Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-25

| her heart would break, because she be-
| lieve1 her only remaining child would be
| taken from her. And l said to her, 1t
looks like you are going to lose that
| child
" Yes, she answered, the doctors
| say there is no chance for his life.
{" 'And this will be the fifth one you
buried?'
eyes
Z" Now, did it ever occur to you that
the Lord is doing this, taking your chill
| dren away from you in order to save
your husband?' He was the most alb
ject sot 1 ever saw in my life for his
age.
''The tears rolled down the face of
the mother, and fell on the sick child as
she answered.: fOh! If the Lord will
save my husband, will be willing to
give up my child to Him.
CT came away. 1t was the saddest
home 1 had ever been in. went down
town to find the husband. I went 10 his
office, but he was not in, and
his room was dirty and dusty, and
in sadly neglected condition
generally. could not find him there SO
proceeded on down town, and as was
crossing the square met him and stop
ped him. 1 took his hand and said:
John, dear old friend of my school days,
how 1 have loved you; / have just come
from your home. It is the most desolate
home 1 ever saw. 1t is the most desolate
in the world to-day. Your poor wife
sits there with a dying child in her
arms. She said to me just before
left: Il would be willing to
give up my child if the Lord would save
my husband. Said Il, John, if there
is an ounce of manhood or principle in
you, in the name of heaven give me your
hand and tell me you will give your
heart to God and you will never drink
liquor again. - He looked me in the
face and placed his arms around my neck
and exclaimed pray for me!' And
to-day he is mayor of my native city and
steward of the church, and the child
lives to bless his home.
"a Jews days after told that story at
Nashville, was waiting to make rail-
road connection at Mufreesboro, when
one of the train hands came up and told
me the engineer wanted to see me. Il
think he has been attending your SER
vices, said the man. 'and he wants to
see you about that So l went up to
the cab, aud the engineer reached down
his brawny arm and helped me to
get up, and then he said, Mr. Jones, I
heard you preach that night and heard
you tell that story, and l tell you It
touched tender spot with me. From
that moment l haven It uttered an oath
or taken a drop of liquor. Tell me
something more about your religion.
And there, with the locomotive rushing
through space at the rate of fifty miles
an hour or so, preached the gospel to
that lone engineer as earnestly as 1 ever
did to an audience of l0,000 people.
"Neighbor, give me your attention.
This universe is no joke. These meetings
are not held for mere pastime, that you
may come and laugh at few jokes. 1t
is an issue of life and death. 1t is a
question Of heaven or hell to the last
man of us. God help you to repent and
lead better life. God calls us by every
Think of the purest, sweetest
mother that ever lived and who
has gone to heaven and give your heart
to God! Telegraph your mother tonight
that you have given your heart to God,
and expect to live and die in His service.
Forget everything else, but let us keep
the memory of the good mother in our
hearts as long as memory holds her place.
''There is no excuse you can make
when you appear before the throne of
judgment, and are asked why you did
not accept Gods call. He has called
you ten thousand times, and you know
it. You heard the calls every time, and
you know 1t. And you understood what
He meant, and you know that. There
is no excuse for you, then,
if you don't accept. Whatever
you give to God the same will He give to
you. If you laugh at God now and
scout His offers, He will laugh at you
when your calamity comes. What
misery you melted out to Him
And believe last chance
rives point beyond which no man dare
go without losing all hopes of salvation.
This may be your last chance. A young
lady attended revival service one time
with her best fellow, and the preacher
used the same expression 1 did
just now. He said, This may be
your last chance. VIII you
risk it?' and the young lady wrote on the
fly leaf Of her hymn book Il will risk
it, and signed her name to it and |
showed it to her young man. |
A week later that girl was
on her death bed and the |
minister was at her side urging her still |
to accept God. But she said in agony
and misery: 1T is no use. L refused |
my last chance And they brought her |
hymn book, over her own signature we're |
the words that sealed her doom i
'fMy friends, how many of you are
willing to risk it? Can you afford to re- |
fuse it?''
Mr.. Jones had spoken earnestly |
throughout his sermon. He used none of |
the seeming levitY that characterized his |
previous orations here, and when he |
asked those to stand up who desired to |
accept Christ, there was q popping up of |
hands and heads all over the vast audi |
ence.
Services as usual to-day.