Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-24

patty sympathy which shows itself IN tho
grasp Of the hand, IN Tho cliitqring tear Of
the eye, ia the consoling word cf the mouth
sympathy OF blankets for the cold, ~
bread FOR the hungry, Of medicine for the
sick, Of rescue for the lost. Sympathy
GRATITUDE 10 con ron TUB PAST.
Let Il thrill In evury sermon. Let ttrcm-
bio In every song. Let e CLEAN in every
tear and in every light Sympathy Men
and women are signing for sympathy, eroan-
ing for sympathy dying for sympathy,
tumbling OF into uucleanliucss and crime
and perdition for lack Of sympathy. May
God give IL TO usl Eli all this pulpit with
e from step 20 stop Let the sweep Of theso
galleries suggest its Cucircling arms Fill
all the house with 10 from door TO door aud
from floor TO ceiling, until there Is no more
room for 70, and IL shall overflow into The
street. and passersby on foot aud w carriago
shall feel the throb Of It's magnificent ben
edlction.
Let that be q new departure ne a church
let that be n new departure ns a pastor
Sympathy Gratitude TO God demands
that this morning mention tho fact that
during all these "A years have missed but
ono service through sickness. When | en-
tered theministry, was 40 delicate Ibid not
preaching has agvcd with me, and think
/ the healthicst thing In all The earth is the
religion OF Jesus Christ Blcss The Lord,
I o my soull What ingratcs we arc In 10
/ gard to our healthl
! must, I'm grstltudo TO God, also mention
/ the multitudes 10 whom have bcon PER
/ mittod 10 preach. 10 Is simply Miraculous,
the attendance morning by morning night
! by night and year by year and long after u
has got 30 be an old story. ] know some
| people are dainty and exclusive IN thcig
tastes. As for myself, | like q big crowd I
would like % SEQ an audience large enough
20 scare me. II this gospel Is good, the more
that set it the better.
Many have received the gospel here, but
others have rOjcctcd IT, Now, ] tell yen
what am going 10 do with some " my
dearest friends who have hitherto rejected
the gospel You are not nfraid Of me- md
am not afraid OF you, and some day, %
brother, win clasp your hands together,
and I viii turn your face tho othcr way,
and will take hold of your shoulder aud
while you are helpless IN nv grasp i viii
give you ono headloug push into tho kim,
dom OF God. Christ says ye must compel
you TO como ia will compel you TO come
In. Can / consent 70 anything else with
these mon who arc as dear 70 me as my
own soul2 win compel you 20 come in.
prontiug by The mistakes OF the past. I
must do better work for you aud better
work for God Lest / might through
some sudden illness or casualty be snatch.
cd away before ! have the opportunity of
doing So, take this occasion 10 declare my
love for you ne u people, 10 Is different
work " pastor IS placed In church al.
rcady built mp aud he "a surrounded 10y cs-
tahlahcd circumstances There nro not no
people In this church that have not BEEN
brought Into the church through my min.
istry Iou Grc my family. ! feel as much
nj home hero a. / do Ina my residence on
Oxford street You are my family-my
futhcr, my mother, my sister, my son, my
daughter. You arc my Joy and crown, tho
subject OF my prayers.
TIT rBEAcuEn'8 AMBITION
Your present and everlasting welfare h
the object N my ambition havo no
worldly ambition. had onco have not
now. / know tho world about Os we'll NJ
any one knows II. have heard the hand.
clnpping OF lts applause, and have hoard
tho hiss o. les opposition, and declare n
you that tho former rs not especially to be-
sought FOR, nor 81 tho hitter 10 ho feared
The world has giyun me about Nh the com
fort and prosperity II can give man, aud
, | hnvo no worldly ambition. Ihayo an "A
consuming ambition To- make full prool D
my ministry, 60 SGT 10 heaven myself ans
: 90 take a great crowd with me. Upon YOU
table and cradle and armchair and pillow
and lounge and nursery and drawing room
! and kitchen may the blessing d tho Al
mighty God come down.
During these ~ years there Is hardly I
fnmily that has not been invaded by Horrov
or death Where Ero those grand old men
those glorious Christian women, who use,
70 worship with ua' Why, they went AVA
into the next world no gradually that the
had concluded the second stanza or thD
third stnnza IN heaven before you knew
they wero goue. Thcy had on tho crow
before you thought they had dropped thl
stan OF the earthly pilgrimage
And then the dear childgcnl On, how
many have gono out OF this church, Noi
could not keep them. You folded them II
your arms and said 20 God, cannot give
! them up. Take all olse-tako my property
take my reputation-hut let me keep till
treasure. Loul, cannot bear this"
Oh, n we could all die together, II ",
T, could keep all the sheep and tho lambs o
: the family fold together until some brigh
spring day, the birds a-chnnt and the wa
tiers a-glittor, and then we could altogothc
I hear the voice OF the good Shepherd an,
! hand IN hand pass through tho Hood No
no, no, mol Oh II we only had notice tina
we aIpall 70 depart together, and We coul,
say TO- our families, "The time has come
The Lord bids us away" And then vi
, could take our little children 10 their bed
and straighton out their hmm and say
NOV, sleep tho last sleep Good night
until IL Is good morning" Aud then vi
I, could go 20 our own oouchcs and say
Now, altogether We are ready 10 go, Gu
children are gone; now let us depart
No, mo- 10 IS one by one II may be q
the midnight IL may be In Che winter
and in the snow coming down 20 inche
deep over our grave II may DO IA Ia
strange hotel and our arm too weak 20 pa
tho bell Tor belp lt may b. no suddenl.
Wo have no time even 10 say goodby. Deatl
Is a bitter, crashing, tremendous curse.
TuE HARP or CONFORT
play you three tunes on the gospel harl
OF comfort, Weeping may endure for
night, but Joy eometh IN the morning
That Is one "All things work togethc
forgood % those who love God" That 4
the second. "And the Lamb which Is II
the midst Of tho throne shall lead them &