Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-30
DR.. WHARTON, YESTERDAY.
uE DELIVERS TWO ELOQUENT SER
MONS IN THE BAPTIST CHuHCH.
Tie Rnin In the Morning Prevented
Many From Hea.inK Him--A Large
and Interesting Audience nj
the Evening Service.

WIN w ~ ana ANAAhhAAAt
the hours OF service, In consequence Of
which fact the distinguished eyangei
list preached to comparatively small
audience.
Miss Burlington played beautiful
organ offertory. the Doxology was
sung by the congregation. after which
Dr. Wharton read the usual scripture
lesson, finding his theme In the 4Oth
verse OF the 10th Psalm. Remember
the word unto thy servant, upon which
thou hast caused me 20 hope.
Al the conclusion OF the reading the
congregation sang:
81 found, a freud, Oh such a friend,
He loved me ere ! knew him.
He drew me with the cords Of love.
And thus he bound me to him"
The minister then announced as his
text the 50th and Goth verses OF the
18th Psalm. II thought OF my ways
and turned my feet .ito thy testlmo-
niea," ~ made haste, and delayed not
TO keep thy commandments"
Said he: Religion Is q personal
matter You cannot be saved by me,
nor by you. All we can do " IN the
light OF a reciprocal matter, assist ono
Another on the rORd 10 better and
happier world Everyone must live
his destiny and die by himself yet
there II one who promises 10 save US
rhcro IL one who bids US come home
10 his house. Shall we do Il, my
friends? why. n | went to a strange
house and was not royalty welcomed
I should not think strangely OF u, but,
my dear friends, To 10 to my own
home among the friends OF my youth,
a 81 l.aalaH IA
and Eunnicst days Of my existence, ana
not be well received. would break my
heart. / have no right TO make
quarrel with a man because he does
not believe as I do on tho contrary
II Is my duty u try To help such "A
man, 20 secure for him the Joys
which mnkc me happy and help me
on In the world
The trouble with many persons Ia
that they never think They procraa-
Innate and do not think until some
time they look into the dead face Of
some dead one who was all In all 10
them. say TO you that the great
train Of death ~ sweeping down upon
you today ana I'm afraid Il viii sweep
over you before you do think. Some OK
you VIII never think until God takes
You and shakes you over the open jaws
Of hell
Ny dear friends you must think Of
gun NANNH iNf NMNN hl hAItiH AIt
not yours, Think on your own ways
DO not think OF home. money ar post
tluu, but on your ways as David Some
people say | don't believe. There W
10 particular hurry IN Join Gods
church before the meetings arc over
Oh my friends II may be too late
Hihbon the great historian, the man OF
senlus the man OF mighty brain ANA
brilliant Intellect whose pen possibly
did more TO strike nj the very f0undn-
unn OF chrstianty than any historian
OF the century, when dying said IN rec
Ply TO a question Az 70 how past and
luture looked TO him. that the past was
aeoting the future very dark. stop my
ilendn and think Of your ways What
have your sins done for your How
much have the things OF the world
done for YOU II your aim Ia drink.
ltop H. and be mon, Perhaps your
SIN IN swearing Perhaps you love to
swear, but let me say To you that the
man VINO awears ought 10 be ashamed
10 hlmself n he has any brains what
ever, II you are a GUSHING man broth
sr quit H. Out for the sake " the lit
.le BOYS Who had better not have
crossed your path than 10 hear
gou take the Lords name In
vain. FOR the Lord hath said
Ae VIII not forgive him who TAX.
IN his name IN vain When ! was "a
nwycr I once went Go Washington. and
While looking ~ the capitol said 10
myself nomc day IN he there Yes.
Z I had continued the no I was then
e0dlng would have seen II nv
member of CoNev'a army"
Dr. Wharton said that the religion of
uod was Tor the professional mon.
many OF whom he was sorry Co say,
Mere unbeliovcra. lie advised the doc.
Tors 70 take into partnership the Great
Physician Of the soulh salvation. aud
10 attend the church. and by their oN-
nipple lead tho young and hayward TO
Christ
The, church had many baekulIders.
aud these fnlterinE souls should con.
,lder their ways and ask Themselves
which way am I roing9 81 tell You,
tvefy man must right about n he II To-
be saved. Don't turn your noses up to
me, but ] bessorh YOU, turn your feot
10 God David put God ON the witness
'nnd and asked him about llfe--h how
ne could make the highest nnblost
md best 81 lie, God pointed Ia Jeaua
as the example, saying Il Is not what
a man has, but what he ~ which
mnbes NE worth living. A man may
have millions OF money, and Vet not be
worth cent Live like Jesus and you
WI attain the highest ana nobest In
character, or all things do not be sci.
hsh, Make Il the aim 0f Your llfc to
create happiness for others. In mi.
way you VIII Insure happiness for your.
ser here and hereafter, Turn your
ieet towardH God. some people saw
they do not believe Ia God. They are
living on their own testimonies.
y say TO YOU that II had nevor
seen any other evidences NJ Gods mer.
ctful love II no other Testimony had
eyer touched me. the memory ~ my
sainted msiher aud her beautiful
Christian HE would have been enough
90 have made me a Christian. There.
iore ! hesnech you make haste like
David; hurry 10 embrace Gods COM
mnndments. Turn away from your sins
today Come out and publicly confess
Jesus Christ aud then Eo on as Years
pass, Oh so swiftly. at peace with no
world and the Creator. who promiaes
redemption and forgiveness Mans
HE r. like flower Il comes NJ In the
morning full VI beauty and Is cut
Gown, and the place which knew knows
u no more. God help you 10 think on
him"
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