Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-28

NnV ighVie ING hlhle as their text-hook
are substantially the same IS thoso tsnsh,
IN the sacred scriptures. 7A'
All saving and reformatorv tr,,A
whether taught by Christians or ,nadals
Is either taken from OF substant,sted M,
the doctrines Of the bible. There ~ ~
Oeen no new q scOvery OF saving tfnih N
the past eighteen hundred wears All
people are gathering The haryests chat
nave been planted In that time. We are
prontlng To-day ny the seed. sowing ~
centuries OF Christian Instruction. All
human wisdom and IMPROVEMENT a. tha
fruit OF the seed.sowlng of Others. Fven
such men as Robert {; Inyersoll II ~
TRADE agalnst the bible aud the church
cannot announce a single moral principle
that can benefit mankind which Is not
taken directly or indirectly from the
authority which he affects 10 despIse.
Ihis Is done by isolating well-known ana
approved principles Of moral conduct.
and finding fault with unexplained his.
torlcal statements, aud holding up the
defects OF good men as the standard OF
blolepurity- No man Is found practicing
any Of the vices because he Il a believer
IN divine revelation and mas made A pro-
fesslon Of the Christian faith. but many
men dishonor a good profession because
they do not practice according to their
faith, living as though they were infdels
Instead Of living as Christians.
Christian means one who has en-
braced the spirit AID faith OF Christ.
which produces devout and holy life OF
conservation TO the service OF God.
We cannot realize how dependent we
are upon the recorded knowledge and
experience OF others. They have been
making presidents and establishing prin-
ciples for our guidance during the years
that are past. Some Of these principles
are matter OF Inspired record, and have
been developed and Illustrated In the
wonderful history OF the church. Without
the benefit OF such knowledge and ex-
perience human society to-day would be
as chaotic and immature as II was before
the time of Noah, Perhaps the principal
use Of inspired history is 10 give us the
advantage Of the seed-sowing Of three OF
four thousand years. What wonderful
amount OF truth Is stored away in the
granary of the inspired scriptures from
which to draw rich supplies, TO feed
the hungry and starving nations
of the earth. Yet many people with
the bible In their hands do not seem &c
realize that they have the largest store
| house OF precious seed in the world
which when planted in honest hearts will
produce good harvest of Joy and peac,
unto eternal life.
Again, the doctrine OF our text is illus
trated in the social and business relations
OF life.
4 PARENTS LIVE, TON. AND SUFFER-
for their children. In certain sens,
one life is made yicarlous for another
/ Mothers often live for their children a
the expense OF their own life. Boil
animate and inanimate existence show u
examples Of parent life perishing In Civ
ing birth to the fruit Of their being. Thi
is noble example worthy of diyin
origin. What may be said 0
those who refuse to make any sacrifice
Of personal comfort for the sase .
others, and the life which may sprin
] from themselves more brilliant and use
full than the parent existence.
, Again, let us consider ;he principle Q
seed life. Paul has said' :" That whic
thou sowest is not quickcned except
die.n There Is an apparent death OF tn
seed sown before new life take
: visible form. The decay Of seeds wit
all kinds OF vegetable matter gives nc
only the new germ, but affords nonrisl
ment and the power OF fruitfulness TO tn
new growth The waste and dust OF on
form of existence may give vitality an
strength to another So one humn
character helps form and mold anothe
for good or evil. Even the death Of ON
person often times awakens bette
, shirt. which makes more fruitful III
, in the living. One intellect gives ylgo
and the means OF development TO al
other. As In the natural world that whic
, seems TO be lost by the decay OF III
has only changed Its local character blu
not lost It's existence. All truth and
ALL PRINCIPLES ARE IMPERIsnAnLE,
y. though they may cease to be manifest i
a certain individual life. What one I'm
! parts another receives, and nothing
lost IN the universe of mind. AS laugh
| In natural philosophy that not particle
, Is lost In the decay Of animal and yegeta
ble life, may we not believe that all th
, Acquisitions of soul life are as imperlsn
able? such treasures may cohslltute ~
| principal part Of the lmperlsnanie ilcne
laid up in heaven for the soul's eterns
. inheritance. ~ ~,
Now, 1t may be that as our lie Is ebt
, ing from us, that as time Is carrying y
|, forward to that goal from which there
no return, our departing life power give
, 10 Others the best part OF their existence
, Are we thus bequeathing to others
element of moral life, or deathf VIVA
Kind Of seed are we sowing Tor the iutul
, haryests of the moral fleldY VIII II gu
and bloom and bear the precious irnlt
I the kingdom, or will 1t bring form ~
/ Fruits Of sin, which Is spiritual death
aayo YOU sown wheat or taresf we Of
; sowing some seed that never VIII DC ma
' vested by us, except In US responsloie Il
ants IN the day Of final retributiou.
As the fields are numbered win Weeu
and other noxious plants which hlnde
The growth Of pure grain, so the weeds !
ain and false doctrine cumber the more
, delds OF society and hinder the growt
and productions OF truth which are neeo
fuI for the life Of the soul, You are SOW
inc the seed Of character, wnetner 70 ~
, nav IL or not. You are planting ~
seed OF a good or a bad life, whicn wv W.
! annear ia due time, but after the resu
NAV be beyond the coutrol oil the so"s
OF the seed. -,,,, no seed
thousands OF men are sowing lhe sew
- taSSeiitv who have never uttered