Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-08

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great tind above US drew the line when
ne said ''He who is not for me i
Aseiist me- remember an incident
Mhieh occurred during my first pastoratr
IN little Virginia village. where the
ruth OF Gods dctum was forcibly illus
rated | had tried, Oh. so hand TO rct
ne young mcn Of the town TO embrace,
W., NY lprgiFeness Of the Savior, but with
Htue success, One day prominent cid
zen who was a leader IN the commn-
n'E, sad To me- See here. Wharton;
! don't exactly
LIKE SOMETHING
yon said in your sermon last Sunday"
! ASKED what he referred to and he said.
ny you told the people thnt no man
cuulu ne saved who WINS not On the
Lords side. The man was looked up 10
uy the younger men of the coumuuiB
as an example Of all that was right and
pfol'er IN this world, and they pointed To
hlhi as one who prisperrd in this worlds
RESPECT. ! looked hhnistright IN the eve
anu admitting Tie truth nf his reference
20 my sermon, asked him To examine His
heaft and way uf lite and Discover VI his
cXlinpic was one which he would like
10 nave his son follow. tell yon IL sci
NM 10 thinking, aud eventually made q
Hed-ieliing man Of him. lie knew he
Was moi on Gods side | tel YOU that
these w,ll-dr, ,ed. moral gentlemen. who
see no good IN Christianity. are trolling
yon up and down the streets. using their
efforts 10 destroy Others THESE nice
moral gentlemen. hrothcrs,in-aw Of the
church, are like decuy ducks set to cntrap
the unwary. You light among them and
THE DEVIL REtOICES.
II is just where he wants You. II Is
always an easy matter to distinguish
who are servants of the devil. They ar,
bold and aggressive, and never hesitate
TO come out Openly aud announce ,hri'
position. II is not 50 on the Lords side
Why, ! could not get twenty mon IN nu
audience rs large MS this who would
agree to 70 out among the business mon
Of this city with Wow Of inducing
them To enter this sacred house to lister
TO me. | know there are many
men who are active In church work
men who help pay salaries of the pas
tors, and contribute TO the other cN.
ponscs Of the church. who are not brave
enough to stand mp aud say what side
they are on. When approached upon tho
subject they say. WHY YOU ought to
know what side am on They rcmiuu
me. my friends, Of the poor drunkard
who was found holding onto the corner
Of q house Of worship and who, when
asked what church he belonged to, said
''Well, | sdrter lean towards this one.
/ VIII ion vou Ii h In b.lieyc In The
~ - t,t,,.;st AMI g., l,,,. ia, hr,r.
cry To stnnd MP aud declare H.
The great apostle If unhelief Robert
G.. lugersoll. was tn son Of a preacher
md the position be lakes in view Of the
fact NJ his early training, ought 70 bring
the hush Of shame to his tarc, God says
believe aud 80 shall be saved. That Is
'uc III ,.,,
and the second obligation is that YOU
obey the laws which God hns lalh down
Tor you ne NAlIS vow 10 .il,,, 3u'
tehUE n'lulr wv M"Ii II" "'n .,.,, r'i,'.
lin, Tor Whcii Nnh w lu',l' YOU 'Nr"M
The weight ~ yoW pTsnlAl lhuu,h'' ON
the side of Christianity Those VINO pro
fes- 10 h. Christians aud 40 not darr {"
av0w iiie Hfci 'fphy lilHt 'hrir Posl""e
may admit Of no question; nl9ihl me 81
a fellow WHO went M" ttne ON ''l,It, ,l.,
army from my country II WHs u Er'a t
hraggarI Rllu Wh'n w. v,i'H'yu s'r' ~
was Just gong 10 sweep !nv l"uk''s oi
the face Of tue EARN. let ~ lhe nfsl
battle oil MAnaS7US' WIFI tilH'" upIm
to show ms o9l"Is' w, MS h,r ~
ctdwld mo y nuipN l"E n",' ',,,u ,n ,,.,,
10 ne on ~" ~ - ~,
from hlr sui ,i ,.,,,',,,, ~" ,yp,at's
nra'e Que W ~! 'T" i,,.. ,, H., I",il,s
w .s"fH t.'t ,.,,t,. ,,,ntI,,r's bsntt
sidef II ls 10 n,rah WV u,n r,,,. H.
s@nd your oiu i",n' % w" H., ~
grave anu uoN'ipa H." '" S,hr
inahh19A Ei''n 70" ,., f,,,tni, ov,r
nave uIahh il"n I d,rirgs onJ
9leneu -! uv XIV ky I,.,tb tn cV.r, i,nns.
n"J every honest Thought Why the
INA ii,t, i,t,,s,lf v,ni admit thot the wages
uS'u '"'n '. isnI Nv friends. ON ill.,,
VI hand consider Inc alynntngcs Of
2 bi,,, "'''''
~ ON THE LORDS SIDE.
van tnoNy tlrlt vol are on the right
Fiio. Another advantage is That you are
with him. aud he is with you. don't
want TO live In lids world without hay-
ipe Inc ciirc Of .lc,us Christ.
/ want his protection. and II ] am on
his side 1 know | have got II. That
nrote,fiou Is assured To all who take
a,dysntage al the kindly tender Of sal
,arinn Which Christ has offered The
world To he on the Lords side makes
,nn 50 much more useful. When you
III, ,nur stand ON the side Of the Great
49, van can 20 to your comrades,
and say. Come with me-, Fling away
10 sins and follies Of the world. There
IL sn,nothins better than this life for
Co., Nm cannot erase il from your
sIu,a h,,t ynn nre an accountable be-
iul'u ~ M s,rnc iny Won will stand
w n"' ~. ,,rrnt while throne 10 be
n 9 a. ,be acts committed In this
~" Nv syatnuln of The mna
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