Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-13
WORDS FRom ARIsHoP.
The Morning Sermon at the Trinity
ME-. ChurchY esterday-Pe

Ehe morning sermon at the Ir1n1ty
ME-. ChurchYes terday-PentecOst
Meeting.
At the Trinity M. E. church yesterday
Bishop w. F. Mallalieu preached
q stirring sermon to large and inter
ested congregation on the success which
always attends the efforts of true follow
ers of Jesus Christ.
The bishop is finely built man, of i'm
posing presence, and his words were at
tentively listened to by all. In the morn
ing at $50 Pentecostal meeting was
held, quite large congregation being
present. The bishop in his sermon spoke
in brief as follows:
Gods people are always triumphant.
We are sometimes constrained to think
that life is failure in our own individual
cases. I could cite many examples of
this. A man is prosperous in his early
years; he has wealth, friends, q
wife and happy children and
everything to make him joyous and
thankful. A change comes; the man loses
his money, and in consequence most of
his so-called friends cease to know him.
And, by the way, it is curious how a
mans friends leave him at such time.
This mans wife and children die and
nothing is left for him but the poorhouse,
that dismal abode of human wrecks. Peo-
pie say, what failure. He was not a
failure though, he was a glorious success.
Faith in God always brings success.
To return to the text, "and maketh
itself manifest" To thoughtful minds
&ho
flowers, the biggest trees, the brooks, the
oceans, the whole universe in fact. The
trouble is, though, that there are so few
really though people. Many look only
for earthly and sensual qualification. God
reveals himself in the Bible, the Holy
Bible. How full of God are the sacred
pages of that book.
In the bigger cities large part of the
people spend more time reading the Sun
day papers than they do the Bible. If I
had my way no Methodist man or woman
would ever buy another Sunday paper, or
advertise in one, or have anything to do
with them.
God reveals himself to US by his provi-
dences. When things go nicely we speak
of the kind providence of God, but when
things go the opposite way it is difficult at
times to see the providence of God and to
understand it. In my native city, New
Orleans, which some call the most wicked
city in the United States, we have estab-
lished a medical school, open to everyone
of all colors, races and beliefs. While
raising money to start it man promised
me $50, 900 if I raised another certain sum-
1 could see the providence of God, but be-
fore the man had paid the whole amount
he failed and I asked myself why could
not God have changed that mans thoughts
so that he would have doubled his fortune
and could have paid the money! I tell
you, friends, my heart was heavy. About
this time there was Sunday school con-
vention, and an old colored woman, Sister
Smith, on being asked to speak, sang first,
"The Lord Will Provide" 1t lifted the
load off my heart, and 1 said to myself
that the Lord had sent that woman to en-
courage me.
Reach out in the darkness for the hand
of Jesus. The hand of those we love pro
duces thrill that we can recognize as diff
ferent from any other touch, and it is the
same way with the hand of Jesus. Remem
Der, husbands and wives, that you are
making Christians or infdels of each Other
and of your children by the example yor
set. 1t is no easy thing to be a thorough
going Christian.
The third part of the context which
means that if you are true to Goo
you will be saved. In this day
of corporations men think they are no
responsible, but they are. Every man is
personally responsible for what he could
prevent. People say, IT am as good al
half the members of that church" Wha
if they are? That is not the question. Th'
question is are you a Christians "A GER
tain doctor, just before he died, told of ,
dream that he had had. He dreamed tina
he was dead, and with others was before
the judgment throne; many were con
demned and many saved. When it came
his turn a sweet voice said, IT will answe
for him." How beautiful did that voice
the voice of Jesus, sound.
My unconverted friends, you know tina
if you keep on you will go down and vii
| reach the lowest depths. And the bitter
| est thought will be that living in such al
enlightened country you did not become
Christian. There is not Christian her
who has not been helped by the prayer
of other Christians. How it has helpe,
| me when have stood almost alone in tn
south in some places, hated by nearly all
How the knowledge has helped me, tina
in the north there were Christians praying
for the cause.
My mother did more good for me thai
anyone else. When I was disobedient sh
would take me into back room and frs
whip me and then talk to me, and tn
talking hurt me the worst. This was be
fore she was Christian, but when wa
six she was converted. She never whippe'
me again, but the first time I was disobe
dent her simple request that I should b
good had more effect on me than anything
else. I know that when 1 go to HEAVIER
the first person I shall meet will be m.
mother. A Christian has power over al
men that no other person can possibl,,
have.
Those who are poor or cannot speak il
public meeting can at least pray in pr
| vate and that will do great good. An en-
| tire conservation of self and everything
else is necessary to Christian. In
cemetery once visited the tombstone
were fallen. I stopped and thought tina
in hundred years such might be the wa
| with my headstone. Then said no, if
can by my work make any hearts happie
| 1 surely will not be forgotten in tina
time. Let us all yield ourselves entirel
to God.