Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

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the gospel from the earth. he threw himself
into the bloody mob of persecution. Christ met
him near Damascus; the light from ABOVE tnsl
that showed him to be a bloody blgot and BIAS
phemeI. He was converted and preached ms
gospel till his death as MARTYR. His CONVEX
sion is the strongest fact in favor OF Christian
ity's truth. Infdelity mas often marched -up'to
this fact, fired q few guns and retreated-
''Paul never forgot his conversion. He spoke
OF it on all occasions. When he reached
heaven, if there WIS an angel who had not
heard it, Paul doubtless hunted him up and
told it.
"Paul, in the text, says he was crucifed and
lived again, Christ liveth in me. The subject
get is the indwelling Christ. Our text is brief
five short words. They state q precious truth.
Consider this truth: The living Christ dwells
condemned. exposed TO a fearful penalty.
Woeful terms are used in Scripture
to describe the Christless sinners condition.
Without hope and without God in the world,
they are separated from Christ, giver Of eternal
life. Sin so blurs the heart, blinds the mind,
oistorts all the power Of the soul, that Christ $
aid is needed to clear these away.
1--WE must sing with angels around the throne
or weep IN despairiug hell before we can know
what sin is, SO terrible IS it. Christ Is made
unto us wisdom, righteousness and re-
demption. He became our ransom.
He is our holiness and all suffering. He is our
strength. He IS our judge. He is our hope.
He is able to keep that which we have committed
unto Him against that day. -.
Savior of believers, but they are complete in
Him. 1t is mystery. WhaS is it? Paul tells
us it is Christ in you, the holte OF glory. When
A light not in us cannot be our light; . branch
grated into tree, is secured into the tree, the
Tree gives it life and the branch gets its life.
Andisb it is that are in Christ He lives in US.
s'tBut let us not forget that Christ Is our eX-
ample. Weareto follow Him. If Napoleon,
Cromwell and Hannibal could inspire followers,
surely we can catch the spirit Christ lmparts
and follow Him through trials TO glory But He is
more than example. He is the life within the
Christian. We live through in union with Him.
Christ OF Nazareth and Jerusalem dwells in His
followers to-day. Next glance to some conclu-
sions resulting from the facts.
First, it suggests the greatness of regenera-
ton; the coming OF Christ into a human soul is
the event of q lifetime. Christ could not be hid
when on earth. Even when He hung on tho
cross the sun darkened and the earth shook in
tiers mans heart great
change ensues-there is new birth.
The man feels the pulsation of a new life. There
are new loves and hates, new duties and des-
TIMES. Here is mighty work which God per-
forms, man enjoys and angels admire.
The sands of earth annoy. Men I'LL holes,
maker converts the sand into glass, goblets,
mirrors, telescopes, microscopes, spectroscopes.
sand into. glass. This, marvellous as it is, is
nothing to the change Christ makes in
changing a sinner into an heir Of glory.
Some say conversion is only sensation.
grant IN times OF excitement people may Gn1nk
they are converted when they are not OF course
people may well be excited at conversion, for it
is thrilling transformation, but the work goes
on On April II, 40, the shot at lexington
was fred that rang round the world. The Wild
est excitement ragged throughout the colonies.
But the excitement cooled, reaction came,
some fed from camp, some deserted. yet many
fought on through blood and anguish. They
ended better soldiers than when they began.
So Christians prove the reality of their
weIl-doing Israel Putnam was so
excited he left his pillow in the furrow
hut he fought on for eight years and proved his
devotion. We know fathers and mothers in Is
rael who were excited at their conversion. They
have been fighting the good fight for eight times
eight years.
unity of believers. Christ is not divided. He
is ever against sin. He is in all believers of all
tribes and tongues. Because he is in them
John speaks Of himself as the disciple whom
Jesus loved, he wrote of this love IN his old
saw Him and love Him as he did. John says,
IF we walk in the light we have fellowship one
with another. Unity is the result of union
One is inward, the other is outward.
''Things very unlike in appearance may have
gEeat unity. How unlike the different parts of a
The human body IS unIjfeln'its parts and oom-.
position, yet unity prevails throughout. All are
needed; that undefnable thing we call life
makes unity. So believers may differ in creed
and work and worship, yet if they are
true believers Christ makes the unity
We can deny doctrinal unity, but must admit
angel for being Baptist, but can fellowship
those of other creeds. They all thank God alike,
and ask to love Him more. They sing the
praises of Him who died to save them. There IS
great unity in hymnology. Men differing in
doctrine agree in singing Gods praises.
nal points but their songs have greatest unity.
Toplady's Rock of Ages agrees with Wesley's
Jesus, Lover of My SOUL Cowper and Cary's
concert in India agree in their praiseful songs.
There is unity. in hymnology things
divided by languages and oceans.
But there is another fact suggested. The duty
of publishing the gospel to the nations OF the
earth.
Christianity is missionary. Christ won. the
love of the disciples TO have them love the world
and work to win it for Him.
He became poor that we might become rich.
No human speech can tell his self sscEifce.
When He was ready to enter into His glory He
charged His disciples to go teach all nations
When He comes into as BE puts this spirit into us
In this life are at best but poor copies of the
Great Original. An hundred years ago William
Cary. a poor shoemaker went as missionary
India. The Edinburg Review sneered at the
missionary from America many Knocked at his
mistakes. But Christ, who knew more than all
the wise of earth, was in Judson and led him on.
rAnd to-day men criticise foreign mis-
sions as extravagant. That is what
Judas said-those men are borrowing from
religious colony who ask am / my BROTH
er's keeper Judas did not form a new sect,
he simply reformed Cainism. Opposition to
missions IS Cainism reformed by Judas Iscariot
You will have to drive Christ out Of the hearts
of His people before you stop foreign mission
work.
.sRobinson tells Of a tribe in Northern India.
robbers who have left their homes for..ov 600
years, never dislodged by enemies The Brit
ish commander determined to take Them The
Sixty fourth Bengal regiment, which had been
disgraced by deserters and had their coIors
taken from them, volunteered to take the plsce.
Their commander said: Soldiers, on that
mountain top are your colorsi' and they chang
ing took them.
aChrist pointing to China, Mexico, Africa,
Brazil; sayc: 60! your captain will lead you
.sBut finally the iniwelling of Christ is the
guarantee Of endless glory. He lives in us that
we may live with him. No power can divide
us. Death disrobes everything else. but only
brings the believers soul close to Christ
This is ! sweet thought. We gladly meet and
greet in Joy; but, parting, may never meet
again. All, when we meet up there we shall
never part again Brothers, some Of you have
left sons and daughters in far distant graves,
but up yonder we snail meet never to be broken
another sleeps in SC. Helena, the third found
her grave in her native land; Judson rests
under the blue waves OF the Indian oceans
but in The glorious morning they shall all
gather, TO part no more. God grant that we
and others gather with them there
ssAn Hail the Power of Jesus Name'' was
sung, and Dr.. Harris, from the committee on
order Of business, reported to-day's business:
10 m--Consider the Southern Baptist theo-
Il a. m.-Reports of committees on home mis-
sion reports.