Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-31
VOL XVII NO 1876

been TO my beloved mother, to 10Y dear
father my sweet wife and llttle child
and ! said.
"Sam Jones, II there Is another man
living or dead, who ogght % say that
you are that man" Ana said Il too,
Choose yc this day whom yc will
serve, but AS for nie and my house. WI
Will serve the i.orli | Ike the rIna
Of the latter clause. especially.
by brethren Amen!
II heiokcnz Independence and spirit
aud that's all you need l.Vt Othrrl
drink, aud gaiuhlc, aud swear. nut
viii be a man and dc right oven II !
- alone; The hrs, clause q the isr
whom " will serve" II you follow m,
closely will give you scripture an(
loeic-and scripture anl logic Is pow.
erfnl mixture The words OF the l.ort
are old. hard common sense Aud whcI
a man swaps his common sense for boob
learning. he grts powerfully cheated
IN the trade. All man needs 10 enabl,
hlm 20 preach. u to get his soul full ol
religion aud his head full OF tho bblA
and then knock ont the bung and lei
nature take It's own cnursr.
ue ~ those follers That 10 to theo
logical cVmetury and they kiln.dry ahd
smoke hliu there threc years.put him IN the
iioor or ceiling aud he will never shrius
unless he T. one of those irllcrs yVe
can't dry M completely. tApplanse) 1
CIRCUIT on -FOUR CHURCHES,
q bible, hyinn book and an old Nckin,
horse for all The theoogs on the earth
Most OF them commit nn assault ou
preaching, much less a battery.
Now listcn, "chOose 30 this day whom
yc viii serve Christianity y simply
matter of choice not " You have the
drairp or the purpose or the Intention.
hut u II a matter Of choice. II de.
sire TO the roud; that won't make you
gonds everybody desifes to
be good; you can't be good by desire or
intention, hut by deliberate and iutclli-
gent choice | tel You what's the uNi-
20 you know why | call yop 'pasturs'
Sprageiu' iiechusc they nr., 10 srecn.
| Jones SprAgglns says booaiae they are
50 green, Here's whHt's the matter With
| the churches; The Lord nut before them
on one side goodness purity, niciy aud
religion, aud On the other side An aud
w0hdlncsa and eaiA, TAKE yOlir choice"
aud hlrss your suul they. the pastures
ALLOW thnr ropgrcgailons 70 ulke The
! right choice. Take Christ aud lei an tho
balance 20. | believe w ,Omnipoionee
| Of tod as much aa IN auy iluu, hnt
honesty believe thar God Is l'0were-s
TO mako "a Christian ot Eop until yeu
my boy; how nm l going ~ do W I
may buy him 800 acres VI land aud
horses aud pl0wa aud rayi "Soi, 40 now
and make y farmer out OF yourself"
Aud the boy VIII stay IN town aud drink
whisky aud play billiards He, don't
choose to be inrmer. When he dcliaer-
atrly iu'ldea 10 be a farmer he goes
out inio tile country TO SOME old farnles
and says, " want to be farmer, hnvu
you got anything for me % dor Aud
lew years after faithiui work, he has =
farm OF his own, II can't make
inrucr ON OF my boy until le chooses TO
hc one. how can God make hiiu one Of
his chilsirrn until they chVusc TO- By. How
are yon going TO make q uhrluil9n ont
church aud furnishlng him With preach.
er Sunday nciiool and Blblef Neyerl N
that would MAKE Christian, every pvr-
son In this anilirurr tonight Would bo
one 'llmrc arr felicrs ialaning - MY
voice now who have Ind all these thugs
froni lilo time they WIRE covered with
pin-fcAthera iill now. Hut The very hour
you or Sam loncs decides 10 be Chris
tlnn. IL when you start a Christian life.
II you choose to be- a Christian all the
powers on
EARTH AND HE'LL
cant keep you from boing one. we'll
liroiher Jones' ia Hike 10 he a
thpislmu, hui haven't got the fcrlmg
aud " / join the church "a be hypo,
critic" That makes me ured. You got
no sense. Sister. ypn DIDN'T feel like
Rettlng up this morning. but yal got NJ
Just the same nnll got hfeakinal ior luur
husband aud children, You didn't have
The feeling, bui gol up and got breakfast
anyhow. Were you hypueritrf Listen,
When you deliberately SEQ Hght i wrong
and wrong Is right and say, hoii.
surrender myself 20 thee, nnd VIII serve
thee" ynu become d Christian, feeling or
no ircilug, Just because you choose 70
be- The Bible don't say anything about
feeling II don't nAy "whospefcr VIII
Man Il trinity He Is Intellect, conscience
and Win. The Lord can command Your
intellect and touch your conscience NV
when he reaches your viii he says "he
bDld. I stand at ihe door aud knork.,
lilo can overcome your will because Is
Il that part Of Il man mat " IKE plnl'
self. II hr knocks, which Sue OF tlw
door Il the key ont " y was gn llts
outaide. he would open the door ana come
In. but II u II on tile inside, he KNOCKS
aud asks you 70 open aud ~ mn ~,
aud when you do JOu are ChrtIian'
sam Jones Inns been mourncr as
nieeiin' aud be would cry and feel sorry
but he never became Christian MI b.
deliberately chose 10 be one aud crossed
aver 40 lie Lords side and burned tho
bridges behind HIN. Choice l0sliua
drew the llnr aud snld. "All who are
| on Gods side come over on vi. NNp
and All who are Oh the devils rlje .ln1.
over there" Take your choice, and
was the
MEANEsr OLD SINNER
on earth ia settle the matter now ana
make NV choice. Ita not what hnppenph
whrn you made your choice, but WHAT
leeps 81 happening. No man can 90.
libefntely choose 10 be a Christian but
,ghat NJ may make tue landing It's
not purpose not desire. not intention,
l,nt deliberate choice aud God VIII coins
ID You AZ kuro "a the stars shine az
nie6f. brother Jones, would, bnt
/ MINI eoi no feeling" When hear
int i feel Ike Knocking u fellow down.
and stamping him. Got no. feelinkl
Trouble il he's got no sense. You Knew
syhnt feeIlng iaf Feeling - moral per
euiratiou. Sweat IL physical precipitation
sweat n evidence Of physical aeuuiy,
nnd feellnE n evidence OF moral acuv-
IIfv Make your choice and hecoma =
lhristInn and then do whit God
wants YOU 10 do and the feeling VIII
come. sae fellow out IN the woods
with m axe eittins down ~ tree when
the thermometers ten dcRroen heinw
zero Whit are you doing theref
rf,oiur 10 cut thls tree down. Why
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