Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23
4 IILUSION.
The World First Wears You Down
With Its FoIIies and Then
Kicks You Out.
There Is No Peace Ont OF Gsd-He Is
the Fountain That Csn Stake
The Thirst.
Acsspt Christ and EXCHANGE ThIs AWf1
UEoertHinty About tbs Fofure for
an ASSURANCES OF Heaven.
special to Che Gazette.

Special to Che Gazette.
FoRr SCOTT, KAN, MsTch Is The
Rev, T. Dewitt TalmSge, DID,, Of the
Brooklyn IN - Tabernacle, preached
here this evening to crowded congregs-
ton. He took for his subject <'The Dec
oratien Of the SOUL" and his text wss
Luxe XIV 2S: "Put 4 ring en- his hand"
He Eaid:
IeH1ll not rehearse the familiar story OF
the fast young man of the parable. You
know what splendid home he left, You
know what q hard time he had. And You
remember how after that season OF vags-
'hondsge and prodigality he resolved to 60
and weep out his SORROWS on the bosom
of parental forgiveness. Well, there is
crest excitement one day in front Of the
door of the old farmhouse. The servants
come rushing Tq and say; "What's the
matterI What is the matter?" But be-
fore they quite arrive the old man cries
out: "Pus ring on his hand" Whist e
seeming sDsurdlty3 Whist can such q
wretched mendic1nt as this fellow that is
trampiug on toward the house want with
8 ring? On, ne is tae prodigsl son. No
more tending of the swine-trough. NJ
more longing Tor the pods of the csrob
tree. No more blistered feet. On with
the ragsi On with the robe! Out with
the ring! Even so does God receive
every one Of US when we come back.
There are gold rings and pearl rings
and csrnelisn rings aud diamond riggs;
but the richest ring that ever flashed on
the vision Is that which our FSther puts
upon forgiven soul.
know that the impression is abroad
among some people that religion bemeans
and behttles s man; that 1t takes all the
sparkle cut of his soul; that he has to
exchange a registering independence for
an ecclesiastical Strait acket. Not SO.
When Rsn becomes q Christian, ne
does not go down, he starts upward. Re-
ligien mRltiples one by ten thousand.
Nay, the multiplier is in infnity. 1t is
not blotting QUIT Ia polishing, IL g
an srboresceuce, tits em presence, it is an
irrAdistion. When man comes into the
kingdom of God he Is not sent into =
mental ssrviee, bat the Lord GOO
Almighty from the palaces of heaven calls
upon the messenger angels that wait upon
the throne to tiy and "put ring on his
hand" Ia Christ are the largest liberty,
and brightest j ~, and highest honor, and
hsud."
remark in the first place, that when
Christ receives soul into His love He
puts upon him the ring of adoption. In
my church in Philadelphia there came the
representative of benevolent society In
New York. He brought with him eight
OF ten
CHILDREN or TIE STREET
that he had picked up, and he was
trying to fad for them
Christisn homes; and as the
kllttIe ones stood on the pulpit and sung
Nour hearts melted within us. At the
close OF the services q great-hearted,
wealthy man came up and said: "I'n
ttke this little brignt-eyed girl, and I'n
adopt her as one OF my children;" and he
took her 6y the hand, lifted her into his
carrisge and went away.
Thu next day, while we were in the
church gathering up garments for the
poor of New YORK, this little child came
back with bundle under her arm, and
she said= there's my old dress; per-
haps some Of the poor children would
like to have 1T" while she hsrself was
in bright and beautiful array, and those
who more Immediately examined her
said that she had s ring on her hand. II
was ring Of adoption.
There are great many persons who
pride themselves on their anees-
Try, sRd they glory over the
royal blood that pours through their srter-
les. In their line there WIS lord, or 6
duke, or prime minister, or king. But
when the Lord, our Father, puts upon US
the ring OF His adoption, We become the
children Of the Rller Of all nations. "Be-
hold what manner Of love he Father hath
besto we'd upon W, that We should be call
ed the sons Of Goa" 1t matters not how
poor our garments may be IN this world,
or how sc&Rt our bresd, or how mean the
hut we live in, If we, have that ring OF
C6rlst's sdootiOn upon our hand We are
assured OF eternal defensrs.
Adopt! Why, then, We sre brothers
snd sisters to all the good Of earth and
heaven. We have the family name, the
family dress, the family keys, the family
wardrobe. The Father looks after us,
robes US, defends Us, blesses us. We
have royal blood in our veins, and there
are crowns ia our line. II we are His
children, then princes and princesses. 1t
Is only question Of time when We get
our coroner. Adopted Then we have
THE FAMILY SECRETS.
"The secret " the Lord is with them that
fear HIM" Adopted Then we have
the family fnheSitsnce, and in the day
when our Father s5alt divide the riches
of heaven we shall take our share of the
mansions and palaces and temples.
HenceiOIth lei US boast no more of an
earthly sncectry. The insignia OF eternal
glory is our coat OF arms. This ring Of
adoption puts upon US all honor ana al
privilege. Now we can take the words OF
Charles Wesley, that prince OF hymn
makers, and sing:
Come, let US Din our friends Abova,
Who b. We oDtsined the pri5',
And on the eagle wings Of tove
To Joy celestial rise.
"Lat Il the saints terrestrial sing
With those 20 glory gone;
For I'll the servants of our King.
In neSVtE and earth, are one"
have been told thar when any of the
members Ct any OF the great secret So
oieties Of this county are in g distant city
and sre in any kind of trouble, and are
set 1pon by enemies, they have Only to
give certain signal and the members OF
that organiz atom will fock around for
defense. AOG when any man belongs to |
this great CaTistien brotherhood, ii he |
gets in trouble, in trial, in persecution,
IN temptation, ne has only to SHOW this |
ring of CnrlstSs adoption, and al the |
armed cohorts OF heaven will come to his |
rescue.
Sill farther, wAen Christ takes a soul
into BIS love He pats upon 1t marriage
ring. Now, thst is not Rhim of mine: |
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