Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-17
NIGHT SERMON.

The First Baptist church was again
crowded last night and Or Wharton
preached one NJ the most practical and
effective sermons of the series The
exercises began rs usual with singing by
the choir aud c0ngrrgatii m. DR. Wells
announced thar DR. Wharton had r0u.
sentcd to preach hi morning at IL
o'clock. In the evening at s O'Clock he
will preach 10 the cdl1red people u;
Mount Pisgah Baptist church. corner Of
Fourteenth and Jones streets. Dr Wells
also announced that the Evangelist
having been asked To preach on Monday
az 10 o'clock bad said. Very Well aud,
said DIR. Wells, You may expect to find
him herr. lie also announced that there
was a prospect that DR. Wharton would
dr.nsr a lecture Monday night, the
there buing Travels IA the Holy Land.
Tie congregation thea sang "Thnrc's
u Stranger AZ the Door, let Him IN" aud
wore followed 10y a number Of children
from the Orphan Home, who sang
DR.. Wharton then called the attention
Of the audience TO the Bible lesson. which
was q part uf the NNxiy Psalm. begin.
ming; ~ will bless the Lord AT all times
His promise shall continually be In my
mouth Sud he; Il IL easy 10 praise
the Lord when
EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT
but it is sometimes hard TO do 80. when
you bury your loved ones. or when Your
earthly possessions are taken from YOU.
Al such time your Christian conrnge
will be your main reliance. ask you
II you are u Christian You say. lin
not very had man; not As bad as some
Of yon Christians. My friends. that u
o wrong position. II Is with You alone
to decide There Is but one hope af sal
walton, and that is the Lord. We arc
t,.e. l..
promised Us, and why should we not en-
10y the plea sure OF wurshiping IN com
pnuys You'll all b. saved II your trust
is in Jesus Christ and not Ia your church.
DON'T TRUST YOUR CHURCH
II YOU are Il child Of God, his angels are
around aud about you, caring for aud
protecting you az al tunes. Don't say
look ut the preachers and deacons, with
an eye single TO discover soihe iiaw 70
their conduct. Try II yourself, II viii
benefit. help aud strengthen you. God
help Us all tonight in getting close to
nr Wharton then announced his text
Matthew xii, IL: WHAT think yc OF
Christi God has given MS minds, and
IN, wants rs to think with them lie gave
them to Us for that purpose Jesus
Christ has given rs religion, ana ne
wants MS 10 show him what we think Of
lin. He stands IN the way of Az, and
iunnires. What 10 yOn think Of meg Jesus
CfhTist wants YOU deliberately aud calmly
Ia detidc what you propose to do with
Inc tender which he has made.
Two distinguished English inhdeis de-
cided 10 write a paper M Wln'h N,S
nrnnn.ad TO show TO the worlil the sham
X r,liaion. aud tear 10 pieces the cher
i.hed ilcns Of Christianity. TiicF were
Inrd Ittleton ard Gilbert West. II
49, deliberate and preconcrfltu AZ
,sek mon tho teue,s Of Jesus Christ.
l or1 Iittleion was 10 prepare r. pllwr
lipon the conversion 81 iaui' NhlN II
bert West selcelcd tor nN 49,,
correction. Months Itmssel, these
.,hniadv gentlemen proceeded To ihttH,
81. the truths Of the scripture. ana
,,i,sn tbey met 10 read the palHrr u WIS
eo4,nd That their Studies aud iuvcsuEi,
tinns had changed the whole irhnr y
,heir thoughts % far ns inc doctrines 1I
III ,yers concerned, 1ud eAeh AZ
49, 40 the other that he had hecnme
= h'iilxer. Not only were thty bthe'srs'
~ earnest ndyocaies " religion.
sT,ss I. what God asks you 70 90,
f,.rastiyafs read. fanilarize ynnrsnll
Nm, fbc teacliiug, Of the igWg -NuNAI'nnti
XII Van viii become Is the slhunfh lh'
6des. You viii lay down ~ wv jus
~ ~ i,s,a and bless him that ne gave aNu
~ ,nl.orfnnity to f1rego ihe heeiing
an o,lo II dis world for the endless
g.lisbfs Of heaven. The trouble win
g ,len neoule Is, that You have listened 10
M eaut aud soplistry Of shth men ~
ir',,,.r-oll. You have MAD" lheW !ohl
~ III hive supply turned down the
~ ~ II God without exaniining w.
w es9;,.pds. beg Of you TO reAdi inYss-
~ IND then let the World s'e which
sly yall wien talking upon ilHs sni,
~, 10 know Whist both m tnenas ~ ~
,sn.n,ies 81 Christ thought 81 hiln' iN'
,neinies said ,.,..,,,t,
,+.r INV frieud.. 8. one who
~ w n 4ouething which he does not
ls Iesu1 certainly was not an IN
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