Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-25
|sERMoNs PREACHED IN FORT
WORTH YESTERDAY.
Or. BATEE'SFAHEWELL SERMON
Rev Mr.. McElroy at the First Pres
byterlan--.Mr. Morris at St. Paul's
DIR. helms at the First Methodist
Y. NJ. Q. A. Meeting for Men only

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preached at the First Presbyterian ehnreh
I last night. "a
& In his prayer. Mr. McElroy referred
4 very touchingly to the death of Col. WI
L. Malone, and prayed that his bcreav- i
4 ed family be given strength TO bear with
i fortitude their heavy ailiictiJn.
4 Alr. McElroy took for his text, Bless
ed are the pure in spirit, for they shaii
see God" This, AIR. McEiroy said, was
'perhlps the most beautiful OF the bcati- !
tudes. No words that have fallen from
4 lips are more important than the words
A of this text, blessed are the pure In
/ spirit for they shall see God" All
men Of all generations, Jew and Gentle.
Greek and Roman, unite in confessing to
the truth Us 1t is announced here. For,
as II someone has suggested, there should
be great council consisting Of every
tribe, of every school, of every sect, of
every science and philosophy and relig-
ION, convened for the purpose of fOrm-
ing a creed to which every member of
the human family would subscribe. they
would begin with wiring, blessed are
the pure in heart" We mud that purity
of heart as condition Of happiness l.
, everywhere insisted upon. Every doc
trlne demands that purity of heart, to
which is pledged all the blessings that
/. God can bestow. We find that when
1 Cd elected Us, he told US through Christ
Jesus that In order TO be holy and pure
in heart, he had predestinated us to
conform TO that standard of purity of
heart which has never been challenged;
that when he provided Savior for us,
he took his own beloved son because
I he was pure In spirit We find that
I this Jesus loved us, and that he re-
deemed us from all iniquity. We find
that hc sent his Holy Spirit into the
world to enlighten our minds and 10
make us pure in spirit We. find that he
: placed In our hands this blessed Bible,
/ that is the fountain Of purity.
that Is filled with words of instruction.
4Hud promise, putting to the eye the most
espul-stirring visions of the home of the
blessed into which nothing that is not
pure can enter, whose inhabitants are
4 happy because they are pure in spirit.
y We find that he gives his blessings and
y his wisdom and all to the holy In spirit.
. He enions purity of heart as condl-
tion Of human happiness. Oh. II thon
, wouldst be blessed, II thou wouldst be
happy, thou must be pure in spirit,
Z thou must be Christ-like In thy character.
n "Now thr reascns for this condition.
Enre manifold and some Of them manifest
saThus, that purity of heart IL necessary
&to satisfy the demands Of the humanI
diconscience Is universally recognized, is
Irrational and is right. 1t is not only fit
5ting, but it is binding, not only MS that
(which is proper in its place, but which
Ibrlngs the soul it's purity of conscience.
Nov. men admit that moral purity is
fbe-setiness and that moral impurity is
kln curse. This they do. even though they
z5indnige themselves in some forms Of
IMMORAL infractiOns. The drunknrl will
xaFh f. ~ moi I.fa. 10
sOf drunkenness. The liar will excuse
"a himself yet ne will not excuse lying.
MSo it j. through the whole category
Mpown in the human heart there is an
lnbiding consciousness that moral impur-
Witty Is unworthy of man and that il
55deseIyes to be punished
''Te be mt war with conscience Is 20 be-
Jmost miserable. though all might stiha
Nthe voice of conscience. But however II
Mmight succeed In putting conscience 10
NJ sleep. my heart knows and your heart
Z knows, It Will come to take yengence
for all the wounds inflicted upon this
SGod-giyen monitor in the breast.
~ Un, nat may Ice So, ! hear someone
Gsny; but my conscience is no trouble;
hmy conscience is all at peace; every fear
vs. thrust away. | am a happy man and
iaminc Is q blessed condition.
I, stop, man! Do you see that old trly-
Selerl He lays down in the crater of the
"a volcano: he sleeps sounlly; he is dream
ta.ns' al YOU shy lhat ne Is happy,
81. sair nun, WIEN without q moment $
MI ~ 'nu tolcUo nIy break and
" ~ iS Sg rs hNd ahd nre. On, mad
n 80, Hnecr Hnauhsss! Your own heart
III 49,, nv's hr'l, ~, 'h1i mere Is hot-that there
y u ,'.' ~ uh ao'uihg safely ana h.lpp-
ssetisG', ,'1 ,Iu t,ig puri'y OF heart winch
" w. 6tI No. v1'' n,, oi ghe conscience.
ia o,s,r, H., -, P"'us VI hyarl Is nee
III ,,,1 o, ~ Viupr 70 see goa IN peace.
u If '' oni ue Ivrh Hnis III his own nature.
VA nat ron ' ~ N.ue OF yea nature
~ III 9ou u,,iuHSIstahd Iol. fou can
VI ,,~.;t,. 80 ~ ..'vuEn pufc heart. I'M
IA iil,a - ~ minus the eyes. II y
,,'i'n nm, WV w nus Yr9nullted eyellds
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I. ~ ' i",, ''h"' mur,S .n9ih, now We know
oun aNNvct anu Deaulltul thing
~ ~ ponWiu ,ne nE'l., but mat depends on
~ ~ VoIul.iph vi your eyes Only IN so
~ ns IHgi YES are IA goou condition
~ ui'e nSut sweet, ohly Ia 50 far as
tFs1o"i spun - puS WIZ you GET JOY from
'hs t's'on Vi Sou'
iou reuleInDer Moses asked for the
4 t1iS al Seeing 1oa race, He said
X "ul answer sonI prayer but the sight
NJ N ms az Myulu pima you. He hid
VI NOSES III a rock ana passed by, letting
Ia mn sec nus pack'
tAe ace OF tod would be what the
N sutii,sht ~ 70 man eyes, Now, my
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