The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-20
|)n the Church'S Need Of
Practical Christianity.
Members. Like the Palm Tree, Good for
376 Different Things.

Ian the early morning train, after
(oeing up all night, and set to work
n nreach three sermons today. He
began at 9:3o, again at 3 to colored
oeonle. and will preach to men only
tonight. There was large audience
nresent this morning, and 1t heard
nne of the best sermons of the
whole series.
Mr.. Jones took for the subject of
his talk the words, "Righteousuess
shall be like palm tree, but the
wicked are like 4 bay tree"
The palm tree was good for $40
iiffereat things just think Of
tone tree good for $40 different
things. Ard he righteous are like
This tree. Think of a Christian
who is good for $40 different things.
How many of that kind you got
II your church, Whaling?
Brother aling-A few.
Mighty few, amt they?
Brother Whaling-N Not very many
If you were calling meeting OF
them where would you have it, i'll
he church,
Brother Whaling-l would have
Il in my study
He'd have it in his study-a little
room, and it wouldn't be crowded.
On, for church full of palm
trees-good for 376 different things,
how soon Gods truth would rule
the world.
Brother, sister, count up and see
how many things you are good for.
Beecher was going to ride in a
great military review, and a magni-
icent looking horse was brought
out for him He asked if it was
safe and reliable. He was told that
it was perfectly reliable, would
work single or double, under saddle
or in harness, anywhere you put
aim. "Oh," said Reecher, "for
one such member in my church
Just one member that would work
anywhere the Lord put him.
Brethren, that's the kind of mem.
bers the church needs Christians
who will work anywhere you put
them, Will pull going up hill and
hold back go ng down.
So many members are waiting for
blessing To know that they are
Chrst'n before they go to work.
They remind me of the Irishman
Who was complaining that he was
out of moaey and had nothing to
eat. Somebody offered him work,
and he said it wasn't work he
wanted-it was wages That's the
way with these church members
It's wages they want, not work.
Another thing about the palm
Tree ls, that it grows in its latitude,
no matter where you put it-up on
the hill, or down in the valley
Hear a man say, 81 can't farm with
Tree niggers and be Christian.
Old sister says, 81 can't keep
rouse with such servants and be a
Chrlstian-have 50 much to vex
ne"
They are the kind you see over in
Georgia. Three or four fat, healthy
men layin' under the shade bossin'
one poor crippled niger maxim a
crop. Fat. lick, healthy woman
oossln a poor, spindlin niger
woman that's cookin' and dom all
The housewofk. Can't do any thing
unless you have everything Just as
you want it; what kind of a Chris
llan do you think you'd make? Be
IKE the palm tree, grow every
where, good for 376 different
things.
How different the bay tree. 1t
bears no fruit, it can't be split, it
won't burn. It's good for but one
tning-shade-and it grows no.
where but in swamp, where the
sunshine is wanted. 1t does no
good to anybody. How do you
measure up by the bay tree?
On, for church members who
measure up to the palm tree stan
dard.
turning his attention to the
preachers he said the difference be-
tween Sam Jones and other preach
ers Is that he breaches as he thinks,