Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23

you are Christians bid you be of good
Cheer. Bear with you our congratulations
to the bright city. Aged men, who will
snnn be gone, take with you our love for
sur kindred in the better land, and when
you See them tell them we are
soon coming. Only few. more
sermons to preach and hear. Only few
more heartsches. Only few more tolls.
Only few more teSrs. And then, what
an enhancing spectacle will open before
usl
Beautiful heaven, where all ia light,
Beaut full angels clothed In white,
Beautiful strains that never tire,
Beautiful harps through all the choir;
There shsn join the chorus sweet,
Worshiping at the Saviour's feet"
approach you now with general in
vitation, not picking out here and there 3
man, or here and there q woman, or here
and there child; but giving you an IN
limited invitation, saying: "Come, for
sll things are now ready" We invite you
to the warm heart Of Christ, and the in
closure of the Christian church. know
great msuy think that the church does
not amount to much, that 1t is obsolete;
that it did its work snd is gone now, so
far as all usefulness is concerned. 1t is
the hsppiess placs have ever been in,
except my own home.
know thete are some people VINO say
they are Christians who seem to get along
without any help from others, and who
culture solitary pisty. They do not want
any ordinances. do not belong to that
class. c.n not get along without them.
There are so msny things in this world
that lakes my attention from God, from
Christ, and heaven, that want all the
helps of ell the symbols sud of all the
Christian associations; and want around
about me
SoLID PHALANX
Of n en- who love God and keep His CON-
msUdments. Are there any here who
would like to enter into that association?
Then by simple, chiId-like faith, apply
for admission into the visible church, and
you will be received. No questions asked
about your past history or present sur
roundings. Oily one test-do you love
Jesus?
Baptism does not amount to anything,
say great many people, but the Lord
Jesus declared: "He that believeth and
is baptized shall be saved" putting
baptism and faith side by side. And an
apostle declares: "Rspent and be bap-
tize6, every one of you" lido not sickle
for sny particular MODE of Baptism, but
put great emphasis on the fact that you
ought to be baptized. Yet no more en-
phssis than tae L ord Jesus Christ, the
Great Head OF the Church, puts upon it.
The world is goi e to, after while,
lose 8 great msny Of its votaries. There
are to be REVEALS Of religion that will
shake the earth. We give you warning
There is a great host coming in to stsnd
under the banner of the Lord Jesus
Christ. Will you be among them? Will
you be among the gathered sheaves?
Some Of you have been thinking on this
subject year after yesr. You have found
out that this world is poor portion.
You want to be Christians. You have
come almost into the kingdom Of God;
but there you stop, forgelful of the fact
that to be almost saved is not to be saved
st all. On, my brother, after having come
so near to the door OF mercy, II you turn
back, you will never come at all. After
you have heard Of the goodness Of God, If
You turn away and die, it will not be be-
cause you did not have good offer.
"God's spirit will not ALWAYS strive
With hardened, self eslr yiug man;
Ye VINO persist HI love TO grieve
May never ear his voice again"
MSy God Almighty this hour move upon
vour soul AID bring you back from the
husks Of the wilderness to the Fathers
house, and set you at the banquet, Snd
''put ring on your hand"