Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-07

MI -NVhh OF WrftFQ
ylnu clties ana continents togo,ho =.
yearlIg 'he news OF the morning sronn,
me globe. Indirectly tits ths result stypu !
one mans faith and energy. fJts,s,s =
ene laitn OF Watts, the inventor ~ ~ y
steam engine, In the power 81 s,s ss
Wnen condensed, gave the world sr.,,i
impetus towards utilizing the forces y
nature. His faith. vltalizlne III tsao. =
| qulckening his talents, gave Ne
mighty power and influence y, s,oo wy
Behold II to-day as powerful t.c,os -
CIVILIZATION, aud as the yictorv =, 49,, I,
mans natural faith. VI Que
Now take this na,nra, t,,,A
OF which / have been snaaI,nn
GUY OF the world and there wonld NE !
coIlapse OF all Its energies. gonor.l
stagnaton would ensue, Tor fa,tb Il thn
basis of all action. w. '"i'n Il 'he
NY friends, It is faith In the rioht ana
tue OBJECT to be attained, that makes tsa
selVng ana powerful man. II Won would
st inc very Alpine heights Of dlaieul.
lies ana wear the laurel wreath Of snc.
eess' nave faith In God and your own
power TO achieve the end desired This
lalth will vitalize your enere,ss
ana 10 the end bring success. Var
ana ,tn ld mighty faith, the promise Gees,
anu looks TO that one;
Laughs at impossibillties
Ana cries' 1T shall Do done.'n
mus far we see that what a man
thlhks, what he desires, and the fai,h he
possesses, make his character. Rer.pse
they are the germs from which character
springs. But they may produce an i'm.
pure ana evil character, as well as a pur.
ana noble one. At once we see that tbere
must be governing and directing factor
tnat VIII lift man to q nnre
ana holy life, and enable
MIN by culture and steadfast.
ness OF purpose to grow into noble and
powerful character, approved of God and
man ms Is found in spiritual and
olDle ialthi confidence 10 God and Mis-
revealed truth. IL is the faith spoken of
IN the text, "rhis Is the victory that over.
cometh the world, even our faith.r
nave spoken at length of the power of
natural faith 10 regard TO things of which
you are perfectly familiar, tina,
you might catch glimpse Of
the great power OF spiritual faith
For natural faith and spiritual faith re
semole each other In that they are the
power Of man Now transfer
this faith power Of which we have been
speaking from the natural world TO tbe
spiritual realm, and behold its mighty
results. 1t Is then that faith reaches lis
Climax and becomes the prime power, the
moving power, and the triumphing power
OF all genuine Christian character.
The world, as used in the text, is the
ell my OF that true and pure character
"hlcn a man must possess in order to
ACHIEVE EMINENT SUCCESS
IN ne. We are to understand by the
word "worldn:
|. The evil propensites Of the human
heart as seen 10 the conduct Of men.
Men do wrong because by heredity IS
well as habit they are prone to evil.
2. The sinful practices and habits of
men. In short, the great worldly cur
rent OF vice that seeks to engulf the
human family in ruin
Both these evils that prey upon the
human race grow cut of unbelief, the sin
II the world. An unbelief of Gods law, !
u Gods will and of Gods attributes; an
lnbelief that causes pride, self-suflleiency |
aud ruin. An uubelief that
solates man from God and gives mm over
nto the hands of the evil one. Adam
md Eve did not commit actual trans
yression of divine law until they doubted
Gods word. The turpitude OF mans
original sin Is summed up in unbelief.
follow that thought out in its legitimate
Fearing aud you will see that unbelief is |
he sin Of tue world, leading man 10 actual !
OF divine law, to pros |
ltuting noble manhood and casting him |
ef down from the high throne Of his /
Man has always doubted the |
,reat fundamental truths of God's word |
,efore plunging into sin aud vice His |
DRY voices this truth in hundreds of Sad |
Illustrations. II is d sad fact Unbelief !
5 earthwdrd, mat REALISTIC and groveling. |
tends TO the greatest wicked
Tess. Behold the effects of unbelief to-
lay, as 1t sweeps hundreds OF young men
IN to the destruction OF noble character.
80, unbelief, how hast thou cursed us.
Thou hast thrown up a barrier between
ls and God. With thy chilling breath /
hou hast extinguished the light Of our
oys; thou hast unstrung our hopes and
illed the world with misery and wee.
Thou hast unsheathed the sword and
,athed il Ia human blood. But for thee,
thou cruel unbelief, we should not have
iuOWli VI ltulSi slSIst bNlluN uhi Nt an
But for thee our hearts would have been
inform by single pang and
ur Joys as firm as the ecstacies
# heaven. Take away unbelief, take
t out of the human heart, and the world
will ut once return to God, and men will
walk uprightly, adjoining society with
nre and noble character.
Now 1t ia the acceptance OF Christ as
be son of God and mans Redeemer, the
ew birth aud the transforming power OF
he Holy Ghost in the soul of man, that
nay be properly said to overcome the
yorld and lift man to a
CHARACTER THAT ADoRNs SOCIETY.
But back Of this glorious result
faith as the instrument that
REQUIRES aud brings TO man the
power Of Gods grace. So
10 find that the bible explicitly teaches
nat faith in Christ enables man to
yercome all that is In the world, which
pposes his spiritual aud moral growth.
full unconditional surrender to God,
nd an acceptance of Christ Is the only
ure for unbeliei, and the only way TO
ain power over the world OF evil around
s. 1t is true, he That co-operates with
.od, rises the highest In character and
sefulness.
when we accept Christ as the "Lamb
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