Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-10

came the Inevitable collection. which
was followed by Brother Jones, who
selected for his evening topic the text
which was couchcd Ia these words.'I
have fought a good fshti have fin-
ished my course, l have kept the faith
and there Is a crown or rishteousneAs.
etc. The Christian life is Warfare.
and tho world ~ the battlefield. There
IL no ilght In Weatherford. Tho deNn
and church memhers uic too much
mixed. the lines have not been drawn.
aud there 10 no iesue, You old man.
he that prays for the destruction OF his
enemies. what II the Lord should grant
YOU your prayer Why you old fool
your fashionable wife would be the
first one killed The trouble with such
people Ia above their eyes, and I'd
rather be rascal than u fool, for you
can reform a rascal, but fool. oh.
my never can't see why mother
can be particeps criminir IN dealing
out damnation to her children. The
truth IL abe IL a fool for want OF sense.
Find me a man on the riaht side all
the time and IN nhow you a Jewel.
lie put some tight question: 60 the
preachers, and some OF them We're
evueivoly nnawcred.
Some old sister asked me, why,
Brother Jones, you are 30 hard on
whislSey, can't ! use n little cnmire,
anu II YOU no Nlu fAHs uflA ~ 9VN NV
on using camnre you'll soon be In hell
me,
There IL not n sinner In town hut
has n contempt for a church member
that runs with the devils gang. II
had dancing member ! would not
turn him out for dancing, but FOR lNing.
II a man Ia like u dog. call him dog
II hog, call him a hog IT'S scrip
turel. Brother Brown.
A Christian soldier TINT don't fight;
why. bless your soul, he IN n little I'm
soldier who. should he ever set le
heaven he'll be one who has preserved
the paint. having had no conflict
like a bold, game man ON the Lords
side and not n cowardly, mean hypo-
crit, who " changing all the time.
why, what would you think Of rebel
soldier over In Gen, Grants army crlt-
iclping Con. Loog II ~ the same with
those who condemn their preacher for
doing his duty and atll stay In the
fold, why, he is a traitor, thnta al.
Some think Sam Jones' IL too much
on the cold cutting criticism Why, II
YOU can stand eleven SALOONS, YOU can
stand me Then he turned TO thla
preacher and then to that one. He
NJ iypd them like the fisherman oVer
the trout, exposing this weakness and
then that, aud he worried them no
little. for Instance; why 80 and 30,
you have been preaching here, sit, two
Years and II II were announced you
were TO preach here tomorrow, why,
two-thirds OF this crowd would be az
home. Now come out ! have kept
the faith The muln trouble lies In tho
uuittor. II something Ia said by the
preacher he don't like II ana says
scratch my name of, scratch my name
OF. Twenty-Five yrRrA ago ] Joined
the church and I am going TO stay.
You can quit II YOU want TO, but the
deyil Will got you. ! have Kept the
faith started and have kept right aud
going right The Presbyterian tells
his members they can't fall and thoy
fall To show him that they can. Wen
done menns.wol begun, going well aud
continuing well You may do as you
please. but as for me. | am going on
TIL / shall look out for the last time
and shout ! have finished my course.
/ have kept the faith, Stand Tor the
fight. stand square for God and the
right.
4 thrilling Gull was then mndc 10
the CONGREGATION for recruits 10 the
army Of Jesus Christ and FOR cold
church members TO warm up and come
back to the fold The effort tonight
WINS made upon ain. the world tho
flesh and the devil In keeping with
Jones' mode OF attack. ana while he
convulsed his hearers with apt smiles,
he lodged n javelin hero and there In
one or more hearts. jones ~ inCom-
parable and one from the zeal OF the
man IL forced TO like him nolens yo-
lens. Nine persons came forward and
gave Brother Jones their hands.
Hcnedictlon.