Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-27

at meeting was happily con-
verified. The next morning he received q
note from his old employer, asking him
to stop at the counting-house. The
young man called, and his employer
said: 'You remember our conversation
last night? Well, take walk with me;
and he showed the young man the store
with every barrel rolled out. Now f,
come back again, and I'll double your
salary, - said the old employer.
&C / will render double unto thee!'
''It's profit, young mani It's profit
young woman! Listeni Seventeen years
ago l gave my heart to God and my life
to the ministry. l left little home, but
found I've hundreds in every city since
that time. left mother in my Georgia
home, but I've found thousands In every
place I've been since then. 1 left
could have had-a thousandfold more.
l tell you, We are the children
of a King. Why should I care
for the things left while others are toll
ing for the millions? tell you the real
milIiouaires are those who live and die
in the service of God. Look at Wander
bilt' 8 DEATH What commentary on the
value of richest Yes, God has promised
us double. We are here but few days.
This life is only preparation for the
next, and the richest man is he who pre-
pares for the exit into the other.
"Hear mel Turn you to the strong
hold, ys prisoners of hope. There are
two kinds of prisoners mentioned in the
Bible for US, and there are three classes
with hope and three Glasses of prisoners
without hope. The first class of those
with hope are the faithful men and wom-
en- among us. We are prisoners indeed,
but prisoners with hope. There are the
difficulties of the flesh, and the bitter
problems of life, but there is hope, hope
beyond. 1 had a blessed mother who
was once q prisoner of hope, but thirty
years ago her sanity soul burst the bars
and swept into freedom. l had
a father who was once prisoner of hope
but he passed away and is now in realms
of light and walking in ElYsean fields.
Prisoners of hope? Yes, but work out
your own salvation in fear and
trembling. Fight the good fight. Hold
on to the good. Be ready to work for
the right and to be what God wants you
to be, and every duty will become a
pleasure, every hardship will be a joy
and every path will become smooth.
1.-THE second class of prisoners of hope
are those who have said 4 want to lead
a better life. Pray for me and help me
to be faithful to the good and the true.
All who have done that are as safe as
far as they have gone as the best. No
man was ever damned who had turned
toward the right and was pressing on
They are prisoners Of hope with the truth
in front.
''And the third class is those who feel
in the depths of their heart a desire TO
lead better life but have taken no step.
They are also prisoners of hope. The
blessings of Christian experience lie be-
fore them and the sins and stains of life
behind. Do not hesitate; take this step
and feel the richness and, fullness of life.
land there are three GLASSES without
hope. The first is the band of fallen
angels who were plunged into those deep
and dark dungeons OF despair. No
mercy for them-just an eternity of des-
pair. 1t makes my blood run cold to
think of that. But they are angels.
We can't sympathize with angels We
never saw one. They have no wrinkles,
no gray hair.
"The next are those who lie out yon-
der in the cemetery, and who died with
out hope. Awful thought! Death rides
in every breeze and turks in every flower,
But listen, is there mother here who
prays for her son who lies out yonder in
the grave? She prayed for him right up
TO the edge, but what word of prayer has
fallen since the grave closed. Is there
wife here who yet prayed for her hus-
band after fate had snuffed his candle
and the light had flickered and went out?
Awful thought o. fathers and mothers,
hNrrz Z hnhA f0 fn1y -
children and bring them into the fold
Listen: Death ends all hope. I've
preached in forty states; I've preached
in Canada, and ID be willing to preach
in China, but there is one place 1 never
will preach. It's out yonder in the
cemetery. There is no wisdom, no de-
vice IN the grave. There is no word of
hope for them. Lord help ali to turn in
time.
"The third class of the prisoners with
out hope are the men and WON en- who
have shut their hearts to all that is good
aud right. There are men and women
right here in Fort Worth who are as GER
tain to be banded as they are that they
live. Their fathers and grandfathers and
eat-gTandfathers all went the same
way. They have been going to hell for
five or six generations. There are peo-
pie who say they've heard their last SER
mon-men who have dared God, aRd
will to the end; prisoners without hope!
Awful thought If had the eye of a
prophet and could go around
this audieLce and point my
finger into the face of every
one who will be damned it would raise a
wall of terror from the center to the cir
cunt ference of this audience. Poor old
grey haired man, without God and
without hope! If I were you I'd decide
for God and die on my knees or find
peace. God has sent this meeting to you
and put it in your way. You will have
TO decide right here or go with our God
and hope. I often feel as if I were
preaching q funeral sermon and, young
as am, I've preached the funeral SER
mon of thousands of souls. Prisoners
without 0peI God help you to turn be-
fore it is too late.
''Llsten, another words It's your
soul that's at stake! Young man, you
can't afford to wait, the outlook is ter
rible. Young lady, if you could look
q Cod aon would vi