Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-21

services at the Taylor Street Cumbcr
land Presbyterian church last night
an hour was spent In a memorial SER
vice, held In the chapel, in remem-
brance OF Jefferson Hodges. who re.
Gently died IN China while doing mis-
sionary work there. The history OF
this man, as related TO the reporter
by one who knew him wen Is very IN.
tercsting lie came 10 this city aeyefai
! years ago from Abilene and worked
as section hand on railroad. nc
] WAS converted to the Christian religion
| during the revival held mere IN 1871
| By Dixie Williams, the evangelist. hs
/ at once became consecrated 70 tou ana
devoted his whole life and every en-,
ergy TO the work Of doing good. liif
| work was mainly among those IN inc
| humble walks OF life, and as humility
was ono OF his most striking character
lstics. no one was too lowly Tor MIN
TO minister to. He founded bethe
mIaBlon and was superintendent OF Il
for two years, Founded the Sunday
school with only seven members TO be-
gin With.
lie afterwards went to New York
training college and was sent as &
missionary to a place IN the interior OF
China. A cablegrBm was received IN
New York II week ago announcing
his death in that country.
The regular services OF the night
were opened by a song and prayer
service. The pastor. Rev. a, II. Buch-
anan, preached from the text found ~
Levitious, xiX-2. The weeks revival
that the pastor has conducted has not
lessened his enthusiasm or impaired
his eloqucuce, arduoua MS the work has
been, and the large congregation lis
tened to him attontvely Inst night.
why does God require us TO be holy?
4li.fF Ia
ton he said that II Is because God
himself iB holy, and II we would ever
stand IN his divine presence 40 must
ourselves be holy. Otherwise we could
not endure the august presence OF him
to whom even tho heavens are not per.
feet, and TO whom the dn2zllng stars
seem pale. Even the Jews the chosen
people OF God. dared not approach
him, and only the high priests among
them could stand In his presence.
There are two kinds OF holiness, n
holiness OF conservation and n holiness
Of purity. Illustrations OF the first
are furnished by the church building
and by the Bible. which are holy be-
cause they are things OF God. An cx'
ample OF the second kind OF holiness
IL found In the good man, who ~ holy
because his whole heart 10 pure. a
man must not make the mistake to
suppose that he can go to heaven he
cause his numo Is On the church book
or because he IL rich, for he can re
ceiye his reward only through purity
No man can be saved by u code Of
morality He must be purgod OF hig
sins through Jesus Christ and by con.
secretion 20 dud. No two men can
walk together without agreement
Neither cnn one walk with God unless
he become pure and Chrlst.lilIe
Cleanse wouraof OF unclennnosa and
unrgbteousncsR and Christ win come
tn NHfau Ia fafF ftl "a. lac.
given but he was forgiven Any man
can change his habits Of cvil through
Christ. The pastor thought himself In
early days perfect Christian but
his faults We're revealed To him by
dream In sickness, and upon recovery
he had expressed 10 his father the do.
termination to do better and had
changed Whom q mans mind Ia car
tive to the flesh he cries out in agony
20, who Will deliver me from the body
OF mis- deathY' aud when he Is dcliv-
cred he crloa, 30, thnnka be To Qod
who han given dcllvernnoe through
his son, Jesus Christ" Christ M wis.
dom rightcouHneas. snnctincntlon aud
redemption all In one, ana he VIII,
would be saved must accept him, Tho
preacher closed his dlscourso by urging
all who would give themgclvea ~
Christ To come forward
The meeting ~ resultlup I'm tnuc,
good and VIII continue this wcek ser
Vices eegnning today ut 10 O'Clock ana
40 the ChriAuon Church.
In the absence OF Rev Mr. wilson
the pastor the pulpit OF the Christian
church was nlled sunday morning IN.
Rev. MIR, Matthcwa
The sermon was one of deem lntercs,
TO all, aud was attentively listonod IA
by large congregation Mr.. MatthoWs
~ an able divine, and an earnast
RpeRker
HIS appeals to sinners to turn from
Wickcdncss-lcav on tho sins that No
set, bid the dcyil got behind thorn nnd
shake on the influences OF evil-wnq
touchingly beautiful In ain thorn Ia mn
promise for the hcrcnfter--np onsia
ON which hope ran rest her tired vision
or pluck an olive branch-hut dnrl,
ana endless despair. For tie sake of a
rev heeiing pleasures that are In thom-
selves but mockcrles, men VIII 70
Through a world that offers so many
opportunities for doing good, and rather
thon abstain from their vicog viii |
smother their virtues, prostitute their
talents, waste their lvcs aud doom
Their souls TO etcrnnl damnntlon. Man
KIND win not stop 20 think, 10 con. |
sder TO reason, upon the u,iestinn ~ |
Shratlanity, There X a day when ever,. |
human must die and give account for |
the deeds done in the body. The far.
giving hand ot God IL ever ready ana |
willing TO lead us out OF sm into mo |
pains ot reetltudc ana OF virtue. IL
We will but grasp Il. Tho future fore.
tella nothing-the past is flled with |
the vnrled experiences of humanity |
ana n we VIII hut profit by these *
porlences and embrace tho teachings
OF tho Savior the though, that We
Know not the day nor the hour when
we VIII be called hence, brinns MIN
It no fear
The preacher impressed all HIS hear
ers with his earnesness and throw
much Hight on the sacred acrlphirop
The simple song service, without any
instrumental accompaniment. wns
never sweetcr or more nppropriato than
It was yesterday.
Office, parler and dining room chaIrs
can be had cheap on the installment