Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

There e hone for the druukari- but
how c,n that man be instrumental M ihg
rescre Of the drunkard. who = TOO goqh
~ minsie his prayers with hisf There
l. hope for the fallen sister. but how can
thai woman be instrumental IN the res.
cue Of the fallen sister VINO draws hsr
skirfs about her aud refuses 10 mingle
her prayers with hers? II there 4 any
one hing the scriptures hold steadily pc
FORE NJ IL Is surely the words Of tho
Master himself the son Of man came
"a seek and save that which was lost
Yet ''he stood and prayed with him
let as look little further into the
prayer OF this Pharisee. The Pharlsee
prayed; u thank thee that nm nol
as other men are, extOrtloners, nnlu-i
adnlterers, or even as tbs pnpilrAh.
Christ testified against the Phnrisees ~
his wonderful sermon on the mount M
shall exceed the righteousness OF the
Serbes and Pharisees, We shall in no!
cas- enter into the kingdom OF heaven,
Now. 10 j. very important for US 10 ku9W
Just what was the righteousness Of tue
Pharisees. for our Saviour would nav
Us understand that II our righteousness
does not exceed thelfs, we cannot eht,r
heaven. The inquiry. therefore, u
fraught with the very highest concern TO
lis ~ We will lot the Pharlsee tell rs
himself aud then there can, be no mis-
take. He prayed. God / thank thee
that l am not as other men, extortion'
ers. unjust, adultcrers, etc. THUS we
see, first, that II consisted in dong no
harm to others ! have injured 10 man.
! HAVE KILLED NOBODY.
stole nothing, have no; oppressed the
widow and the orphan defrduded no
one By false representa- lion, etc. Again
be prayed II fast twice in tue week.
/ give titbs OF all ! possess and thus
we see secondly. that his righteousness
consisted In attending all the ordinances
Of God. He had the form bnt deniel
the power. Now let me ask Just hero.
how many s0-cNlled Christians who hear
me tonight are doing as much good IN the
world ~ this Pharisee, and yet we are
told that he was far from the kingdom Of
GolI is not the conduct even Of this
Pharispe n rebnke 20 many OF usf But
my friends. an important question u yet
10 be settled IN this connection. There
are thousands Of men and women from q
worldly standpoint, who are annually go
ing dOwa 10 hell, because the devil has
put IL Into their heads that they are
good enough. that they have never done
anybody any harm, that they have no
bad habits. they don't get drunk. never
Killed man nor stole horse, nor run
away with
ANOTHER MANS WIFE,
mud the devil has got these men to be
Hove that they are the very pink Of
Perfection and the paragon Of exccllcncy.
Next 10 prOcrnstlnltiou. this is the grand
schrme OF Satan TO wreck the world.
This has been with me the greatest OBJ
stacle 10 trying 10 ger 10 the hearts Of
some people. They have got u In their
heads that they have done nothing, and
the devil crosses his legs and laughs
outright
These sclf-riehtcous people; you hnve
done nothing and you are this moment d
iil subject for heaven. Let me say 60
you. my friend. that your conscience Is
asleep aud with some men it is Absolutely
! dead. A man got TO heaven because he
| has done nothingf Yes you have
| done nothing, and that is just the trout
| bic, You have q dear, good woman for
a wife and beautiful children: but how
many times have you gone with your
| wife and children 20 hear the word
OF God preached within the last twelve
| monthsE Here Is O eity where twenty
| church spires point 10 the better land
| aud the sweet melody Of sabbath he'll,
| ring out from every hill Top and cch,
| along every valley, and yet how many
| times have you been to church In N,
last dix monthsy How much have yol
| given for the support OF a man Of Go,
aud hiA fanilyf How much have yoi
| given 10 build church In yOur par
OF the cityf What have you done. yOl
wicked man. that the cause OF Chris
may triumph In the world, aud that th
millions who tonight sit In darkness an,
In the shadow OF death across the ocean
and on the islca OF the seas may cAtcl
ray OF calyary's heights, and that hi
world may be swung back 30 Gody
My friend, you are on the road TO cct
tain ruin this night. Unless y0u rcppn
aud teeciye remission OF sins through Ia
atoning blood of Jesus Christ, you urc
lost man The fact that ydn have don
nothing viii not release yOu or save yot
but wreck you. This world OF which yo
constitute q part, put to death the world
Redtemer, and you VIII realize pcrsoni
responsibility w that transaction, an
that YOU can only be saved through III
merits and mediation. then no matt,
what you have done, or what you has
not done, you are lost through eiernit!
Your sclt-fightcousnrss rs was that
the phariscr. will he your certain IL
structon. A man who docs not love IN
, praise God In this world, would hard
! do 80 hereafter were the
GATES OF HEAVEN
: swung open 10 him. When these scl
& righteous people yet 10 heaven | don
know what employment God will gi'
r them They will not delight In worsh
! and praise TO God. They viii not
| used 10 that
/ They viii not be- sent on mission
{ love 10 distant world or planet, 4
5 cause there viii he so many In ueavl
!. Who wDull take greater delight In ohc
4 ing the wishes Of Cod than they. Tn
s what will they dor II. as they say, III
have done nothing here they would
e certain te do nothing there, My fricn,
i. unless you cease 10 be conformcd 10 Il
a world, aud be transformed by the rene
a ing Of your minds, that you may pro
Il what u that good aud acceptable und NJ
"a leci will OF God, aud will never be say,
L. Tonight. my conntrymon. sound n,
e. Of warning. Thcro IL way of escal
t. aud only one aud that is through a
" under the blood of Jesus Christ.
"a Son OF God, Che Savior OF the Wor
l. Neither IL there salvation Ia amy OH
10 for there Is none other name un,
d. heaven given among men. whereby
Il must be saved Then let us ily 10 h
ie for refuge, for he Is able tn save to
" nttermost oil them that call upon nj
ir Hut In order Tor you 90 be saved !
O- must humble yourselves as ala the pu
re eau, who did 40, feel worthy enot
er so much rs to life his eyes toward he
FL en-, hnt smotc On his breast aud pral
IN thNt Tod would b. merciful TO him,
10, sinner, The puhlican's prayer was
Is sWefed then aud there, Just as yot
81 VIII be when yen reach the point
on reached. tnd not bcforc. o. Cor hnmil
II. without II no man can evcr hone
al SEQ the Lord. With II we can hetr
~ voice OF God.
,r, The speakers carnestnoss and
~. | uueutn sKiNpnfle mad, !. ..l D.