Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-07
PRIDE.
Evangelist Williams DiscOursed Upon
That Subject Last Evening.
The Difference Between Graea and law Ex'
planned and the Great Importance
Attaching TO Each Defined.

The audience which greeted Evangelist
Williams at the Baptist church last night
was not so large as the preceding nights,
the people being kept away by the rain.
but the result Of the sermon was salts
factory in every way.
The services were opened as usual by
singing, led by Professor and Mrs.
Towner.
The preacher took his text from
Matthew v, verses II and Is, and Gala
tians H., verse 10. He started out by
saying there were two points brought out
by the two extracts which he quoted,
which he wanted to impress upon the
people. The first was that the
Ten Commandments were as bind
ing upon us to-day as they
have ever been; and that salvation
was not to be had except by obedience to
the law. Some people seemed TO think
that the Old Testament was sealed book
and that under the present dispensation
II could not properly be used as guide.
But the Ten Commandments had been
accomplished by the inspired writers Of
up each of the Ten Commandments
and quoted passages OF Scrip
ture in the New Testament,
which emphasize them and commanded
their Observance. He said that it was
highly important that we should under
stand the true character and object of
this moral law, as set forth in the goth
chapter of Exodus. While there were
some people who inclined to believe it
now obsolete, yet there were many who
thought that by doing the law
salvation could be obtained. There was
Il tendency to confouud the principles Of
law and grace, SO that neither could be
readily understood. In making this
mistake law was shorn of its uuhending
majesty or respect for il was
lesseued and its power decreased.
Al the same time grace would he robbed
of all of its divine sweetness. The puT-
pose OF law was to show what man ought
10 be. The purpose OF grace was 10 show
man what God is. If We had nothing
but law then man would be in ruin Law
has sometimes been called transcript of
the mind of God, but this was not true,
strictly speaking. 1t is a transcript of
Cod s mind of what u man ought TO be. If
the Ten Commandments were transcript
Of God IS mind then he would at once
curse God and die. God would be under
such circumstances queer being. Is
there no grace, IT ercy, kindness, love,
with GodP Is there nothing in God .
character save stern requirement and
positive prohibition? To know
what God is a man must
take look at Christ
and understand him. Let us not, then,
ronfound law and grace. The one was
given by Moses, the other by Christ. 1t
is not q principle of the law to show
TO US God 8 character, but to reveal to
US our own. Still, obedience to the
law is required by God, and while
l cannot obey it without life, yet 1 can
get life by obeying it. Life is not COM
municated to us by the law. Law re-
veals TO US what we are, and has not
been given US 20 save us. Like a mirror,
it is let down from heaven to show Us our
mental deformities. but not to cure
them. lamp brought into a dark
room will show me the objects in it, but
Will not remove the objects. plumb
line may show me the croOkedness Of a
wall, but will not straighten 1t.
Neither does the light of the
lamp place the objects in the
room, nor Is the plumbline responsible
for the orOokedpess Of the wall. Law
does not create evil in mans heart,
nor can law remove it. In the 9TH chap
ter of Romans we have Paul telling Us
that he would not have known sin but by
the law. He doesu t say, however. that
he would not have had sin. So law sim
ply judges mans character
and condition. 1t is an inevitable result |
and cannot be avoided unless we turn co
sone other source, namely, to grace. 1t
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it is, that we cannot get life by |
it. 1t is perfect, and 1t is impos- |
sible for sinner to get life by
perfect law which can alone condemn |
him for not being what he should be. |
Hence the truth OF the statement made |
in the second text, that salvation is |
through Christ. By the power which He |
imparts to the sinner who seeks His aid, |
we are enabled TO fulfill the law.
At the conclusion of the sermon the re- !
ligious were urged to accept Christ, see
ing their utter helplessness without Him.
The after service was of more than usual |
interest, and several prominent citizens |
asked for prayer Half an hour was spent |
in conversation with the seekers, some of |
whom made profession OF having OBJ |
tanned salvation.
This afternoon Mr.. Williams breaches |
on conscience; this evening on the Pass |
over. Sunday morning at IL o CLOCK he
breaches at the Cumberland Presbyte-
riau church on How to Prevent Back
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'clock at
the First Baptist church on Matrimony,
and Sunday night the farewell service,
the subject being The Whole Thing in q
Nutshell.
Monday night Mr.. Williams win run
down TO Waxahachie for few days be-
fore commencing his labOrs among the
Dallas sinners.
Rooms Wanted.