Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-30
THE CHURCHES.
DIR. LLOYD, Ar THE FIRST METH
opIsr CHURCH,
breaches From Text In Matthew.
Services at the Bethei Mission-A
sermon at Hollands Tbeater.

Rev. W. r. Lloyd preached ut the
First Methodist church last night. tax
ing bis text from list verse. seventh
chapfer OF St Mathew: Not every
one that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom of heaven, but
he that doeth rhe will Of my Father
which is In heaven.
Mr.. Lloyd said: Those who are IA
miliar with the New Testament know
that these words are part of the Ser
mon on the Mount. The conclusion
of this SERMON by our Sayious gradu-
ally leads up TO the question of heaven
aud the condition Of getting there. am
sure that all men and women are con
fOnted by this subject.
That all people, irrespective ni con-
dtions, want to enter heaven, no one
viii question. / believe this is q mi
yersal principle-that IL, Il is principle
OF universal application. There is GER
tanly no man or women in this building,
in this city-in any city Of the country,
who does not want to go to the Christ
ian heaven. Men not only desire to
Eo there, but the hest part OF them ex-
pect TO go there. | believe this propo-
stion Is not only true of most men, but
that it Is true Of all men, regardless Vt
their faith--that they want TO enter
some place Of rest some place OF re-
pose when they die If u man deny tlle
existence Of such place, lie will say,
II there is such place, ] want TO 90
there
This world does not satisfy us. Life
IS 50 short, sonrUws 80 numerous that
every man looks forward with Pleasure
to a time aud place where lie eau have
rest.
But, now. along side Of this fact
there Is another question. one which ar
fects all of us, that IL. there must be Il
HAT thing, separation, time OF de-
cson and division What il meant by
"a that thingT OF course Vt refers TO the
time Of judgment. When II IL, no man
knows, bus II IL The time God SETS for
The decision, The iinhl sephia-
lion of man according 10 his character
ar there Is to be 10 separation nc
coriing to chnra ctcr. then heaven would
h- hell II you take all If the bad prO-
Pile out Of the world this earth would
not come far short u heaven, If you
take all the good people, leaving Only
tue bad, there would be pandemonium
~ ia the very nature NJ the case. God
10 ordained judgment day in accordance
with the convictions Uf all men who
have reached the point where they eau
reason upon questions like this.
Now. there Is another question, just
a. important, aud one which Affects Us
more intimately That is, that fitness
for heaven must b. secured In this life.
A mans fitness for entering heaven
must be o condition Of lis existence
100 the world. n other words, he must
nave u Af.LlfflNN llfAl ll W. 'EANlF l'
can 70 there. Enn ! make this truth
plain 10 youf You mus have plain
understanding NJ IL, for On this truth
depends yong going 10 heaven. Many
men who have slnnel. believe that even
u they lie In sin. somehow or other NJ,
ness viii he supplied after death, and
that they will yet there
WOW, yon neei 10 recognize two Or
three good truths The hrst OF az Is
that no man Will get there, except him
WHO Is bt. man must have heay-
enly spirit within him before he Is 1T
90 keep company VIE heavenly r"one e.
Character - nnt changed nN death;
a man lives the lie oil rogue nnd
dleA rogue lie Is a rogue IN eternity;
Character : ns universal as God, nnd
death, awiut ms It is' ms no power Ia
changr chamcter' - ihnt u man
docs I'VE ant dir III q chnractrr lat
y UNITED Tor heaven he B. united Tor
hciNculy t,Nor'
Npt only o. NY Fleul-' lhelr
no tlme, or nlacn Ior pr2hhuoh ultrt
Ieath' Cau'h hns suEN.'Iep 10 men ~,
INST "a, Goa - sIou hhh u-l'
le VIII give Them chance Mlrr urRul
II ~ q Presumption 10 leleNe .hsl' II
- d'4n~!"n 10 believe ihnl. 'tuN no
where oilers tlml prNGeEc, lhht opnortu
nity- mat man WIN nave shanr,
ntler he US To make proualluh i"r 'h'
future world.