconsistencies, my
ethren, that bloclfup the wheels, while
along the line thefe ought 10 have
en- cast nothing but palm branches, and
shout should have be'n lifted: Mo
nua to the Son Of Davld.n
NOW you have heard the indictment
"a, Are you ready to plead guilty or
gulltY2 Perhaps you are not ready
TO plead, Then the trial will 90 on,
le Witnesses will be called, and we shall
W. the matter decided In the name OF
'a ! now make proolsmationi "oyezl
liza Oyezl Whosoever hath anything
oher In this trial IN which God 10 the
nntih and the Christian soul the de-
loaut, let him now step forth and give
'E.sslmony In this solemn trial"
me ilrst witness that call upon the
a.nd In behalf OF the prosecution is the
,tld--all critical aud obseryant OF
lnstian character. You know that there
people around you who perpetuallG
lquet on the frhilties OF Gods children.
may know, II you have lived In the
sltfy that crow cares Tor nothing so
va as csrrlon. There are those VINO
Asine that out 81 the faults OF Chris
~ 1hey can make
ABRiDGE or BOATS
less the river OF death, aud they are go.
% try NJ but, alas, for the mistake
ssa they get amid.s am away VIII go
III arldge and down will go their soul TO
s9iuop, O, world OF the greedy eye
hard heart, come Cd the stAnd now
testify in behalf Of the prosecution
4'hst this Christian soul on trial WHAT
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