Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-04
SOME SUNDAY SERMONS
PREACHED NY FORT WORTH d.
VINES YESTERDAY.
bishop Dunno Confirms Large
Class at st. Pntrick's Church.
what the Different Preachers
said--rinc Discourses,


chapter Of Galations:
But God forbid that l should glory.
save in the cross OF our Lord Jesus
Christ. by whom tho world is crucified
unto me and unto the world"
lie dwelt on the subject of mon glori-
flying in different forms OF religion,
come being United Brethren. some
Methodists etc, He showed the au-
thorlty Paul had In setting forth tho
rights in which man might glory, he
being man Of finished experience.
Continuing ho compared the Jewish
and Christian churches, showing how
much greater was the reason for the
CHRISTIANS joy In religion than that OF
the Iaraellte had been.
In conclusion he said that all who
were In Christ had a right 10 reioico
as they had all alike obtained pre-
elous faith
Rev. Or. Doggett preached last night
at the First Presbyterian church from
the 2ith verse OF the 18th chapter OF
st. John:
verify, verify. any unto you, ex-
cept a corn Of wheat fall into the
ground and die. II nbideth alone: but
II 1t die It bringoth forth much fruit"
The passage quoted referred to the
last week OF Jesus Christ on earth and
the precise time was probably the third
day OF the week and the second day
the triumphant crucifxion of Jesus.
a great multitude was assembled In
Jerusalem 10 observe the feast OF the
Passover. and among those gathered
there were certain Greeks, and when
these Gcntilcs told Philip that they
would like TO rec Jesus. Philip told
Andrew and both told Jesus.
when the Savior heard that these
GentileE had sought him. he said
"rhc hour is come TINT the son or
man should be glorided,'
Taking ns his theme the seeking OF
those Gentiles after salvation. tho
preacher earnestly hesought those OF
the congregation especially those VINO
were Ia doubt on spiritual matters 70
go and seek Il minister In order TO
ind Gods truth.
Christ was the soul-nnd he only
OF life ctcrnul una those Who sought
him would and life everlasting, whilo
those who refused TO accept him when
they had the opportunity would Tor
FELT that he eternal
The apIrltual death by sin and this
regeneration into divine grace was
beautifully Illustrated by the use OF
tho words OF the text In reference ~
the corn of wheat.
MIR. Doggctt pleaded earnestly for
those who hud not professed Christ To
seek him while they had such an OPP
portunlty 10 DO 80.
Before the sermon he announced that
a protracted meeting would be con
aucted an this week at the broadway
Presbyterian church by rev. Dr. Guy
gett m
The sunday school picnic win be
given tomorrow.
Hroadwny baptist.
Rev. w. o. Bailey, pastor, preached
The nermon at The Broadway Baptist
last night from the text. "rhere IL a
lifc which to the mind OF man seemeth
right, but the end thereof ID the ways
Of death"
No man ever led life OF crime, said
the preacher, wlth the idea that 1t was
the right life. VIE mind of man nat
urally roVulta at such IN Idea, how
ever morbid and debased the mind may
he There are fools IN every genera
ton--mcn who follow the vicious ways
that ruined men OF the former gener-
alton. There are men, too, VINO FORM
their own code OF morality and dare to
presume to hold II up To God as some
thing which he should accept Moral
lily rs different from religion. Religion
IL a thing Inherent In the natures oi all
men, nlpfiliA Is uNNulths MNIhhNA
also differs from Christianity. We can
have the inst with the latter. but not
the latter without the nrst Morality is
merely thing of manners, Christianity
N u thing OF the heart Morality pol
ishes the angulariucs OF society and
makes It tolerable. but u should not he
elevated to one OF the loftltat virtues,
MS u cannot alone save man. What
3 colossal, mountainous folly II IA to map
out way of life without that In II
which will save, how foolish TO lead
hfe that presses on toward the preel-
pice, without a hupe, except kind OF
stupid hope that we Will be saved
somehow. Where is the man or woman
who lives an absolutely correct life
IN the sight OF uodl Even the scrihes
and Phariseov who had morality down
TO an exact science met with the re-
bulse OF Christ.
The people who enter churches with
out interest, however moral they may
be. cannot be saved. The church alone
cannot do It. There ~ nothing In a
mere church or church officers to lift
assoul TO heaven. There are aupera,l-
tons now as in the oidcn time. Saliva
ton does not ooEe from church walls
aR some think. What salvation Is there
In the mere ceremony OF lighting seven
candles or iR putting on Il robe with a
cross before and one behind or IN
dronlng out through the nose long SER
th'iiN ~ AaNANA NNNNNA ARH afhNffAF AANAN
is no salvation In cross aud cr0sier II Is
not the province OF n church 10 make
itaelf Savior. but the representative
OF the Savior. Nor must men expect
the church TO save them without re-
ligion IN their hearts.
Al the First baptist.
The usuat large congregation were al
the First BAPTIST church last night. Tn,
pastor. Rev, j. Morsan Wells. occupied
the puipit He took his text from tn,
sixteenth chapter OF ST. John. reading
from the seventh to the eleventh verses
Inclusive, which verses relate TO tn,
assertion OF Christ OF the cNpodiency ol
his lowing the apostles and earthly
Aiillrs.
THE speaker said that many thinei
In the divine plan OF salvation
We're not understood. but that that fact
was no cause for unbeiief, There ar,
number OF people who are lust smarl
enough not to understand. but VIII,
uuestlisaed religion because OF thel
lAcE comprehension. However, h,
tAlf. BE reasonahlcness OF the 5ivln,
rinli 80 salvation was NOT questionable
He rrlf.ed how the apostles aoceptet
the stacment OF JESUS that It was ex
psdiqul kQr hin 20 leave the world
thNnen tlay could not understand vii,
he fnVuid leoyc iuat ae their worl
Mai hCGsnulnlg to he fclt