Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-06
vol. xYII No 2O2

,r pceplc who had assenhlca 10 hear
him talk 10 the young mon OF Fort
Worth The audience IN Us mako M
was. indeed an honor 20 tlS city aud
marked compliment 10 the nrcarhr-. Dr..
Wells, after making several announcer.
meats, led the eongwsallnn and cholc
~ singing, IAN Hal The Power Of Jcsus'
Name Which was followed by, II Have
n Savior He is Pleading For Mo"
Dr Wharton then said he wanted TO
secure q rOmuttee of twenty gentlemnn.
whose duty u should be- 20 visit tie hnal-
ness men OF the city and induce them
10 attend the meeting today. the Idea
bplnk TO make q hou>a TO house snnva-s
cafl, this morning lie. was particular
10 stnte that he ,lcslred the committee to
visit The saloon,kcepers assuring thoao
who volunteered for this work that they
would be cordially uctivcd Inv them.
lie did not propose 10 say enc word
AGAINST the saloon men, hut simply
sought an opportunity 10 meet them Ia
the house OF God In rSpnnse to the
Invitation DR. Wharton secured a corn-
iuittcc OF clover, who arose Ia their
seats and silently announced their will
ingncss to undertake the work. While
waiting fur other volunteers he said he
hoped IN, people Of Fort Worth were
mot like the man up north whose son
said his father was a Christian, but he
hover worked az u, An audible smile
swept over tho andenca al this rally,
but tho doctor secured no further ac-
ccssious 10 the committee.
THE rRopIGAL son
The evangelist then announced Us his
! text the beautiful aud pathetic story
| OF the rrOdigal Son, and true TO his prom.
ise Of Sundny oyoiina told the story OF
| his own life. applying the salient features
| OF tho biblical story to the events OF hls
cnroor Commenting on the parable no
| aid ID was the only place Ia the Rihlu
| where God IL represented a. hoing in
a harry, his analogy bong his haste 70
mcot the returning sinner The parable
was mirror held NJ 70 nature IL de-
| pictcd the great mistake mndo by the
young man who drinks, gamhlrF aud
| throws away his money, md applied 70
wauvn ua well as men Said he We've
nll wandered away FROM the paths ~
fVcuudc. and tho reason Is that people
don't think, They seek the pleasure.
aud profits to he derived nom litc aud
| God hNR said that the man N out OF his
| head who attaches great Importance 10
! earthly things Misfortune In some
form Is often necessary to bring men Ia
realization OF siniulness, aud then, IKE
the prodirnl, they stop consider what
hns made thpir existence failure, aud
like hn, return to better couiric VI
liio."
a PATHETIC ILLusrRArlON,
II was HI Kentucky somn tune ago.
aud there hoard the details OF q attAgcdy
which Illustrates the story of the Young
man who wandered ninr on aud was re.
| deemed hy the power ~ Gods never
falling love A young mun nnnrd
blackburn, IN spirit NJ Jest pointed
his rifle at beautiful and iAyorite aud
lady cousin Of his, threatening 90 fimot
her. She placed her hnnd over hsf hcrt
and exclaimed, 'shuul lie nhlrN me
trigger. aupposlng the rifle WAS not Load
I'd. Mas, he was misiaken anN he
Young girl fcll dead VI hts fcet, SHOT
through the hrnfi lhht young inin
was prevented from taking his own life.
only To be oyrriAken by such rnmorAe
~ made his lic q burden. When l
the most miserable man Ia the Mufldi
Ia thprn nothing | eau lO to eiincc tue
tprtiblp effect ~ my unfortunate artf
Tho stOry of the pr0dignl was lllnairal.
ed u this cnsei assured MN that
GoVA lorriyenr=s wonld nat he sonkhs
hl/yhin, aud 4 rejoice 10 know that no
fffininfrd 10 the World a iutmion 70
rpturn 10 the arms " his CREATOR ana
that he " now living happy IN the ptpin'
ise " that forgiveness
There arc r,op.c here tonight who
nrVer give thi future passing Thought,
who win noysr stop 20 think OF tue ne
turp lifr until God rulnea huh taxes thelr
d. mr. one nwtg They may quarrel WIN
their own thoughts then, but ten YOU
Nhpu yuuf mia fVNpflH 10 lhN ufhF "hh~
IA hcnvrn. you will think. aud Ike the
rrndml, seb the errors Of the pisl, Ny
mother, oh, how toyrrpnlli her name ~.
MAYS strikes me, died When ! was w.
wears al age. I came out Of the Cons
frdunte army az 10 Wild boy, with
inidts contracted which poriended NO
d, nd for my future ! read law, and
vnf admitted 40 the bar but the dem0n
az drink Ind taken possession Of me. [
, feit thai / vas lost 'pon one ocnnaion
nn old druuanrd, 10 whom ! had eN-
tended several klndnosHcs, enid TO ne;
F, wharton y1u nre too good q fellow
20 do Thai why Let mo dc the drink
inv, don't rap to nnyho1yn His
words set me 10 thinking IN The stu
hours Of the nirht Ia that quiet virginia
Village / walked the ilo0r Of my oilce.
rfraid to 20 10 bed. ! was .nervons aud
fnifly distracted yet by aud ~, W. that
hour 81 mental despair Thought OF
my mother aud got down on my knees
I aud prayed the Lord 10 keep me or !
was Lost
H. The morplng ! toy ny igther hg'
! waE going 'Way TO my pfeh'hrr pI"lh
~, whore became convert 70 ,ll" ~
liplpn which IVY dcnf m9IRrr lansh. iu",
nnd for twenty yoHr. nave M"oI w
. he forks Of me rond 70 NhlN .ln'.'
b from going 10" wrong tohn. NF 4NNnrtt,
I sloh turn back RON lllhl PAIN NJ w VIII.
q th're ~ no rem nilil''ip' ..,, oo.,' wy,