Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-02


Cireenlanders would ind much 20 Interest
themand the tanned inhabitant atthe equa
tor would lind his passionate nature boil
with the vehemence OF heavenly truth.
The Arabian would read II on his drome-
Diary, and the Laplander seated on the
swift sled, and the herdsman OF Holland
guarding the cattle In the grass, and the
Swiss girl reclining amid Alpine cregs.
oh, when | see thattthe bible Is suited
in style, exactly suited, TO all ages, to all
conditions, to all lands, cannot help re-
peatlng the conclusion OF my text; 1.-THE
statutes Of the Lord are right"
s. | remark again, The bible IL right
in It's doctrines. Man, sinner; Christ,
sRyior--the two doctrines. Man must
come down--hls pride, his self.righteous-
ness, his worldllness; Christ, the annoint.
ed, must 20 up II IL had not been for the
setting forth Of the atonement, Moses
would never have described the creation
prophets would not have predicted
apostles would not have preached. II
seems to me rs II Jesus Ia the bible were
standing on platform In
a GREAT AMPHIrHEArER,
as II the prophets were behind bin,
throwing light forward on His sacred
person, and as If the apostles and evan
gelists stood before Him, like footlights,
throwing up their light into Ills blessed
countenance, and then as II all the earth
aud heaven were the applauding aud
itory. The bible speaks OF Pisgah, and
Carmel, and Sinai, but makes all
mountains bow down to Calvary. The
fiocks led over the Judean hills were EN-
blems OF "the Lamb of God that taketh
away the sins of the World; !" and the lion
leaping out OF its lair was an emblem OF
"the lion OF Judah's tribe.n | will in
my next breath recite TO you the most
wonderful sentence ever written: "This
Is faithful saying and worthy OF all ac-
ceptation, that Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinnersn No wonder
that when Jesus was born IN Bethlehem
heaven sympathized with ear.h, and a
wave of joy dashed clear over the battle
ments and dripped upon the shepherds IN
the words; "Glory 10 God in the
highest and on earth, peace, good will
towards men," In my next sentence
every word weighs ton; "God so
loved the world that He gave His only
begotton son, that whomsoever believeth
in Him should not perish but have ever
lasting life." Show me any other book
with such a doctrine, 80 high, so deep, so
vast.
g. Again! The bible
rs RIGHT IN ITS EFFECTS.
do not care where you put the bible, IL
just suits the place. You put IL In the
hands ola man seriously concerned about
his soul. see people often giving to the
serious soul this and that book L. may
be very well, but there Is no book like
the bible, He reads the commandments
and pleads TO the Indictment, equity"
He takes up the Psalms of David and
says "rhey Just describe my feelings I"
He flies to good works. Paul starts him
out OF that by the announcement:
ga man is not justified by
works. He falls back IN his
encouragement; the bible starts him up
with the sentences; Remember Lots
wife," "Grleve not the Spirit" "Flee
the wrath TO come" Then the man In
despair begins to cry out; "What shall |
doI where shall go2 and voice reaches
him saying; "Come unto me all ye who
are weary and heavy laden and will give
you rest.n
Take this bible and place it in the hands
of men In trouble. Is there anybody here
Ia troubleg All, might better ask, are
there any here who have
NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE.
Put this bible in the hands of the
troubled. You find that as some of the
best berries grow on the sharpest thorns,
so some Of the sweetest consultations of
the gospel grow on the most singing af-
fiction. You thought that death had
grasred your child. Oh, no! 1t was only
the heavenly shepherd taking lamb out
OF the cold Christ bent over you as yon
held The child In your lap,
and putting His arms gently
around the little one, said "Of such Is
the kingdom of heaven"
Put the bible In the school,
PALsIED BE THE HAND
that would take the bible from the college
and the school. Educate only mans
head and you make him an inndel. Edu.
cate only mans heart and you make
HIM fanatic, Educate them both to-
gether, and you have the noblest work of
God. An educated mind without moral
principle Is ship without helm, a
rushing rail train without brakes or re.
versing rod to control the speed. Put
the bible in the family. There 1t lies on
the table, an unlimited power. Polygamy
and unscrptural divorce are prohibited
Parents are kind and faithful, children
polite and obedient. Domestic sorrows
lessened by being divided, Joys increased
by being multiplied. o father, q mother
take down the long-neglected bible, and
read 1t yourselves and let your children
read Ill
Put the bible ON the rail train and on
shipboard till all parts OF this land and ali
other lands shall have its illumination
This hour there rises the yell of heather
worship, and In the face OF this days
sun
SMOKES TIRE BLOOD
of human sacrifice, Give them the bible
Uhbind that wife from the funeral pyre,
for no other sacrifice is needed since
tie blood OF Jesus Christ cleanseth from
all sin.
am preaching this sermon because
there are SO many who would have YOU
believe that the bible is an outlandish
book and obsolete. 1t Is fresher aud
more Intense than any book that yester-