Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-23
Special 10 the Gazst.e


H. oiogY. Professor
[/MS&/[ * Browne rendered
SIZEE9/ IT, exquisitely the Or
MZHg [ = gsu solo, S)Dats, in
VII II Cminor, R!e!nber-
Ill.,. 1: ger. The pastor,
FsS9 Rev. T. Dewitt.
Taim.ge, ID, took for his tex: "Un-
TO one &c aSVe FIVE taleIts, u sG0ther
two, and o another oae; % eVe:g mar
according TO MS several a2i.!ty." MAT,
XIV, Is. BE said:
Many 81 the ?srsbles Ct JesTs Christ
were nore graphic in the timea IN Nnicr
he lived then tbsy sye row, beC,use CIR
cuuslsrcGs have So Icucb chErEst. l.
Olde1 timas, when 4 nsr Wsr' Cd t. wresB
gTQdge Upr1 bis neighbor, CT tAs
farmer mad scSlteTe6 tdg seed West ever
the fe.d snd Was !Xplc'irg the harvest,
bis z7euEeF would q aoT'fs ere SAME
field with SICK full, Il tG
seed Q! daTnel grass, scGt'aliI E;hs? seed
al ever the flelt, and Of Cours 't:t TcUlt
2pTouL up FAD spoil he HaClg CycF; a3J
il WAS to that Christ referred IN The rar4
BILE when he spoke oi the toTeS 5air = saTG
amCrg the wheat. in this l9ad our !sTm2
are fenced { Fl and :b2 1c.ysS kyya DeeE
driven 10 The m lGDtaiGs, AMI We Ggnuo:
fully understand the mezni-s Of tGe psr-
Rcie IL regard o the ghepheri GGd IN
lost shesp But tie parable from Th'G1
speHk today IS founded on Eomet2:cg
We s.. understand. /. is buiIt On money,
and thst means the same in Jaruss)an 80
in New YorB. II means the ssne 70 tie
selt as to the car, and TO the Chinese
coolie as the emperor. Whether il
is made out CT bone or brass, or
iron or copper, CT gold or silver, it
SPEAK ALL LANGUAGES
without stammer. The parable Of tie
tex. runs in this wise: The owner Of 3
large estate WAS about to leave he me, and
he ha6 some money ths. he wished prop.
erly invested, and so he called together
his servants, and said:
al an going away now, and wish you
would take this money and put it 20 the
very BEST possible use, and when l come
back return 10 ne the interest" 70 one
man he gsve $1,000, to others be gave
lesser gums Of money; TO the lsest ne
gave $3.50. He left home and was gone
fer years, and then returned. On HIS a.
rival De was sLxIcus TO know about his
worldly ffZiys, and he called his servants
together to report to min. "Let ne
knew" said ne, "EEa: you have been
doing with my property siuce ba& 3eaE
gone. The man who had rece!Veu tie
$1,000 csme up sDd fsi1: "I Invested inst
money. 1 got good interest foc e.
have n other ways rightly employed It;
and here xge SIS. 500. You see I have
doubled whst you gave me-" "That'B
very good" said the owner Ct
admire your f.ithiuiEess ard industry. I
he 80 nl '
done" Othe- servants came Up wi b
smaller accommodations, After 3 while
gee InSD dragging himself aloIE, with
mis- he'd hanging know from tae vsy
he comes in thst he is q ley fellow. He
Genes up TO the owner Of lha cstste and
says: Here are these $3.50" "Wha ~
says he owner Of The property, "hayen'r
you made it accumulate snyIhirg Z"
Notwithstanding" "Why, what hsvt
you 0esn about all !hese yea-s?" "Oh, l
T.s afraid thSs if invested IL, Nigh,
RGDe2ow lose y. There are yCuF $780,"
Many c man started ont with Oily S
croWn in his packet, AID achieved 3 fer
ture; but this fellow Of my text, with
$lSS0, has gained rot nn5 isFthipg. IT,
stesd OF confessipg he iodoleIce, nc goes
to work to bers,e lis Rseter, Tor indo-
lence Is most always
IMFUDENT AND INPERTINENT.
OF course ne loseH his Place and is dis
charged from the service. The owrsr
who went out into far country is Jesus
Christ going from earth 10 heaven. The
servants spoken OF in the text are mem.
hers Of the church. The talents are cur
Different qualifications of usefulness
given in different proportions TO different
people. The coming back Of the owner
Is the Lord Jesus returning at the juig-
ment 20 make ipSl settlement. The rails
irg of come CT these men to be rulers
ever five or two cities IS The exsliation OF
the righteous a. the las. Gsy, Shlie me
casting out CT the idler is the expulsion
Of all hose who have mlsiDprOYed tEeir
privileges.
Learn drst from this sutject t1a. Ce,
coming Christian IS merely going on: to
service. II ycu have sIy roiuan;ic idea
shout becoming a Christian, wsEt noT
to scstter the romErce. II yo4 enter
into the Kingdom # G2d II Will
be going into plain, PFC,
tica,r Roreet, continuous, persistent
Christian Yo-k. krow there see great
MANY people who nave fantastic snd 70.
msn:lC notices .b.ut this Cagistikn lte,
5u: ne Who serves 0Cd with 81! the eLeT-
gies Of body, mind nnd scui IS = verify
seIyaSt, snd ne who does uot IS aa n
worthy servant Wien the wrr IEuu BET
sounds, I'll the L3rd's eC1tieFs must
march, However deep the srcW msy De,
or however fearful the odds Bgainst yGem
Under cur government we msy hsYe col
oCs!s and Csptsire, snd generals IL time
Of peace, ont IN the church CT Gcd thele
is no peace until the LAST crest victory
ina. 5sye been achieved. b! have 10
tell 7Cu Il is : voluntary service. People
are not brought into il IS sisves were
drsggsd from Africa. a young nan
gees 70 81 5yIssn SDd ssys: "SiT,
Wart % lean y0uT lcsce.
bY this irdealuTs, Yield myself 10 your
care and serY.c5 fer the rGx. four, o. i've,
or seen Yesrs. EGrt ycu 10 be ny
MASTER, sGd | want 20 pe yuE. srTvSrE"
Just so, II we come into ,7a king N OF
GCd a. I'll, W. mas, {, g. sag. :; &c
Christ: "Be Taou Il s.ieT. J tEte
Tly serY.Cs III I'm. "a L.rF e'"--.Jy.
choose t." It IS voluntary service.
There Is no dTudgery in IL Ia cur wCrIdly
cslliDgs sometimes cur nerves ges worn
cut, srd cur head EchJs, S5d olg pbysicG
faculties break down bat n This IS, vicS
o. tie LJrd JeEuE,.Es hhrtsr ne, g,GlkE
she better he likes it, and mAn in this
audience who has been for forty years
serving GOD, enjoys the employment bet !
ser than when he first entered It.
THE GRANDEsT HONOR
that can ever be bestowed upon you, is TO |
have Christ say TO you on the last dsy: