Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
WORDS OF WISDOM.
The Baptist Divines and Laymen
Preach to the People.
Ghs Text Of Many Sermons Delivered By Lead
ing Lights of the church-A Aass-
Meeting Of Dslegates-NO;es.
PROMOTING rIETY.
D1. Broadus of Kentucky at the First Bap-
fist Church.

uay uOEuluB III Lue rlTsC DEpLisL tnuASh
there was not vacant pew. People
swarmed into all parts of the sanctuary
so early that there was no sunday-school
session held; this was dispensed with and
as substitute there were remarks by
various visitors.
The feature of the occasion was the
splendid address of Rev. DR.. G. A.
Nunelly, president of Mercer univer-
sity, Macon, Ga. When Rev. DR..
BToadus, the prince of pulpit orators
appeared and providing to his place took
his text, a hush came over the vast audi
enee, many of whom stood throughout
theservice, and the profoundest atten-
tion was paid to the EreaI theological
professor, whose text book on Prepare
tion and Delivery of Sermons is a stand
ard throughout the world.
After a rich musical recital of Gounod IS
Mass sanctus. directed by Prof. j. r.
Hall, following which Mrs. Parsons sang
splendidly as a solo offertory, "Guide
Me, Oh, Thou Great jehovah, DR..
Broadus began by reading the cxvi
Psalm, ~ love the Lord. - He made
striking comments as he read"
At the conclusion of the Psalm reading
Rev. DR.. J. P. NJ. johnson of Missouri
led in prayer, and .''My Soul be on Thy
Guard was sung
DR.. Brondus then spoke, saying: ''Now
let us turn 10 the text for this occasion,
which is the sixth chapter, fourth verse
of Hosea. 80, Ephriem, what shall l
do unto thee? O, Judah, what shall l
do unto thee? For your goodness is as
morning cloud, and as the early dew it
goeth away.
The prophets were inspired preacher
We are apt only to think of them as pre-
dieting the future. This was only part
of the functions. They preached often
and earnestly. They were inspired,
preachers The Hebrew word ana Greek
word for prophet means one who speaks
for God. Hosea, this prophet, lived i'll
bitterly evil times. Israel had divided and
thetlanger kingdom had gone to the bad.
Hosea lived in the time OF ISAIAH and
jeremiah, who were in the southern
kingdom. Hosea had also sore personal
trials. His wife had proved unfaithful
literal grief-direst shame. His chill
dFen he was told were not his own, yet
God tells him TO take back that wife and
lead her to true life.
And thus comes the image so fire.
quently used, that God is the husband Of
His church, and she has gone astray, He
ever seeking to lead her into the right.
God forbid that any who hear
me shall ever know what it
is to have an unfaithful wife.
Despite Hosea IS warning, the people
went OH TO ruir, and were wiped out or
national existence. Was Hosea 3 life in
vain? No, he kept the people from
fastening to ruin. Take courage, and
thank God that if you are not reforming
the world, you are retarding its rapid
progress 30 ruin.
One of Hosea's troubles, and one OF
ours, is the Hclleness OF the people.
They would get mp the hubbub of a re-
viyal, and say, let's 20 back
to the Lord, and they quit
idol worship for few days.
Hosea says, 'Oh, Ephriam, your good
ness is as a morning cloud and as. the
early deY-it soou goeth away. DO
you know anything about this ickleness
in religion2
Shame on Ms all that we can deal in
such fashion with the highest interests
of onr existence-plaYing football with
piety.
what is TO be done about this?
Fret, l suggest, let us enlist all our
faculties III the life of pIety Most of
us do not do this. We take things as
they come-go along with them as they
go. Psychologists tell of intellectual
Will aud moral faculties. Let Us enlist
our intellect in reading the
what histories the Bible contains!
What great truths the Bible teaches!
We listen so languidly, we read so iazily.
Poindexter SAID other things being equal
q Christian will be most useful who has q
clear view OF the doctrine of the atone
ment. II is shame to us that heathens
give more of their substance and time 10
idol worship than Christians give 10
worship of the true God.
1t is easy 10 find fault with preachers.
/ will second the motion TO ali you say
against them. But declare TO you there
is more good preaching than there is good
listening. All, good listening makes good
preaching. Let us enlist our intellects
in the life of piety.
And then let US enlist our sensibilities
in a life of piety. Some do not care for
emotional rsEgioG-you had better care.
Try TO cultivate rellgloua seDslDultles.
Hold your minds to truths till CORES
pondlng feelings come,
And also let us enlist our wills in,tbe
life of piety. Exercise your will in the
life of piety as much as anything else.
Don't think less OF sovereign grace and
all those questions. 1 dc not know as
much OF them as did thirty years ago.
Let each one say here to-day, iOh.
God Of grace, help me, l will be better
Christian. God, help me, 1 viii, will,
/ will Why not?
The apostle says you must will and you
must work while God Wills and works
within you, That is my FIRST suggestion.
My second is let us cultivate harmony
between the inward and the outward In
the life of piety. Some only try the in
ward way That viii not Rvsil.
The founder of Christianity knew more
about the religious life of man than you
and /. He declared that man must con-
TESS his Savior. We must come out for
Him. Suppose parents and children
should try to never show their love?
How absurd il would be. We must ex-
press It. So must Christians.
How beautiful the plan the Savior ar