The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-01
"gE lE THEREFORE, FOLLOWERS OF.
GuD."
Mr. WHARTON'S SERMON FROM
THIS TENT
ARE You STEERING FOR THE PORT
OF HEAVEN
first Hapiist Church Crowded 10 Its II.
most t"paeitS aud Many Persons
Turned Away-rointing Out the
Pathway To Heaven.

the opening of the services the people
came pouring IN for all parts Of the city
and a. early ~ 1890 O'Clock every seat
IN The main body of The church was filed
The gallery was then crowded, and by ! /
o'clock IS was plainly seen that the
spacious buildin. could not seat the
great number that came to hear the dis.
iinguishcd evangelist, consequently,
many unable 10 get in, went TO 9th I
church. -.
Az E the usual opening services. in
which Mr. Frank Cunningham sang "a
solo. "Ihc Mistakes of My Life" Mr..
Wharton came forward and preached in
his usual powerful manner from the
text "Bc ye therefore followers of God,
as dear children. Ephosians >, /.
MI Wharton began By announcing
that he would i.5llow his discourse by
answering three queslions--Who the
Christian iss What he ought to do,
Where he IS going.
The most cheering thought in Chris.
tian life, said he is that the believer is a
child Of God, and we know that in the
turmoiis OF life H. will care for MS and
protect as Ny friends, in fighting The
battle, OF hfc, when il seems that we are
about 10 fall. when our troubles seem
more ami too heavy for us to bear. does
4 not. / SAY, help Us 10 possess the
thought that 10 VIII be all right in the
end As an illustration of this the
speaker referred 20 the time when
EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE,
was engaged in battle with a pow
eifui enemy, and il seemed be
would be overpowered he sent
courier 10 his father, saying,
"Come and help me or ] will be de-
siroyed,' but the father only kept the
courier and sent no help, and soon an
other courier came IN great haste with a
message, saving. Father you must help
me or / PERISH but the father again re-
fused 90 render aid. but sent the mcssen-
Ger 10 tel him that he was watching
him. and if there is danger he viii come
to the rescue Thus il is With Christians
We 20 10 God i'm prayer and say. VIII
\ GA. oh Father. allow MS TO be DESTROYED
by the hands Of the enemy But He is
watching us. and IF We will DO our duty
He will save MS from our enemy, the
devil An old preacher once said, Il
am not what used 10 be. and am not
what hope 10 bee. but by Gods grace
am what | am That is the right spirit
for Us. Christians. God has brought us
thus far, and He will conduct ms home.
Young men, many of You who sit in this
church to-day were once church mem
hers. once YOU used 60 listen 10 moth
or's counsel; YOU used TO 20 with that
mother. who is now in heaven. and sit
with her I'm the old church pew and
worship together. but now YOU have
wandered far from God YOU can only
saw. used TO be a Christian, but am not
now
MY friend don't be afraid of God your
Maker. but serve and worship him.
THE DUTIES OF a CHRISTIAN.
The speaker then proceeded 10 ex.
plain the duty ola Christian "Ofien,
said he. IL gotounhclicycrs ana ask them
to become Christians, and they say they
cant. their standing Is very high.
Friends our standing as Christians is high,
too. for our standing is God, can YOU
stand higher than thi-y'
The speaker explained, further the
duty of the Christian hy urging that he
should exercise iOrgivinC spirit at all
times, that whenever Christian thought
il was impossible for him 20 forgive an
unkind act lac should remember that
when Jesus Christ had been nailed upon
the cross and was being cuciied by the
wicked Jews, and in the midst of His
fortunes lie exclaimed, Father, forgive
lta4 4
Then again, Jesus Christ was honest
How many
SHORT WICKED TURNS
there are in business life, and to the
people who do these things may seem
perfectly right, but they are not Jesus
did not for moment cOuntenance any
thing that was the least dishonest OF
wrong Again, Jesus was kind andgood
lie helped the helpless and cOmfOrted
the discOnsoate. I'm every walk of life,
when the cry % help was raised, Jesus
came TO the rescue
remember when | was little boy
my old mother used 10 call me 10 her
and say "Son, want YOU 10 follow in
the steps OF yOur father Husbands.
how many wives are there here to-day
" no cannot ask their boys 20 follow
them, because they would walk in paths
Of wickedness II Is true We cannot
.olow in the footsteps of our Master ~
did the Apostles of old. but We can fol
low His eNanAle and see Him by faith
Jesus Christ Is pure, perfect and sinless
and although We cannot hope TO reach
perfection, nor hope for purity, if we do
,ur duty Jesus will intercede for Us be-
ore the Father in Heaven
God knows do not wish 10 De q Chris
ian censor but my friends social life is T
dangerous How much harm is being
lone In this city in social life over the +
lunch bowl and card table. aud | will I
lid that The whisky business is to-day /
me of the greatest evils that pervade our .
and, aud il anyone ON earth has right /
o speak Of thi, evil think have. for 4
AVE suffered myself from its awful in
luencc ! have seen the effects of this |
nonster. both directly and indirectly,
nd beg YOU in the name of Christ TO
blndOn the business forever
Then again. Jesus Christ had faith
} my friends. there are times In Chris
ian warfare when We can't do anything
,ut trust.
Mr Wharton beautifully illustrated
bis bg referring 10 an incident nj sea,
rheu the great ship was drifting
TOWARDS A GREAT ROCK,
nd there was no way TO stop il but hy
he anchors The first and second
nchors were thrown. but failed TO have
ny eiTec' upon the ship, which was
ipidly drifting to destruction, until the
bird was thrown out and the ship was
topped and me people saved
Then. finally, Jesus Christ was man
7 work may be speaking 20 many
ere to-day who are Young in the cause
their Master. but l urge you work for ,
i'm who redeemed YOU and saved YOU
ith Ills own blond And there are
her- whose time upon earth is short,
,on 30 reap your reward. All | can say
. what time is left work for God. Yes :
ssus Christ worked. and LEI us work
now we feel We can DO but little, but !
e little things make up life Yes, let
! do The best We can, and God will do
IL rest.
There was once a man who had sew
al little children and among them was Il