Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-07
BAPTIST REVIVAL.
Or. Wharton, the Evangelist,
Becoming Very Popular
DOES 1T PAY, A QUESTION.
An Eloquent Discourse on How TO Answer the
Inquiry.
An Interested Audience Listen 10 the Reverend
Preacher as Ne Discusses This Claim
that Faithful Preacher Is Gods
Noblasl wOrk--The Ser
vices Today

Discourse by DIR. Wharton. the noted
eShortcr who is conductlne the pro.
tractcd meeting, at the First Baptist
church. The theme selected was, Does
1t Pay to be a Chhstianf
The text was FROM | Corinthians, Ill.,
2l,93, Therefore 10, no man glory in
men. And ye are Chrisi's aud Christ
is God
The preacher began by saying that the
common impression was thnt when one
becomes a Christian, he gives up every
thing worth having, aud gets In return
only the promises OF something good
hereafter.
This prevailing impression was wrong
On the contrary, when converted, man
gets all that is worth having
HERE AND HEREAFTER
1t would seem that the disciple when he
wrote. "All things are yours" had this
conception Of Christianity. God means
what he says In the words, al, things
are yours, aud that sublime assertion
means that all thar renders men hap
pier better and uOh,cr ART within the
promise of Gods mercy, Ia illuatrat-
Master. the preacher said that his won
| drous writings We're simple aud
EASILY UNDERSTOOD,
and In direct contrast with many preach
crs Of this day and generation who were
50 deep aud mysterious that their best
Efforts often availcd them not Yet there
were those In the ministery who possess
| ed the grnndcst endowmcnts VI brilliant
oratury, coupled with absolute faithful
/ la fth NJ Christ Ear atIlfn
men the Christian people should get
ON THEIR KNEES
aud thank God that ne has so ordered
! that such character should represent
| him. Men who mingie With The people
| and by example aud precepl leQd them
To better ways Christ was found fault
! with because hr associated with pthli
ems and sinners, but he was In touch
with the lowly and
SIMPLE PEOPLEr
and cared naurht for the criticism upon
his methods Take such preachers out
OF the world aud you would surely miss
them. my friends When sickness aud
/ death Ovrrtnkc You, such preachers ms
/ Panl with his charity, humility and utter
unselishness. are thr ones 70 whom the
people of this wicked world look for
! sympathy and consolation. IL is not at
the denthhcd or Ia the
QUIET GRAVE YARD
that one feels most the loss Of those
who nrs near nnd dear, hut Il Is upon
the return 10 the empty house, to hud
vacant place, that hearts ache, and IL
! Is under these circumstances that the
sbrrowfnl ones realize that II pays IA
be- christian. II Is these preachers Of
the people who come with CHEEKY words
of comfort TO nssuagc The gricts which
. / i.saf faaAfl Lind and lnNinu
can ullay. God snys. that when you
become Il christian the world Is yours
The devil has no business there.
II Il Gods world Before conversion
man says, ! must get what ! can onl
OF the world, eat; drink aud be merry n
the extent Of his care and ambition, hut
when lie becomes christian, he realizes
that he is going
THROUGH THE WORLD
and must nut all the good he eau PIT
INTO II. His reward Is The knOwicdg,
that Ii phys 10 be- christian. when
preachers like this die, the world says
h IL sorry he has gone Tor while he
lived hn did some good
As usual Dr. Wharton interspersed
his rennrks with several NJ prnpraiion'
Of Gods power He told Of the history
II AN Old fnan who for years held aloUi
from Christ aud refused 70 j0iu biz
christian Nife IN her religious exercises
ono dny the good woman found him
reading the family bible. She was aston
ished lie had never read The hook hi'
fore during all their married life. Thu
night
AT HIS OWN OPTION,
he expressed desire 10 60 TO church
with his people. His wife, with tears
of low. thanked God that ~ last after
thirty years of prayer his heart had been
touched and he announced that he want
ed 10 be a Christian. His was a new
born soul, looking ont On newborn
word. and when the extent of Christi
love became known 20 that old man. b,
inew mai Il raid TO b. Christian. Yet
mis- Is good world as II Is, Life .
that which lives on and on. bringing
peuce and 10y Ia proportion MS we love
God and our follow men,
n man Is Christian be viii ncyei
DE-: his body win go into the grave bnl
his soih will i've on forever and forever
Death only nnlocks the prison door, fol
Jesus Christ has
CAPTURED DEATH
and ohained It 10 his chariot wheels
There meyer wis Christian. who, dy
NJ Ia tho fnliucss Of his faith IN God
bni who was sinpiy starting ON a pleas
AM journey.
Sometimes Christians ore tod thai
they must give M everything ihnt thri
] have on thFthf NJ. wv -, stNHfH' w
Yours 10 enjoy Why This propose
ION Is as clear NJ possible A plehaan
home. lovely wife and charming child
ron ought to make a Christian out d
auy uIan. Too much love for wife nnf
children II Impossible Therefor. en-
Jog yourselves. fof religion means 4
make yourself o. veil ~ OTHERS happl
and joyful.
THINGS PRESENT ARE YOU'RE
-
III. bour n that way than forty year
In The aer,ice " the devil The time 4
coming said the preacher. when W
shall sex our loved ones who have Kon'
bef6re. Just think ~ that NY friend
and you viii reall1e ihat y pays g be
christian. 70 believe that We shall mee
our friends
~ THE NEXT WORLD.
1. one Of IN. errnfest blessings a chris
1 80. go tav. IA this Wilrld AuOflle